242 Sabrina consults her brothers 1

~ Seattle, the Alpha group ~

8:32 AM

All the heads in the hallway of the main entrance turned toward the door when a gorgeous blonde entered.

Her white elbow-length shirt and a light blue flowy knee-length skirt cover up most of her body, however, they are unable to hide her full chest, narrow waist, and perfect legs which are accentuated with light blue high-heeled shoes.

Most of the men present thought that she has some mystical powers, because the time stopped when she tilted her head, swaying her long wavy blonde hair. And the sun shone brighter when she removed her Gucci sunglasses, revealing her deep blue eyes.

After a few seconds of silent staring, people started whispering who the gorgeous blonde is.

Of course, that is Sabrina Anderson, but not everyone knows that because she does not come to the Alpha group often and her name does not show up in gossips.

Sabrina smiled as her eyes moved over the entry hall. It's been a long time since her last visit. She would come here often when she was younger, but since her interior design business started, she would find herself too busy to check on Nathan and her brothers. Well, even now it's not a social visit, she needs to talk to Max, and he said that this is a good time, before his meetings start at 9 AM.

Sabrina walked toward the elevators and smiled while memories of her childhood tied up to this building resurfaced in her mind.

"Miss… Miss!", the receptionist called as Sabrina passed the reception on her way toward the elevators.

Sabrina does not come here often, but she has the access card (similar to the one Liz has).

Sabrina halted her steps. "Yes?"

"Excuse me, but can I see your employee badge?" The reception asked with irritation obvious in her voice.

The receptionist saw Sabrina (aka the mysterious blonde) come in, everyone did. And the receptionist thought how Sabrina will come and talk to her, ask to see someone, but Sabrina just walked by the reception like she owns the place!

Sabrina was about to reach into her purse and get her access card, but she stopped herself when she noticed the receptionist's haughtiness.

Sabrina glanced at the nametag of the receptionist before responding. "I don't have one, Faith."

Faith (aka the receptionist) was taken aback by the confidence in Sabrina's voice. "Oh. So… do you know where you are going?"

Sabrina confirmed. "I'm going to see Max."

Faith narrowed her eyes in confusion. "Max?"

"Maximilian Anderson.", Sabrina clarified.

Faith's eyes flashed when she realized that Sabrina is going to see THE Maximilian Anderson.

"Do you have an appointment?"

Sabrina tilted her head while wondering, why is this receptionist giving her attitude? She remembered Liz's story about how she had a bad experience when she came to see Max. Liz said that the receptionist assumed how she is a random woman from the street who is trying to get close to Max and didn't even call Max to confirm if he is expecting her.

Sabrina masked her displeasure behind a smile. "I don't need an appointment to see Max."

Faith lifted her chin defiantly. "Everyone needs an appointment to see the future CEO. If you don't have one and are insisting on going in, I will call the security to escort you out."

Sabrina looked at the pompous receptionist and shook her head inwardly. As much as she would like to give a lesson to this woman, Sabrina does not have time for that. She wants to talk to Max before 9 AM and go to her work.

"I can assure you that I don't need an appointment.", Sabrina said with a smile and moved to go to the elevators.

In two swift steps, the receptionist blocked her. "Who do you think you are?"

Sabrina was losing her patience. "Who do you think I am?"

Faith's eyes flashed with irritation. "Why do you think that you can…?"

Another receptionist got between Sabrina and Faith, pushing Faith back. "I apologize Miss Anderson. She is new and she didn't recognize you."

Sabrina forced a smile and narrowed her eyes at Faith. "Even if she is new, she should go through some training on how to treat people who come here."

