Chapter 2 : The CEO Part 1
"Victoria!""Am I tripping or did this jerk just blurt out my government name?", I thought to myself.I turned to look at the handsome jerk, who now had an obnoxious smirk on his face."How and why do you know my name?""And who gave you the right to say my name mister?", I said with one hand on my waist and my shopping basket in my other."A little birdie told me", He grinned, showing off his white dentition that were probably brighter than my future.Seeing that I wasn't amused, he confessed that he saw my name tag when he bumped into me."Look, I know we got off on the wrong page but it's your fault for not paying attention while walking and it's also your fault for not getting the cookies first", He said with a strong Australian accent, as if talking to an elementary school child."You know what, forget it"."I was stupid to think that you'd apologize but you're just pinning the blame on me"."Enjoy your cookies and I SWEAR, if I ever see you again, you're not gonna like what I'll do to you", I said as I angrily walked to the checkout table and stormed off after paying for my stuff, leaving that obnoxious man in shock."Ugh, today has not been good for me at all", I said as I boarded a taxi home._________________During dinner at 8PM, Aysha asked how the interview went and I narrated everything that had happened that morning, including the contemptible man I met twice."But was he hot though?", Aysha asked with a mischievous smile."Really sis?""Is that what matters?", I asked in a duh tone."C'mon, why would you waste your anger on an ugly dude in the first place?""Now tell me, WAS HE HOT?", she persisted.Now that I think about it, he WAS indeed handsome.If it wasn't due to our first meeting, I would say he was a total hottie.He was still a jerk, a very handsome one at that.He looked so dreamy when I saw him at the convenience store, I wondered if he was a celebrity because he had that aura.And his accent was so attractive. I loved Australian accent so much and it was fun to communicate with people in the accent. Although I had spoken to different Australian people, that man in particular was different.How he spoke was so hot and I couldn't deny that I was a teensy bit attracted to him."Well, I guess you could say that he was hot, but his nasty attitude made him less attractive", I said to Aysha who was shooting arrows at me with her eyes, waiting for my reply."Hmmph, I guess that's a waste of handsomeness now", she said."Yeah you got that right". I said as we ate our dinner.My phone suddenly rang, so I checked the number and saw that it was an unknown number.I picked it up and instantly recognised the voice.It was the one of the female interviewer at the secretary interview."Hello, miss Smith, we are happy to inform you that you got the job.""Our boss was especially keen on taking you as his secretary", She said over the phone."Oh my gosh, thank you so much ma'am.""I'm so glad I got the job.""When do I begin work?", I asked politely."Monday 9:00AM, you should be at your desk, ready to greet the CEO and introduce yourself.""We trust that you'd do a nice job." "See you soon Miss Smith.""Have a wonderful weekend", the Interviewer said as she ended the call. I had barely dropped my phone on the table when Aysha jumped on me, squealing like a child."YOU GOT IT, YOU GOT IT, OH MY GOD I'M SOO HAPPY RIGHT NOW", Aysha said as we both jumped in happiness."This calls for a celebration", I said as I brought two bottles of beer from the fridge.Aysha then turned on the karaoke machine and we danced and sang until 1AM before clocking out.The next day was Sunday, meaning I would need to go shopping for new office wears, my old clothes weren't sizing me anymore as I'd grown out of them."Great, my last free day before selling my soul to the Mark&Co devil", I said as I drifted off to sleep.Aysha and I both fell asleep on the sofa, too drunk to sleep in the bedroom. We didn't have any schedule the next day, so we had planned to sleep in.I woke up by 10AM and cleaned up the mess we made last night. Aysha being the sleepyhead she was, went into her room to sleep some more."You'd better be ready by 1PM", I said to her before she shut the bedroom door in my face".After I was done with my chores, I phoned my mum to check on her.It was a custom to do this every Sunday.Mum and Dad lived back in Texas with my little sister April. They did all their best to make sure my sister and I had a comfortable lifestyle and we grew up to be great women as my mum would say.I moved to Melbourne with the hopes of becoming an independent woman and supporting my family from a distance.I would send in their monthly allowance every month, although I had to reduce it due to my unemployment.Now that I had a job at a buzzing company, I was sure their allowance would be quite high now."Hey mum, how are you doing?", I