“Good morning everyone!”
Ellie waved a chubby hand at everyone while perched on his shoulder and greeted them enthusiastically.
“Good morning everyone!” Robbie and Jamie also greeted them politely.
“Good morning, good morning!”
Everyone responded, but they were flustered and at a loss.
Zachary was very satisfied with the children’s performance and led them towards the elevator.
Ellie looked around with her eyes wide open, enamored by curiosity at a new environment.
The little Fifi also seemed to be curious about everything.
Robbie straightened his posture and looked around the crowd imperiously.
Jamie, on the other hand, tried to copy his brother in spite of his injury.
Seeing how the two brothers looked the same, everyone in the office stopped to look at them.
As the elevator descended, a group of employees who noticed Zachary greeted him but stopped mid-sentence.
The sight of the three babies shocked them, but nobody dared ask.
“Morning!” said Zachary briskly as he took the children into the VIP elevator.
After the elevator doors closed, all the staff members were chattering amongst themselves excitedly. ”Did you see? The children he brought are so cute!”
“Yeah, they look like precious little dolls!”
“Did you also notice the parrot? How cute!”
“But who are they?”
“I don’t know, how curious!”
“Are they his?”
“That can’t be right, he’s not married yet!”
“Isn’t he going to marry Ms. Blackwood?”
Everyone was so excited that they did not even notice that the elevator had arrived.
It was not until they heard a loud ding! that everyone was brought back to their senses.
They all knew the repercussions for gossiping, let alone about the president himself. It would be a large reduction in their annual bonuses for sure.
In the VIP elevator, the three children were full of curiosity about everything. They marveled at how the elevator had a crystalline, reflective appearance. Some pulled faces at the overhead mirror, which they also found particularly exciting.
Fifi was confounded by the mirror. The parrot flew around and flapped its wings at its reflections. Fifi thought that there were also other parrots inside the elevator.
Fifi squawked with fright and flew around everyone’s heads in a panic.
“Hush, be quiet!” Ellie hurriedly scolded the parrot and stretched out a hand for Fifi to land on. “Daddy likes the quiet.”
“Scared! Scared!”
Ellie wrapped the distressed bird towards her chest and stroked its feathery head gently. “Don’t be scared. This is a mirror, see? A mirror!”
“I think we should bring Fifi out more. Imagine being scared of your own reflection!”
Jamie shook his little head and looked at Fifi helplessly.
“Daddy, the elevator is still going up? My ears feel funny.” Robbie clutched Zachary’s fingers tightly, and his face turned pale. “Which floor is your office on?”
“The sixty-eighth floor.” Zachary patted Robbie’s head gently. “We’re almost there.”
“Mmm.” Robbie swallowed hard, then remembered something. “Jamie, Ellie, you need to keep swallowing your saliva if your ears are blocked. That’s what Mommy said.”
Jamie and Ellie nodded in response and tried to do the same.
Fifi tried to mimic Ellie but could not do it correctly. Instead, he stretched his neck out awkwardly, which led to a giggle from the children.
Even Ben found it amusing and smirked at the struggling bird.
After a while, the elevator door opened. Immediately, the office secretaries gave Zachary his usual greetings.
Everyone’s greetings stopped abruptly when they saw the three children.
Everyone was baffled, staring at the three children in a daze. They were wondering who the kids were and how they ended up with the president. One of them was even sitting on his shoulder!
