Sara's eyes narrowed to a squint. "What do you mean?"

Hoy smiled at her and carefully placed the gown on his desk as he went over to sit down

"You..." He paused then continued " ..have to address me politely from now on" He gestured for her to have a sit.

"Is...is that it?" She asked in obvious surprise.

"Loosen up." He said with a half smile.

Sara smiled brightly and plumbed down on the sit opposite him. "Yes sir!" She said with vigor.

Yes, she was that shameless. Especially when it involved a two hundred thousand dollar gown. "But I have actually been polite the entire time" She remembered to inform him.

Hoy almost laughed but he had to keep his cool. She had been polite the entire time? He wondered how it would seem when she was actually impolite.

He opened a file and flipped through it then asked "You're Joreen Wang's cousin am I correct?"

Sara became alert. How did he know about that? "Yes.....sir" She remembered to include the formality. Maybe that would make it polite? She guessed. "How did you know that?"

"She's interested in joining us. Which is good by the way, judging by the awards she's won in school. But I won't tell you it is going to be easy because it is not"

"Wait.. How did you know about this?"

"CEO Li scouted her. And it's normal for us to make our search before letting people join us. And I was surprised to find out she was related to you." He could have easily guessed that she had used her connection with Muchen to get Joreen there. But he wasn't one to jump into conclusion.

"Oh..." A tiny smile appeared on her face. Muchen was simply amazing. "What did you mean it won't be easy?" She asked.

"Hoy didn't know how to put it. He dropped the file and tapped his fingers lightly on his desk. " She's.. you know..."

Sara looked at him weirdly. Trying to get what he was saying. She really hoped he was not going to say something about Joreen being born out of wedlock. "I mean, it would be difficult to fit her in. With her.. you know.. com..complexion" He fired the word out, trying not to look like a racist.

Sara's entire look changed. It was a downcast expression. She clearly understood what he was trying to say. Imagine seeing a movie where the parents were both light skinned and they suddenly give birth to a brown skinned baby. "There might be something. You might be able to fit her in somewhere, you never can tell." She tried to sound optimistic. "Joreen wants this.... please" She pleaded. It was the first time she genuinely begged someone for something.

Hoy didn't like the way she looked right now. He tapped the desk a little harder to get her full attention. "There is always a way. So don't worry too much. There is always going to be a producer who is willing to add something spicy. So we'll fix her in someway" He assured.

"Really?" There was a twinkle in her eyes when she asked.

"Yea" He responded with a tiny smile. Now, he couldn't raise the issue about Joreen's parents. It wasn't about him. It was about the netizens finding out and attacking her with it. But he knew saying that now would worsen her mood.

"Thank you so much Director Li. I will never forget this" She stood up and gave him a full ninety degrees bow.

Hoy looked at her with a startled expression. This girl was really something. He could vaguely guess that there was something between her and Muchen. Why else would his cousin take a little girl to a location site despite his busy schedule? He had also presented her file to him. Did it make sense that he was simply doing it because she was Heya's fitness coach?

"That's enough. Please sit." Her bow was making him uncomfortable. He didn't know why he was actually uncomfortable. Besides, people older than Sara had bowed to greet him. Maybe because of his speculation about Muchen and her. She had even called his older brother by his name.

"Sit? Are we not done yet?" She asked.

Hoy shook his head. "Now, let's talk about you"

Sara gave him a confused look as she sat down. "Me? What about me?"

"Aren't you interested in the entertainment world?"

"Me?" She pointed at herself in surprise.

"He nodded.

She gave a short laugh "No. Not at all"

Hoy was rather surprised. This was the dream of most girls but she was not even interested? "Why?" He asked.

"Everyone has a dream. And that is not mine"

"Why?" He asked again.

Sara folded both her hands "Have you ever considered being a runway model?" She asked without answering his question.

Her question shocked him. "Me? Runway model?"

Sara nodded.

He tried to imagine himself on the runway,wearing funny outfits and heavy makeups. The thought shook him back to reality. "No" He answered bluntly.

"Why?" She asked.

"Why are you...." It suddenly hit him. He had never considered that. Maybe it was the same for her.

"I guess you understand now. I love my job. I don't like being in the spotlight. A simple life is what I want to lead. Just like you're here in this office." She ran her eyes over the place "I want to be there in the gym." She concluded. Then,with a mischievous smile on her face, she added "And when you get bloated, I'll help you get back in shape"

Hoy couldn't help but laugh. She also laughed. It was the first time she saw him laugh. And it delighted her.

"Was that why you made me wear those dresses that day?" She asked.

Hoy didn't deny. He had purposely made her wear those gowns to see how they looked on her.

"I'll be sincere. Those gowns had been specially reserved for our models to wear on G-Global's 5th year anniversary party. And I must say you looked good in them. Too bad you wanted a simple life. You would have been a terrific model"

"Actually, it's the other way round. The gowns looked good on me." She said cheekily.

After she left, Hoy placed a call across to Minde, who was surprised to suddenly receive a call from his younger brother. After exchanging pleasantries and all, He asked about Sara from Minde. And was not surprised by the answer he got.

"Don't mess with her. If you do, I'm sure She'll kill you and Bro Muchen would gladly take care of your funeral rites" Minde said to him.

But one thing was certain, he sure liked this future sister-in-law.