THE NEXT MORNING
"Whoa! Whoa! What's happening here? Sebastian? Why are you shouting at Daniel?" Mason asked with raised eyebrows after getting into the room.
Sebastian and Mason are not only best friends but also partners in business. He occasionally visits Sebastian in his office. Today was one of those days when he came to his office to visit him but he was confused when he heard Sebastian shouting at someone. He got more confused when he entered the room and found Daniel at the receiving end of Sebastian's rage.
"Oh, thank god you came Mason! Handle your best friend. He is impossible for me to handle anymore!" Daniel exclaimed as soon as he saw Mason and went ahead to stand beside Mason with a frustrated look on his face.
"What's happening here? Can anyone explain to me?" Mason asked while giving a look to Daniel because expecting an answer from Sebastian is useless.
"Don't ask! Six days ago, because of Chloe Jones, he fired his assistant and from that day on record, he has fired five new secretaries that I have appointed for him. He just fired the one whom I have appointed yesterday and now he is demanding a new one right this moment. Where can I find a new perfect secretary for him? And he is shouting at me because of that." Daniel explained the situation while wearing a frown all the time.
"Stop complaining like a girl and arrange a perfect secretary within one hour. Otherwise get ready for the consequences." Sebastian declared and turned around to go and sit on his chair.
Sebastian is in a really bad mood from the past few days. To be more specific, from the day he met Chloe Jones, his temper is always at its peak. That girl pushes his button without even trying and when she opens her mouth, he can't control his temper. He still couldn't get her out of his mind. And after last night, in the pub, she is stuck in his mind permanently.
Mason and Daniel could only share looks of helplessness. Sebastian reached his chair and was going to sit down when suddenly the door opened in a bang, halting everyone's movement.
"Good morning, SIR." A voice said and entered the room with a tray in her hands. She was having a devilish smirk on her angelic face.
Sebastian, Daniel and Mason's eyes widened at the sight of the intruder. They looked at her from head to toe. She was wearing a white shirt with high waisted jeans and topped it with a black blazer. She was wearing a black heels. She had her red hair up in a ponytail. She was giving off a professional look. She was none other than the only reason for Sebastian's frustration.
Chloe Jones!
"What the heck are you doing here?" Sebastian and Daniel exclaimed out loud in shock, unable to believe their eyes while Mason kept calm even though he was confused too.
"I brought your coffee, SIR. I have heard you like to start your day with coffee. I have made it extra dark, just like you." Chloe said with a sweet smile before entering the room. She walked past Daniel and Mason and stood just in front of Sebastian. She forwarded the tray toward him with a wicked smile on her face. "Your coffee, SIR." She said and stressed on the word 'SIR' again.
All the time, Sebastian was throwing daggers through his eyes at her. He felt his temper rising at full speed before getting too close to burst.
"Hey! Stop this nonsense and tell us, what are you doing here before I throw you out of this office." Daniel snapped at her, while burning in anger. She is the reason for all his misery currently. He can't bear her presence.
"I am pretty sure my presence shouldn't bother you, Mr junior Domanco. After all, I am not going to work with you." She said with a sweet smile and a taunt in her tone which Daniel didn't like obviously.
"What do you mean you are not going to work with him?" Mason asked with a small frown of confusion. Sebastian was silent all the time, creating a hole in her head through his glares.
"Oh! Silly me! I still didn't introduce myself, did I?" She asked with a smirk before turning to her right to put the tray down on the table. She turned back to face Sebastian with a smirk on her face and forwarded her right hand toward him.
"Hello, Mr Domanco, I am Chloe Jones. Your NEW SECRETARY!" She said with her eyes taunting him. As if telling him that, she managed to fulfill the challenge he has given her.
"You are what?!" Daniel and Mason exclaimed in shock at the same time. Their eyes were as big as saucers while their jaws were almost touching the ground.
Chloe pulled her hand back after seeing that he wasn't going to shake her hand. Not that she was expecting him to.
"His secretary." Chloe stated in a strong voice before turning around to face Daniel with the same smirk.
