Chapter 253 - 252: The Breakfast
Chapter 253 - 252: The Breakfast
For the rest of the flight going to Paris, Eunji slept on the bed inside the airplane.
She even ignored the cuts and the abrasions she had earned earlier as she wanted to sleep.
When she woke up, she took a quick shower to freshen herself and then cleaned her wounds.
After she was done, she went out and turned on her phone to send a voice message for her little princess.
As soon as the plane landed safely, she went inside the parked limo that would bring her to their accommodation- Sophia Hotel
It was a five-star hotel which was named after the wife of the chairman. The Eiffel Tower could he seen from the building of the hotel.
Angelina and J was staying in one of the Presidential Suite in this hotel.
J was also staying on a different room but on the same floor.
Angelina, with her signature silver mask which covered half of her upper face, waited for Eunji at the entrance of the hotel together with a few KSA agents as her guards.
The entire hotel had been booked for the sake if the convention.
So most of the guests were delegates of the convention.
Wearing her gold mask, that covered half of her face just like Angelina's, her black hood jacket and a layer of winter coat wrapped around her body, Eunji got out of the limo ignoring the curious stares coming towards her way.
"Chairman." Angelina welcomed Eunji and led her to the lobby of the hotel and to the elevator which led them to their Presidential Suite.
"How's the convention?" Eunji asked Angelina while they were walking on the hallway.
"It went smooth as expected. Nothing much happened in your absence." She reported.
"Any update from the China representatives?" She asked her.
"They would be attending on the fourth day but don't worry, as far as the delegation list is concerned, the Bai Corp. would not be attending." Angelina reassured.
"Good." Eunji heaved a sigh of relief. She's not ready to meet him, yet or any people related to him.
"But still, the list on their delegation was not yet finalized. Don't worry, I'll tell you first hand if there's any changes." Angelina told Eunji so she could be at ease.
"Thank you." Eunji said as she entered her suite.
"Your bags are already inside. If you need anything else, I'm just staying next door okay?" Angelina told her.
Eunji nodded before she closed the door behind her.
Eunji looked around inside the room and she sighed heavily as she started removing her mask and her clothes so she could rest for the night.
After she undressed, she changed into her satin nightgown and went into the dresser and did her skin care routine.
She then jumped into her bed and fell asleep almost immediately.
Morning came and Eunji woke up with a good mood after she received a voice message from her little princess.
Eunji decided to call her before she start her day. It was six in the morning in Paris and one in the afternoon back home.
"Eomma!" Sophie's cute voice echoed on the other line.
"Baby!" Eunji said with the same enthusiasm.
"How's my baby. I miss you so much baby." She said affectionately.
"I miss you too, Eomma. Can you come back early please! I feel lonely without you." Sophie said.
"Aigoo...are you really a toddler? Why do you speak like an adult?" Eunji teased her daughter.
"Eomma, not good. Stop teasing me. I'm shy." Then Eunji heard a giggle from the other line.
"Eomma! Grandma can stand now. Hehehhe! I walk faster than her." Sophie told her mother.
"Oh, are you teasing grandma now, huh?" Eunji heard her mother's voice on the other line.
"Eomma!" Eunji called for her Layla. She knew her call was on loud speaker so she knew that Layla was listening to their conversation.
"Yes sweetheart!" Layla answered her.
"How are you, Eomma?" Eunji asked Layla.
"I'm fine sweetheart." Layla said with a cheerful tone.
"That's good to hear, Eomma."
"When will you be coming back?" Layla asked her daughter.
"Before the weekend ends Eomma. I'll be there." Eunji told Layla.
"Okay...then, take good care of yourself, okay? Don't worry about Sophie and me. We're doing just fine here." Layla reassured her daughter.
They talked for awhile until she heard a knock on the door.
Eunji ended the call and grabbed her mask. They were not the only guests staying in this floor so better be careful than say sorry.
It was Angelina behind the door. Informing her that the breakfast with the other delegates will be held at seven thirty. She still had half an hour to prepare.
Though this was a sudden announcement, Eunji could only exhale as she had no other choice but to attend.
Angelina was already wearing her attire for the breakfast meeting. She's good to go.
In fact, J was already on the venue.
Angelina went inside to wait for Eunji to get dressed.
However, she exclaimed when she saw the white adhesive plaster bandages on her knees and elbows.
"Devie! What happened?" She asked in worry.
"Well, I fell on the ground and suffered these minor scratches." She said.
"Seriously?" She asked in disbelief.
"Someone blew off my car so I had to jump for my life before I'd become a sizzling hot barbecue inside my own car." She joked.
"Devie. This is so not you!" Angelina teased.
"Well, this just proves that I am still human. I get scratches and bleeds like everyone else." She shrugged her shoulder as she removed her gold mask and tossed it on the bed.
She then removed her satin night gown and tossed it on the bed making her almost naked in front of Angelina.
"Geez! Put on some clothes will you?" Angelina said in a scolding tone.
"I'm on it! You didn't tell me about this breakfast thing. I thought the convention would resume at nine. So I didn't prepare any outfit yet." She said.
"Go and freshen up first, they'll be on your bed when you're done." Angelina said.
"No one told me that you're actually my eldest daughter." She commented.
