The Meeting room

Tanya woke up in a warm embrace with a splitting headache. She slept well, like she never did in days. But due to the effect of the alcohol, she was having headache.

"Where is this?" She wondered.

Lowering her had to scan the environment she got to know that she was at Kenneth's house and she was actually sleeping in a car. To even burst her brain, Kenneth Griffin was sleeping peacefully beside her which means she had slept in his embrace for the night.

'What the heck!!"

Tanya tried to get up from the car but hit her head on the roof of the car.

She bit her finger subconsciously what a mess she had put herself in.

"Alcohol is my greatest enemy" she lamented

"Oh..!" She was gasped, she had forgotten that Kenneth was beside her and was the one talking to her. She was so frightened that she jumped up and almost hit her head again. But Kenneth quickly used his hand to protect the top of her head.

"Ken, Can.. Can we get out now?" she couldn't help but stutter.

"Yes, Let's leave for the office" With that, he hoped out of the car shirtless and headed into the house.

Tabyay wondered if it was her misperception, but she noticed that Kenneth had changed from his usual aloof and cold self. What might have happened in that single night to change someone like him? She wondered before coming out of the car too.

After sometime, They left for the company which Tanya resumed work at Immortal Firm as the CEO's Personal Assistant. (PA).

The day was filled with uneventful happenings of signing contract, taking files and arranging them. Bianca was served a sack letter by Kenneth himself while Tanya goes to the meeting room to prepare for the meeting.

After arranging, Kenneth and Tanya left for the meeting and while they are going, he asked, "We're trying to strike a deal with a very big and wealthy company in Liverpool. But what they demanded is higher than what we can afford, the board is going to decide that now, what's your take on that?" He asked while she tried to catch up with his long strides.

Tanya was surprised that he could ask her such question when she hasn't even worked in business area before. "What? My own take?"

Kenneth stopped. "Yes Tanya, what did you think about what I just said?"

"Em... I....." She didn't know what to say for real, she hasn't been to a meeting conference before, nor a board meeting, she didn't know what to say.

Kenneth moved close to her and grabbed her arms while looking into her eyes, "I want you to think fast, this is business, you have to think very fast use your brain like you do when where in school"

Tanya didn't know what to say, she just stood there looking at him like a lost sheep.

Kenneth pocketed his hands and walked away to the conference room. Tanya was standing there wondering why he was tell her to use her brain like she always do. She wondered what it means.

Someone tapped her, Tanya jerked awake at the light tap and looked back to see the least expected person.

"Hi, we met again" the man said.

***

In the conference room, Kenneth sat in the middle of the discussion listening to several of them voicing their opinions but his mind was busy thinking about why she didn't remember anything about Ten years ago.

"There's no how we can meet up with their condition, the SILA'S THE PEARLS FASHION GROUP sent a mail to the HR department that they want 20% of our income as their Percentage before they can work with us" one of the officials on seat reported to him

"I suggest we try to increase our sales, if we can be realizing 80% every month, to give the 20% commission will be easy" Someone opinned.

"Why don't we change our models....." The man was interrupted at the opening of the door. It was the CEO's wife.

Kenneth was surprised, he thought she wont be there but she came.

Tanya walked through them while bowing slightly and took her seat beside Kenneth as his personal secretary.

The man that was talk was about to continue, but rhe creak from the door stopped him again. Another person came in.

Kenneth looked up, and there he was, smiling cheerfully, RYAN GRIFFIN!

Ryan walked in with a carefree expression, and took his seat beside Tanya who seems to be uncomfortable, but she smiled pleasantly to him as she bowed slightly.

Kenneth's glare at Ryan was so cold that if those glares could kill, Ryan would have died a million times. Tanya stretched her hand and patted his leg gently.

The meeting continues....,

"So Mr Griffin, I suggest we change our models, to Celebrities and popularities, this will boost our sales" another stakeholder suggested

"CEO Sir, I personally disagree with what all of them are saying, must we collaborate with SILA'S THE PEARLS FASHION GROUP? We can invest in other companies within our budget let's just reject their offer" A stakeholder suggested

"What if these groups that you mentioned disagree? Kenneth asked with a frown.

"There's no how they'll disagree, we are Immortal Firm, many companies wants us to invest in them, so there won't be any problems" Mr Lopez, The stakeholder that talked earlier replied.

"But we can still meet the condition of SILA'S THE PEARLS, by increasing our sales and marketing team and also changing our models and improvising new designs!" Tanya suddenly said making everyone turned towards her.

The stakeholder that disagree with her earlier stood up and looked at her with anger "Miss Tanya, I'm sure you're aware that secretary's are not allowed to talk in the board meetings?"

Tanya sighed and bowed slightly as If she had realized that she was wrong.

"She's the CEO's wife, can't she give an idea?" Ryan suddenly asked making everyone look their way.

Kenneth and Tanya looked at Ryan with surprise in their faces, the stake holders were also surprised that he was defending her.

"Sister-in-law, you can continue please" Ryan said.

Tanya hesitated for a while, she looked at Kenneth who gave her the go ahead. "In bussines we give and take! We can't achieve anything of we didn't sacrifice anything!" She replied

"Our initial sales since last year was just 60%. Which is the leading marketing percentage in the fashion world in the country, if we give SILA'S THE PEARLS 20%, We payed workers salaries with 20%, we calculate the expenditure and everything is up to 30%, what's gain? Didn't we loose?" Mr Lopez asked Tanya.

Tanya hesitated for a while, she didn't know what to say, she fidgeted with her fingers.

"Exactly! If we increase the sales to 90 or perhaps 100% Everything will be sorted and the company will still have a lot of residual income" Ryan suddenly opined.

"How do we increase sales?" Kenneth asked his brother with a cold gaze.

"Change the models, Increase your design qualities, modify our advertising department, e.g we should improvise online shopping!"

"So your own way of getting out of this problem is changing our designs and models that has been with us for ages? What did you know about fashion and bussines for you to say that?" Kenneth asked again.

"Hey Little brother, remember I'm a shareholder in this company, I have the right to make a decision here too!" Ryan roared

Kenneth's gaze was now more colder and harder than before. "You can as well withdraw your shares brother, your opinion is not welcomed here!"

"Sister-in-law said........"

"Stop! Two of you stop!" Tanya suddenly shouted. She seems not to be able to tolerate the bantering between the brothers.

Kenneth sighed while Ryan walk away nonchalantly.

Everyone was waiting for what his final verdict will be. They know that he never had a good relationship with Ryan, no one dares interrupt.

"So, my final decision, My wife and my brother is right, if we can take our monthly evaluation to 80, 90, 100%, we can be able to fulfill the demand of SILA'S THE PEARLS" He proclaimed.

Tanya smiled contentedly, Kenneth looked at her he also smiled simply.

"We'll finalize the decision in the next meeting!"

With that, he left the meeting room.