However, Pearl Hahn stopped abruptly in front of Darryl and greeted him with a ninety-degree bow.
"President Darryl, I'm very sorry. I can reassure you that this won’t happen again!" Pearl said nervously as cold sweats dripped off her forehead.
She was nervous and anxious. As a secretary, she was in charge of all the small matters in the corporation, including the car park. Before, when Giselle came for a n interview, a similar incident happened. Today Lana came for an interview and the same thing happened again! No matter how nice Darryl might seem, it would not be surprising if he gets mad.
'Huh? President? President Hahn called Darryl, President?' the crowd thought. 1
Everyone was shocked. Even the few staff watching the whole event were overtaken by fear and shock. Whenever Darryl dropped by the corporation, he usually went straight to his office, so not many people recognized him.
Suddenly, there was pin-drop silence at the scene.
Everyone had their mouth and eyes wide opened in disbelief.
'The guy with the motorbike was the President of the Platinum Corporation? Was that a joke?' they thought.
Markus walked over, refusing to believe what he
heard. "Are you mistaken? He's the President of the corporation? Secretary Hahn, don’t try to prank me."
"As a secretary myself, are you saying I don't know who my President is?" Pearl replied.
Lana felt a shiver in her body, and she bit her lips as she thought, 'Didn’t my class say he's a live-in son-in-law? How...Why is he the President? And the company I'm interviewing for...is his?’
Markus, who was stunned, reacted swiftly and snapped.
"Fine, Darryl, so what if you're the President of the Platinum Corporation? Does that give you the right to park your motorbike in a car parking spot? Is this good leadership? With a leader like you, what good does it make to have a big corporation like this?" He roared, attracting the attention of the crowd.
Pearl walked over with a straight face and articulated her words clear and crisp. "Excuse me, Sir. This is a special parking spot for the President of the corporation. If you read the sign beside you, it's stated clearly. Our President could place a cow here if he wanted to, which has nothing to do with you! You're parking in a private space without authorization. You should be the one paying!"
'Huh!?' Markus thought.
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