"Good morning everyone!"
Venus waved a chubby hand at everyone while perched on his shoulder and greeted them
enthusiastically.
"Good morning everyone!" Randy and Josh also greeted them politely.
"Good morning, good morning!"
Everyone responded, but they were flustered and at a loss.
Zayn was very satisfied with the children's performance and led them towards the
elevator.
Venus looked around with her eyes wide open, enamored by curiosity at a new environment.
The little Dori also seemed to be curious about everything.
Randy straightened his posture and looked around the crowd imperiously.
Josh, 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 Zayn greeted him but
stopped mid-sentence.
The sight of the three babies shocked them, but nobody dared ask.
"Morning!" said Zayn 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 Miss Benday?"
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.
Dori was confounded by the mirror. The parrot flew around and flapped its wings at its
reflections. Dori thought that there were also other parrots inside the elevator.
Dori squawked with fright and flew around everyone's heads in a panic.
"Hush, be quiet!" Venus hurriedly scolded the parrot and stretched out a hand for Dori to land
on. "Daddy likes the quiet."
"Scared! Scared!"
Venus 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 Dori out more. Imagine being scared of your own reflection!"
Josh shook his little head and looked at Dori helplessly.
"Daddy, the elevator is still going up? My ears feel funny." Randy clutched Zayn's fingers
tightly, and his face turned pale. "Which floor is your office on?"
"The sixty-eighth floor." Zayn patted Randy's head gently. "We're almost there."
"Mmm." Randy swallowed hard, then remembered something. "Josh, Venus, you need to
keep swallowing your saliva if your ears are blocked. That's what Mommy said."
Josh and Venus nodded in response and tried to do the same.
Dori tried to mimic Venus but could not do it correctly. Instead, he stretched his neck out
awkwardly, which led to a giggle from the children.
Even Benard found it amusing and smirked at the struggling bird.
After a while, the elevator door opened. Immediately, the office secretaries gave Zayn 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!
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