She pushed the door open after being permitted.
The office was spacious and unique, with a rectangular desk in the middle and two mannequins dressed in various gorgeous gowns at the side. In front of her sat an elegant elderly woman. She was dressed in a small suite with a bun at the back of her head. She was wearing a strand of saltwater pearl necklace around her neck. The pearls were shiny and uniform in size, complementing the pearl earrings on her ears and presenting the elegance of the elderly woman to perfection.
“Sit.” Mrs. William was holding an exquisite box in her hand and was fondling it lovingly.
Dolores had a glance and sat down, “What can I do for you?”
Mrs. William put the box on the table still without letting go of her hand. She briefed, “I’m planning to open a branch in B City in China. You’ll be in charge of it.”
There was only one LEO Corporation. And since its inception, there had been a rule of not setting up a branch in other countries, just this only one.
And for them, they had received orders from all over the world.
They were one-on-one services, with every gowns and wedding dresses sold were the one and only one and absolutely unique.
And that was why LEO Corporation was favored by many women.
Mostly for those attending significant occasions, such as celebrities walking down a red carpet or brides-to-be getting married, their dresses and gowns were indeed essential for them too. It would be their first choice to go for something that could be customized and absolutely unique.
“Isn’t it stipulated that LEO Corporation will not open any branch?” Dolores was puzzled.
Besides, the branch was to open at China, and even to her surprise, the location was in B City, a place that she rejected the most.
She would have agreed without hesitation if it was at other countries.
Mrs. William sighed and said helplessly, “No pain, no gain.”
LEO Corporation was established by Mrs. William, and the rules were set by her too.
Mrs. William was in her nineties now, and this rule had been for about sixty years. How could they just break the rule at will?
“Mrs. William, do you have any hardship?” Dolores looked at the box that Mrs. William had been fondling.
It was like something too precious stored inside it.
Mrs. William seemed not to be willing to talk any further, “I’ve decided it.”
Dolores felt something way too unusual for this sudden decision.
The chosen location was too coincidental.
She wouldn’t believe it as a coincidence.
If it wasn’t a coincidence, then who would want her to go back?
“Lola, if you don’t agree, there won’t be any shops that want to recruit you.” Mrs. William could tell that Dolores was reluctant and sighed, “In fact, it isn’t a bad idea. After all, that’s your hometown.”
Dolores felt complicated with her head down, “Can you tell me why to make such a decision?”
“Because of this.” Mrs. William picked up that exquisite box. “I always knew who had kept it. But no matter how much I offered, that person refused to sell it…”
Mrs. William met with Mr. Nelson from China yesterday afternoon.
He made a trade with Mrs. William with this item. He would give it to Mrs. William, and she had to open a branch in B City in China with Dolores as the person-in-charge.
And Mrs. William had to warn Dolores that she would be forced out in this industry if she tried to leave LEO Corporation.
She had to go back, even though she was unwilling!
Dolores pursed her lips, trying to get it right, “Someone gave you a thing, that you always wanted, but with a condition. That is, opening a branch in B City in China, and the person-in-charge is me?”
Mrs. William shook her head, not to disapprove of her words, but for being too smart.
“A woman is more adorable when acting silly. But I think that gentleman must be very fond of you. Otherwise, he wouldn’t find me.” Mrs. William liked Dolores very much. She reached out and patted her shoulder, “You can’t solve your problem by running away. You’re truly letting go of it only if when you can face the people and things in the past calmly. You’re still taking this to heart, means that you still haven’t let go of it.”
Dolores didn’t want to admit it, “I’ve let go of it.”
“Since you’ve already let go of it, then what are you afraid of?”
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