Rayne remained relatively calm when she heard that it would be a bunker. She had already had a small suspicion back during the contest, and now Noah proved her to be correct.
Noah was once again surprised at how calm Rayne was. He expected her to be stunned, and ask questions. But she just sat there, calmly waiting for him to continue.
"I know this will be a bit demanding, but we need the design completed as soon as possible. Preferably within the month".
This time Rayne's eyes widened! A timeline of just a month was a nearly impossible ask! Especially for a project this large in scale!
"Secretary Mathews! I believe you are overestimating my capabilities! To design something this large, to completion is near impossible!", exclaimed Rayne.
"Yes, it will be difficult and demanding, however I believe in your ability. I will also assist you around the clock, whenever you need. Please come to me with any questions or concerns", replied Noah.
Rayne was still in disbelief, she would have to put in so much effort for this project that she wouldn't be able to do much more outside of that.
Noah picked up another document and handed it over to Rayne.
"This will explain the compensation we have prepared for you".
Rayne glanced over the paper and nearly jumped out of the chair! If she completed this contract she would never have to work again for the rest of her life!
The monetary compensation was over one billion dollars!
She took a deep breath to calm herself and turned to look at Noah.
"Okay, I accept".
Noah smiled and stood up, collecting the signed documents.
"Okay now that we got all of that out of the way, here is a list of mandatory requirements for the bunker. Feel free to add anything you see fit. I will be reviewing the initial design at the end of the week."
Rayne looked at the list. Her design from the contest included most of these requirements already, she just needed to add a few additional features such as solar farms and advanced water filtration systems.
There was also a detailed sketch of a micro laboratory that would need to be included in the bunker.
"Some of these systems are fairly technical, and we already got our engineers and researchers to come up with design documents for the more advanced systems. These will be sent to your computer, for you to reference", explained Noah.
Rayne returned to her office and quickly got to work. She pulled out her design from the contest to use as a reference, and started from scratch on a new blueprint.
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While Rayne was busy working, Noah went to Julian's office to give a status update.
"Boss, the contest went smoothly and I have already sorted out the winners for their respective projects. Here are copies of the winners' designs.
Second and third place was Ella Soto and Fabiano. While the first place winner might surprise you! It's Dr. Weston's daughter, Rayne Weston!", said Noah.
Julian raised his eyebrow, hearing Raynes name.
"I wasn't aware that his daughter was skilled in architectural design. This is indeed interesting, show me what she came up with for the contest".
Noah handed over a copy of Rayne's design.
Julian carefully studied the blueprint, taking time to read all of the placeholder ideas Rayne wrote down. He was very impressed at the level of detail, and forward thinking Rayne had.
"Noah, you did well choosing her as the winner. This is exactly the kind of bunker I want."
Julian continued to study the design with interest. Seems like Dr. Weston's daughter is as brilliant as her father.
"Take a small team of trusted people and begin scouting a suitable location for this bunker. Choose a remote location. If I remember correctly there's a large uninhabited forest valley a few hours away. It's near the newly constructed nature retreat resort.", instructed Julian.
"I'll get it done", replied Noah.
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Rayne spent the rest of the day absorbed in drawing the blueprint. She had managed to completely flesh out the entire shell of the bunker.
She kept the initial design, only tweaking a few parts to accommodate more solar panels, and defense systems.
Knock, Knock!
Rayne snapped out of her trance and went over to open her office door.
"Hello Miss Weston, I came by to deliver the second part of your contest winnings", said Noah.
Rayne let him enter her office and they both sat down around her desk.
Noah handed her a new document, "This is the small monetary bonus that was included with the contest winnings. Since you won first place, your prize was a bit higher than that of the other winners".
Rayne looked at the paper seeing a document stating a transfer of 100,000 dollars to her account.
Happily surprised she looked at Noah and said, "Wow! How generous, I wasn't aware that there was a monetary prize as well!".
"Yes, we decided not to publicize this for the sake of the winners", explained Noah.
They chatted for a few more minutes while Rayne showed Noah the progress she made on the design.
Noah was pleasantly surprised at how quickly Rayne worked. He felt like she would definitely be able to finish the design by the designated time, alleviating some stress of this shoulders.
After they were done, Noah politely escorted Rayne to the elevator. As they passed the reception desk, Rayne noticed the arrogant woman from earlier sitting behind the desk.
Katie saw Rayne walking with Secretary Mathews and was stunned! She was coming back from her lunch break when she saw the secretary escort Rayne, but she didn't see the woman for the rest of the day. She figured the woman was just a regular worker, so when she saw her again her jealousy flared!
How was it possible that this woman stayed up on this floor the whole day? Could it be that she was a guest of the president?!
As Rayne and Noah passed Katie, Noah stopped to introduce them.
"Miss Katherine, this is Miss Weston. She will be working on this floor from now on. Her office is across from mine, please help her out with whatever she asks", said Noah.
His words made Katie even more angry! How on earth did this vixen climb her way to work so close to the secretary and president?! She was supposed to be the only woman on this floor!