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PART 33

Rose watched from not afar,A woman in her early 30s were constantly arguing with the receptionist Cynthia,She made her way towards them and seeing her Cynthia wanted to stood up but Rose signalled her not to,She remained seated as Rose reached them and the woman stopped to take a look at Roselyn,She eyed her up and down with a judgemental expression "Yes,Miss.What's matter?" Rose asked politely,the woman seemed to relax a bit "Finally someone sensible" she commented as Rose gave a look to Cynthia who nodded "I sent my story for the yearly competition but didn't get a call back,So I came to ask about it and been asking to meet the CEO but this lady here won't let me" She said gesturing to Cynthia,Rose made an Oh face and nodded "Oh I'm sorry about that I can make a few calls and you can meet Miss Rose in a few minutes,Will waiting be alright for you?" Rose suggested as the woman nodded "Thank you,That would be great" Rose smiled and went to join the awaited group,Rose held Mathew's hand as Mrs Choi opened the lift and they entered,

"Brandon,Let the woman in after a few minutes" Rose ordered as Mrs Choi glanced at her with a concerned expression "Mam,You don't have to-" "No no,It's fine. I'll see what her problem is" Rose said as the lift ding-ed indicating her floor,

"Brandon,Take Mathew to his room" Rose ordered as the man nodded "Mathew Darling,I'll call you when I'm done with my work alright,You'll love the room I set up for you" She smiled as Mathew gave her a quick hug and followed Brandon.

Rose was sat on her chair behind her desk facing the glass wall behind when a knock was heard on the door,"Come in" she permitted and the familiar scent of the woman hit her nostrils "It's a huge honor to finally meet you,Miss Rose.I know you are a private person and don't socialise but I really am thankful for your time" the woman adored "No problem,Miss.Now,We have something to discuss" Rose said still not facing her,The woman's expression changed and she tilted her head "Wait,You are-" before she could finish Rose turned with a somewhat stern-soft expression"I'm the woman you met at the ground floor,Yes.Roselyn is my name,CEO of Rosa Interprises and Publishers" She said and gestured for the woman to sit as she obeyed still shook taking a seat,

"You see Miss-?" "Martha" "Miss Martha,We don't support copy work here,Especially on our yearly competition" Rose said interlocking her fingers with eachother "huh? My work isn't copied,Ma'am" the woman denied straight to which Rose shook her head "You are telling me that your work isn't a copy of Eleven Minutes by Coelho Paulo?" Rose raised her voice now,The woman now looked intimidated "Do you have any slight idea of how disrespectful it is to Mr Paulo and Literature?" Rose said in a disappointed tone "This is highly disappointing,Martha.Come to me with an original piece and I look into it,Possibly if it's worthy then publish it as well but copying someone else's work for your benefit is awfully wrong" Rose lectured as Martha looked down in shame,

Martha got up and stepped towards the door but before leaving she turned with a guilty expression "I'm really sorry,Ma'am.I promise to do better" and left.Rose shook her head and called for the meeting.

"All preparations are done,Ma'am"
"Mrs Choi,Invite the first winner as well"
"I'll get to work on that,Ma'am"
"I want this to be a public exhibition of The Woman of Character as well"
The group went silent
"Public?" James asked cautiously
Rose nodded at this "Yes,Call the press and send invites all around the world to our special clubs"
"But Ma'am,What if they learn about you"
"Trust me,James they won't" she went into thought and then looked up at the group "If they do then I guess we'll have to arrange a forgetting spell" She smirked as the rest smiled as well and with an hour of discussion the meeting ended.

"Will there be presents?" Mathew asked enthusiastically with a glimpse of hope in his doey eyes,Rose took a glance at him and then back at the road smiling cheerfully "Of course,What's a birthday party without presents?" She replied and watched him visibly excited,