Chapter 6: First Day

Cassandra POV:

No. This was not happening. How could he be the CEO of RX Corp? Was I even entering the right company building right now?

My head was trying to process this mess-up situation while my eyes were wandering around scanning all the notices and advertisements placed inside the VIP elevator. All of them had the RX Corp logo on them. It was certain now, that I really entered the right company building.

For the next seconds, I could feel my heart pounding hard and my breath was getting shorter. I kept taking deep breaths, trying to make sure my brain got enough oxygen or else I might faint in here. I'm feeling like I'm having a panic attack.

How the hell did Riccardo end up being my new boss? No, the right question would be... How the hell did I end up being his secretary right now? Damn it! I should have checked who was the owner of the company or at least checked who the CEO was. Why did I skip that information and just applied to the job opening here? Why?!

I could feel as if my soul had left my body. I stood there inside that elevator motionlessly while staring at the door waiting for that damn thing to reach the ground floor.

Ding! The elevator doors were opened and I was trying to head out. But then I got stopped by four muscular men wearing black attires. Obviously, they were the securities.

"I'm sorry, Miss Moore. You are required at the CEO's office. Mr Xavier wanted to meet you and have a talk," one of the men said.

He seemed unfriendly and scary. Actually, all those four men looked that way. So being a tiny woman, I timidly just obeyed them silently. We reached the top floor again and they gestured their hands to invite me out of the elevator. Two of the men then escorted me to enter the CEO's office room again.

Riccardo was standing by a desk placed just about five meters in front of the door. He smiled plainly when he saw me come into the office again. As usual, he told the men to leave us alone. Then he walked to the door and locked it.

"This is your desk," he said while tapping the desk that was near the office door just now. Like seriously? He was going to make me sit in the same room with him? Weren't the secretaries usually had their desks outside?

"You're trying to play a game with me," I remarked with a displeased tone. He chuckled.

"I'm not. You applied for the job yourself," he denied it.

"Then why didn't you tell me about this yesterday when I still not signed the employment contract yet? Clearly, you did this on purpose to get back on me."

"Wasn't this your dream job? You even celebrated it at the nightclub with your friends after getting the job here," he said as if mocking my past action.

"Well, not anymore. This was no longer my dream job. This is a nightmare!" 

"So, what are you going to do, Cassie? Give up on your dream to seduce your new boss and make him agree to marry you?"

"I never said that!"

I was so confused by his words because I was very certain I had never spoken something like that before. Surely, I loved money more than anything else after I broke up with Riccardo seven years ago, but I never went to the extent of trying to seduce rich men for their money. I'm not that low. I could find my own money.

"Yes, you did..." he said while staring right into my eyes.

"Really? When?" I ridiculed him and laughed to brush him off.

"That night when you're drunk inside my car. Do you want me to repeat what you said to me before?" His response made me uneasy. He slowly walked to me and leaned his face closer to mine. Then he whispered the words that he claimed I said during the night that I had no memory of.

"You said... you're going to work with the most powerful CEO in the country who owned RX Corp. If it happens that your boss was a fine young man, you would try to seduce him and make him want to marry you. That way... you could beat Tina again on having the best man."

It sounded wicked but I knew it was probably true because he mentioned Tina. Riccardo never knew who Tina Sanfield was. I only befriended that bitch after we broke up. So, did that mean I really said something like that to him before? Oh, God! How embarrassing it was to confess your dirty thought to your own target. It felt like a culprit confessing her crime to the police.

I could feel my cheeks were getting hot, probably blushing right now. I avoided meeting his eyes and looked away, yet still maintained my posture to show him that I'm not scared of him standing that close to me. So, what the hell? You're my new boss now, so what? You didn't own me, Ricky.

But suddenly that man grabbed my arms and pushed me until my back went against a wall. He tilted his head and leaned a little, forcefully giving me a kiss. I retaliated quickly by hitting his chest a few times with my fists. I probably hit him hard because he broke the kiss in less than five seconds.

"Stop it or I'm going to scream," I threatened him bravely.

Riccardo smirked at my words and bit his lower lip slightly, showing an annoyed face. He gripped my arms even harder and tried to get another kiss.

"Don't you dare... I'm going to fucking scream right now if you kiss me again," I warned him hatefully.

"Okay, Cassie... Scream. Scream right now," he dared me instead with a hoarse domineering voice.

His face looked grim with his eyes darkened and he looked extremely terrifying at this moment. I was so stunned that I became speechless instantly. It suddenly felt like there was a lump in my throat that avoiding me from talking or even screaming.

"Exactly... You won't scream," he said a moment later and went on giving me another rough kiss.

No, I didn't want this. Why didn't I stop him right now? His arms were slowly curled around my waist and I could feel his hands groping my bottom lustfully.

I didn't know what was happening. This felt toxifying. I was so engrossed with his rough touches that a moment later, I suddenly found myself lying on the three-seater leather sofa placed in the middle of that office room. My head snapped back to pull my conscience again only to realize that Riccardo was now on top of me, unbuckling his pants and taking his thing out of his pants.

"Cassie... how about seducing your boss from day one? I have no intention to stop your plan," he suggested seductively with a raspy voice.