Chapter 17

"Hmmm, Mr. Dexter, you don't have to be overly praising me, sir. I'm only doing what I'm responsible for. Thank you very much, because you've gone this far in supporting me as a new Manager, in this company. I really touched, because everyone has directed me to be a good manager. And also I will definitely try again to become a better person in the future, sir!" Said Jasper who was touched of the welcome that Dexter as the CEO of that Éclat Beauty skin care had just given him.

"No, Mr. Jasper. This is not just a compliment to you. I really do admit that your performance as a new Branch Manager deserves a consideration and a higher deliberation. Then now I'll say goodbye, okay?" Said Dexter who went outside of the meeting room.

Then after that everyone one by one left the meeting room. On that day, they all truly acknowledged that Jasper was a new branch Manager who could not be underestimated for his performance. Even though he is a branch manager who has recently been appointed to the company.

Then at that time in his room, Dexter asked Chloe, the secretary of him to give some direction to Jasper. The man who has just become the new Manager at the Éclat Beauty skin care company. At that time, Dexter gave her the several sample reports on the development of their Éclat Beauty skin care company, in the New York City branch.

"Please accept this, Mr. Jasper. This is an example of a report that requested by Mr. Dexter, when you have finished compiling reports regarding the development of the sales of this Éclat Beauty skin care products in this New York City!" Said Chloe who gave the report book to Jasper.

"Oh yes, thank you, Chloe. I also want to once again thanking you very much, because you have also been willing to help me in becoming a new branch Manager, a branch manager that can be trusted by everyone, and at the same time all of the employees at this company!. And once again I say thank you very much, Chloe" Jasper said while he receiving the report book that had just been given by Chloe, the secretary of Dexter, the CEO of that Éclat Beauty skin care company.

"Yes, Mr. Dexter. I also want to help you in advancing this Éclat Beauty skin care company, sir. Because indeed we work in the same company, right?. So there is nothing wrong if I help you to change for the better, become a competent new branch manager, who is even better than the old branch manager, in the future. Then please read all of these reports. And then now I will excuse myself, sir. If there is anything you want to ask, please call me back!" Chloe said as she left Jasper in his room.

"Oh yeah then. I'll call you later, if I'm having trouble. I'll definitely be looking for you again, Chloe!" Jasper said to Chloe who had just left his room.

Jasper was also diligently in doing all of his work on that day. And without realizing it, it was the time for him to go home immediately, because it was already 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

"I have to go home immediately, because Stella must be waiting for me at home. Ah, oh yes. I better buy the food for Stella. So she doesn't have to worry about cooking for both of us tonight!" Jasper said as he opened his cellphone screen, and he immediately called Stella from his cellphone.

Immediately, without waiting for so long, his call to Stella, was immediately picked up by his wife.

"Stella, you don't cook dinner for us later. Let me buy the food for the both of us. Oh yeah, what did you eat earlier?. Looks like the food in our fridge is still there. Did you warm the food there?" Jasper asked her through his cell phone.

"Yes Jasper. I did eat the food that was in our refrigerator on this afternoon. Fortunately, I haven't cooked the food for the both of us this evening . Ah, well then. I'll be waiting for you at home, okay?" Stella said to him who answered the call from her husband call, Jasper.

"Yeah alright Stella. Please you wait for me to come home this afternoon, okay. And we'll have the dinner together later, okay!" Jasper said as he ended his speech on the phone.

Then he immediately went to the restaurant across the street, from the Éclat Beauty skin care company. There he bought some menus for him and Stella to eat at that evening.

"I think Stella will definitely like the food I've bought. I can't wait to get home, bring this food!" He said while he carrying the food that he had bought, as he headed towards the car park at his company, Éclat Beauty skin care.

Then after that, Jasper tried to get to his house area as soon as possible. Even though the actual distance between the Éclat Beauty skin care company office is not far from his house, only about 15 minutes.

Jasper was really very excited to get into his house right away. He couldn't wait to meet his wife Stella, who was already waiting for him, at his house. And also Jasper seemed impatient to stroke Stella's bloated belly, the belly that he thought was pregnant with his child.

"Ting-tong, ting-tong!" Jasper rang the doorbell of the house from the outside of the fence.

Then Stella, she looked to the outside of the house, it turned out that Jasper her husband had come home to bring the food for her. She then immediately unlocked the fence of their house from the inside of her house. And immediately Jasper then he entered their house.

"Stella, let's both have dinner soon. You wait a minute, okay. Let me prepare this meal for both of us!" Jasper said as he headed towards to the kitchen at their house to get some plates for the food containers that he had bought.

"Hmmm, this food smells really good, Jasper. And I and also our child in my stomach can't wait to eat it!" Stella replied who then immediately headed towards the dining table at their house.