The New CEO

“Good morning, Mr Damon. I hope you had a lovely night's rest.” Patrick asked over the phone.

Damon was on the treadmill, shirtless and covered in sweat. His dark hair stuck to his face as he stared out to the city through the glass walls.

“What do you think Patrick? Naomi moved into my house, into my room. What do you think?”

Patrick exhaled. “My apologies sir. But I don't think Mrs Naomi is a difficult person to live with.”

Damon slowed down, turning off the treadmill. “How about she moves in with you?” He asked.

“My apologies sir,” Patrick replied

He had an awful feeling his assistant had something to do with this, but it made no sense, right?

Right?

“I do believe it's a good thing Mrs Naomi decided to move in with you. This could foster…”

“I didn't think my martial issues were a subject of concern for you, Patrick,” Damon asked.

“My apologies sir. But it's only a matter of time before people start talking.” Patrick adds.

“About what?”

“A few pictures from your wedding were leaked to the media last week. Thankfully, we were able to get rid of it.”

Damon paused, his eyes staring out at nothing in particular.

“What happened to the tabloids?”

“You have nothing to worry about, Sir. I made sure of that.”

“What's my schedule like?”He gulps down a bottle of water.

“Aside from the board meeting, you'll be stopping at Diaz Architectures. We're close to sealing the contract with them, and we will be finalizing the change of ownership today.”

Damon picked up his towel, wiping the sweat off his face as he headed out of the gym.

“It's about damned time!”

***

“Good morning everyone. We're going to have a guest today, and I'll need everyone to be prepared for a departmental briefing..”

Naomi glanced at Jeff; he looked rather disturbed; that can't be good. Nothing good ever comes out of your boss looking nervous and scared.

“He looks..”

Soonie nodded; her workspace was right next to Naomi’s, and she could tell their CEO was bothered.

“Yeah. He looks very worried for some reason.”

“Is everything okay, Jeff?” Tita asked.

Jeff sighs. “Unfortunately, I have sad news. I am no longer the CEO of Diaz Architectures. After signing the papers that is.” Jeff replied.

“What? What happened?”

Jeff smiles. “I sold the company for a good price. It's more than enough for me, my family, and three generations to come.”

“The question is, why? You love this company! You've put your heart and soul into this, and you always tell us how dear you hold the company. What happened?” Naomi asked.

It made no sense. Why would he sell the company when he cared so much about it?

Jeff nods, a sad look in his eyes. “I had no choice. I had to, or my hard work would be for nothing.”

“What is going to happen to us? Are we going to get fired?” Tita asked, fear in her eyes.

She couldn't care less who takes over the company, as long as she remains employed.

“I am still negotiating the terms of the agreement with the buyer, so…”

The door swings open, and a young man in a black suit walks in with another figure behind him. Naomi moves out of her state, wondering who the hell forced Jeff to sell his company.

“Good day, Mr Patrick! Mr Damon! It's an honor to finally meet you in person!”

Damon?

Naomi moved closer to the entrance and her eyes locked with his in horror. Damon paused, clearly stunned by her presence.

“Right this way sir.”

Naomi's eyes followed her husband into the admin's office. Is Damon the buyer? But why? Why would he force that old man to sell his hard work and sweat?

“Isn't that…”

“Yes. It's him.” Naomi replied.

Tita glanced their way, eyes scanning them in mockery. “If you think you'll have a shot at the most eligible bachelor in the country, you're highly mistaken!”

Soonie and Naomi exchanged looks of confusion, what is Tita even talking about?

“Excuse me?”

“You heard me. You don't stand a chance when I'm here.” Tita said, running her fingers through her hair.

“I didn't know we were in competition,” Soonie replied, but Naomi nudged her in the side.

“What did you say?”

“Nothing. I'll have to prepare for the briefing Mr Jeff mentioned earlier.” Naomi offered, heading towards her workstation.

Tita yanks Naomi by the shoulder roughly, her eyes narrowed on her in irritation.

“And why would you do that? Are you the team leader? Are you trying to take my place?” Tita glared.

“No, I am not. I am your assistant and I thought…”

“You thought? You thought?! What do you think this is, uh?”

“Have you had your morning coffee, Tita? You're acting a little crazy. I mean cranky.” Soonie asked, a bright smile on her face.

“You are one step closer to getting fired! I am your team leader, act like it!” Tita snapped.

“What do you mean I'm about to get fired? I just asked if you've had your morning coffee. “

Tota groaned and walked away, leaving the duo. She can't believe Soonie thinks she's allowed to talk to her that way! She is going to make her pay!

“Thank you but you can't keep doing that. You know Tita is very petty.”

“You shouldn't let her talk to you that way.”

“I know but I don't want you to get fired either. Let's just do our jobs and ignore her whenever we can, okay?”

Sonnie exhaled. “Fine. But Damon is here to buy the company.”

Naomi glanced back at the admin office, he better have an explanation for all of this! There's no way he didn't know where she worked; this is definitely retaliation for moving in with him!

“Yes. I guess so.”

“This is exactly why I told you to divorce him! He's trying to invade your personal space! Why the hell is he trying to buy the company you work for?” Soonie asked, glancing at NaomI.

If he's doing this to invade her personal space, Naomi wouldn't mind at all..