Faith trembled as cold sweat trickled down her back. "Anderson? I apologize, it was an honest mistake…"

"Yes, Anderson. THE Anderson!", Sabrina said angrily. "And you would know that if you asked me about my name instead of blocking me and coming up with wild ideas. Now, if you excuse me, I don't have the time to chat with you or to teach you how to do your job…" Sabrina made a step toward elevators and then paused. She turned to the second receptionist. "I hope that you can tell your manager how unprofessional Faith is and ensure that she gets trained before approaches potential partners, because if I see her at the reception on my way out, I will ensure that neither of you works at the Alpha group again." Sabrina glared at Faith. "It's your luck that you bumped into me. Because if I am someone else, your honest mistake could ruin a multi-million deal for the company. Your job is to greet people who come in and to make them feel welcome and respected, and not to treat them like trash!"

Both receptionists swayed slightly. Sabrina is fierce!

…

Sabrina entered Max's office.

"You are late.", Max said while glancing at the time.

"Yes, I know. Your receptionist blocked me while assuming that I came here to seduce you."

Max frowned. "I will deal with them."

"I heard that you dealt with them after Liz's visit, but you only replaced one problem with another.", Sabrina retorted sarcastically.

Max swiftly typed on his keyboard. "There, I told Foxy to check the receptionists."

He leaned back into his chair and gave Sabrina a meaningful look. "I have a meeting at nine, I suggest we get to the point of your visit."

Sabrina agreed. "There are articles circulating online. Someone is targeting my FD Studio with an intention to tarnish our reputation, and I hope that you can help me to find out who it is."

"Do you have a suspect?"

Sabrina confirmed. "Yes. But I want to get a confirmation from you. If you can provide me with some paper trail, that would be perfect."

Max agreed right away. Ian is in charge of the team within the IT department which does similar work for the Alpha group. Asking him to look into this will be a piece of cake. "Sure. Send me a few links, so my men have a starting point, and we will take it from there."

"Thanks." Sabrina smiled. This was the easy part.

Max observed that Sabrina is silent, and he knows that the request to investigate online articles could be done over the phone or through email. There must be something else that made Sabrina come here in person. "I assume that this is not the only reason you came here."

Sabrina exhaled. "I wanted to ask: is it possible to fake phone logs?"

Max didn't understand the question. "In what way?"

"Imagine that I want to show how yesterday the two of us spoke three times, for a few minutes. And it needs to be convincing so that anyone who looks at both of our phones believes that the phone calls happened."

Max thought for a second before responding: "I think it's possible, but let me ask an expert…"

Max called Ian from the IT department, and two minutes later, he ended the call and confirmed to Sabrina: "Yes, it can be done."

Max observed that Sabrina does not look relieved, and she is obviously thinking about something intently.

"Rina, I am afraid to ask, but I must: why do you want to fake phone logs? Do you need an alibi?"

Sabrina's expression showed that she is undergoing some internal trouble. She didn't know what to say, or how to say it to make it look better, so she went straight to the point: "Max, I think that I am in love."

Max's eyebrows rose in slow motion while he carefully observed Sabrina's face. He expected that Sabrina will say more, but she lowered her head to avoid his gaze.

"The fact that you look troubled means that the person you are in love with... is not Jackson."

Sabrina nodded faintly.

Max exhaled. He can see that Sabrina is uncomfortable, but they don't have the whole day. "There is no need to beat around the bush. I know that your relationship with Jackson is not out of love. I assume that your questions about faking phone logs are related to your talk with Liz on who to call if Jackson has a seizure."

Sabrina's head snapped up and she pressed her lips into a line when her eyes met Max's whose intense gaze told her that he knows everything and how he disapproves that she is keeping him in the dark.

She knew that Liz told Max, but now that she is facing her brother, she is embarrassed. Sabrina can see that Max is worried about her and she feels like a failure. She is the older sister, she should protect her brothers, but she ended up in a sticky situation.

Max raised his hands defensively. "OK. I will not ask any more questions. If you don't want to talk about it…"

"It's not that.", Sabrina interrupted him. "My head is a mess and I am looking at options and trying to make sense out of everything. Please, be patient. I am collecting the information and once I have something on my mind I will let you know. I promise."

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