"That's impossible! That's nonsense. Get out of the room right away before I call the security." Daniel exclaimed while glaring at her.
"I am afraid you can't do that, Mr junior Domanco. I have signed a contract with the company and according to that contract, you can't throw me out of the company before I am done with what I am here for." She said, making everyone confused but Sebastian.
"What contract? What are you talking about? Bro? Will you say something or what?" Daniel looked at Sebastian with a frown.
All this time Sebastian was only glaring at the girl in front of him and this time he decided to open his mouth. But no one was expecting what he said at that time to come out of his mouth.
"Out everyone!" He ordered in a strong voice while looking at Chloe still.
Chloe felt a chill run through her spine at the command and instead of Daniel and Mason, she felt like running away from there. But she can't, it will tarnish all her image and she can't let that happen.
"Huh?"
"What?"
Mason and Daniel exclaimed at the same time while looking at him in sheer confusion.
"Bro? Are you asking us to get out in front of this girl?" Daniel asked in disbelief laced in his tone.
"Don't make me repeat myself, Daniel." Sebastian said with gritted teeth but his eyes didn't move from Chloe yet.
"Yeah, don't waste our time. He got a business to run and you are wasting his time." Chloe said and threw a smirk at Daniel which irked him beyond limit. He was going to say something when Sebastian's voice boomed again.
"NOW!" He commanded in an intimidating tone which no one could deny. So, after throwing one last glare at Chloe, Daniel stormed out of the room. Mason followed behind him after giving her a small look too. They didn't close the door behind them.
After they left, the environment of the room turned too cold and dark, making Chloe almost shiver. But she knew it wasn't because of the temperature or anything, it was because of someone particular who was throwing daggers at her through his ice cold grey eyes.
"Uhh… so, why don't you enjoy the coffee and meanwhile I take a trip to the offi-..." She couldn't complete her sentence when he suddenly walked really close to her.
And before she could understand anything, he got a hold of her right wrist and pulled her toward the door. She thought he was going to throw her out of the room but he confused her when he closed the door and pushed her against it in a blink of an eye.
And just like yesterday night, he got her pinned against the door once again. Her hands were beside her head while he was holding them up there. His face was dangerously close to her. His breathing was fanning her face.
She felt it again. All those butterflies rushed back to her tummy, making her nervous as she dared to look up in his cold eyes.
That was her first mistake.
"So, what were you saying?"
The moment he opened his mouth, she went over to think, why did she agree to this?
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"Le... leave me…" Chloe said in a breathless tone, while trying hard to not look into his eyes. Sebastian was looking intently at her. He was taking note of her every blink, every twitch of facial expressions and every breath. She was so confident just a few minutes ago and now she was like a deer caught under headlights. He could say that his closeness made her uncomfortable yet she was here to prove her point. Such a stubborn brat she is! "I am not a bit interested in holding you either. Just answer my questions without any extra drama and you are free to get the hell out of my eyes." He said with bitterness in his tone and eyes, making her look at him with irritation. "What?" She almost snapped at him, making him amused by her change of attitudes. But he didn't show it on his face and put on a darker face while tightening his hold around her wrists.
