Chapter 6. The luncheon

Chapter 6. The luncheon

The time for the luncheon at EssDee arrived. Rachel was already at Leilani's door to pick her up and make sure she wasn't missing anything. The duo left with the driver and soon they were on their way to EssDee Corp.

Wow!

That was the only exclamation that left Leilani's mouth. She had never been so affected by the size of the building of a company but right now...in front of this building....

"Miss, we're here", Rachel reminded her. That was when she realized that she had been staring. She muttered a curse within her and stepped out of the car. She knew that EssDee was at the apex but she was unfazed till this afternoon.

Rachel whispered something into her ears which caused the young lady to suddenly get back her poise and walk through the doors. Shutters were snapping profusely at the arrival of Leilani Zhang, the queen of fashion. Despite walking through those doors of the esteemed building of EssDee with that confidence walk that was particular to her, her heart still hammered in her chest. She was scared that her sickness might erupt. That it might start again. Under the meticulous guidance of Rachel, she entered the VIP elevator. The duo stood and waited for the doors to close and for the lift to start going up. Just then, a pair of shiny black loafers stepped in, causing the lift to wait. The two women looked up only for their jaws to drop. Especially Leilani. She wasn't one to reveal much emotions at things that were insignificant buy this man...

Two men stepped in, one which looked like the assistant and another which looked like the boss. Leilani's eyes was fixed on the man who was the last to enter. He was tall with an overbearing demeanor. His domineering aura engulfed the whole place, every other thing lost color the moment he entered.

"Fuck!", Leilani cursed in a low voice. The man who was the culprit eyed her before taking his stance in the elevator. Leilani swallowed trying to get back her poise. She wasn't one to lose her composure over some guy but this wasn't any guy. This was a man that looked more like a god! He was too handsome for her liking. Some executives were about to enter that same elevator but decided against it when they saw the inhabitants. These two figures...no one dared to get close because their auras...

The luncheon was of course, one of greatness. Those who attended were no ordinary people, even down to the lowest staff. Everyone was of status that is because, EssDee gives you one.

Leilani sat at her table with her assistant. Her mind reminiscing about the guy whom she had met at the elevator. As she thought of him, the sight of those eyes that screamed sensuality of man, she was awed at the changes that were going on in her body. However, at that point, she remembered how that she shouldn't have such thoughts. She wasn't meant to dream of it even. Not because she was inferior to him in anyway but because, no one would want a person whose fate lies in the hands of some pills. At the thought of this, every ounce of that man, cleared from her mind. Somewhere, in that same hall, a pair of eyes that was covered by his center parted bangs had his eyes fixed on the woman who was seated some distance away. Those chocolate brown eyes evoked something in him. Something that he was trying to extinguish. His assistant who stood by his side noticed his master's actions came forward to make a proposal.

"Sir, should I look into her?"

"No. I'll get to know her eventually".

His assistant, Jack Fray, nodded and stepped back. His sharp eyes and alert senses swept the whole area in a clean scan, trying to unravel any mystery that may have found it's way in.

The luncheon began, with the opening remarks of the MD, Mr Joshua Lim. He stood in front of the audience and spoke with wisdom and eloquence one that had Leilani Zhang hooked for a while.

After he had done the opening remarks, the main reason for the luncheon came up on the list. Mr Lim looked around and his old grey eyes finally landed on Leilani who was sipping from her champagne glass elegantly. As though she had noticed that someone was looking at her, her eyes shot up to the stage and were caught in that of the older man. She bowed her head in greeting.

"We all know what today's luncheon is all about", Mr Lim began. They chorused a 'yes', except Leilani who didn't know what she was here for.

Oblivious of her confusion, Mr Lim continued.

"I, the managing director of EssDee would be introducing the designer of EssDee for the year's project, Leilani Zhang".

Leilani would have sworn that she wasn't nervous if not for the clenching and unclenching of her fists which gave her away and a certain someone was smirking at her from where he was.

She stood up and took some steps towards the stage as applauses followed her. Sh was awed. Reporters were merciless with their shutters. With every step she took, she felt her body going heavy and heavy. When she finally arrived on the stage after some ages had passed, she gave Mr Lim a heartwarming smile that got the old man all bubbled up towards this young lady for being such a graceful one.

They shook hands and a bouquet was handed to her. She was okay with all that was going on except for the person who had given her the bouquet.

Stephan Dever was one of the shareholders at EssDee. He was asked by the MD to hand over the bouquet to the celebrant of the day. He had declined but when he heard that it was that young lady from the elevator, his taunting spirit kicked in and he decided to give her the flowers. A smirk which looked like a smile was what Leilani saw on his face as he handed her the flowers. He was so handsome that she didn't even know how to get angry at him. She took the bouquet from him and smiled painfully at the smirking guy.

After that phase was done, the luncheon continued. It lasted till evening. A lot of men and women scampered to get a shot with Leilani Zhang, the fashion queen. In the middle of it all, a figure was hovering around, their eyes on this queen who seemed happy and full of life.