"Hello," disturbed by her entry, the stranger greeted formally turning to her and questioned pointing to the board, "Is this the initial draft of SMR's residential complex floor layout?"
Mystified by his question, she proceeded toward him answering, "Yes!"
"And the final version?" he asked again. Pointing to her laptop she answered, "In my system," still guessing the identity of this person.
"Ok, may I have a look?" moving towards the system he questioned her deepening her confusion. "Who can this man be? How can he intrude into my room and question me on the project? How can I show him the project without confirming his identity?" suppressing all the questions lingering in her mind, she sternly replied, "Sorry, the final draft is not yet ready. There are a few more modifications to be done."
"But you are supposed to submit by end of day, right?" watching out her expressions, he questioned inquisitively.
"Yes", irritated by his questions, she replied bluntly.
"If it takes 14 days for one floor design, how long would it take for 14 floors?" placing one hand on the chair, he looked straight into her eyes and calmly shot his shrewd comment. The hidden sarcasm in that statement irked Jodha to the core as it indirectly challenged her efficiency.
"14 days and two hours," came an instant stern reply from her, followed by the curt explanation. "It just takes two hours to copy paste the layout, edit the flat markings and print out fourteen designs."
Amused by her response, he squashed the erupting smirk so as to look normal; darting a diplomatic glare he continued, "Fine then, let's resume at 2:30pm, that is, after end of fourteen days and two hours," he stressed on two hours with a mild smile reading her changing expressions.
She creased her brows in a disgusting frown as she watched the receding form, wondering who this intruder can be. She is about to blurt her frustration out, when she heard his graceful roaring voice along with a haunting stare. "If you are wondering why I intruded into your chamber, well, if an associate can barge into another's without permission, why can't the MD, Miss Jodha?" with his trademark smirk, he left the cabin leaving the young lady flabbergasted.
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