Three

That day, she went home very late and even hated the idea of planning an outing with her girls. Now because of her, the event is shifted till Sunday when she had wanted to sleep in all the day.

And then she has realised that hating Tate at the situation won't help out for a bit. She just needs to calm down and then, look at the case the other way. She is only doing this to help out the company,  so that her pay will raised and one day, she will promoted then she will have the choice of choosing another branch.

When Mr. Tate gave them the permission to retire for the night, she offered to drop Grey first at the hotel him and his friends were going to meet. Grey had not come with his car to work because he never thought that he was going to start that long.  "Thank you." He told her with a kiss on the cheek as he drop off the car.

She smiled at him then waved her hands before driving out of the hotel premises and she headed for her penthouse. When she came to California, she was staying with her mother's friend  but she knew she was an inconvenience for the family at the moment so she saved up enough money to get her a roof and feeding for a whole months before she bagged herself a job.

One thing with Hazel is that she is confident of herself getting a job. She knew how she had sleepless night, just to make sure she excel in the top of her class and make her parents proud. Which she did. 

And when she got the job at the Campbell's, she was given a shelter under the name of the company. Most of the first grade employees of the company were given a shelter, just that it differs according to your rank.

Hazel was thankful when she was given a three bedroom penthouse with four bathrooms and a kitchen. Also a Gym and a mini view of the world when she opens her curtains.It was everything she has ever wanted. 

Making sure that the car was properly parked and locked, she made her way into the building and ambled to the elevator. Unlike the other days that she usually takes the staircase just because she wants to do a mini exercise before she rest and head to the gym, today she took the elevator.

The faster way and shortest way to her penthouse and she was happy when the bell rang indicating that she has reached her floor. She met the old woman that lived just opposite her house. "Hey, how are you?" She greeted.

Greeting others was so unusual to her, she was still trying to get used to it and learn better on how to greet others, especially the elderly.  "Hazel, welcome back." The old woman gave her smile.

Hazel continued to make her way to unlock the door when she felt a hand on her and she warned, she met the old woman holding a tray of pie. "Here, have it. It is an apple pie, I made it earlier." The old woman gave her a hearty smile.

She returned back the smile to the old woman taking a hold of the pie. "Take you so much,I will make sure to enjoy it." Hazel affirmed and entered her space.

She switched on the entire light the house before heading to the kitchen and she kept the pie on the table. At the moment,  food was the last thing on her mind because all she wants to do is take a refreshing bath, finish her work for the day and then maybe eat.

But from perceiving the aroma of the apple pie, she knew she had to take a bite of it. It smells so amazing and heavenly.

Keeping the thoughts of the apple pie on her mind, she made her way to her room and became to strip out of her clothes without any care. 

And when she was done, she made her way to the bathroom, dropping a bubble date bomb inside the water making it fizzle. When the bubble date bomb was done dissolving in the water, she entered it without wasting anytime.

She made surebto scrub her body clear before leaving the tub to dry her hair, which brought out the best look in her. She then wrapedna towel around her body and went back to her room.

The first thing she did after getting ready for the night was eat. If she is going to check all her emails, then there is no way she will work on an empty stomach. She can't even concentrate.

She went to the kitchen, grabbed a plate and cut out a huge amount of the pie, keeping it on the plate then she took out a beer from the refrigerator and went back to the living room. She turned on the television to continue watching the American Show Max.

Earlier at work, she received a notification from the app that a new episode of Keeping Up with The Wealthy was released and as she was, she could never miss an episode. The endless drama in the series got her hooked all the time.

She played the episode, skipping the intro and she began to eat. "Dumboo, tell her you want her." She screamed when her favourite character was contemplating whether to tell the girl he loves about his feelings.

If she was to be in love, then she knows that she will surely be the one to ask the man out, which shows how bold she is. When she wants or likes something, she goes for it, ignoring everything that comes out of people's mouth.

"Oh my God, someone will take her if you don't." She screamed again. At this rate she is sure if the penthouse was not noise proofed then the old woman opposite her would have report her with the way she screams or yells when she is watching one of her series and especially in the night.

