Future Planning

Rayne noticed the "less-than-welcoming" expression on Katie's face and sighed internally. Why do all these office women get jealous so easily?

Noah noticed the way Katie was dressed today, frowning.

"Miss Katherine, please go to HR to receive a warning about your inappropriate attire," said Noah sternly.

Katie's face turned red with embarrassment.

"Yes, sir, forgive me," she said meekly, getting up and entering the elevator.

Noah pressed his fingers to his eyebrow. "Sorry about that, Miss Weston. Unfortunately, these things happen sometimes."

Rayne gave a slight smile and nodded politely. As long as she was able to work in peace, she didn't care about anything else at the company.

Noah then gave Rayne a key card.

"This key card is required for the elevator. This one specifically is needed to access this floor, so don't lose it."

After handing Rayne the key card and sorting out the plans for tomorrow, Noah walked back toward his office.

Rayne pressed the button and waited for the elevator to arrive.

On her way down to the lobby, Rayne took the opportunity to store the keycard in her system.

In the lobby, Rayne ran into Ella, who was saying goodbye to the male project manager she had seen earlier.

"Oh, Rayne! I was just about to send you a message! I wanted to see if you wanted to go to that sushi restaurant to celebrate our first day!" Ella said enthusiastically.

Rayne was in a very good mood after receiving the additional monetary prize and agreed happily!

They quickly arrived at the cozy sushi restaurant and placed their orders. Both of them were in a great mood and ordered everything they wanted, regardless of the cost.

"You must've gotten the monetary reward too, right?" asked Ella.

"Yes! I was pleasantly surprised!" replied Rayne.

As they ate, Ella enthusiastically recounted her day, describing her new corner office and team members.

"I can't believe it! I have a team of 10 people working solely for me!" she exclaimed.

Rayne was savoring the delicious food, making a mental note to come back here so she could add it to her system. The fish was fresh and high-quality, and the seasonings used were a unique combination that highlighted the fish's flavor.

"Say, Rayne! I've been meaning to ask you, what was the contract they offered you? They made it sound so secretive at the gala," asked Ella.

Rayne smiled, thankful Noah had prepared an excuse for this kind of situation.

"I'm actually designing a personal project for the president. It's a vacation villa for one of his newly purchased private islands," answered Rayne.

"WHAT! Oh my goodness! What an exciting project! I'm so jealous!" exclaimed Ella, jumping up from her chair.

"Yes! It's an exciting project, with a lot of creative freedom! The only thing is that the timeline is pretty tight. I'll be working a lot of overtime on this project, so I won't be able to go out much for the next month," added Rayne.

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Later that night, in a secret underground casino.

Julian sat down on the luxurious couch, facing Ian.

"Do we have any updates on Damien or his men?" he asked.

Ian took a seat across from Julian. He was dressed in opulent clothing, looking like a mafia boss. This underground casino was Julian's underground HQ, led by Ian.

"Yes, Team A just sent word that they located Tek scouting the coastline along the southern border of the country.

Similar to what Brent told me before, it seems they are looking for a suitable location to build on. We're not exactly sure what they want to build, but I'm guessing it's either a weapons facility or a base of some sort," said Ian.

Julian listened carefully, frowning.

"Damien is planning something big, this much is obvious. However, I don't know exactly what. Have Team A continue following Tek to gather information.

The bunker design began today, and things are on schedule for our big plan. Seeing that Tek is still in the scouting phase, we still have some time left before Damien unleashes whatever it is he's got planned."

Ian noted Julian's instructions.

"Boss, are you sure you want to do this? What about your parents and family?" asked Ian.

"I've already made plans for them. They'll be fine. It's about time they learned to stop relying on me for every little thing," sighed Julian.

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Rayne spent the next month working diligently on the design of the bunker. She worked all day in the office and even brought the blueprint home to work at night.

Over the course of the month, the only time she went out was to attend her self-defense classes. Brent had praised her for the swift progress she'd been making, mastering most of the common anti-restraint moves.

He told her that from the next class forward, he would begin teaching her offensive moves.

Rayne was happy with the progress she was making. She felt her body get stronger and felt that if she were to experience the same situation as the one in the mountains, the outcome would've been different.

She was currently drawing the finishing touches of the design on her kitchen table.

It was late into the night, and Rayne's light was the only one still on in the apartment building. Half-empty take-out boxes of sushi were scattered on the counter.

Rayne had ordered the entire menu as take-out over the course of the month to add to her system. Now, she was able to enjoy the delicious sushi whenever she wanted.

She finally put the drawing pen down and lifted her arms to stretch. Looking over the finished blueprint, Rayne felt very proud of herself.

This project was the most demanding and intense project she'd ever worked on. It was hard to believe that it was completed by a team of only two people.

Secretary Mathews proved to be a massive help to Rayne throughout the entire process. He provided critical feedback and always answered any questions she had.

Rayne packed up and crawled into bed. Tomorrow would be the final review of the design, marking the completion of her contract!