LOGINAXELI buried my face in my palm the minute she walked out the door. It was always talking in circles whenever I tried to communicate with her without arguing. Rae didn't have anything to lose and that's what made her dangerous. I am pretty sure she realized that, that was why she kept acting however she wanted to.I looked at the time and it was past three and for the first time in a long time, my table was empty. No piles of files or work I needed to finish before the week runs out. I was slowly getting my time back and that was unfortunately thanks to my father’s health deteriorating quickly.He never left the house anymore and was more confined to his wheelchair. He could only stand for a few minutes and that was it. He couldn't move around without assistance.I guess the fact that he was turning into a regular old man was what took over his mind and not what I was doing in his precious company.My mom pressed me to visit him, talking about how lonely and pitiful he seems just sta
LIANNAI walked out of the agency boiling in anger eyes following me as I walked out and I was on the verge of hitting someone across the face but instead wrapped my hand in a tight fist, my fingernails digging into my palm.“Hello Mrs Alistair” I heard someone call me with a mocking tone I turned around and it was my former manager standing by the entrance of the building with a smile on her face.She raised the tag on her neck and waved it as if showing off that she still kept her job.“Good luck with your movie” she smirked“Fucking bitch” I charged towards her ready to smack her across the face and pull her hair out of her scalp.“Ah ah ah hold it” she holds her hand in the air“I could be recording you, you never know” A twisted smile grew on her lips“You recorded that video” My eyes widened in realization “And you destroyed my house, are we stating the obvious?” she laughed“Had a little help from a better actress than you would ever be” she addedRae!She set me up!“How dar
RAE“I didn't ask if you are a staff or not I asked you to leave” I repeated and she didn't move an inch and just stared me in the eyes like she was daring me to do my worst.Everyone froze with their eyes darting around waiting to see what I was going to do and how I was going to react. My heart pounded in my ears, my eyes twitching. I was seconds away from having a panic attack.“This is a workspace, you were hired to do a job. You can't act how you like” I said“I have explained why I didn't show up” she said“To whom?” I asked“HR knows about it” she sounded annoyed that I was even questioning her“Mrs Doyle, you have been aware of a staff member being negligent towards their job and I didn't hear a word about it?” I turned to the HR“W-we-wel-” she began to stutter “I only stepped out for a few minutes” Joan said “I don't know why you are being difficult” she mumbled the last part but everyone heard that and I could swear I heard someone gasp.Exactly what I didn't want to be fo
LIANNAThe date my movie was supposed to drop, it kept getting closer every day, and there were things I needed to put in place, promotions, TV appearances, a whole lot of things that should have been handled already.With everything going on, I decided to skip the TV appearances, just let the other cast attend. I was still hopeful the movie would do well, I needed it to do well.I needed a manager too, someone who could actually put my things in order and someone useful for once, and could do their actual job well. I was tired of the useless people they kept allocating to me. I needed someone better, someone who knew how to do their job and not get on my nerves every five seconds.So I picked up my phone and called my agency to assign me a new manager.I called once, no answer, I called again but still got nothing. It was the fifth time when I was already pissed that someone finally picked up.“Excuse me, are you ignoring my calls?” I snapped immediately“Sorry, we were in a meeting,
RAEI had to soak in what Jane had told me. I recognized from the beginning that her absence was going to become a continuous pattern and that was exactly what happened. Almost as if I was begging her to do her job knowing nothing was going to happen about it.I dialed the front desk to confirm if Joan showed up to work“Front desk speaking” Liv’s voice came through“Hey Liv, did Joan show up today?” I asked“Erm yes—yes she did” she saidI let out a sigh of relief happy that she actually showed up“Alright that's good” I said“Could you pass information to all staff members?” I asked“Yes Miss what would that be?” she asked“Everyone should gather in the board room for a quick meeting” I said“Right away” she said before ending the callIt was long overdue. It had been over a month since the opening of the gallery and my working as the director. The same goes for most of the staff members. They began work after the gallery was officially opened. So I decided to briefly do that during
LIANNA“Don't you miss this?” I asked“I can't even remember the last time we had sex” he laughed“When you were obsessing over having a child” I reminded him“That seems so long ago” he laughed getting up to put on his pants“I still want a child” he said“Because your father wants you to have one?” I asked“Let’s not start another argument” he sighed“I am not trying to, I only asked a question” I got down from the table fixing my hair“I do want kids Lianna, having a family is important for me, for my position” he said“I am your family, am I not enough?” I asked“No” he simply said“Wow” I gasped“How many CEOs and heads of organizations and companies have you seen without children?” he asked“I also have to think about my future and legacy, those are thoughts a conglomerate has, and that's what I am” he statedIt was a good thing he was thinking about the future and I was present in it. But the future wasn't now, there was still a lot of time before the future why stop my life to
“I didn’t do anything I promise” I quickly said, raising my hand in surrender. He just stared at me intensely with a blank expression on his face. I couldn't tell if he was angry or not but who wouldn’t be when I somehow destroyed the work that had been done? I couldn’t even begin to explain how i
AXEL I was seated in my office buried in work I needed to get rid of. I worked like I wasn’t the CEO of the damn company. My father made me work like a staff under his payroll, it got even worse when I got married to Lianna, as if it was his way of punishing me. He didn’t do anything to stop t
When I stepped out of the interview room, the candidates who were asked to leave were standing just by the entrance, and the minute I stepped out an eerie silence followed. I turned my eyes to the floor walking out slowly, too ashamed to even move my legs properly.“I can’t believe she is actually
“Good morning, everyone,” the man in the navy-blue suit said as he stepped into the room, he didn’t have his smile anymore he looked tensed like he was under pressed “Thank you for being here, today interview will be slightly different”My chest tightened as I watched the words leave his mouth “W







