Chapter 25 - 25

"I suggest the two of you go check out the cafeteria first." Rolan suggested as he sat down behind his desk. "Meet some new people, find out what they do."

"Sounds like a good idea." Camilla said with a nod as she looked at Ian. "I'm also kind of hungry."

"There is a chef at Solaire, there is a chef for each of your rooms, how could you have not eaten?" Rolan asked as he gave Camilla a doubtful look.

"I was in a hurry, I forgot to set an alarm and rushed down." Camilla said with a shrug. " I was honestly lucky that Ian hadn't left yet. If he had, I would have been late from taking the bus."

"How do you know so much about Solaire?" Ian asked Rolan. From what Ian knew, Solaire was not developed under the Reyes Group. A different company owned it.

"I cheated and helped my nephew develop it," Rolan said with a shrug as he placed on his glasses and began to read the documents in front of him.

"Cheated?" Ian asked, confused as to what the man was saying.

"I've already said too much, my assistant will tell you where the cafeteria is." Rolan said as he pressed the buzzer to call his assistant in.

After explaining what he wanted her to do, the woman led Ian and Camilla out of Rolan's office.

"What's your name?" Ian asked.

"Rose." The woman said with a blush. "Mr. Rolan is right, you should start at the cafeteria first. They serve really good food there. It's on the 7th floor."

"Oh, alright, thank you." Camilla told Rose with a smile as she tugged on Ian's sleeve, urging him to leave.

"Some advice." Rose suddenly said, making Camilla and Ian turn their attention back to her. "Don't let people know what your jobs are here until the official announcement." She said in a hushed tone.

"Why?" Ian asked as he gave Rose a confused look.

"Two reasons, first you want to know people's true attitude." Rose explained. "If they know from the start who you are they will be nice and fake, those people are dangerous. The Reyes Group does not tolerate people dragging each other down, but it still happens."

"Makes sense, what's the second?" Mae asked.

"Not everyone will look kindly at the new assistants of the future CEO. Many employees also applied for your jobs, and none of them were accepted." Rose said with a slight frown as she looked around.

"Very contradictory, but go on." Ian said with a nod.

"Until you have real power and influence in this company they will try to pull you down." Rose explained. "Both of you don't seem like the traditional recruits."

Ian raised a questioning eyebrow at Rose, urging her to explain.

"Ian, you look like some rich kid that's part of the mafia or something. Someone spoiled who got handed the world at birth." Rose said quite frankly, catching Ian by surprise.

"Well you aren't a hundred percent wrong there." Ian said with a grin.

"And Camilla, you are a woman, you know how it works, they will just say you slept your way into the job." Rose told the pair. "You have good grades, yes, but you have no work experience. You are unproven, something that most would find questionable."

"Wow, you went straight to the point there." Camilla teased.

"My boss is a Reyes, it has afforded me some bluntness." Rose said with a shrug. "I've also made those mistakes in the past and have been victim to rumors like those."

"What should we say then if they ask what department we are in?" Ian asked Rose. They couldn't simply strike up conversations with random people without a solid backstory.

"Say you are management trainees for the Human Resources Department." Rose instructed. "That role is perfect for fresh grads and the HR Department would never confirm or deny if you worked for them."

"Are you sure?" Ian asked.

"I'll give them a call. I'll say it's the boss' orders. Marco won't mind." Rose said as she picked up the phone.

"Marco is your boss? I thought it was Rolan?" Camilla asked with a confused look on her face.

"Marco is technically almost everyone's boss." Rose said with a laugh as she waited for someone to pick up her call on the other end. "Marco is the CEO's right hand man, just as you will be for the Reyes Heir."

Ian was about to ask a question when Rose held up a hand and spoke over the phone.

"What do you think is the deal with this Reyes Heir?" Ian asked Camilla. "Why is he so mysterious? If he is going to be our boss, why is he hiding?"

"I'm not sure if it's our place to ask these things." Camilla said with a frown.

Ian could tell based on her expression that Camilla wanted to ask. She wanted to know who their boss was as well, but he decided to stay quiet.

"The HR department has been informed, go have fun. Enjoy your last days of freedom." Rose teased as she sent them away.