It feels surreal to be working again. I keep praying that nothing bad will happen today, that my coworkers will like me, that they would not ask me about my personal life. My life has been an open book to everyone. I was once a suspect of kidnapping my own daughter. Many people thought I was a gold digger, until I finally had a chance to change my fate. This is now part of that chance to totally redeem myself and be freed from the shadows of being an ex-wife of Geoff and now the wife of Colin. Both guys are powerful businessmen, but I want to be known for my skills and not a woman who are part of those men's lives.I was greeted by the security personnel as I entered the building. "Good morning, Mrs. Andrews." They said while bowing."Good morning." I greeted them back. This is one thing I wanted to avoid. The main reason why I don't want Colin to drive me to the office. Although I'm sure some of the employees here know who I am, but at least they don't really know how I look like in
This is not what I had in mind. Of course I was expecting that it would be difficult, but not as difficult as this. Everyone seems not to like me. I wasn't expecting they would welcome me with open arms, but at least they should be nice to me. This is one of the days I hope I am like other women who could stand up for themselves. If Nancy is here, I'm sure everything will be different. She will push me to ask more questions to others. She will tell me what I have to do. Should I ask Colin to give Nancy an internship position here as well? But maybe Nancy wouldn't like the idea. She is doing fine with her writing work. She doesn't need work that would require her to be in the office the whole day. Why am I so timid?I got out of the cubicle after 5 minutes or so. I didn't want to leave this place. I could stay here until 5PM and I'm sure no one would notice, or if they do notice, they would be happy and wish I never come back. Good thing no one came inside the restroom. In dramas, rest
The office is now empty. It's lunchtime, so I guess everyone headed for the cafeteria which according to Nica is on the second floor. I don't even know the offices on each floor. In normal company settings, orientation is given to new employees, something that I was not given. I was hesitant to go to the cafeteria. I don't have anyone to eat there. I'm sure many eyes would be looking at me if I eat there alone, so I decided to just stay in the office and enjoy the quietness. I was searching something online when my phone rang. It's Colin."Where are you? I was waiting for you in the cafeteria. Aren't you going to have your lunch?" He asked even before I could say hello."I'm not hungry. Besides, I'm quite busy. I need to do something." I lied."What did you ask her to do? Why are you giving her so much work?" I could hear him talking to someone."She's just too hardworking like you. I told her to just get used to the place, but she insisted on getting on some tasks. Sorry. I will tell
That day seemed forever to finish. I ran towards our apartment unit after getting off the car. I missed Athena so much. Colin was not able to pick me up due to a sudden meeting he has with a client. He sounded apologetic in his call and said he was looking forward to my stories. I would love to tell him everything, but I think it's not yet the right time for him to know how I was treated in the office. I don't want him to get mad at anyone. This is my battle, I accepted this opportunity from him, I need to solve it on my own.I opened the door as fast as I can then searched for Athena as I walked inside the door."Where is my little baby?" I walked from living room then to her bedroom. She any mom were not there. I saw them in the media room. They were watching an animation which I have also seen countless of times. I hugged her instantly."I missed you much. Did you miss mommy?" I said sweetly, hoping I could attract her attention. Her eyes are fixed on the TV. She just brushed my ha
I spent two hours trying to write a draft of an article I could submit to Melanie. I haven't written anything before. It's true I have some experiences in marketing, but that is different from writing an article. I only had to think of some catchy phrases before to attract my target audience, but this time I have to write a full article! That's insane! I thought about calling Colin or Nancy to ask for some advice, but I remember telling Colin last night that I would deal with my tasks and problems on my own. What should I do?Women empowerment. Women empowerment. I have repeated the phrase hundreds of times in my brain, trying to squeeze in any idea I could come up with, but there is really nothing! I shouldn't have accepted Melanie's proposal. What was I thinking?!Lunch break came. Nica sent me a message saying I should eat lunch. I just smiled at her to say I'm okay. I actually don't feel hungry. I don't have the appetite. This is not the time for me to eat. I stood up from my chai
I left a printed copy of my article on Melanie's desk. Today is my second day here and I realized I don't have any of her contact details. I planned to send it as an email, but since I don't know what her email address is, I decided to print out a copy and leave it on her desk. I wanted to ask Nica about Melanie's contact information, but I thought it would be more professional if I give her a printed copy, so she can write her notes in more detail.I went home that day feeling worried. I spent my time playing with Athena but my mind was wondering about how Melanie would think of my article. Maybe I should have added pictures of me and my family, including Marshville where I stayed while I was in hiding. Articles are more effective when they are with pictures, so the readers can understand the feelings the author wants to convey. "Mommy, you are doing it wrong!" Athena said in an angry tone. "Why did you put the bathtub in the kitchen?"We were playing with her doll house and we were
Months passed by so fast. I became very busy in the office. Although Melanie still didn't change with how she treats me, she is constantly giving me some tasks through Emily. I was able to complete my first article after countless revisions. As a team leader, she is also the main editor of the magazine. I started admiring her meticulous way of scrutinizing the articles. She makes sure that every article is in line with the standard of the company and doesn't violate any rules. She's one of the people behind the success of the company's magazine.I learned a lot of things from the company. I started liking researching and looking for interesting articles that can be featured in the magazine. It was also nice working with Nica. She taught me everything I need to know about writing. She gives me instructions whenever necessary and guided me though every process."You don't need to do these things Miss Jessica. You will be a leader of your own team soon. You should learn more from Miss Me
Cristoff! I haven't seen him in ages! He was not that nice to me either when I was still living with Geoff. If I remember it correctly, the two don't really have a good relationship. I looked at Nancy in disbelief. "What is this guy doing here? Why are the three of you together?" To give her the benefit of the doubt, although I already know the answer, I still asked her that question. I am hoping, although it may sound impossible, that it was just a coincidence that he was with her and Athena."He's my boyfriend." She confidently said. I was expecting her to say more, maybe to explain her side why she didn't tell us about him, but she remained silent after."Since when?" I picked Athena up and carried her in my arms."Long time ago.'"Why didn't you tell us?" I said coldly."For this exact same reason. You will just ask me to stay away from him.""You saw how I suffered when I was with them. Didn't you learn anything at that time?" Cristoff didn't utter any word. He was just there, li