New Life : A Second Chance

Beatrice had to lay out the main points and foundation of Kyle\'s expectations and mode of working.

No greetings like that first day. Only those with appointments that were approved can be brought up to his office.

No one to be allowed into his office if he wasn\'t in.

No one.

Not even the board members.

Only his parents, the Elite Five, and his Elite Team had special status and did not require such screening or prohibition.

Once Beatrice was done with her all-staff meeting, Kyle held a meeting with every employee through live-streaming. One could access it through the computer, or phone, and some had it displayed in their meeting rooms.

He told them of his plans for the company, sought their cooperation. He promised rewards for good work and threatened anyone who slacked. He also was going to do a total revamp of some departments, after going through the talent evaluation data.

He wanted to put people in the areas that they were talented at, so that they could shine.

For this, he needed another few months before everything was finally in place.

Thus, his days at the company during the first few months were an understanding of its people, the restructure and enhancing collaboration.

Although Kyle had been studying up on the way the company works from young, he didn\'t take it for granted. There could be some changes that he may have missed.

It\'s completely different from reading about it, and actually going through it.

Kyle was engrossed in one of those files when he heard a knock on the door before Beatrice popped her head in, "Sir, Sayuri is here."

Kyle looked up and had to refocused his eyes after studying the files for so long. He rubbed his eyes and was admonished by Sayuri, "Don\'t do that. You\'ll spoil your eyes like that."

Beatrice left the office and closed the door behind her.

Sayuri was dressed in a beige capri pants, white blouse and her hair tied up in a ponytail. Her earrings were simple gold loop earrings and she had on a gold necklace.

She sat down elegantly at the chair in front of his desk and she placed her handbag on the desk.

"You\'re the only one who dares to touch my desk. Other than Beatrice, of course," Kyle said.

Sayuri laughed, as she leaned back and crossed her legs, "You\'re the one who put the \'untouchable\' rule there. The horror stories about how you reprimanded those who tried their luck is legendary."

Kyle didn\'t say a word as he closed his file and leaned back on his chair, "So, how about it?"

"Grandfather is agreeable," Sayuri replied, "So is Uncle, though he took some time to convince. With those two on board, the other board members naturally followed."

Kyle nodded, relieved though his face did not show any expression.

"Several locations have been identified," Kyle said, taking several files from his drawer and handing it to Sayuri, "I have narrowed it down to this. If you\'re agreeable, we can start now."

Sayuri flipped through the details and pursed her lips, "I can\'t decide just by looking at these figures. I will go and view the site myself before I let you know of my decision."

"Naturally," Kyle said, "I\'ll follow you."

Sayuri raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Really? The workaholic Kyle that has been living in this building since he started, actually wants to go out of the country?"

Kyle stared at her.

Unperturbed, Sayuri stared back.

Then, she asked boldly, "Are you sure about this? Though the proposal sounded all good, one can\'t help but think that you have other reasons for choosing this particular location."

Kyle tilted his head and said unemotionally, "Did you really think I would make a business decision based on my personal feelings?"

"I do not know, so I am asking. Did you?" Sayuri countered back, not backing off.

Kyle gave her a glance then confessed, "I cannot deny that. I do have a personal reason for choosing the location, but I would not have chosen it based on that alone. It just so happens to be a good choice as well."

Kyle waited to see her reaction.

He may not be able to tell or reveal everything, but he wasn\'t going to hide or be vague with his answers. The person can either accept it or not.

He didn\'t really care.

Kyle appreciated Sayuri\'s straight-forwardness and her fearlessness in asking him anything that was on her mind. It made things much easier and was the main reason why he had chosen her for this venture.

Sayuri didn\'t say a word and simply stared at his face, studying it then back at the file.

She read it once more and could see the vast potential in entering the market at Country M. She also looked at the other locations and acknowledged that no location truly had everything perfect.

Since that was so, choosing Country M was valid.

Putting down the file finally, Sayuri looked at Kyle and said, "Fair enough. Just tell me one thing. Is it because of her?"

"No," Kyle answered firmly.

Nodding in satisfaction, Sayuri replied, "That\'s good enough for me. Whatever your personal reasons are for choosing this location, I\'ll trust your judgment that it would not adversely affect my company."

Kyle looked away, the words hitting him deeply for some reason, "Thank you."

Two simple words yet it contained immense gratitude that could not be described.

"Then treat me to lunch," Sayuri said with a smile.

Kyle gave her \'the look\' and Sayuri\'s smile became wider, "What? I want to show off that I know THE Kyle Smith. Having some eye candy while having lunch is perfect."

For some reason, Kyle didn\'t mind her saying that.