Chapter 945 - The Flowers In The Office

Finland was driven by their family's chauffeur in an ordinary car and stopped in front of the Schneider Group headquarters building in downtown Berlin. 

The morning air felt very fresh. After getting out of the car, she stood and breathed the fresh air until it filled her lungs.

In all the buildings owned by the Schneider Group, they always build a nice big garden around them so that their people could enjoy the fresh air that had become a precious thing in metropolitan cities that were mostly damaged by pollution.

She deliberately asked the driver to buy an ordinary car, because all the vehicles in their house were super expensive, limited-edition vehicles. Of course, it would be very odd if someone like her who worked as an ordinary employee in a company, was driven by a luxury car.

When she stepped into the building, Finland immediately was engulfed in nostalgia when she was still working at LTX International. The marketing company was the only company he had worked for. She was grateful to have gained a lot of experience from her time there.

After marrying Caspar, she only worked for a few months at the Schneider Group headquarters in New York. The experience was also very enjoyable because she was able to spend a lot of time with her husband, as well as learn new things at work.

Ahhh .. now, she could feel how being a career woman again. Her children were all grown up and had a life of their own. Now only she and Caspar were left at home. They had lived alone for a dozen years without their kids. Maybe they really need something to keep them busy.

"Good morning, how can I help you?" asked the receptionist when Finland stepped into the building lobby.

Finland nodded and smiled. "I'm a new employee here. I am transferred from the office in New York. I was told to see the HR manager?"

The receptionist smiled sweetly and nodded. "Wait a minute, I'll go over the appointment for Mrs. Garnett."

She then opened her tablet and checked the schedule, then looked up at Finland. "What's your name, Miss?"

"My name is Laura Makela," said Finland. This time she used her birth mother's name as a pseudonym. She was worried that her unusual first name would attract too much attention.

"Ahh .. that's right. You have an appointment with the HR manager, Mrs. Garnett. My name is Lola," the receptionist reached out her hand and introduced herself. Finland immediately greeted her with a smile.

"Laura Makela."

"All right, please come with me. I'll take you to meet Mrs. Garnett." The friendly receptionist then raised her hand and signaled to Finland to follow her.

When they walked across the lobby to the elevator, Finland just noticed that the entire lobby was filled with so many beautiful flowers. It almost felt as if she was walking in a garden or a flower shop.

"Uhm ... there are lots of flowers here," commented Finland in a voice of admiration that could not be hidden. "Is it always like this?"

Lola shook her head and smiled very broadly. Her eyes seemed filled with joy.

"Not always. Just today. I don't know what kind of event there is, but what is clear is that today there are a lot of flower deliveries coming to our office. I don't mind it at all. Not only it makes our office look very beautiful, the smell of flowers is also very fragrant ... Ahhh ... it feels like walking in a park, right? "

Finland nodded in agreement. Ahhh ... in her heart, she laughed to herself, thinking that this must be her husband's doing. Caspar had started working in this office a week ago, and today Finland would join him in the same office.

They purposely didn't start work the same day so as not to attract attention. Finland suspected that her husband deliberately prepared thousands of flowers in the office today to welcome her back into the professional work.

She decided to text and thank him after she finished talking to the HR manager.

"Good morning, Mrs. Garnett. The transfer employee from New York has arrived," said Lola after she knocked on a room door and entered with Finland.

In the room, there was a woman dressed in formal clothes with glasses. She was examining several files. She lifted her face and gave a sign for Finland to sit in front of her.

"Thanks, Lola." She got up from her chair and closed the door after Lola excused herself. She then nodded at Finland. "You are Mr. Schneider's personal assistant from the New York office?"

Finland nodded back respectfully. She had already discussed her new position with Caspar, and they agreed that she would work as Caspar's personal assistant so that she could always be close to him, and also at the same time to prevent the women who are attracted to the big boss from bothering him.

Mrs. Garnet watched Finland closely. She cleared her throat. "I will not question the leadership's decision. I am just a little surprised at why Mr. Schneider did not take a personal assistant from Germany who would obviously better understand the situation in this country and do the job better.

Finland was stunned by Mrs. Garnett's words. From Mrs. Garnett's kind attitude to her, Finland knew that this woman did not mean to belittle her.

However, by questioning why Finland had to follow her boss who moved from New York to Berlin, she felt that Mrs. Garnett was not professional. Finland had been living in Germany for decades and she had considered the country as her second home.

"Ahh ... I don't think it's your business what Mr. Schneider wants," said Finland finally in fluent German. She couldn't wait to get to work and did not want to go through this kind of bureaucracy.

Mrs. Garnett looked surprised to hear how fluent her German was.

"Ehh .. You speak German? I thought that because you're from America, you didn't speak our language." Her face brightened at once. "This is a really good thing."

" My husband is German. Of course, I can speak the language," replied Finland. Her answer made Mrs. Garnet nod happily. She then spoke in an apologetic tone.

" I'm sorry for being a little prejudiced. The problem is, recently there was gossip circulating in the office that our new boss brought his assistant from America because he and you are having an affair. But now that I know that you are married, I believe all the gossip will go away on its own. Did your husband move to Germany with you? "

Finland sighed. She hadn't worked in corporate for decades. She didn't think that when she returned, it turned out that cases like internal gossip like this still existed.

Why was there no progress? she thought irritably.

Finally, she realized that it was human nature. They were always curious about other people's business. The girl could only massage her temple and hoped she didn't have to face the problems with gossip and office politics like in the past.

Right now, she just wanted to help her husband and looking for something to keep her busy. The last thing she wanted was a distraction like this.

"All right then. Welcome to Berlin. We are happy to welcome you to our office," said Mrs. Garnett while reaching out her hand to Finland. "Let me know if you need anything to help you adjust with the city or the office."

Finland shook her hand and smiled. "Thank you."

Mrs. Garnett took her to her room which was located in inside the biggest office in the building, Mr. Schneider's office.

As they walked through the corridor, passing by so many other staff in their open-plan working space, eyes were glued on her. Finland realized this must be caused by that stupid gossip that was circulating about her and the big boss.

She could only facepalm herself.

"Okay, this is your office," Mrs. Garnett opened the door to the biggest office in the building and motioned Finland to enter. The girl saw a nice desk and comfortable chair in that medium-sized room, a beautiful and comfortable sofa, and next to it was another door to the boss' private space. "Mr. Schneider's room is behind the door. Everyone will get to you before they could see him."

"Wonderful. Thank you," Finland nodded with a smile.