"Account Executive?" Danie couldn't believe her ears. Didn't he agree that he would give her a position that her walking disability wouldn't hinder? "Mr. Del Fierro, I thought we talked about this-"
"It's our only vacant position right now, Dana. Accept it and you will have your chance. Reject it but I will not allow you to go back in town." He was sitting on his chair with his feet on the table, all arrogant but never failing to display power and elegance at the same time.
So, this is Lucas Del Fierro in his workplace. When he entered his office several minutes ago, Danielle was even more impressed with how the man carried himself. He looked every inch a dignified CEO exuding an intimidating and domineering aura. His presence in the room turned the atmosphere cold but also respectable.
Danie's first week at work rolled about smoothly. In fact, she hadn't seen Lucas since her first day. That was good. Although she was beginning to wonder what his plan really was. And because there's a saying that goes like 'the calm before the storm', Danie was uneasy.She felt like something bad's going to happen."How's it going so far, Dana?" Asked Albert. He had just arrived from a client meeting."All good. I've set you another meeting tomorrow. And I made a follow up to that lady you told me, she said she's reconsidering. She might come to the open house next week.""Well done, Dana!" Albert patted her head like praising a little girl for a job well done."Thanks!"Unbeknownst to her, a pair of envious eyes was looking at them. It belongs to another AE, Stephanie who was a long time admirer of the thirty-one year old bachelor, Albert.Stephanie was cursing Dana in her heart. She had already done everything but Albert wasn't as
Danie found herself crying when Lucas left.The pain she was feeling in her heart was greater than the pain of her superficial injury.Was it still possible to make Lucas forgive her?"Why does it matter to you, Danielle? Whether Lucas forgive you or not, it will not change anything,"she thought.Danie stood up to make sure that the main door was locked. The unit belongs to Lucas. It was understandable that there's another key with him. However, she wished that he wouldn't come randomly just to insult her.She was about to go back to her room when she noticed a bag on the table. She walked towards it to have a look.T
Having the AC back was a relief for Danie. She could bear the other inconveniences but not the hot temperature.It was nine in the morning when the person came to fix the AC unit. It didn't take long since there was not a problem to begin with. But what amazed Danie was that the fifty year old plus man was on video call with Lucas the entire time that he was doing the repair."Sir Lucas is the Rev. Marcus' son," the man said with a kind smile. There was an obvious respect in his voice towards Lucas and his father. Which made her believe that he was of the same faith but from different church. "And it's just the two of us here. This is for our protection," he explained before starting the job.Because she already had a phone, she didn't need to go down to buy the old man some snack. She just ordered online.Danielle had a nice weekend. She called Tabitha but it was Jio whom she talked to for a long time because they did an online tutorial in Math. Mirriam
Lucas had been pacing back and forth inside his office. He was growing impatient each passing second of waiting that the moment Dana appeared in front of him, he didn't give the poor girl the chance to explain.He viciously grabbed her arm and asked her through gritted teeth. "We're you really testing my patience, Dana?""They took the card from me," was all she said, wincing in pain but defiant. "I'm sorry if I caused you trouble again.""You were hugging and flirting with your colleague. Do you think that's proper? Did I bring you here so you can seduce men?" He tightened his grip on his arm as the earlier scene flashed in his mind. "What a slut!"He wanted to rip off that man's body with his bare hands. How could he? Really?
Danielle, the Billionaire Heiress, just got promoted to being an assistant to Lucas Del Fierro with no proper job description.Lucas was like a rich brat who wanted his every request to come to pass no matter how unreasonable it would be.'Why are you doing this, Danielle?'she asked herself while making a coffee for Lucas.She'd been asking herself the same question lately. She could go on with her life even if Lucas would not forgive her. But here she was, wasting her time on him when she could put it to other use.Say for example, find out what had already happened back home while she was gone. Did her Uncle tell everyone that she's already dead? Did her grandfather try to look for her?Then it hit Danie, why did her Uncle stop searching for her? He didn't get her body as proof that she was dead. Didn't he think that she might be alive?Danie didn't believe that Justus Williams would be that careless unless –"I
"We're about to enter the town," Lucas slowed down and pulled over on the side of the road. He looked at Dana in the passenger seat who seemed to be spacing out again. "Look, if you continue to act like that, just go back to the city."If only it wasn't their church anniversary the next day, he wouldn't come home with Dana today.He could've gone himself but he didn't want to leave Dana alone in the city with her current condition.Lucas knew something was wrong and he could feel that he's getting closer to accomplishing his goal. Very soon, Dana would be revealing her true self and there's no stopping it. He needed to be there beside her to make sure she would not try to fake it again.But she should act normal if he didn't want everyone at home to think that he's maltreating their precious Dana. Or else, they would not let her come back to the city with him. And he couldn't afford that. He could feel that the truth was about to set itself free.
"A person you might know?" Tabitha repeated what she said.Danie was forced to lie again.She needed to tell Tabitha something to ease her worries. Besides, she wasn't totally lying. She was not really sure if the man she saw was her Uncle. But when she told Tabitha about it, it was from the point of view of her fake amnesiac self. She supposedly saw someone she might know from her forgotten past."I'm not sure, Auntie. It's just that when I saw him, I suddenly felt cold. I was scared. But I don't exactly know why," she added."Could this be the person who was running after you?" the older woman worriedly asked. "Then you're not safe in the city anymore! I'll tell Lucas that you're not coming back with him.""No. No. Please, Auntie. Lucas doesn't know about it," Danie panicked. Lucas knew that would happen if she continue acting weird. That's why he specifically told her to pull herself together.But what could she do? She didn't realize that
"AUNTIE," Lucas acknowledged Tabitha. Jane's mother asked a little of his time to talk to him. "Lucas, I feel that Dana is not okay," she started while casting the latter a glance. Dana was chatting with his mother and his sister. "I'm afraid that something might happen to her in the city." "Did she tell you anything?" He felt a little annoyed that Dana still managed to let Tabitha know that she wasn't okay. Didn't she promise him to quit acting weird? "I promised Dana not to tell you. But I am really worried. If only she would listen to me, I don't want her to go back with you anymore," Tabitha held his hands. Worry was evident on her face. And he hated it that Dana was causing Jane's mother to worry like that. She's not even worth it. "But she's not my child, Lucas. I cannot do more than tell her to take care of herself." "Don't worry, Auntie. I -" "No, Lucas, can you please not continue with whatever you are planning to avenge Jane an