Amelia carefully carried James’ cup of tea in her hand. The hot tea was in a coffee disposable cup. “Now, I think I obeyed and disobeyed him at the same time. Tea in a coffee cup is coffee.” She smiled at her cooked-up principle and walked out of the elevator. She proceeded to James’ office and when she got to his door, she could hear him talking. She moved her ear closer to the door and tried eavesdropping. Soon, she began to hear another person’s voice. This time it was that of a lady. She could barely hear what they were discussing. She shrugged her shoulders and knocked on the door. She exhaled softly and waited for him to give her the permission to go in. After waiting a few minutes, and she didn’t hear him ask her to come in, she knocked on the door again. “Why does she keep knocking?” Amelia heard feminine voice, and she furrowed her brows. ‘He asked me to make him a cup of coffee, and I am here to give it to him.’ She thought. “If you want to stand there, I’d prefer y
“I should be asking you that, ma’am. Where are you going?” The driver asked Amelia again. “I don’t know! Oh. My. God! He didn’t tell me the location!” She grabbed the car seats and yanked herself forward. “Start driving!” She yelled, making the driver flinch. “You want me to start driving without a destination?”“Yes! That’s exactly what I’m telling you. Now drive!” She yelled, and he dragged the gear backwards. The car moved forward all of a sudden, throwing Amelia forward even more. “But where…” “It’s a black Mercedes Benz! He is in a black Mercedes Benz. If you are very fast enough, we will meet him and track him till we get to the venue.” “Ma’am, there are more than one Mercedes Benz cars on the highway. You need to be more specific, okay?” “Just keep driving. I can guess it’s his car when I see it. Go as fast as you can!” Amelia had never been so restless her whole life. It was her first day, and she was going through hell already. ‘Maybe Tina wasn’t wrong after all. How
After Amelia was done puking, she rinsed her face and ran out of the restroom. She ran back to where she had run into James and saw that he wasn’t there anymore. She saw a man standing next to the entrance, he was wearing a blue and black uniform. “Excuse me, sir. Please, do you know where the meetings with the CEOs are taking place? I should be there but I have no idea where it is.” The eyes of the security man she spoke to roamed her body from head to toe. He wondered what someone who looked so not-classy would do at such a great event. “It’s on the other side. They are in the first conference room.” He pointed forward, and Amelia turned to the direction he pointed to. “Thank you!” She hurriedly ran down the corridor in front of her, while her eyes were busy checking out the doors. Soon, she got to the fourth door and saw a tag with ‘Conference Room’ on it. She moved closer, and she could see the inside of the room. It was super huge, and her mouth fell open in shock. Ther
The meeting came to an end, and they began to exit the conference room one after the other. James’ company, and one other won the competition.“Congratulations, Mr. James. Your assistant did brilliantly well! I’m so impressed. Who would have thought she would have such words in her mouth.” The chairman greeted James, and James smiled faintly. Amelia that stood behind him couldn’t help but giggle. “My former secretary would have done better too. Don’t make her too happy. She could have done better.” He looked at her face, and she stopped giggling. ‘Why isn’t he happy? At least we won.’ “I understand you. But we should still celebrate. There is a party here tonight. The lucky companies should be around to celebrate.” “Sure. I’ll surely attend,”“You are invited too, Miss Amelia.” He looked at her, and she nodded excitedly. “Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.” The chairman walked away, and James began to walk to the building’s exit. Amelia followed behind him like a fly following poop, bec
Amelia got home and applied some ointment to her burnt chest, and she felt better. She started preparing for the dinner party in no time. She had gone to call Elena to help her pick an outfit, but when she went, Elena said she was busy, but would be with her in a few minutes. “Amelia, I am less busy now. Can I come in?” Elena knocked on Amelia’s door and waited for her to answer. “Yes, come in! I didn’t lock the door,” Amelia responded, tossing more clothes from her closet. Elena walked into Amelia’s apartment and searched the living room with her eyes. Her eyes fell on Amelia’s open bedroom door, and she walked to the door. Her jaw slacked when she saw how scattered Amelia’s room was. So many clothes were on the floor, some on the bed, and even few found their way to her standing mirror. “What in the rough’s name is going on here?” Amelia, who was in towels, jumped at the sound of Elena's voice, she looked back and sighed after seeing how shocked Elena looked. “Thank God, you
Amelia covered her mouth after she yelled out James’ name. It was at that moment she knew she f**ked up. “Somebody is here.” She heard the feminine voice say, and her eyes popped open. ‘I can’t let them see me.’ Amelia ran out of the restroom, totally forgetting about her ruined makeup. She stood not so far from the restroom and heaved a loud sigh. ‘Why would Mr. James have sex with a lady in a restroom? He could have just gone home, or taken her to a hotel. What if someone sees him?’ “Amelia?” A familiar voice called Amelia out of her thoughts, and she looked up. She saw Mr. Charles Parker standing in front of her. He had a surprised look on his face. “Mr. Charles, Good evening sir,” She responded, divulging a nervous and fake smile. “What happened to you?” Charles asked, still in awe. “Nothing. I’m perfectly fine, sir.” She gave slight bows as she spoke. “No, you are not. Have you seen your face in the mirror? You look horrible. Your whole face is blue.” Amelia’s jaw slack
They got to the back of the company, and James yanked Amelia forward carelessly, making her almost fall to the ground on her face. “What were you thinking? What the f**k is wrong with you? What kind of stupid makeover is that?!” Amelia jumped at the sound of his vexed voice. She gulped hard and her eyes heated up in no time. “I… I’m sorry, I…” “Don’t you dare cry! It doesn’t have any effect on me! Didn’t you check yourself in the mirror?!” He yelled. “I did, but my friend told me it was nice! I am not a fashionista but she is, so I believed her. I’m sorry, Mr. James. I had to wash my face when I heard the reporters’ comments while I was passing by. I’m very sorry for this embarrassment. I’ll bear the consequences for this.” “Of course, you will. You’re fired! You can’t keep doing this to my company. You aren’t worth stepping foot into my company.” James turned to leave, and Amelia fell to her knees and hugged his legs tightly so that he wouldn’t move. “Please, I beg you, Mr. J
~ The Next Day ~Amelia hurried out of her apartment and locked the door. She had just ten minutes to get to the company. Though she could still make it, she wanted to get there as soon as she could. She had woken up late because she left the party very late. James wasn’t ready to leave the party when she wanted to, so she had no choice then to stay back with him. Before she could walk away from her door, Elena’s door opened, and Amelia turned back. She saw Elena standing at the door. Elena smiled widely at her, but Amelia was too pained to smile back at her. She remembered what she did to her the previous night. “Good morning, Amelia. When did you return yesterday?” Elena asked, and Amelia exhaled. “I returned very late. You must have been sleeping when I came back,” Amelia answered coldly. Elena noticed the way she acted, and she stepped out of her apartment and shut the door behind her. “What is wrong, Amelia? You don’t sound happy.” Amelia looked at her and shook her head.