"Don't worry, Bella. Everything is going to turn out good." Chloe said while leaning against the chair with her legs on the table she was sitting in front. She was in a small room which is her office for the next one month as Sebastian Domanco's secretary. The room was one floor below Sebastian's floor. Sebastian's floor doesn't have any other room other than his room. His office room was spacious while she had a tiny room compared to his. It has only a small table with a laptop and a lot of files which she is yet to explore. There were two chairs in front of her for visitors and a small couch placed at the corner of the room. That's it, nothing else. Pretty basic room for the secretary of Sebastian Domanco. "Nothing is good when you are involved in something, Chloe and that's what petrifies me." Bella said with a sigh which made Chloe chuckle at her. "Now you are bein
"How the hell is this possible?! That too in-..." Chloe stopped to look at her hand watch before exclaiming back in her previous loud tone. "Two hours!"She looked at the new attached room with Sebastian's office in astonishment. It was her new room which Sebastian managed to build or renovate whatever within two freaking hours. It was mostly glass and board, so it's maybe a little bit understandable. But it still amazes her beyond limit.This room is nothing like the previous one. It has some decorative objects like vases and paintings. It has a bookshelf too but there are mostly business related books and magazines where the company was featured. There were two other shelves which were filled with different files. A small coffee machine with ingredients and a small freezer too. The room has AC unlike the previous one and the furniture is expensive and more polished than the previous one."Everything i
SIX HOURS LATER"Ughh!! He is a monster!!" Chloe groaned under her breath while walking toward the coffee machine to make another cup of coffee for herself.She lost count after ten and she doesn't know which cup she was in right now. It was almost half past five in the afternoon. Everyone might have left already. She doesn't know as she was stuck in the room from the time Sebastian ordered her to complete all those files. She couldn't even protest or request to have less file for the day as he was already out of the door.She has never done so much work ever in her life. Just a few weeks ago she graduated from the business college with the highest GPA. She was born smart. She didn't even work that hard to get that mark. She can remember things by one interaction. So, graduating from college wasn't a tough thing for her.Her college days were pretty fun for her too. While her friend
"Great observation you got there, Chloe." Katherine said with a sarcastic smile before it was gone. "You are right. Something is wrong. Terribly wrong." She said. Chloe frowned at her with a worried look plastered on her face. She forgot about her work that she is yet to complete as at that moment caring for her friend became her priority. "What's wrong, Katherine? Anything I can help with?" She asked. "I don't know if you can help or not. But I really needed someone to let it out. I don't have anyone to share it with. My mother died while giving birth to me and dad is always out for business. Never really had any real friends to rely on too. So, thank you so much for being my friend, Chloe." Katherine said with a lot of sincerity and genuineness in her eyes and tone. "You are again being formal, girl. But as you are still learning phrases, I will look over it. Now tel
"Sebastian, how are you?" Katherine asked with a polite smile and got up from the chair. She walked toward him and gave him a small hug which he immediately cooperated with. "Hey, Katherine. I am good. I didn't know you were visiting today." He said in a monotonous tone after pulling back from the hug. "Yeah, because today I didn't come to visit you but my friend, Chloe." She said with a big smile which made Chloe smile back. "Oh god, you were serious about the friendship, huh?" He muttered under his breath which she didn't hear and looked at him with a small frown. "Did you say something?" She asked. "Yes, what were you talking about me?" He asked and looked at Chloe with a small glare. Chloe ignored him and looked at Katherine with her eyes a little widened, trying to tell her to not leave her in this situation. But Katherine did exactly that a
"Mr Domanco! Mr Domanco, wait! Listen!" Chloe shouted behind Sebastian who was already out of the building and was going to enter his car to drive out of the office premises. He stopped after hearing someone calling him from behind. He frowned a little before turning around to find the person and his frown deepened when he saw who it was. Chloe Jones, a walking disaster. She was currently running toward him in her high heels and he was sure that she would trip on them any moment. His eyes widened when that happened earlier than his imagination and she was already falling forward after losing her balance from those heels. He acted on impulse and quickly took two steps toward her to save her from falling flat on the ground and hurting herself. She didn't realize when one of her heels broke while running and she lost her balance. She closed her eyes and hugged the files she was
THE NEXT DAY"I am so sorry for the troubles, Bella." Chloe said as soon as she got inside the car. She put on her seat belts and put the file she was holding at the back seat.Bella started the car but not before throwing a frown at Chloe."Why are you saying sorry?" She asked in confusion."You have to drive me everywhere now. It's such a hassle, right?" Chloe asked with a small guilty smile."Are you crazy, Chloe?" Bella bellowed at her in an angry tone. "I can't believe you just said that! You just pushed me away by saying that!" She exclaimed with a hurt expression on her face."Bella, you know that's not what I meant." She said and gave her a sad look."I don't know, Chloe. But I want you to know that, you are not only my best friend but my sister too and doing anything for you was never a trouble. It will never be