"So let's get back to business. It's not like I really wanted to send her out though. This is the problem here at hand. Let's analyze the whole situation from the beginning alright. You hired me because you suspected something fishy going on. Your popular company obviously is going bankrupt. I requested for the data from the last three months and everything provided to me was a full scam. How dare them?. Gabrielle Winston slapped the papers on the table. Harry Yates Jnr signaled Stevens to excuse them. Stevens walked out with some sort of funny facial expression. " Calm down and let's talk about it. Why become dramatic about the whole thing when you can go straight to the point? ". Harry Jnr looked at her, seeing how familiar she looked like Kiki. An idea popped up in his head and he stood up to her. " So tell me what exactly you want me to do and I will do I will do it just the way you want it. Harry Jnr said waiting impatiently for her response. " Is the ice king Mr. Harry Grandé Jnr Yates trying to flirt with me in his office?" Gabrielle Winston replied her hand grabbing and playing with his flying tie. Kiki would have called him a naughty boy. He smiled, shook his head and joked on.
" Seems the generous Miss Winston loves to flirt. Didn't know she loves office romance. Is she taking a liking to me?", Harry Jnr teased.
" Looks like our Jnr Yates loves to flirt with me. How is that even possible?" Gabrielle said inching closer. Their face were so close they could kiss any moment from now. The atmosphere in the office felt tensed. They both stood trapped looking into each other's eyes as if each saw something they liked in there and didn't want to let go. Harry grabbed her waist and pulled her closer that they could smell the perfume on each other. Stevens bumped into the office. Harry Jnr and Gabrielle Winston broke away. Harry cleared his throat as he looked at Stevens. Gabrielle feeling embarrassed ,kept rubbing the back of her neck. She bit her lower lip and shyly looked at Stevens. She whispered something as she walked out confidently. Stevens still couldn't walk. It was obvious he was still processing what he saw. Was his boss not in good terms with women? Is he hallucinating positively? Can't be possible. He saw Gabrielle with him just now. Wow... That's actually a good thing. Harry will be getting days off soon". Stevens thought. " You definitely need a deduction this month Stevens". Harry's voice cut in snatching him from his thoughts.
" Ow please boss. The room was pretty quiet. I thought you were the only one here. I'm really sorry". Stevens beseeched.
"What brings you here?" Harry Jnr questioned .
" Sir, it's time for the scheduled meeting with the Ally Company. Their representative is in the conference room." Stevens broke to him. " Make Gabrielle aware. we will meet in the conference room. Take the necessary folder and lets go." Harry Jnr ordered and Stevens took the lead. When Harry Jnr got there, Gabrielle was already seated. The Ally Company representative gave out the documents and spoke greatly about their contract. Gabrielle asked few words and went quiet. "What do you think Gabrielle?" Harry Jnr asked. All eyes on her. She looked from one person to the other.
"Well.. I'm not really convinced looking at the company's status now, it's better we hold on. I suggest you give us a little time to get back on our feet then you will have our feedback. Thank you ". Gabrielle suggested.
"Alright as she said, that is it. Your company will hear from us later. We will holds board meeting and get back to you". Harry Jnr uttered and after Stevens had shaken hands with the Ally representatives, he saw them off.
"As we were discussing earlier in your office, I would like you to give me the requested data from the past five months actually. I feel that will help me sort out the problem earlier". Gabrielle ended. Harry only stared at her and said nothing.
"If there's nothing, I will take my leave. Kindly send for my assistant when it's ready. Thank you". Gabrielle said and walked on.
"Why the switch of mood? Not this kind of attitude Kiki used to give me again." Harry said to himself and called the Mr. Duncan, the head administrator and instructed him to bring it personally to his office. He went into his office. Just as he sat, Mr. Duncan appeared with the papers neatly arranged and clipped together. Handing it to Harry Jnr, he left. Stevens walked in
"Send this to Gabrielle". Harry Jnr ordered. Stevens took the papers and left to Gabrielle's office. Arriving, he knocked and Mellon opened the door. Stevens handed the papers to him and left. Mellon read through and following the strategy in which he saw Gabrielle use, he sorted out the data. After thorough breakdowns, he spotted the errors. Gabrielle walked in dubbing her wet hands.
"Lookalike someone is busy". She simply said and smiled.
"Miss guess what, I spotted some errors here. Thank you so much for being my mentor." Mellon said holding Gabrielle's hands.
"Don't be too excited. You just got started. You're just a smart dude. You mastered a simple strategy within few hours. I'm proud of you already. It's getting late. Put them in my bag and go home okay. We will continue tomorrow. Take care." Gabrielle said and waved with a sweet smile. Just when Mellon left, she sat for a while in her thoughts and scanned through the papers. Looking carefully at the data. She noticed the errors and smiled remembering Mellon's reaction after spotting them too. For her, this wasn't any stressful thing. She's known for that and obviously was a hot cake. She thought of how things will unfold. She missed the old days. Then at the thought of that last incident, her demeanor shifted. She looked at her phone as the alarm sounded, distracting her thought. She bolted the office door and left to pent-ville after leaving the keys at the post.