Sorry it's been so long. It's because of exams and such, but I'll try to update more. Also sorry about this chapter. It is not one of my finer works, but I was hurrying to have a chapter up b/c I missed writing and did this in a night. The next ones will be better!
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine, just the story line.
RPOV
I had gone through days of intensive training.
I had to learn the art of reading people.
This honestly didn't take that long. I was very good at reading people. I could tell if you were lying or how you really felt by one hard look in the eyes.
I also had to learn how to use the gadgets that Bella was instructed to have prepared. That wasn't that bad either.
Then, what I had to know most was who I was and who Demetri was. For this 'mission' I was to be known as Sarah Evergreen and Demetri was Paul Nettler. We are business partners and we are interested in working with these two girls in their new project, if you will.
The two young entrepreneurs were Tanya and Irina Denali. They are twins and they come from Alaska.
They came with 'a vision'.
Whatever the hell that meant.
I don't see how they have acquired so much fame in the first place. No one knows really who they are or what it is they are premiering.
No one knows and everyone wants to find out. It's the million-dollar question.
The fact that they would give me this as my first 'minor' assignment is saying something about the company I work for.
So my mission was apparently "easy". I was to go in under pretenses of being there to talk about a huge business offer. There was going to be a distraction and Demetri was going to slip away and copy some files. My job was to get something out of them if I could. I was doing the 'secret interrogation' thing that I was apparently hired for.
This was the plan they gave me. That's it.
To say I'm stressed is an understatement.
"Hi! You must be Ms. Evergreen and Mr. Nettler. You're here for a three o'clock appointment,"
"Obviously," I said with an eye roll. The woman behind the desk was slightly shaken by my immediate hostility.
"Well you are a little early so you can help yourself to the complimentary refreshments,"
I swiftly turned on my heel and stalked back to the lounge area. Demetri was two steps behind me.
I sat on the couch and took out my phone and started to take notes of no importance. Demetri sat next to me on the couch. I paused and glared at him in disbelief. He quickly got up and moved to the chair across from me. I continued taking notes.
I was in a black tailored power suit. My hair was in a ponytail and I looked all business. My black pumps made noise whenever I walked. I loved my look. I looked like power. That was whom I was personifying.
Demetri on the other hand was my shadow, quieter and followed my orders to a tee. He was my second and that was another thing I loved.
"Mr. Nettler, Ms. Evergreen. Hello and welcome to Dawn. I'm Tanya Denali and this is my sister Irina. Let's get started shall we?"
Tanya and Irina were clearly twins. They had long platinum blond hair. They were about as tall as me in their heels. They had a slight look about them that I liked. They looked liked no-bull type of people and that was me.
They didn't wait for an answer. They just started walking and we followed.
"Would you like a tour?" Irina asked while turning back to look at us.
"Let's just finish this and be done with it. I have things to do," I said shortly. They exchanged a look and Irina just nodded before they continued to lead us to an elevator. We got on and rode up to the penthouse floor.
We entered a large room that looked like it was theirs personally.
"So let's cut to the chase. We know you want to be investors in our product and you want to know what we are doing over here in this top secret place. I just want to know why we should make a deal with you," Tanya said.
"I don't need your trust. I came here today because I heard that whatever is here is supposed to be the new thing. Obviously I don't know if that's true or not. And again, I don't care. I honestly came to see if you two are people that anybody should be wasting their time on. It's not the product, it's the business. An idiot couldn't sell the first flying car, but a genius could sell crap on a stick." I said. They exchanged another look.
"Well, there is still the issue of secrecy and trust. This is a very private issue and we want to know if you could keep this on the down low,"
"So if you could trust me, we would be done by now?" I asked.
"Possibly," Irina replied.
"Possibly. That's it just possibly? Well this shows me that you are going to crash and burn. Why are we here again?" I turned and asked Demetri. He just shrugged his shoulders.
"Looks like this may take awhile. I need a coffee. Demetri, go." He looked at me with wide eyes. There was some real incredulity in his eyes. "Now! Am I talking to a wall? I wanted it yesterday!"
He cut his eyes at me in a way that said that I was pushing it, but he left the room.
"Now that the idiot is gone, let's make a real deal. I'm going to be straightforward. I like you guys, I really do. You seem to know what's going on. You seem somewhat competent. I will take you to where you want to be. But I only have one time. When I leave that's it. I also want you to know that you guys may be a big deal to people out there, but to me you're just another business deal. You guys not signing with us will not affect me. I will still have a Jaguar xf 2012 after today. I'm trying to help you," I finished and stared at each of them in turn.
They exchanged long glances and seemed to come to some conclusion.
"We'll get back to you very shortly. Irina and I have to discuss this further,"
I smirked. I could tell by the look in their eyes that they were going to agree to my terms. They were trying to seem like they were playing hard to get, even though Tanya at least knew it was in vain.
I shrugged my shoulders and checked my phone. There were no new messages, but I decided to look busy anyway.
"Suit yourself," I said with an air of indifference. I started walking towards the door.
"Um, Ms. Evergreen. Would you like us to show you out?"
At that I rolled my eyes. Internally though, I started to get nervous. They didn't trust me. They still wanted to keep an eye on me. If they didn't come with me, they would just use their camera system to watch me. I wondered what to do. And then something hit me. Isn't someone watching Demetri? Did they take all of the precautions?
They must have. This was a professional organization.
I decided that I was over thinking this whole situation. I gave her a muted glare.
"I'm sure I can manage," I said. Then I promptly walked out the door and went back the way we came. I was silently pleading that Demetri got back very soon and met me on the way to the lobby.
I didn't have to worry long. Demetri sauntered up to my side with a large coffee cup.
"About time! How long does it take you to fetch a simple drink?" There was a small flare of anger in his eyes, but it faded quickly as he read my expression. His face melted into an amused expression.
"So sorry. Did the transaction go well Ms. Evergreen?"
I decided to ignore him because I could see his taunt. We reached the lobby. We had to wait for our car to come and pick us up. I made busy work of looking at my phone and after a little while, I got a message. It said: 'Here'.
Without notifying Demetri, I walked outside and entered the waiting car. Demetri followed and once we were both inside, the car started moving.
I slouched down in my seat and let out a deep breath. Demetri chuckled in his seat. I shot him a glare.
"You had that bitch routine down pat," He said with a smirk.
"I hate you"
"Awww. You know that's not true. I saw how worried you were about me when I was missing."
I rolled my eyes. That's why he was looking so smug. He thought I was worried about his well being.
"Right. I was worried that you had screwed everything up and I was going to have to save your sorry self," I shot back.
He just laughed. "Sure, that was it."
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