Cancelled Engagement 3

Though the engagement has been kept on the wrap, especially from the press, so she would not find out, the higher class of the business world already knew of the trade marriage oops, sorry, I mean arranged marriage 😏. So it wasn’t uncommon for President Zander to be aware of her engagement.

Jade Greeley’s stoic face did not show that she was bemused about what President Zander said, especially as he was congratulating her.

Was it on her achievement, or was there something else? She was not sure, so she just responded while half-smiling, “I see nothing gets past you, President Zander. Shall we get started?”

“Well, certainly. Down to business, as usual, it seems,” President Zander replied, before signalling the young man who was quietly sitting in the corner. When the young man came forward, he whispered a few words to him, which the young man nodded to, before leaving the room.

“I hope you won’t mind. I ordered a few dishes already,” President Zander said.

“Not at all, President Zander,” Jade Greeley replied with a curt smile. Then she gestured with her hands towards her team of lawyers behind her. Understanding what she meant, the head lawyer for Greeley Corporation, Xu Ting, came forward and displayed the revised business contract on the table in front of President Zander.

The young man who had left the room came back a few minutes later, and whispered to President Zander before returning to his seat.

ZChain Corporation is known in the business world for its chain of world-class restaurants all over. Though it cannot be compared to the Greeley Corporation, which had various businesses, including hotels, game companies, jewellery companies, etc. to its name.

This time, the purpose of the meeting was to finalise the collaboration between ZChain Corporation and Greeley Corporation in setting up a new restaurant in City S.

After about two (2) hours of deliberations over the business, both parties finally reached a conclusion, with both sides formalising the deal and signing the contract.

The meeting ended as President Zander had other matters to attend to. So they ate a quick lunch, and Jade Greeley saw President Zander and his entourage.

Before leaving Ze Restaurant, Jade Greeley gave further instructions to the head lawyer, Xu Ting, and her assistant, Meg Chu, concerning the contract.

She drove back to her Condo to get ready for the banquet. As her ‘mother’ has been breathing down her neck, urging her to be there on time.

Jade Greeley had previously asked her assistant, Meg Chu, to get her an evening dress for the occasion and deliver it to her Condo, which she did.

On getting back to her Condo, Jade Greeley took out the arranged dress her assistant had earlier gotten for her and unpacked it.

It revealed a deep crimson, full-length, velvet gown with a halter neck style. The back was decked with pretty little flowers from top to bottom. The dress had a simple short trail at the back of the dress.

Jade Greeley then had a quick bath before she started dressing up. As she was getting ready, her assistant Meg Chu arrived at her Condo to help her get ready as well.

Meg Chu’s dainty figure was clothed with a simple powdered lavender gown with a short boat neck design and a fabulous high low hemline for the bottom. Meg Chu’s shoulder-length black hair was fixed inside braids with the rest in curls and left cascading behind her.

Though she could not be compared to Jade Greeley, she could be regarded as beautiful too.

Meg Chu had reached Jade Greeley’s Condo 30 minutes earlier than the appointed time. So she had enough time to help her boss get ready.

Meg Chu helped Jade Greeley style her long black hair in a dreamy updo bun. She helped Jade Greeley pick out a white and black platform pumps for her to wear.

She helped Jade Greeley pick out the rest of the accessories to complete her outfit – a set of sterling silver crystal earrings with matching bracelets as well as a simple but lovely neckpiece and a purse to match the outfit.

Jade Greeley looked ethereal even with her usual light makeup, like an enchanted fairy queen from a beautiful mystical forest. Though she wasn’t really going for that look. It all came natural to her.

The dress gave her a more vivid enhancement displaying her curve-hugging silhouette as it accentuated her thin waist, hugging her hips, and flaring out to the hem in an ‘A’ shape. It made her hour-glass figure more pronounced.

Jade Greeley took out another pair of contact lenses and wore them before picking up her phone and purse. As they were done getting ready, they immediately made their way downstairs and then into the waiting car.

Meg Chu was not going to be driving today, so she had to get a chauffeur sent over from the company.

As soon as Jade Greeley and Meg Chu got into the car, it sped off to their destination.