LOGINELENA. Joy was an understatement for how I felt when he said this. Should I say I've been expecting this? But I couldn't take the chances, I could only imagine all sorts of words all through the weekend. It even got to a point where I couldn't sleep, last night, I could only get roughly four hours of sleep. I even woke up earlier than usual and to distract myself, I had to arrange and rearrange my room. When I left the room, it was around past 7 am which seemed like the most reasonable and natural time to wake up. Aunt Millie reminded me how much she trusted me. "I'm sure you'll get the job. I know my niece's capabilities." She gloated. *My lips parted, and shut almost immediately. "Si-- sir.""And your performance for the past week has been outstanding." He smiled. "I'm proud of you, Pearl."Again with the name. My heart fluttered against its will. I averted my gaze and tried to stay as professional as I could. "Thank you, sir, I'll try to be better, and I'll make sure to never
KAISER. His eyes was wide as he stared at me in shock, his hand was on the jaw I just punched. "Did you just--""You have no fucking right to insult my secretary." I have no idea when or even how I did that, but I didn't regret it. "I wasn't even--" He stopped talking, dropped his hand from his jaw and sighed. "I didn't even insult her, bro, that was harsh." "Well, you talking about her like that is like an insult to me." I snapped. "How dare you stare at her lustfully and have such thoughts towards her?""Oh." He blinked. "I didn't know you were this protective over your workers. Or is there something I don't know?""She's--" I stopped talking when a knock on my office door cut through. "Come in." I yelled and turned to Sam, sending messages to him through glares. Elena walked in with some files. "This is the file you asked for sir, I'm sorry for the interruption.""It's fine." Sam chuckled. "You didn't interrupt anything.""You can go." I said coolly. "Someone will call your des
KAISER.I'm sure if there was a way for Elena to disappear into the seat of the car, she would've. She looked very uncomfortable, completely stiff. All through the drive, I noticed how often she kept glancing at me. She kept stealing glances like I wouldn't notice. I didn't act like I did though, but I couldn't help the smile that spread on my lips. I didn't want to speak, I really didn't want to say anything about her stare but I just had the irresistible urge to tease her. "You've been staring hard. Should I turn for you to get a better view?""I--" Even in the dim light, I could see her cheeks redden. She was the cutest when she was blushing. "I didn't." She stuttered the lie out. "Oh, I must be wrong then." I smiled. "Forgive me for the misunderstanding." Her lips moved, but nothing came out. She immediately bit her lips and stared out the window. Pearl. "There, that's the place." She pointed. The driver pulled up in front of the house. She grabbed her stuff beside her and
ELENA. Fiona stopped a few steps close to me, her glare was heavy. She scrunched her face and turned to Kai immediately. "Can you believe this new secretary of yours? She disrespected me!" Kai dipped his hand into his pockets, staring at me and demanding a response. Is the whole universe against my first day of work? "I didn't say anything offensive other than remind her that she wasn't my boss." I muttered. "That's a fucking lie!!" She yelled. "You insulted--""You're disturbing the peace of this office, Fiona. And I hate it." Kai snapped. Fiona scoffed. "Why are you snapping at me? This girl needs to be taught a lesson! Not only did she insult me, she's also lying to my face, our faces--""Are you coming in for the meeting or do you wish to go back to your company?" "It's not fair and it's just crazy how you can't teach your--" "Fiona!!" Kai raised his voice, surely, it was enough to get Fiona muted. She grabbed her purse from my desk, shot a glare at me and walked past Kai,
ELENA. A loud gasp fell from my lips, the size of my eyes could be compared to a saucer's at this point. Is my job over before it even starts? My hands flew to the tissue box on the table, I pulled out several pieces and wiped his face with it. A lot of it spilled on his lips. Jesus Christ! what the fuck is wrong with me? "I'm sorry, sir. I just got startled. I'm very sorry." I was on my knees, we could be earning attention but I could care less at this point. I just wanted to save my job. Will that even be possible? He let out a deep sigh after I was done wiping his face. "You know..." He drawled, making my heart skip several beats. "Just tissue paper isn't enough to wipe what you've poured on my face. And stand up, people are fucking watching." I stood up, not because I wanted to but I really needed to follow his orders. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-- I'm sorry, sir." He sighed again, like he was trying to control himself from having an actual outburst. I immediately went q
ELENA. I didn't want to think much of the name Pearl that he called me before entering his office. But for some reason, his voice lingered, much more than it was supposed to. Before lunch time, I already had myself mentally prepared for this business meeting. Though I wouldn't be doing more than just jotting, so my full attention was needed. Again, it was all part of his assessment, I needed to do a good job. I needed to impress him. Finally, after hours of endless waiting and almost falling unconscious due to nervousness, it was almost time for the lunch date. I picked up the telephone on my desk and called his office. He took the call almost immediately. "Yes?"I swallowed at the sound of his voice, it was raspy, the kind that gave you naughty--"Sir, you have fifteen minutes left for the lunch meeting with Mr. Winston." "Okay, I'll be out in ten minutes." But before I could give him another response, he ended the call. And just like he said on the phone; exactly ten minutes
ELENA. When I woke up again, I was greeted by the muffled voices of people in the background. My brows twitched, and I let out a small throaty groan while opening my eyes. I stared around, the first person I saw was Caleb, and he seemed to be arguing with someone over the phone. I tried sitting u
ELENA. He tilted his head to me, giving me a knowing smile. Caleb snuck to my side, sliding his hand around my waist. "What are you doing here? You didn't tell me you were in town." Caleb muttered. My face scrunched up in disgust, and I tried to move his hand from my waist but he was stronger.
ELENA. I stirred in my sleep while my phone rang loudly. I groaned, reaching out for the table where I usually kept my phone but it was just sheets and a soft bed. I tried to move while the ringing persisted, but something held me back. Or rather, someone. The hand felt bigger and heavier than R
ELENA. I got home or rather, Rhea's house with the last notes I had on me. It was dark already. My clothes were still stuck on my body, obviously, I didn't wait for them to be properly dried before putting them on again, and I was shivering from the coldness of the clothes. The house was empty, a







