The Outsider (Outsider #1) ✔️

Chapter 138 : Cartier's Board

Susco got off at the car in front of Cartier Fruit Masters Inc. office in Regis. The office occupied 4 floors of a building in Downtown Ci'gazze. The receptionist on the ground floor initially refused to allow them to go up claiming they did not have an appointment. However, when the Imperial Security Officer accompanying Susco showed his identity she relented and allowed them to go up.

When they reached the office, there was another reception area, this time manned by employees of the company. The receptionist looked arrogantly at Susco and her companions and asked what they had come there for.

"I am Susco, Director of Dusk Hale Holdings LLC. I wish to meet your CEO. We have intimated them yesterday that we will be coming here for the meeting." Susco replied coolly, ignoring her arrogance.

"Do you have an appointment?"

"I believe that when I have intimated that we will be here for the meeting, do you think I need an appointment separately? Perhaps you do not know who we are, but your CEO will know. Will you please inform them that I wish to meet them?" Susco replied.

"Oh! And who exactly do you think you are? He is a busy man. He runs a $5 Billion enterprise. This is not some small grocery shop you are used to dealing with." The receptionist countered arrogantly.

She had taken a look at Susco's clothes and decided that she was an ordinary office manager, even though for some reason, she was accompanied by armed Guards. If she was the Director of Dusk Hale Holdings, as she claimed, she would be having the best of the Branded Clothes.

Susco decided being polite with such a receptionist made no sense. She would not let this inconsequential female insult her. She replied, "It is immaterial who you think I am, just do your job. Inform him that Susco, Director of Dusk Hale Holdings is here to meet."

The girl however, looked with distain and replied in a patronising manner. "Listen cutie, he is not going to be free to meet everyone who walks off the street. I will give you the website address of our company. Go to the appointment section, put in a request, and if you get a reply, come on the date and time allotted to you. Your claims of sending a mail saying you will come here makes no difference. Now, don't crowd my office. Your tricks may work on that female on the ground floor, not on me."

Phil from Onhaire stepped up, but Susco stopped him. She turned to the Imperial Security Officer standing a little away and asked, "What would happen if you just arrest her and put her in a holding cell for the next couple of weeks?"

To her horror, the receptionist saw the man casually take out a handgun as did 10 other security personal with him. She realised they were actually from the Militia. In fact the uniform looked pretty much like Imperial Security which she had seen on holovision!

"My Lady, on what grounds would you like me to arrest her?" He asked with a smile.

"On grounds of hitting me perhaps? And you can add stealing money from her employer and fraud. Search her house to see what illegal stuff you can find." Susco said quietly, as if she was unconcerned what reason they use.

"If her lawyer is good, she will get bail in a week, My Lady. If we find some other evidence, then she will be there for a long time, though. Do you think she will get a company lawyer? There will be some problems if the judge deems it an unnecessary arrest. But considering you are a Category Z protectee, 'Danger to protectee' is a good justification."

As he said so, the Officer handcuffed the receptionist, who was now terrified, and held her against the wall. She had been ordered by the CEO to behave rudely and not let Dusk Hale or her representatives into the office. They knew Dusk Hale and her directors were women so they could be bullied easily. But she had not expected them to be capable of retaliation.