Chapter 142 - Working In RMI

Fae learned a lot about RMI while getting ready for her job. She was very interested in knowing that the company group had four main offices, in Bucharest, New York, Shanghai, and Singapore.

This group had been around for decades and grew so fast a dozen years ago when they started producing various AI products integrated with households and offices, saving humans a lot of work in doing day to day tasks.

Currently, RMI was led by the Linden family, which was very famous in the world. However, it was very rare for people to meet the members of this family in person. They had only heard a rumor that the Linden family was very beautiful.

Five years ago, Elios Linden appeared in various media, asking people around the world to help find his missing daughter. His handsome face looked tired and filled with grief, making so many people sympathize with him.

In all RMI and Schneider Group representative offices, part of the new employee training was to recognize the face of Vega Linden, who was kidnapped. All employees should open their eyes and ears to find the teenage girl.

Unfortunately, there were too many false clues and wrong leads about Vega, so Elios and his family had to experience dozens of disappointments when they got clues to their daughter's whereabouts which turned out to be misleading.

Now that part was omitted from new employee training because it was considered ineffective after four years of running without success.

Fae read all these references with a heavy chest. 

Ahh .. this Vega Linden girl was so lucky. She disappeared, but the whole world was looking for her and her family still hoped for her return. Fae could tell how much she was loved.

While she... she was alone and had no one. Why can't the universe be fair and let everyone have the same life where they could have a loving family? she could only wonder.

***

Fae came to work at 9 am and immediately received a briefing and induction from Sam Haney's assistant about her duties. Sarah, who provided all the information and direction for Fae, was a beautiful girl with a tall body and golden curls that she pinned beautifully with pearl hair clips.

Before Fae worked in this office, Sarah was the office belle that all the male staff at RMI Almstad adored. Now, Fae immediately caught the attention of all the men in the office when she walked in following Sarah to the training room.

Sarah, who realized the men's attention was no longer on her for some reason, felt her chest churn. Was this called jealousy? She glanced at Fae and had to admit, in disgust, how charming this new employee was.

Fae wore no makeup at all. She just used a lip balm to moisturize her naturally red lips so it wouldn't feel dry. Her blue body-fitting dress looked professional. Her hair was fashioned neatly in a bun with a simple hair clip she bought in Italy during her honeymoon with Ren. She looked simple yet classy.

However, Fae's simple appearance became such contrast to the other girls in the office who were wearing the most beautiful makeup possible. They dressed up to the nines, but still fall far short of the new girl who didn't even try to look pretty.

"What is your relationship with Mr. Rhionen?" Sarah asked as she took a chair in front of Fae. She started to open her laptop to open a presentation to display on the screen in front of them.

Fae was stunned by this blunt question. She felt that she did not have any relationship with Mischa whatsoever. They only knew each other briefly. It just so happened that Mischa helped her and was now offering her a job.

"I have nothing to do with anyone in this company other than work matters," said Fae. "He is my boss now."

"Hmm .. is that so?" Sarah asked, raising an eyebrow. "Very interesting."

"What's so interesting?" asked Fae in puzzlement.

"Hmm ... you guys came at around the same time. Mr Rhionen came from RMI headquarters in Bucharest and he is a member of the founding family of our company group. I don't know what is his purpose in finding a personal assistant in Moravia. He doesn't even work here." Sarah looked closely at Fae. "Is it possible that he deliberately hired you to get close to you? Or maybe this job is just an excuse so he can give you money. I know he is still single in his late forties..."

"Wait .. what did you say?" Fae tried to refrain from raising her voice. She immediately knew the direction of the girl's conversation in front of her. 

Sarah thought that Mischa Rhionen, an older man, was after Fae and wanted to make her a mistress indirectly by giving her a job as his personal assistant in Moravia, even though Mischa didn't live in Moravia himself.

This really looked like an excuse. So, Sarah was hinting that Fae didn't actually work, but she would receive a salary, while her 'boss' remained in Bucharest.

"It's so good to have a job and get a very high salary without having to work," Sarah muttered sarcastically as if she was complaining about her bad luck. "Meanwhile, I have to work hard every day and sometimes work late into the night."

Actually, Fae was shocked when she heard that Mischa was in his late forties. As far as she could remember, from several meetings with Mischa, the man looked young. He looked like he was in his mid-30s.

Was it genetic? So lucky!

Fae remembered that Ren also looked much younger than his real age. Even though her husband was now 31 years old, he could easily pass as a student if he wore casual clothes.

"Sorry, Sarah. Don't slander people carelessly. Mr. Rhionen and I have absolutely no relationship outside of work. He only helped me once when he was on vacation in Moravia. I don't think people like him need to give jobs or other things to get any women he fancies. ..." said Fae impatiently.

She had been trying hard to hold back, but after Sarah blatantly insulted her, she couldn't take it anymore.

Mischa didn't deserve that kind of gossip, she thought. 

"Hmm ...no thief would admit to their crimes," Sarah sneered. "Nevermind, please study the presentation and fill in the questionnaire that I gave to you. Later, when it's finished, you can come to my office to discuss the content of the training."

Sarah handed Fae some questionnaires and then walked away. Fae shook her head at the girl's departure.

Ugh .. why did she had to experience another annoying gossip like this? Was this a curse she had to accept every time because of her pretty face? This matter got more and more unpleasant.

She remembered how Franka, the director at Rhine resort, transferred her from the reception to housekeeping just because she was jealous of Fae's beauty. Then, her school mates in college accused her of being an old man's mistress in exchange for paying her tuition fees.

This was all because Fae came from a village and was poor. She became subject to bullies or gossips every single time and couldn't defend herself.

***

After two days of training, Fae finally started working. She found a corner in one of the director rooms, which was vacant. Mischa hadn't come the office at all because he was still busy with something, but he took the time to give Fae some light tasks to keep her busy.

[Good morning, Fae. How are you?]

Fae, who was typing something on her laptop, frowned in surprise when she read an incoming SMS from Ren. She pondered for a moment, thinking about what kind of reply she should write.

She loved her husband very much, and just one text from Ren made her heart flutter with joy. She scolded herself for feeling this way.

[I'm fine,] Finally, she decided to reply to the text.

[Do you want to have dinner with me this weekend?]