“Are you the spokesperson for this company?” Lily said, quickly translating what the woman had said to English.
Matt looked at her in surprise. “I thought you didn’t want to translate?”
“I’ll translate what you guys say in English. I thought it would help you.” She smiled briefly.
He smiled back. “Yeah…thanks Lily.”
“No problem Matt.”
The lady didn’t look to happy when she found out that their conversation could be easily translated but she took it astride as she surprised us with another fact.
“If I had known we had translators in the room I would have started out with the English language.” She spoke fluently and in English, taking them all by surprise.
“If you could speak English, then why make us go through all that trouble?” Matt asked her, barely keeping his anger in check.
She smirked at him and said “Because it would have been interesting, but know that I know that your company is smart in having people fluent in other languages, I thought a change would be in order.”
Matt swore under his breath and he could tell by the glances everyone else was shooting at each other, that they didn’t like this new turn of events.
Tom stood up and grabbed a remote. “So Miss…huh…I am afraid we didn’t get your name. If you may be so kind as to tell us what it is?”
“Miss Kristin.” She took her queue from the question and looked at Tom in a demeaning fashion.
“Thank you. Miss Kristin is here as a transfer, from our other building in France. The company director thinks it best if she were here to…oversee our process of making this world a better place.”
“Wait, you mean to say she will be like one of those guard dogs?” Lily asked as she looked at Tom in shock.
“Something like that only better. I will have access to every single thing you do, including what projects you take on and what you do in your spare time.” She stood up and straightened what little clothing she wore. “This company has failed in many areas, and those areas are crucial to the main picture. We, meaning you and your corporation, can no longer operate at the promise you have made. It has now come to our understanding that you need tougher rules-“
“Excuse me but now you are over stepping your bounds.” Matt said as he stood up to address the meeting. “Over see us during our spare time? Who the hell do you think you are?”
“Your god.” She replied as she stared at him. “One who will make sure this corporation gets to where it needs to go.” She looked at Tom with a seductive smile. “Of course though, Mr. Preston can stop me at any time if he thinks I am going over the line.”
“Which you are not Miss Kristin. It is your job after all, and we all must do our job.” Matt noticed how Tom had not failed to pause and his smile gave him assurance that whatever spell that French woman had woven around the room, he was under its influence.
Lily sighed and stood up. “Well if that is it, then I am leaving. I do have important things to do, and being here is not getting them done.” She gathered her paperwork and put them in her briefcase before leaving. Matt sighed and did the same.
 iSinful · Mon Oct 20, 2008 @ 10:19pm · 0 Comments |
