CHAPTER EIGHT Negotiation
Alby walked with long strides down the office corridor. His aura of authority was very clearly emanated from the line of his firm face. Strong and charming. Several employees bowed respectfully as Alby passed him. While Alby only responded with a short nod. Without words.
"How was the development I asked to investigate?"
Jean who was walking behind Alby was silent. "Still the same. It's hard to even dig up about his family."
"I told you three days. You know what that means?"
"Excuse me, sir. But Miss is not an ordinary person. The smallest thing about her is only a photo and her graduation certificate. We are having a hard time identifying her."
"Ck! He really is, yes ...."
Alby entered his study just as Jean opened the door, walking gracefully to his chair.
"Well, have you prepared what I as
CHAPTER NINE ~ Knick-knackA few days later...Alessia busied herself with the piles of bundles she had already stacked forget Alby's autograph. During the almost three days she was the man's secretary, Alessia was really busy with various things that the old secretary had left behind and it was quite a hassle for her. Luckily Alby was a little understanding not to bother him, even if it was only for two days. Because sinceyesterday Alby had been bothering him, starting from arguing over small things, getting him into a fight tobringing up other useless stuff.Very childish."Miss Alessia, Mr. Stevano asked you to wait for him at the basemant."Alessia raised her head as soon as Jean's voice was heard. The man gave a crooked smile, bowing respectfully to him. This is something that Alessia has often complained abou
CHAPTER TEN ScandalStartling! Albyazka Stevano was caught on camera kissing a woman, who seemed to be the lover he had been hiding for so long.Shocking news comes from the international Stevano heir who is at the same time a rebuttalfor his disinterest in women.Reported by florenzie media, Albyazka Stevano was seen kissing a woman who was allegedly a lover who had been hidden for so long. As is known, the public has been made to wonder about the truth that says he is gay. But this afternoon, one of the Paparazi caught him with a woman. A portrait of himself with his lover as well as answering incorrect opinions that are confusing among the public.After a few weeks, Stevano became a trending topic about the rapid growth of the S. Evael center which recently made him a trillionaire man by the magazine- Bedebah! Alessia cursed in her heart when she saw her self-portrait in the
CHAPTER 11~ Fierce Secretary?Stevano mansion, NYC, USA | 08:41 AMIn a room Alby was watching Alessia who was now curled up under the blanket. The woman wasn't bothered at all even though Alby had repeatedly teased her. Alby's amused smile filled his face, a smile he couldn't understand.Why did watching people sleep suddenly become so much fun?From some information that Alby read, Alessia is the queen of sleep. Before this he could hardly believe that the data was true but when he saw it with his own eyes, now Alby confirmed the statement. He said, as long as it is not exposed to light and is in an open room or is in noise, during that time Alessia will feel at home and sleep like the dead. So quiet and peaceful.However, all of that could be reversed if he woke up by being disturbed. He said again, Alessia could change like a lioness. Angry is not clear from waking up to goin
CHAPTER 12 ~ Why?Still being discussed, the lover of the Stevano family's first son turned out to be his own secretary. In addition to her charming face and intelligence, Alessia Mikhayla's name has also become a hot topic of discussion regarding her unknown status. There aren't many articles about him or his private life! Alessia turned off the radio in the car when the news about her was still broadcast and became the public spotlight. Not to mention that her name, which is also known by many people, makes Alessia's space to move increasingly thin.In the past, people who never paid attention to him suddenly became more attentive. Searching, searching for long searches and even openly gossiping about him. This kind of life was not what Alessia wanted. He didn't like being the center of attention but now everyone was getting more and more interested in the damn news.Alessia clenched her hands tightly. Damn Stefano! If
Chapter 13~I care you"Say,"Alby's exclamation then made Jean stare at him for a moment. "The director of the Lau group appointed Ms. Alessia to handle the design of the collaborative project in Barcelona, sir."Alby instantly lifted his face, raising one eyebrow. "Alessia?" he asked for sure. Jean nodded curtly. "Mr. Zavier Lau himself asked for this, sir."Zavier lau...Alby gave a meaningful smile but chose not to comment. "How aboutMichael Lau?""He hasn't said anything so far. Most likely Mr. Michael agrees because as we already know Mr. Zavier hasn't completely escaped his father's watch. He might have spoken up if he didn't agree."That is true. They had been working together for more than five years and during that time Alby had gotten to know them well. Michael wouldn't hesitate to reject Zavier's proposa
CHAPTER 14~The intruderThe next day...Alessia moved lazily on her Queen size bed, groping for the cellphone which had not stopped ringing. Unlucky! It's his day off, who's bothering him this morning?Alessia's eyes narrowed as her phone's screen lit up, the soft light hitting her face. He blinked slowly, yawning lazily.Emily is calling...."Morning, beautiful doctor." Greet Alessia as soon as the call is connected. Rolling his body to the side as he pulled back the blanket with his eyes closed.The beauty of a holiday is when you can wake up in the afternoon. That's a great favor for Alessia who is already famous for her sleeping queen titleThere was an amused snort at the end before Emily's voice answered. "Noon, Ale. You don't see what time it is now, huh?" he asked in a humorous tone.Alessia opened her eyes la
CHAPTER 15~Only have one woman"But...."Alessia silenced him."Are you mad again?"There is no answer. Furious with Alessia's continued silence, then Alby moved down and joined Alessia on the fur carpet. Sitting closer to the side of Alessia who is now wearing nail polish. Seemed more still and calm, as if he thought Alby wasn't there.Ever since Alby said something that made Alessia stay in the bathroom for almost two hours, once Alessia came out until now she still kept her quiet. Ignoring Alby's ramblings even, Alessia just shifted sitting when Alby teased her. Without words. No debate, no chatter like before.Seeing Alessia turn her back to him, then Alby wrapped his arms around Alessia's waist, locking her from going anywhere while pressing Alessia's legs, locking her movement. Wrong move. Because Alby's foot nudged his nail polish until it spilled on t
Chapter 16~Annoying bossAfter the meeting, Alessia, Jean and Alby left the room together. The three of them are still negotiating about some of the discussions they had discussed inside."Withdraw the proposal from group B and renew it before sending it to party A. Cancel the partnership and withdraw all funds that the company has provided." Jean closed his iPad, looked at Alby seriously. "If outsiders find out about this matter, the company will get criticized, sir. ""Just do what I tell them to. If they insist on refusing, show them the rules in the agreement. Even if it's a big company, it doesn't mean we have to condone the violations on their part." Then, he turned to Alessia."Have you prepared the material requirements?"Alby matched his steps with Alessia entering the elevator that would take them up. The two of them talked without looking at each other and were still w