Watching an episode of one hour seemed long to her as she began to fall asleep through out the episode. When she knew her eyes couldn't stay open for any more minutes, she went to the room to get her blanket.

Sometimes, she refers sleeping on the comforting couch in the living room. After setting everything in not a good way, she draped her body with the blanket, with the intention that she will wake up by four a.m and attend to the emails waiting for her but for now, her sleep is more valued than anything.

And as she had wanted, she opened her eyes exactly at quarter to four a.m without an alarm or anything, she is her alarm when she puts her mind to it. She head down to the guest bathroom and washed out her eyes then she brought out her laptop and began to check the emails.

While she was checking and reply the business emails, she noticed another email from [e-mail] with the heading 'New Contractors.' 

She slowly scoff opening the email."I thought he said we were not going to take any contract until the bidding is completed." She complained reading the email.

It was said in the email that she has been assigned to a new contract since Tate is already busy with the bidding. So she is to control and supervise the redevelopment of Silver Grey Town. "What type of town is named that way?" She asked no one in particular and she went out of the email site then she searched for the Silver Grey Town.

At first, she was trying hard not to believe that what she saw was really true. It was a small town situated at the back of the country side and it takes approximately fifteen hours to reach.

If she is to supervise the redevelopment of the town then that means she has to move there days before the redevelopment project starts and also, even before that, she has to go there and take the opinion of the citizens.

She groaned loudly and went back to the email and she began to type. "Dear Mr. Tate,

Why do you have to send me to the Silver Grey pack? When there are tons of constructors in the company. PS: My question is in asked in a polite way."

With a heavy heart, she pressed sent and waited for a reply from him. The Tate she knows is clearly awake also, if she is asked then she will say he never sleeps. A night owl as they were used to call him.

While she was sipping her water, the notification of his reply popped up and she hurriedly checked it. "Dear Hazel,

I have the right to assign whosoever I want on this project, and if you still want the promotion then you will supervise. Other than that, you are to prepare to meet the client or rather the representative of the Silver Grey Town on Monday and also begin to look for your replacement." It says.

At the moment, she was not sure of her emotions. Maybe she should be happy because when the project is completed then she will be promoted to a junior director like her dreams and also at the same time, she is going to be far away from home. 

A journey of fifteen hours, with no plane then she will surely be going back home after a month. Breathing out a sigh, she closed her laptop and began to get ready for the day.

By nine, she will be going for the festival with her friends so that she should be her concern at the moment, tomorrow she will deal with the rest.

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She had just resumed for work and Grey informed her that the client will be there in less than an hour. She is meet with him, learn everything about the town and then start to draft out the project then she will get to work.

When she was told about it, she was not worried because she knows she can do it but when she checked the time and see that it was only ten minutes remaining until the client comes, she began to feel nervous.

This is the key to her dream so she must leave all her attitude behind and see to it. And she was on that thought, a gentle knock came on the door then Grey pushed his head forward.

"Hey love, the client is here and early." He told her with a smile.

She nodded her head at him and age hurriedly cleared out her meeting table then she told Grey to bring the client in. As she was sorting out some files on her desk, she felt a huge presence in the room.

The perfume wore by the person was getting into her nose and as a fan of perfume, she knew what type it was and how much it costs. This alone told her how much of a rich person the client is. She lifted her eyes to meet his gaze and when that happened, she saw a spark in his eyes. "Mate." She heard him growl.

"Sorry?" She asked as she pointed at the couch with her hands.

He attentively took his place before he turned his attention to her. "Sorry, I remembered something that happened few minutes ago." He lied.

She nodded her head at him before she began to introduce herself to him. "I am Hazel Shepherd. The contractor for your project." She almost cringed when she said the word contractor.

Never will she be a contractor in her life and it is not because she hates the workers but because she hates the job itself. "Well, I am Alpha Lexi." He told her with a shake.

"I like your name but can I call you Lexi instead?" She asked. This was the first time she has seen someone named the name Alpha, so it seems weird to her and she can't even be calling him such.