Chapter 196 - Set An Appointment In Her Office (1/2)

After Hailey had the interview, she posted a statement at DV Gem Asia Branch official Instagram account after half an hour. In her post, with the photo of the jewelry she gave to Hilda Shen, she clarifies her response to the interview.

*Hello everybody, this is Hailey Hillson. I made this post to give some clarification in my answer half an hour ago. I felt that my response wasn't proper, to begin with.

The night Vincent asked me to help him pick a gift for his mom, it made me truly happy, although I am concerned about whether his mom would like the birthday present I will choose. Nevertheless, I love to help him.

After Vincent and I talked on the phone, I asked myself. If my mom is still alive, what gift should I give her? What present do I want to receive that I would feel special and loved?

I grew up receiving a personalized gift from people that are dear to me. And yes, they are expensive. But as I see they were custom made, I was extremely pleased that they prepared a birthday present made just for me.

So, an idea came to me. How about jewelry, particularly a necklace?

That same night, I worked on my MacBook, and within that night—I finished the design before I went to bed. With the help of an artisan friend who crafted these pieces, my simple design shines.

And even though Vincent permitted me access to his bank account, I did not compensate him with any amount but gave the jewelry out of my love for him.

How much the jewelry set costs me does not matter, but the person who will receive this gift.

My love for Vincent is unconditional, and there should be no price to put on it.

He is sincere in making his mom's birthday as special as these passing years. And I, to choose a gift for the first woman in his life is such an honor.

Thank you.*

With the statement she posted, netizens and social media reporters are now storming her post, commenting, and hitting the heart button.

Everyone is praising Hailey and others, commenting on how lucky Vincent is to have such a wonderful and thoughtful girlfriend, and so his mom, Hilda Shen, should feel grateful.

* * *

It has been days had passed since the DV Gem store opened, Hailey started taking office at Shen Tower.

Things are running smoothly so far even they were so busy with the orders they've received each day. She is grateful that the general store managers from other branches stayed for more days to help accommodate more clients in the passing days.

And since they keep receiving reservations, Hailey extended the promo sale to five days instead of three days only, so as not for the people rushing to the store to place their orders which barely they could attend all of them in one day.

Metro City suddenly flooded with more tourists in the country because of Hailey's promotional announcement. As a result, more guests continue to arrive in the city in the passing days, which most of the  DV Gem clients from neighboring countries came personally to discuss their orders. After then, several of these clients traveled to local towns and islands to visit beaches while waiting for their demands after a week or two.

While on the wait, they've discovered several places that are perfect spots to do a Pre-Wedding Photoshoot.

This morning, the city's official website published an article sending its gratitude to DV Inc. for attracting many tourists by opening an Asia branch store branch in Metro City. In addition, the city mayor is honoring the company owners for choosing Metro City as its new home.

At the moment, Gigi, Dana, Leticia, Fraine, and the head of every department of the branch office were currently at the long table inside Hailey's office.

”Hail, what are we going to do?” Gigi asked; she then brought up the problem they were facing at the opening of the new branch. ”Maybe we should ask our other artisans to help the Asia branch to speed the orders?”

Since the opening, lately, they were doing three meetings every day to monitor all the orders, sort out things, and then update their sales in the passing days.

Checking the reports on her hand, Hailey lifted her gaze from the folders.

”I've been thinking about that, too,” she agreed immediately. ”We have to ask each one crafter from our other branches and an artist to help accommodate more clients for their desired designs.”

The other women concurred with the idea. That day, Hailey made several phone calls to their branch stores. She then instructed the HR Chief Officer to accommodate the new teams arriving the next day.

Hailey was typing a report when a knock on her office door followed Gigi's delicate voice.

”Hail? Fraine and I will go back to the store now. I might not come back to the office later.”

”Okay.” she nodded with a smile. ”Thank you for today. Take care on your way back.”

”You're welcome, silly.” Gigi giggled. She planted a kiss on her cheek before she left. ”Bye!”

*

It is past lunch. She has been busy lately, and it's rare for her to talk to Vince longer because of her late meetings before she headed home at night.

Hailey glanced at her wristwatch. Vince was still up this time around. Indeed he was working on his designs for the Shang Hotel and Casino renovation, so she decided to message Vince and wait for his call.

”Wifey?”

”Hubby! How was your day?” she asked cheerfully. Suddenly, she felt recharged hearing his sexy voice.

”It's fine. How about you? You have been too busy lately.” Vince complained from the other line. In the passing days, he can't talk to her longer, but often just quick calls.

”Yeah. We are flooded with orders. So I need to sort everything out and make sure that the production does not delay.” She explained; she heard Vince heaving a sigh from the other line. ”What's wrong, hubby?”

”Nothing. I just realized that Hailee Davies was busy as this... Is it hard to reach her out during the day unless she needs something from me… Hmm?” Vince's voice is a little teasing, causing Hailey to burst into laughter.

”Haha! Yes, I have! I called you because I have some business to talk with you about.”

”Ouch. Only for business, huh? Well, if you have forgotten, I want you to remember that I'm offering an extra service. As you know, my body is available anytime to serve you. How was that? You're not going to ask how are my muscles lately?”

He appears to talk tenderly, but it sounded like a joke, and it made Hailey laughs aloud, listening to his corny but sweet mumbling.