"Babe, can I call you back later? I just got out of a meeting concerning the Julius and Myres company". Leila said in a calm tone. She was beyond stressed, she had met Harold when her life was falling apart and he picked her up and made her who she was today. She was not supposed to base her entire life and success story on a man but Harold really did a lot for her.
The day she met him, she wanted to take her own life, she was about to jump into a lagoon but someone held her back, he pulled her back and fed her then he took her to his house and she had a hot tub waiting for her with an housekeeper who assisted her to take her bath, it was all dreamy and Cinderella-ish. She only read about those sort of stories in fantasy book where Cinderella meets Prince Charming in a time of distress and she ends up being saved by him. But she was no Cinderella and Harold was no Prince Charming. He was not bad looking at all but he didn't come close to Gavin Hasters. In short, She thought Harold was cute but in her own eyes, Gavin was hot and s*xy and strikingly handsome, in a Chris Hemsworth kind of way. That night, she slept like a baby.
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She sighed loudly, she had another meeting with Bancroft Inc, she was supposed to meet them to finalize the meeting they had the other day. Bancroft inc was failing to live up to its glory after the death of its owner, Meridith Bancroft. She was one of Harold's business friends and they attended all sort of socialite parties together.
Leila had plans of renovating the place. She was a major shareholder there. She was proud of herself, five years ago, she would not have been able to add anything to her name and now she was having up to six companies attached to the 'Baker's name.
Her phone buzzed harshly against her suit, it was her driver, he was probably waiting to take her to her next stop.
She waited to a minute and her driver arrived. Without any words, he opened the car door and she entered, she looked at the mirror in the car, her eye lids were puffy underneath all the makeup, it was obvious if you stared too deeply. She needed to rest, the past week had been hectic for her because she could not stop thinking about what would go down when she eventually met Gavin Hasters AGAIN. Now that it has happened, she did not feel any different from how she felt before she met him. Now she just wanted to get through with the day and take the next few days off.
The car pulled up at Bancroft Inc and she stepped out, it was a liaison of the initial clothing brand owned by the company only that it specialized in only women's clothing line.
She made her way to the conference room. She checked her phone, she was exactly on time. Leila hated being late, it made her uneasy so she avoided it at all costs. When she opened the door, she met them all seated. At least they could keep to time even if the sales were declining. She sat down and cleared her throat.
"Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today. Let's get straight to business. This quarter, we've seen a 10% decline in physical sales, who is in charge of that?"
A bald man with glasses spoke up, " It's because of the modern youth Miss Leila. People prefer buying things online than coming to a walk-in store to purchase the same thing"
Leila found the reply funny, she laughed, "So if times are changing, you would not change with it, what is your name please?"
Another shareholder replied, "His name does not matter right now. How do we increase the sales?"
Leila Baker sighed , she should have just postponed the meeting, her head was everywhere and she could not think straight, she needed to rest her head or something. Today had been a long day. She rubbed her temple slowly with both of her hands. "I have a suggestion. How about we host an event and invite young influencers and other aspiring entrepreneurs in the clothing industry. We could name it Her-titude. Our clothes would be on display for them to win vouchers to buy clothes. Bancroft produces the best luxury female outfits in the whole of New York. We just need to send out the word and people will show up. How about that?"
People nodded in agreement and the other shareholders started rambling on and on. The remaining part of the meeting was a blur. She informed her driver to bring the car back to the entrance. She picked up her shades and she left the conference room. In the car, Leila could not stop the smile tugging at her lips, She was back in New York and she still loved Gavin like she never left.