
Jay immediately walked to the nearest pay phone. He still keeps some of the coins he once exchanged when he would contact Chris first.
"Hallo, this is Jay Parker" he said as soon as his call was lifted.
"Mr Jay. What's calling so early in the morning?" ask Chris. He does stay at Jay's house to take care of the place to keep it clean and keep an eye on the servants hired by Jay.
"Alexandra Meggie's on her way to Seattle. He wants to go to Won Company. Please make sure there's no trace of me there. You know that, right? He can't know that I'm the owner of Won Company" Jay said.
"Good, sir. I'll take care of it soon," replied Chris obediently.
"I'll also get ready to go there—"
"Not better, sir. If you come here, I'm afraid Miss Alexandra Meggie will know where you are."
Jay did not have time to think at this time because he was already panicking.
"Ah.. Yes, you are right. I leave it all to you" said Jay, who then hung up. Actually he was scared because he could not make sure it was alone. But, at least Jay has to believe in Chris who has been working on him for almost ten years.
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It takes about four hours from Asia Town to Seattle by bus. Although leaving early in the morning, Dara only arrived there even when the sun had risen.
The woman looked up at the clear sky. Ah, naw. There are no clouds up there that indicate that the weather may change without warning.
Although his premonition began to feel bad, Dara would not be daunted to step up. The woman is now in front of the Won Company building.
A large, tightly closed gate greeted his arrival. It was surrounded by a high wall, completely closed and one wouldn't know what it would be like if the gate hadn't been opened.
The woman peeked out of a small window made to make it easier for the officers inside to see who was coming.
"Excuse me, good day!" exclamation Dara.
A security came out and approached Dara. "Good day, miss. What's the need?" ask the African-American man. His stature was large, his face was quite horrified. He should be used as security for companies with a number of hundreds of millions each month.
"I want to make an observation here" replied Dara.
The security then opened the gate and let the woman in.
The woman then walked in and walked over to the information section. A blonde-haired American woman greeted her arrival in a friendly manner.
"Can I help you, miss?" tanyakanya.
"Sorry, may I meet with the owner of the company?"
"I'm sorry, did you make an appointment?"
Dara shakes. "I don't have his contacts. So, I'm straight here."
"If you can tell, what is your need to come here?" ask the American woman again.
"I want to make an observation" replied Dara.
The American woman in front of her grabbed the office phone and was seen dialing a few digits of the number to call. "Wait a minute, miss......?"
"Alexandra Meggie" said Dara.
"Oh well, Miss Alexandra Meggie."
Dara nodded, the woman in front of him now started talking to someone he called.
"Good, sir. I will tell you" said the woman. Then he hung up the phone.
"CEO Won Company is not in place. But, there is a representative of him who will meet you. Please wait in the meeting room" said the American woman. He escorted Dara to a closed room. He was told to wait there.
The woman began to fret. He was unceasingly observing the clock in the room. Why does the needle seem to be immobile? Is it because Dara is too nervous right now?
After waiting for about half an hour, someone entered the room. Dara immediately stood up to welcome the arrival of Won Company CEO representatives.
A middle-aged man wearing a black suit walked in, he smiled amiably.
"Are you waiting a long time?" tanyakanya.
"Not really. I'm happy to see you today" replied Dara.
The middle-aged man reached out to shake Dara's hand. "I'm a representative of the CEO of Won Company, you can call me Chris."
Dara grabs Chris' hand and shakes it. "I'm Alexandra Meggie" she answered, introducing herself.
"What need did you come here for?" ask Chris.
"I want to make an observation here. I am part of the American Law Firm that currently represents the workers of the Won Company" Dara replied.
Chris was quite surprised when Dara bluntly told him his goal.
"Gee... It's an honor for me to be your guide, a successful young lawyer."
Dara smiled faintly, Chris' speech was more like a satire than a compliment.
"I don't have any bad intentions here. My goal here is solely to make observations on the company, as well as want to know the short history of Won Company," explained Dara.
"I don't know what your intentions are. But, I will accompany you around the office to find out the short history of this company," replied Chris kindly.
"Thank you, Mr. Chris."
Chris then walks out followed by Dara. They also started to go around.
When she reached a hall where there was an organization chart board, Dara began to take notes one by one there.
"The owner and founder of Won Company is Mr. Cho Jin Ryuk. His current age may be very young. But thanks to his persistent efforts, Mr. Cho Jin Ryuk can raise Won Company," explained Chris who is currently a tour guide.
"I just found out that the owner of Won Company is apparently Asian" Dara responded.
"Although that's the case, Mr. Cho Jin Ryuk can achieve success here." Chris is back to his boss.
It was a bit awkward in Dara's head. It is impossible for Asians to succeed in this country. There is no way that someone who is dragged down by the transmigration stream could become a billionaire within ten years. Yes, although there is a slight possibility that is about 5% only.
"I was amazed by the owner of Won Company, but this was quite impossible for Asians like us to achieve success in such a short period of time."
Chris glanced sharply. "Ten years is not a short time, miss."
"There are many successful Asians in this country. But they are only big Asia Town, for the outside area I think it is quite impossible" said Dara.
"Mr Cho Jin Ryuk has a lot of tactics. He knew that the liquor business was very profitable here. He even built this business without the help of debt" Chris replied. He doesn't like it when people question Jay's ability.
"There is one more factor that is very supportive and makes it impossible in this country..." A middle-aged American man suddenly interjected.
"Good day, Mr. Bill," greeted Chris kindly.
"Who is this, Chris?" ask Bill.
"This lady is one of the members of the American Law Firm that currently represents the workers of Won Company, sir," Chris replied.
Bill glanced at Dara. He then held out a ladder to shake Dara's hand.
"Meet me, I'm Bill Parker. The adoptive father of Won Company."
Dara grabs Bill's hand and regrets it. "I'm Alexandra Meggie."
Bill's lip tip rose as soon as he found out that this woman in front of him was Alexandra Meggie.
"Miss Alexandra, you may be wondering how my son became this successful at such a young age. It's all not separated from my hard work as well" said Bill.
Chris who has been denounced now can not take over.
"My son is very good at taking advantage of the moment. In a time of massive crisis that resulted in the number of liquor factories being closed, he took steps to introduce the innovation of authentic fermented liquor from his home country. Realizing that there was a good chance of his idea, I started looking for investors for him" Bill explained.
The middle-aged man smiled widely. "Tanpaku, he won't be this successful. Just imagine, which investor would believe in tattooed Asian youth?"
Chris can only be quiet, he can only pray that Bill does not divulge Jay's identity in front of Dara.
"You must love your adopted son very much" Dara replied.
"of course. He's all I've got after my son and wife died in the riots in this country."
A riot? Dara just found out that there has been a riot in America.
"It's like I'm talking too much, I shouldn't have exposed that fact in front of you." Bill turned and left. "Sir Chris, is the CEO not home yet?" tanyakanya.
"Not yet, sir," replied Chris quickly.
"Hmmm... He's had a lot of fun in Asia Town for too long" Bill muttered as he walked away.
Chris was suddenly worried. What if Dara had guessed in her heart that the person she was looking for right now was Jay?