
While waiting for the call, Ivona scrolls through the device she carries. The girl prepared a softfile portfolio of her work that Marcus sent to this lab. Not just anyone can enter this laboratory, considering this place as an international research and investigation institute. Only those who have special and untested work can have the privilege to be employed in this laboratory.
"Miss Ivona Carminda.., you're welcome to meet Mr. Marshall inside." The security guard who had ushered him in, suddenly invited him in.
"Yes, wait a minute!" the girl tidied up and kept her files back, then followed them in the man's footsteps.
After a while of walking, Ivona's forehead creased as she looked at the strange sight in the room she passed by. As if he could understand what the girl was seeing, the security officer explained to Ivona.
"Miss Ivona.., I hope not to be surprised by what happened in that room. It is common here, to be able to ensure that the formula we produce is right for treating humans. We have to volunteer to be the one for the test" the security officer said.
"Okay no problem. Just startled, suddenly seeing the sight of a person with a frothy mouth and convulsions like that." Ivona continued her steps staying behind the man.
In front of the door of a room that looks large and spacious, visible from the height of the wall and the architecture of the building, the security officer stopped in front of the door.
"Tok.., tok..., tok.." The security guard knocked on the door three times. Then without waiting to be invited in, the man pushed the door and coded Ivona to follow him.
Without making a sound, Ivona followed the footsteps of the man into the room. A completely ergonomic room with a refreshing arrangement is visible in Ivona's eye view.
"Miss.., please sit down! I'll leave Miss here. Mr. Marshall's gonna be seeing Miss Ivona in a minute." The security guard's looking forward to leaving Ivona.
"Thank you for your help sir." Ivona smiled, then she sat down at the spot indicated by the security guard.
A while Ivona spent waiting for the arrival of the Laboratory Chief to meet him. The girl picked up the magazine in front of her, then opened it.
"Mama." whispered Ivona softly as she closed her mouth. Without blinking, Ivona looked at the picture of her mother in the magazine she was reading. Her mother looked thinner from the last time they met, but added to the beauty and motherhood of the middle-aged woman. Ivona slowly rubbed her mother's face without saying a word.
"Good job..., plok. plok.." suddenly there was a heavy voice of a man in front of Ivona. The girl turned her face up, and a man was looking at her.
"Please forgive Mr. Marshall.., I am unaware of Mr. Marshall's arrival." Ivona looked nervous, she stood up and bowed to the man. Looking at the name tag on her chest, Ivona called out to her by the name.
"I'll never doubt Doctor Marcus's recommendation to me. Only a select person would he recommend to enter this laboratory." with a smile,. Marshall reached out his hand to invite Ivona to shake hands.
"Mr Marshall raised me too much. Introduce me Ivona." the girl received a helping hand from the man, then Mr. Marshall took her back to her seat.
"Mr Marshall..this is my hardfile portfolio file. May Mr. Marshall see and evaluate me." In a low tone, Ivona handed the file to the man.
"I've believed in the boy, tell me how Marcus is doing now!" Marshall pushed the file aside.
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It took Ivona and Marshall nearly an hour to get to know each other. At ten in the morning, Ivona was handed over to a unit that was conducting research on medical equipment. Marshall drove Ivona himself to the unit.
"I hope you can all work with this girl. Much to learn from him, much knowledge and expertise he has." Marshall told the four men who served there.
"Ready Mr. Marshall.." said a young man named Frans. The other four smiled and bowed to welcome Ivona.
"Alright Miss Ivona. Get to know your room and your team here first. Tomorrow you can continue what you have to do." after introducing Ivona to the unit where the girl was stationed, Marshall immediately returned to his study. All the team members took Marshall out of the room.
"Hey. introduce me Erick.. You must have had an extraordinary identity, until Mr. Marshall escorted you to this unit." Erick immediately pulled Ivona's hand and invited her to sit on the chair.
But just as Ivona was about to sit down, a young woman held Ivona's shoulders.
"My name is Stephanie, call me Annie! Beware of the singles who are heavy-matured in this room!" jokingly, Annie pretended to advise Ivona. As an Asian, Ivona has the smallest body among them.
"Okay.., I'm happy to join a team as fun as you all are. Yesterday I was thinking, if I was going to be in an isolated environment, we wouldn't even be able to live out our social needs. Turns out I was wrong and too under-estimated about this job." Ivona looks happy to get a very humble team.
"Well. call me Andrew Miss Ivona.., and this is Jack my friend." The two men on the team introduced themselves.
"Okay we're back to discussions room.., Miss Ivona immediately joined forces to socialize with our unit." finally after their time was taken to introduce themselves to each other, Frans again invited all team members to enter the discussion.
"Ready." The five men simultaneously entered the discuss room, and Ivona followed them from behind.
Frans immediately turned on the projector, and a draft of the medical equipment was plastered on the screen. Ivona frowned seeing such a disheveled concept. But he refrained from putting the spotlight on the material. He decided to try to make peace with the situation, and if there was a chance, would only express his opinion.
"What do you think of this concept? If it's okay, I'll send it to the production unit immediately to make a product prototype." Frans offered his team an input.
"Why should prothotype.., our products are related to human life. What should not be direct finished products, then we test the work on humans directly." Annie responded to the concept Frans presented.
Discussions flowed nicely and accepted each other. No one tries to impose an opinion for his idea to be used. Ivona is more of a listener, while studying the character of her friends.
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