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Chapter 32: City K

The next morning, after having a slow hot bath, Hidayah proceed to Eco World Development office at their ECO Sky building. With her sleeveless Prada Tulle dress that accentuates her full-figure even though it is somewhat a loose fitting dress, and Jimmy Choo's Romy 85 lace pumps, she looked like she was rocking the runway, but her serious countenance and confidence aura, it gave her an elegant semblance.

"Hi, I have a meeting with Mr Liew Yuxiong, I'm Ms Loh from ARK Corporation." She informed the receptionist.

"Ms Loh, please wait while I inform Mr Liew's office. We will be with you shortly." The man manning the desk advised Hidayah. She then walked towards the sitting area and took a sit. After waiting for less than 3 minutes, a lady appeared and ushered Hidayah towards the lobby and up the lift.

"I didn't expect Ms Loh to come in person for this meeting!" The man said to her after she entered the designated meeting room. "Welcome to Eco World, I hope you did not wait long." The man forwarded his hand towards Hidayah and she shook his hand in response.

"No worries, I did not wait long at all, Mr Liew. Plus, it's a pleasure to be here today." The ends of her lips curled up in a professional way. To be honest, her head was pounding hard and her vision was blurring. However, Erika was on leave and she could not ask her to accompany her to City K to replace Anston. Furthermore, the collaboration is just too important as it will be either a make or break deal for ARK Corporation to enter City K's real estate market.

"I have read through the proposal and we love it. However, Ms Loh, there are some concerns we had highlighted in the email which we have not heard back from," the man sitting opposite her said.

Hidayah nodded her head and straightened her posture, "Yes, I am fully aware of the concerns that were highlighted and we sincerely apologise for not giving an explanation via email. However, I strongly believe that an email would not be sufficient for us to have a good discussion. Hence, this appoint."

In the room, the heated but smooth discussion continued for about 2 hours before they had come into a middle ground on the collaboration.

"How long will you be staying in City K, Ms Loh?"

"I'll be here till next Thursday. If possible, I would love to tour the city and have a better view of the land that was proposed.

"I see. Well, we will discuss the matter and will get back to you within 48 hours. I have a good feeling about this, Ms Loh"

"Thank you, Mr Liew. ARK Corporation really hoped Eco World would be our partner in this groundbreaking project in City K. Once again, thank you for agreeing on this meetup and also your time," with that, they shook hands and Hidayah was preparing to leave.

"If you do not have any lunch arrangement, would you like to join me?" Mr Liew halted her advance and asked.

"I'm sorry, regrettably, I do have an arrangement which I need to attend to. Perhaps another day while I am still here?"

"Oh, no worries. I do understand. It's been a pleasure meeting you today. Hope you have a great time in City K, Ms Loh.

"Thank you, Mr Liew," with that, Hidayah slowly made her move and walked out of the room. Pearls of perspiration started to form and drizzled down her forehead. All she wants now was just to quickly took a cab back to the hotel and sleep to lessen her migraine.


Chapter 33: You're underestimating him

After sleeping the whole afternoon, Hidayah decided to have dinner in her room. But, the room service menu was not appealing to her. Hence, she slowly made out of the hotel to walk around to find whatever food that may catch her appetite…

Luckily, the hotel is located in the city hub. Hence, street food and other eateries are abundant. After walking around, she ended up buying various snacks from street vendors. Walking around was like a trip down memory lane. When she was still in college, she and Erika used to spend their weekends walking aimlessly.

With just a simple t-shirt, jogging pants and a pair of sneakers bought from the local vendors near the hotel, Hidayah spent the evening enjoying the view and people going about their own way.

At around 10 pm, her phone rang. "Assalamualaikum," Hidayah greeted the man on the phone sweetly. Her dad responded to the greeting and had a chat with his daughter.

"Hidayah, why did you leave so early? You didn't even bring Anston or Daniel along… How was the meeting?" the man asked away without pausing and allowing his daughter to reply.

Hidayah: Dad, you know Anston will not be in his right mind at the moment…

Kamari: You're underestimating him. Do you think men from Loh family are weak? Furthermore, he was my candidate for my succession.

Hidayah: Aiyah, dad… Talking about this, I am really mad with you. How can you let Hidayat work for you? You know I do not want him to be involved on that side of our family business.

Kamari: He has been following me around for a very long time… It's just, you didn't know…

Hidayah: You can already see for yourself! He is too soft-hearted. He could not even get a grip of his emotion just because of a woman.

Kamari: Hidayah, no matter what I am going to say, you will never understand. Not until you have found the man who can captivate your heart.

Hidayah: Dad… I didn't know you were so sentimental…. Hahahahaha…

Hidayah laughed at her father and continued walking back to the hotel while chatting with him a while more.

Meanwhile, back in Country C, Hidayat, Anston and the rest of the gang were still searching for the missing girls. Even reinforcement from the Darroch family in Europe joined the array.

The 3 missing women are from an old clan in Europe. The Darrochs have been known as a warrior clan. Though being a small clan that does not have much-noted characters in history, they still have active clan members in high positions in Europe.

Not only that, but they are also one of the notable families in the European underworld. Even though the 3 women came from a branched out family, the clan was still helping out in the search.

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After 2 days staying in City K, Hidayah had completed all that was required to be done. Now, she is leisurely touring the city while waiting for Eco World's response to the proposal that was presented.

Though, she was also actively being updated by Uncle Jonathan on the search progressions currently done. She may seem apathetic to the predicament, but she has been actively helping out too.

She has been accessing the security cameras within the areas that were locked by the GPS that was installed in Jessica's necklace by hacking into the system. She was also networking with other hackers that she knows for help.

That night, she finally had a lead to the women's location. She immediately updated Uncle Jonathan to deploy the men for reconnaissance.


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