asked."Hi Vic, lovely to hear from you my darling daughter.""I'm good and Dad's great.""April is at her friend's, but I'll let her know you called.""We were about to go for a walk for Dad to get some fresh air", she replied."Hey honey, how's Melbourne?", Dad said over the phone."Great dad, can't wait to bring you all very soon", I said with a smile."Of course, we'd be delighted", Mum said."We gotta get going now, bye Vic, talk to you soon.""Bye hon", they said as they hung up."Those lovebirds, they wouldn't miss their evening walk for anything", I smiled to myself as I remembered the times they used to take my sister and I on evening walks.It was always memorable.Aysha must have seen me day dreaming because she appeared before me, all dressed up and ready to go.She waved her hand to make sure I saw her and smiled.I took in her appearance and saw that she was looking sparkly as usual, always making sure that she dressed to kill.She was dress in a pink ruffle dress with a silver belt. She had a white purse to go with her outfit and silver heels that weren't too high for her, as she was also 5'6."Are you done day dreaming, Miss Smith?""We're running late", she said in a fake Aussie accent.Both of us weren't Australian and occasionally, we would speak in a fake Aussie accent."Right, let's get going Miss Miles", I said in the strongest Aussie accent I could fake.I walked into the bedroom to take one last glance at my outfit to make sure I didn't look over or under dressed.I wore a black body-con dress with a silver leather jacket and flats.I would be wearing heels tomorrow so I didn't want to wear out my feet.I put on my strawberry scented perfume and applied some lipgloss."Now we're ready", I said to my reflection as I hurriedly went to meet Aysha."This is gonna be so much fun", She said as we boarded the taxi to the mall.Chapter 2 : The CEO Part 2After we were satisfied with the amount of stuffs we had gotten, we went to the food court to grab a bite because we were starving.Aysha caught the eyes of many men around the mall, as she was every man's type.She had beautiful face features and a nice body, both men and women stole glances whenever they could.I always looked average compared to her.Sure I had a nice body to, but she stood out all the time.We got home and unboxed all our stuffs and I selected an outfit for the next day.I decided to go with a blue floral skirt which looked very formal and a chiffon top to go with it. I settled for low heeled shoes because I guessed I'd be running around the company tomorrow as the CEO's secretary.After dinner, I decided to sleep early since it was my first day and I wanted to be as early as I could.I said goodnight to Aysha who was watching TV in the living room as I made my way to my bed."I really hope the CEO is not as bad as the rumours, I'd real
Chapter 3 : The SecretaryLewis' POV After my encounter with that crazy lady, I went to a very stressful meeting with some sponsors.Once it was over, I went to the store across the company to get some snacks to relieve my stress.It was there that I bumped into that woman again.This time our encounter was quite funny, as we were both fighting for a box of cookies.I only intended to tease her for a bit before I gave her the cookies but she left without getting them.I knew she wouldn't come back for them, so I left the store after getting what I needed and went back to my office.After the day was done, I remembered that I had to check the interview forms for my secretary position.I then made my way to the interview room to view the applicants forms.Sarah, the interviewer, wasn't to leave work until I had checked them all, therefore she was present when I was checking the forms.I glanced through the files uninterestedly until my eyes caught a familiar face.I saw the form of the
Chapter 4 : The Secret Agent Part 1Vicky's POV "This day has got to be a dream.""How is that nasty jerk my boss?" "Oh god!" "And what about the terrible things I said to him.""I even threatened him!!""Ok, let's not freak out Vic, you got the job, you can handle him." "Just pretend that you don't know him and he won't bother bringing up the subject", I said to myself as I made the jasmine tea that Lewis wanted. "Lewis, I love that name, it gives me butterflies", I thought to myself.I snapped back into reality after I realised what I was thinking"Now is not the time Vic."I quietly knocked on Lewis' office door and I heard him say come in.I dropped the tea cups on the table, carefully not to spill any tea. "We have to talk Miss Smith, right after Kaden leaves", He said without looking at me.Kaden must have been curious because he started to question Lewis as to why he shouldn't be there when we were talking.They seemed to be really close friends because they were addressi
