009. First Day

"Come in." Noah said after hearing a knock on his door, not long after Faiza left and in came Ivaan, his grandpa's PA, and behind him was an omega lady.

"The CEO said to introduce this lady to you. She is to be your secretary." Ivaan said and made the omega lady move forward to introduce herself.

"Good morning, Mr. Vice President. My name is Abigail, and I'm your secretary. I served the previous VP, so I am very positive that can help you navigate your way around here and adjust to this place a lot quicker." 

"Okay Abigail. Thanks. Then I'll be in your capable hands now."

"Yes, please." She replied.

"Then I'll leave you two. The Alpha said to see the President first in case of anything. You can also come to him if the president is unavailable." Ivaan then left the two alone.

Noah made Abigail take him through some of the pending matters.

***

Ryan shifted a bit away from Faiza and asked in a serious tone, "Then why are you here?" 

Faiza wanted to move closer to him, but she sensed that now was not the time, so she dropped her tactics and changed her plans. "I came to check up on you for old times sake. Why? Am I not allowed to check on my dear friend anymore? Are you pushing me away?"

Ryan got up from the couch and moved back to his desk, as he said. "If you want to check up on me, you can text or call to do that. No need to come to my office for that." 

Faiza also stood up from the couch and stood facing Ryan from the other side of his desk, as she said. "That I could, except that I no longer have your contact." 

Ryan placed one of his calling cards in front of her. "Here. Now you do." 

Faiza was about to say something when Eunice informed Ryan that Noah was at his door, wanting to see him, for which he told her to let him in. 

Faiza quickly picked up the calling card and hid it without letting her lover notice.

"Baby, what are you doing here? I thought you said you wanted to look around the place. Do you two already know each other?" Noah was surprised to find her in Ryan's office.

Ryan kept quiet and just sat watching them.

Faiza then went to her lover's side and placed a hand at his back. "Oh, babe, wouldn't it be weird if we didn't know each other, considering the relationship between our families?"

"Oh. I sometimes forget." Noah said. He is still not used to being a part of those in the upper class and how interrelated they all were. 

Noah dropped the topic as he concentrated on why he had come to see the President in the first place. "Baby, then can you go and wait in my office?" There's something that I need the president's opinion on. I'll be with you in a minute."

Noah asked her to excuse them while the cousins have their first work meeting. But the meeting took longer than both the president and his vice president had anticipated, such that it ran into their lunchtime as they had to enquire certain details from the other heads of departments.

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It's past 2:00pm now, and still there was no sign of Noah. Sienna tried calling his number again for the tenth time, but just like her previous calls since this afternoon, that too was not answered.

She sent him a text message and then finally left the coffee shop where they were supposed to meet once the clock struck 2:30pm and he was still nowhere in sight.

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"Send a fax to the branch manager and have him come in here in person by tomorrow, along with everyone involved in this mess, to explain how this could've happened.

In the meantime, seize any business with that partner until we finish with the investigation." Ryan instructed Noah.

"Ok. What about the manufacturer? Should we contact him too about the issue?" Noah asked.

"Good. Ask him too to be here tomorrow but but we'll meet them separately. Now, is there another problem, or this is all?"

"This is all, please." This place is a work setting, so Noah being the older one has no value here. Right now, Ryan is his boss, so he has to address him accordingly, whether he likes it or not. 

"You may leave then." Ryan dismisses his older cousin. 

Noah was gathering his files to leave when his phone screen lit. He checked, and it was a message from Sienna.

"Oh shoot!" He cursed, seeing all the missed calls and text from Sienna.

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"Sienna, to the conference room 3, please." Idan, the GM, called for the chief legal officer (CLO). Following behind him were his secretary and the heads of the accounting and marketing departments.

Sienna could tell from his tone that something serious might have happened despite his politeness. It hasn't been long since she returned from her lunch break, and she wasn't even able to do what she had planned to.

She immediately left all that she was doing and followed him and the two other heads of departments to the conference room. The other employees also wondered what could be the issue this early morning.

***

The GM Idan signalled his secretary to share some files with the three heads of departments. 

"This is the fax that I just received from the headquarters." Idan said once Sienna and the other two heads of departments got a copy each placed in front of them.

"Now tell me, how did this happen right under our noses that none of us ever noticed? What were the accounting and marketing departments doing?"

Both heads of the accounting department and the marketing department were pretty shocked to see the grave mistake before them.

"Um...I believe that this could be a mistake from the IT department. Please let us check with them first and bring back our findings." The accounting head suggested.

"The HQ has requested that I come with everyone involved by 10:30am tomorrow. It's 3:07pm. I'll expect you two in my office by 4:15pm. Go and find out how this happened and report to me. Now, you two can go."

The two heads left and went to investigate as instructed.

"Sienna, is there a way we can recoup our losses, at least for the ones incurred due to. that unscrupulous manufacturer? Can we sue him?"

Sienna shook her head with a sad look. "No, Idan, we cannot. His behaviour may be dishonest but he didn't do anything that went against the contract."

Idan was quite frustrated. "I don't know how I'm going to explain to the Vice President tomorrow."

"Vice President? Since when did they get a new one?" Sienna asked curiously. 

"I was very surprised when the fax came in. I hope he would be a lot more understanding than President Ryan."

"I'm sure he'll be less intimidating than the president. But is he that scary in person? The president, I mean. He doesn't look that bad in the papers though, and you, Idan, are hardly wary of anyone." Sienna asked.

"Ha!" Idan let out a wry smile. "I wouldn't call him 'scary,' but he sure is intimidating. The 'scary' part comes in when you do something that he is unhappy with."

"Hmm." Sienna then nodded in understanding.

The GM then continued, "I am sure that they would enquire on what legal measures we intend to take concerning the matter. I need you to study the case and list out all the options available for us by tomorrow morning. You are to go with us too since you are now the CLO (Chief Legal Officer), so please be prepared."

"Wait, Idan. The HQ already has the best legal team there, so I don't think that there's any need for me to sit in your meeting tomorrow." Sienna explained.

"This is our problem, so we must present some form of damage solution first; otherwise, the HQ could deem me incompetent. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I need you to work something up fast between now and early morning tomorrow."

"Fine, Idan, I'll get to it then." Sienna said and excused herself. She then went to see the other two heads to get more insights into the problem."

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"So, how did your meeting with Noah go today? Did he take it well when you informed me about the baby?" Arla asked Sienna, who just returned home because she had to stay late in the office due to the branch manager's assignment.

"No." Sienna shook her head as she removed her long coat. "He didn't show up. I called, and he didn't answer either, so I just sent him a text and returned to the office."

"Oh. What will you do now? Will you go to the house or his workplace to meet with him tomorrow then? He needs to know early."

"No, Arla. He works for her and lives with her, i don't think that it's advisable for me to go and see him at either places. By the way, I'll be going to the HQ with your man tomorrow, and I can't tell how busy we're going to be afterwards. I have to see my grandma at the hospital too over the weekend too, so I'll try and reach out to noah again maybe later."

"Ok. Sorry for the pressure, my friend, but I believe that the sooner you tell him, the better for you to know how you're to deal with this." 

"Hm. I'll do so. But there really isn't anything for you to worry about. I know Noah; he loves kids. Our situation may be a bit complex, but I'm sure that he would be more than happy to hear this. 

He knows how much having a child of my own means to me." Sienna said as she made her way to her room.