"Thanks, mommy!" Eunji teased Angelina which made the latter to cringe.
"Gross!" Angelina said as she made a gagging gesture while watching Eunji entering the bathroom with the bathrobe wrapped around her body.
Eunji brushed her teeth washed her face with mild soap. She then applied her morning skin care products to make her skin hydrated and healthy.
Especially now that she would be wearing her skin mask probably for the whole day.
When Eunji came out, her attire was already placed neatly on top of the bed.
She'd be wearing her Coco Chanel suit for the day.
When she was done changing, Eunji opted for a nude colored lipstick instead of the usual ruby colored lipstick that she'd been using when she's wearing this gold mask.
Before she was done, she went into her suitcase and took her medicine kit and took out her anti-allergy shot and injected it in her arm. She must not show to them about her weakness when it comes to food.
She then wore a four inch-heeled shoes to complete her outfit.
She looked elegant and tall in her outfit.
Five KSA agents were already waiting for them on outside her door to provide extra security.
When they arrived at the breakfast hall, everyone was already having their breakfast while talking to potential business partners and collaborators.
As soon as Eunji and Angelina came in, everyone's attention were now focused on them.
If they were from an amateur company, these people around them would surely mock at her for coming late. She'd missed a lot of opportunity for doing so.
However, her situation was different.
She was the piece of pie that everyone wanted to have a share with.
Majority present in this room wanted to collaborate with her company.
Funny was that Eunji didn't attend this convention solely for that purpose.
She was invited to be a guest speaker in one of the seminars held on the fifth day that's why she was here.
Now, she had to mix in with these fellow businessmen and hopefully enjoy their company.
Eunji sat on the table where J was waiting for them.
"Devie." J greeted her.
"Mister Jin." She greeted him back.
"Devie, please. Don't treat me coldly." J told her. He was broken-hearted as to how Eunji had grown cold towards her.
He knew he had done something that upsets her but he hoped she would forgive him.
"Not now Mr. Jin. This is not the place and time for us to talk about it." Eunji stopped him immediately.
"I'm sorry." He apologized and Eunji ignored.
The breakfast being served was the Parisian style of breakfast. With hot and fresh croissant and a cup of hot chocolate. Angelina and J had their baguette sandwich stuffed with sliced eggs, ham, dressing and lettuce inside and a cup of hot coffee.
Eunji then took the table napkin and gracefully placed it on her lap and took her bread and savored it.
Eunji was enjoying her meal when someone approached their table.
If Nathan was around, he was sure very familiar with this man.
"Can I join this mysterious lady's breakfast?" He asked with a hint of flirtation in his tone.
Eunji ignored the guy making him to cough in awkwardness.
"Mr. Heart. Please...If you don't mind...The Chairman wanted to enjoy her breakfast with familiar people...only." Angelina spoke.
"I'm sorry Personal Assistant A. I just can't help not to be curious. This is the first time that we were blessed to see her presence in this kind of event." He said as he tried to dispel the awkwardness in the air.
But in his mind, he was fuming in anger as no one had dared to humiliate him.
Majority of the people here knew about his background and they would rather give in his demands rather than making things to be difficult in their respective companies in the future.
Eunji took her hot choco cup and sipped her chocolate while ignoring the buzzing fly around her.
"Mister Heart. The Chairman does not welcome your presence. So if you could please go back on your table and enjoy your breakfast there." J told him.
Yes, the man was Frederick Heart.
"Who are you to interrupt me from talking to your chairman? You're only her Executive Assistant." Mr. Heart told J.
"Then, how dare you to interrupt my breakfast? He's my EA. I give him the credit to speak in behalf of my silence. I give him the authority to decline your request in my behalf." She said in a crystal clear voice that caught everyone's attention.
"Chairman of ELEK Group., I don't have the intention to disturb you. I'm here to make business with you." He said straightforwardly.
"Then...I'm not interested. Those who looked down on my employees had no place to make business deals with me." She declined him immediately.
Her action made Mr. Heart to be angry.
"Just because you're on top of the pyramid right now you may act arrogantly. Remember Chairman of ELEK Group., a day will come where in you would regret this." He swore at her.
"Then...I'm looking forward on that day. I only made business with people who had clear and clean intentions." She said as she finished sipping her hot chocolate and stood up then left the hall.
Eunji had no intentions to stay longer in this room.
Angelina and J stayed behind to talk to those businessman who had connections with the companies under ELEK Group.
Angelina and J had to apologize to these few people telling them that she was just super busy and not on the mood to entertain irrelevant people.
These comment made Frederick Heart to be furious.
He swore that he would make Eunji to pay for what she had done. For embarrassing him.
Eunji walked out of the breakfast hall while holding her phone as she scrolled down on the business gazette.
Two KSA agents were following behind her for her protection which she didn't mind unlike before.
She was about to turn into a blind corner when suddenly she bumped into a very sturdy wall.
"Chairman!" One of the KSA agent screamed in horror when they saw their chairman had bumped into someone.
Eunji's phone fell on the ground making her to sigh in frustration.
She wanted to punch the person who installed the wall on her way.
She wanted to look at the wall but when she looked up, it was not a wall that she had bumped into.
She actually bumped into an actual person.
And not just a regular person.
"Nathan…"