Chapter 4 : The Secret Agent Part 2Lewis' POV"Was she trying out a new BDSM style or was she actually trying to kill me?", I wondered as I took a glass of water to drink. My throat was dry from surviving being strangled by my secretary. I didn't know my question would surprise her."It's either she did it accidentally or that lady is on a mission to kill me", I thought to myself. Did she intentionally get a job here to assassinate me? Who is she working for?Wait let's not jump to conclusions.If she tries it again, then I'll be quick to take action.She doesn't look like she could hurt a fly."But then, the quiet ones always struck badly", I pondered quietly in my office.She was the one who said she'd do something to me if she saw me again. I wouldn't lie, I was looking forward to it.Was this what she meant when she said she was going to do something to me?Was she gonna make me regret what I did or do something else, by strangling me?Something was off.Guess I would never kn
Chapter 5 : The Silent Treatment Part 1Chapter 5 : The Silent Treatment Lewis' POV I stared at her eyeball to eyeball, waiting for her reply.She didn't reply so I tightened my grip on her arms, hoping to get an answer from her.I had many enemies and if Victoria was working for one of them then I would find out today.I looked at her closely, observing her full appearance. Her small hands were now captured by my masculine hands and her cheeks were a pale pink.Her luscious lips were in a firm line as I noticed that she was fighting back tears.Within 5 seconds, tears strolled down her cheeks, staining her face and ruining her makeup.Her mascara was now soaked with her tears and I was dumbfounded. I was startled at her outburst so I let go of her hand and realised that she was now bleeding from her wrist.It turned out that I gripped her wrists so tight that the bracelet she was wearing had broken and pierced her skin. I suddenly felt so bad and let her go as she was now lookin
Chapter 5 : The Silent Treatment Part 230 MINUTES LATER."So he didn't say anything and he just left?""What if he fires you?" "You shouldn't have slapped him Victoria.""You know how much you need this job.""I understand that you were mad and he deserved it, but it was your first day at work and that says a lot about your personality", Aysha said worriedly.I nodded and sipped my water.I was really scared, I wasn't sure if I'd go to work tomorrow and come back the same person. "Don't worry, if he actually fires you then that just justified that he's a bastard.""Let's hope for the best okay?", Aysha assured me as she pushed the food to my side of the table and I finally got to eat."I really hope she's right..."______________At work the next day, the office was really empty without Lewis. I wasn't fired but I still had it in my mind that there was gonna be trouble when Lewis came back. I attended meetings in his presence and always kept his office clean.I also arranged his
Chapter 6 : The Confrontation Part 1Lewis' POVAfter I got back from my trip, I couldn't find the courage to go back to work. I would definitely see Vic and I didn't want her to feel bad. I left without a word and coming back now would make me look like a fool. I decided to work from home for some time before I could muster up the courage to go to work.The rest of the week was hectic. I couldn't sleep well and I didn't take care of my appearance. After a bunch of calls and texts from the company, I decided that it was time to face reality. Kaden was already in the living room with important documents that were submitted in my absence. I heard from him that Vic was attending meetings in my place and was also asking about me from time to time. This made me a teensy bit happy as I thought about her. I put on a brown suit and fixed my tie myself. I wouldn't dare tell Vic to fix it for me again after what happened.I thought about what to say or do when I saw her."Should I bring up the
Chapter 6 : The Confrontation Part 2He stared at me as I sat in the front seat and folded my arms. He was standing in front of the car, not moving an inch.His fists were clenched and he looked so angry. I was low-key panicking but I didn't want him to know.His gaze was so fixed on me that I started to get uncomfortable and suddenly felt the need to pee really bad.I couldn't get out of the car after what I just said, I would only look stupid. I didn't know what to do at this point.I finally gave up and jumped out of the car to meet him. His expression was now softened as he looked at me with worry."What's wrong?", he asked worriedly."Uhh..I thINk I DrAnk tOo MuCh SOda", I said inaudibly."What was that?", he asked, bending to my height level to hear me better."I need to pee", I whispered to him.He looked at me and chuckled softly.I rolled my eyes at him as we made our way to the restroom using the park map guide.On getting to the restroom, it was locked and there was no o