Mama screamed before I could even put the speaker close to my ear. I closed my eyes as I kept my phone at a distance from my face. She continued, "Don't you know what time it is?! It's already nine-fifteen pm and you have no news on what time you're going to be home. My client is already furious that I didn't arrive on time. Do you know how much money your overtime is costing me?!"
Slowly, I put my phone onto my ear and replied, "Mama, I'm still at work. But I'm almost finished. I'm just waiting for the Mail Department to pick up all the contracts I finished today."
"Instead of waiting, why don't you just leave it there and come home already?!" she shouted again and I moved my phone away once more. "Your sisters are already gone and I'm left with the kids! And I still need to take care of other people's children. Don't you know how exhausting this is?!"<
I froze as I heard that question. The very question that I wanted to avoid the most. If I said that Minju left me to do her work for her, he might scold me. And that might lead to another unwanted discourse with the floor's Queen Bee.On the other hand, if I lied to Mr. Nam that I had a lot of so-called paperwork from our clients, he might still check all the camera footage. There, he would definitely see what happened today. And I might anger him if I lied because Mr. Kim did say that they would never tolerate lying."Well, Miss Ryuk?" he asked again, which removed me from my ocean of thoughts.Frantic, I looked around the room in search of an answer. And then finally, I said, "I had a lot of paperwork today, Mr. Nam." I looked a
After the door closed behind me, Minju started, "Mr. Nam, your secretary is worthless. Just worthless! She cost me a whole day's work when I specifically asked her to finish it yesterday!"I groaned silently as I slowly pushed myself back up. I turned to look at Minju and watched as she continued her rant.She walked closer to Mr. Nam's table. "This kind of work ethic isn't suitable for a respectable company such as yours. In my opinion, it's time that you remove her and find someone worthy of such a position."My brows furrowed as I shared glances with Mr. Kim, who stood silently behind Mr. Nam. On the other hand, Mr. Nam stared at Minju without saying a word. He gave her a blank stare, which made me uncomfortable because I had no idea what Mr. Nam would say.And after
Mr. Nam and I shared glances. And I could tell that he wasn't pleased with what happened. I quickly looked down onto his desk and waited for what he had to say."Miss Ryuk, you told me last night that Hyeongu gave you tons of paperwork yesterday," he started with a calm voice, surprisingly. I expected that he would be furious with me because I lied yesterday. "Why didn't you tell me that Minju was making you do something that you shouldn't? Are you afraid of her?"I sucked in my breath and held it firmly. I didn't know how to phrase what Minju told me yesterday. I didn't know how I could sugarcoat the threat that she told me. Mr. Nam was furious. I didn't want to add more to that."As I suspected," Mr. Nam replied after a sigh. I looked back at him and he asked, "What did she threaten you with?"
Mr. Kim spoke from the outside. “I received a notification from one of our clients. It’s of high importance.”Without another word, Mr. Nam stood and walked towards the window. He slightly opened the blinds and remained turned away from the door. “Come in, Hyeongu.”As soon as the door opened, I removed my stare from Mr. Nam and looked down to my feet. I kept my head down as Mr. Kim entered.“Mr. Nam,” Mr. Kim continued as he closed the door. He walked towards him and said, “Our client from Nekobe Hotel just called in. They said they wanted to discuss something important to you.”“Did he mention what he wanted to talk about?” Mr. Nam asked. I secretly glanced over to them and Mr. Nam kept his back turned f
We just finished our meeting with our client from the Nekobe Hotel. Nekobe Hotel was just one of the many businesses that ran under Nam Corporations. Even though it was a lunch meeting, I was still nervous as I sat down with Mr. Nam and our client, Mr. Choi.Truth to be told, I expected for Mr. Choi to be, somehow, like Minju. But I was proven to be wrong. Mr. Choi was actually a nice person and he even made sure that I was comfortable during the whole time he talked with Mr. Nam.Mr. Nam explained that before he would make partners with someone, he would always ask their employees about their bosses. Mr. Nam said that he would never accept a partner who had a record of mistreating their employees. Because it was against our company’s values and he would remind his partners and clients of that rule.It was ano
Our eyes met and after a few seconds, he smiled and continued, “Pull yourself together. I want my secretary to be presentable in front of my brother.”I nodded without hesitation. Mr. Nam turned around and finally, I was able to breathe again. I swallowed a big lump in my throat and proceeded to fix my hair. I turned around and faced the metal wall of the elevator and made sure that my ponytail was clean.I just finished fixing my hair when the elevator came to a halt. I grabbed my tablet and fixed my clothes as quickly as possible. Slowly, the elevator doors opened and Mr. Nam walked ahead of me. With my head down, I followed his trail and kept my head low.Not long after, we arrived at the front desk of the top floor. There sat a woman with brown hair, round glasses, and a navy blue blazer with a white
Mr. Taeyoung was horrified. Brows knitted together and his eyes opened wide. “What do you mean my rating isn’t enough? The chat completely shows that my reputation has recovered,” he protested.“That was your reputation amongst your current partners and clients,” Mr. Nam grabbed the second folder once again and opened it. He continued, “Your reputation with the public is undecided. And with the people within the business industry, their trust in your name is yet to be restored.”I secretly glanced over to Mr. Taeyoung and his jaw clenched. His hand on the table slowly clenched as Mr. Nam put the folder back on the table.Mr. Nam continued, “Did you really think that I wouldn’t see that? Your chart explained everything perfectly.”
We were on our way to the front door of Mr. Taeyoung’s office when it suddenly opened. It was Mr. Taeyoung’s secretary, along with another woman. She might be the client that Mr. Taeyoung has a meeting with.We immediately stopped and bowed towards her. Mr. Taeyoung stepped forward and shook hands with her. “Good day to you, ma’am. I’m Nam Taeyoung,” he greeted.“Good day to you as well, Mr. Nam. I’m known as Madam Mina of Apathi Real Estate,” the woman returned a smile.Mr. Taeyoung stepped back and introduced Mr. Nam, “This is my brother, Nam Jinho. He’s the head of Nam Corporations.”“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Madam Mina,” Mr. Nam shook hands with the client.