"why are you here?" Tempest asked after calming down and sitting on the sofa across from him.
Flora calmly served tea for the both of them.
Aiden Kingsley picked up the tea cup and slowly sipped after thanking Flora. He did all this slow movements without looking away from Tempest.
Tempest felt goosebumps just from Aiden's gaze. It was as if he was staring straight to her soul.
Aiden Kingsley lowered the tea cup on the table and glanced at the man behind him. Caymon, the man who was behind him clapped twice and men in suits walked in
"Pardon our intrusion, miss Grooks, our master brought some gifts personally to get acquainted to you" Caymon said calmly
"Are you sure this isn't about the sugar baby incident?" Tempest asked warily
"No, not at all. Be at ease, miss Grooks. Our master took an interest in you and wanted to get more acquainted with you. Our master may be blunt and cold but soft inside" Caymon said and stepped back.
The men in suits opened the boxes they held.
Lily shaped jade hairpin, Lily fragmented incense, a portrait of scattered lilies on the ground and Lily shaped gold pins
Tempest froze then turned to Flora. She had suspicion that Flora was the cause of what was happening.
"These gifts look really valuable for just being acquainted to" Tempest said looking at Aiden Kingsley
Caymon held back a smile. If she knew that Aiden Kingsley almost bought several florist to just take care of lilies for Tempest, she would have gone mad.
"Accept them. If they are not enough, I'll bring more gifts" Aiden Kingsley said and stood up. He then immediately left, leaving Tempest gaping like a fish out of water.
"Are you kidding me?" Tempest asked as the men placed the gifts on the table infront of her then leave one by one.
She then turned to Flora
"What was that? No way, I can't accept these gifts" Tempest said firmly
"What will you do then?"
"Bring my laptop" Tempest said as she sipped her warm tea.
A minute later, Flora gave her the laptop.
Tempest began typing away. Hacking into the darkweb. She got her master hacking skills and she believed in the system so she has nothing to fear.
When she reached at the darkweb forum, she posted the job. Making sure that she acted as an alias instead of the owner.
An hour later, several resumes were forwarded to her. The system together with Flora helped her to pick the best ones through the resumes.
After responding to the ones selected, discussing with them, she forwarded her address for them to immediately begin their work. They would live in the villa since there were enough rooms for all of them.
DING!
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! HOST IS REWARDED WITH 2 CHARM POINTS AND 2 CONSTITUTION POINTS.
"Nice, with the completed mission of the day, I can now relax a bit" Tempest said and checked what she owned from the system
HOST OWNS 1% SHARES ON THE BIG MONEY COMPANY, OWNS THE GIANT MALL THAT IS UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION, OWNS THE SWAN STATE VILLA AND OWNS SEBEN LONE FASHION
Tempest measured her net worth and saw that she was in billions.
"Not bad... But I'm still not where I want to be" Tempest said to herself.
The doorbell from her gate rang snapping her from her thoughts. Tempest asked Flora about the doorbell
"Goods from Seben Lone Fashion has arrived" Flora informed her
Tempest slowly got up and walked towards the gate. A truck labelled Seben Lone Fashion parked infront of her gate. She instructed them to drive in. Once they were inside Katrina Lyren walked out.
"Lady boss the goods were brought" Katrina Lyren reported
"You didn't have to come deliver the goods personally. There wasn't any need of that really" Tempest said
"But you are the boss, so the subordinate has to come and pay respect" Katrina Lyren said
"Alright alright then come in for tea" Tempest said then walked inside.
The workers began moving in the boxes. Flora guided them to place them in the living room. Tempest sat at the armchair and Katrina Lyren sat opposite to her. Tempest server her tea and Katrina Lyren felt honored to be served tea by her boss.
"Spill it. Why are you really here for?" Tempest asked
Katrina Lyren took out a document and handed it over to her. Tempest wen through the documents.
"Mmmh the sales of the past three months have been less. What happened?" Tempest asked
"Well, the designers have been exhausted with the amount of work they are given. Plus they have to work overtime to finish their designs. They were also given limited time to finish and had to work through the weekends. They have been exhausted"
"Well it seems that their work hours have to be changed. What about their salary?" Tempest asked
"Their salary is less than what an ordinary designer in another company gets and they don't get bonuses after their designs. Some are already planning to resign" Katrina Lyren answered.
"Well they don't have to resign. Relay my orders and draft it on paper as the new policy..." Tempest said calmly
Katrina Lyren took out her tablet.
"From now on, work time hours are from 9am to 5pm. There is no overtime or it will be deducted to salary. Weekend work time is officially removed. At the end of each year, in December, will be the company vacation for every worker. Their salary will be tripled the amount of their former salary. Bonuses will be provided after every event done or every award given. Have you noted all of that?" Tempest asked
"Yes lady boss. When will this new policy be administered?" Katrina Lyren asked
"Oh my dear, immediately..." Tempest said then added "make sure every design made has to be brought to me for confirmation. I'm sure I have keen eyes for fashion. Understood?"
"Yes lady boss, right away, please excuse me" Katrina Lyren said excitedly and then left.