Matteo stormed into his office and noticed Sofia sitting on the visitors’ seat, staring ahead as if she had been waiting for him for a long time.
When Sofia became aware of his presence, she rose up on her feet and turned to face the door where he was stood. She bowed her head gently and greeted him, “Welcome, sir. She said.
Matteo scowled at Sofia; he was enraged at the mere sight of her after discovering she was the reason Isabella was almost raped. How could she had left Isabella alone in that room without considering recruiting maids to accompany her? Did she ever consider what may have happened if he hadn’t checked the CCTV cameras live feed?
Matteo’s chest heaved up and then down as he inhaled deeply and exhaled to vent out his rage. “Start talking,” Matteo ordered coldly, slamming the door shut behind him to prevent anyone from interrupting with their conversation.
“I’m not sure what you’re talking about,” Sofia said as her brow furrowed in confusion.
“Explain how you sent Isabella alone to that room when you know fully well that we’re still investigating on the previous rape incident in this hotel.” Matteo gave a firm command.
Sofia’s eyes widened as she wondered how Matteo had found out about it, “Sir I-.”She tried to refute it, but Matteo didn’t give her the chance to speak.
“You sent her to the room so the men could take advantage of her and she could turn into a victim?” He inquired, but Sofia remained silent as she was speechless. “Sure, go ahead.” He went on, waiting for her to speak.
Sofia stutter as she tired speak, “Sir, I swear—I”
He didn’t let Sofia finish her statement as he knew she was going to lie, “You set her up, huh?” Matteo questioned her assertion.
“Isabella is not the type of woman we needed for the job.” Sofia objected.
“And was Leonardo a fool for hiring her?” Matteo inquired, irritated that Sofia could be so cruel to Isabella. How could she ever allow a fellow woman like her to be a victim of SA for no good reason?
Matteo moves towards her, his hand sliding through his shirt to locate his gun, but he couldn’t find it. “Fuck!!” He cussed when he realized the gun is inside his suit. He lunged at Sofia, like she was prey. He would have shot her to death if he had the gun, but she is fortunate he doesn’t have the gun in his hand.
“Sir I—” Sofia tried to explain, but seeing Matteo sprint towards her made her lower her face down in dread. “Sir! “I’m sorry,” she called out, begging him as he charged towards her at an unusual speed. She was so scared that he was going to kill her, just like Leonardo had attempted to kill her yesterday.
“Just shut the fuck up, you whore. You are lucky nothing fucking happened to her, because if anything had happened to her, I would have strangled you to death.” Matteo came to a stop in front of her and growled viciously. “Next time you try that shit again, you will get fired.” He said with an angry tone in his voice. “And I hope you understand what I mean.” He said through gritted teeth while looking down at her coldly.
Sofia’s heart practically skipped a beat, feeling his green eyes boring right through her. He meant to have her fired and killed at the same time. She wondered what Isabella must have told him to make him this angry. She was surprised at Matteo concern for Isabella; she had never before seen him appear so enraged at her. She held her breath; at least she was in luck that Matteo had found out instead of Leonardo. She would have been dead by now if it had been Leonardo. “I am sorry, sir,” she apologized, her whole body trembling in fear at feeling him this close to her. She couldn’t even glance up to see his face because she was terrified that he could harm her since they were the only ones around.
Matteo wanted to grab Sofia’s neck and strangle her straight to death, but the sound of the door opening distracted him. He took a step back and stroll round to the side of his table before settling on the swivel chair. He looked at the door to see who had invaded into his office and saw Isabella shivering in fear while staring at him. “Take her to the office next door and tell Marcus that he has been promoted to work as the hotel receptionist at the front desk, and Isabella is now my new secretary,” he said, as he didn’t want Isabella to see him in this mood. He wouldn’t be able to control himself seeing her terrified at the sight of him.
“But sir, that’s my job-”
“You will be the room attendant,” Matteo snapped in, like he knew what she was going to say.
Sofia’s jaw dropped open as she couldn’t comprehend how a low-class maid could be promoted into a higher position in just one day, unlike her, who had been working for years and yet had received no promotion but demotion. None of her bosses found favor in her eyes. She was displeased by Isabella’s promotion since she had intended to make Isabella’s life a living hell in this hotel. She wanted to protest against Matteo’s orders, but that would just be her calling death upon herself.
Sofia looked at Isabella and was astonished to see Isabella in an oversize suit, which she identified that it belong Matteo after observing her for a while. It was surprising because Matteo never gives anyone his suit neither does he take them off. She glared at Isabella in a pure hatred and discreetly clenched her fist as her mind was overcome with jealousy. She had set Isabella up just to get rid of her, but it failed. It seems like she will stop attempting because her attempt has made Matteo find favor in Isabella’s eyes. She needed to think of something else that would make Matteo kick Isabella out at once. Matteo and Leonardo both belong to her and not to a chubby employee like Isabella.
Although Sofia still finds it hard to believe that Matteo cared more about for Isabella cause even when other women came out as victims, he didn’t show any more concern than he did today. Isabella must be possessed by a god for Matteo to have left his office just to save her instead of summoning his men to do so.
Sofia glances at Isabella; her lips opens to ask Matteo why he would let her wear his suit, but she closes it when she realizes her question may lead her to her own grave. She makes her way to Isabella. “Come with me,” she said as she moves past her, opening the door.
Isabella followed Sofia out of the office, leaving the door to swing shut behind her. “You knew those men would rape me if I went there alone,” she said as Sofia led her to the next office, which was directly across from the CEO’s.
Sofia smirked devilishly, ‘You may be wearing his suit today but tomorrow you will be covered in your own blood’. She said inwardly and pushed the door of the secretary’s office open before going inside. “You have been promoted to work as the hotel manager, and Isabella has been nominated to take over your place,” she announced when she entered the office.
Marcus looked up at Sofia while he was seated on a chair. He has been scribbling down some information on a sheet of paper, and he appears to be so fatigued. A stack of documents was piled beside the PC in front of him. He dragged himself out of the chair, as if he had been waiting for this exact moment to get up. He place the final piece of paper on-top of the documents before he lifted the stack of documents from the table, “Oh, great.” He said. “I hope you know that every morning you will make coffee for Matteo and tea for Leonardo, then write down their schedule for every appointment,” He informed as he walked over to them.
Matteo handed the documents to Isabella, and she took it right away, almost falling it due to the weight of the documents but she was fast enough to hold it firmly. “Be careful,” he cautioned when he noticed the script almost falling from her grasp. “Please make sure that you deliver it to Matteo’s office. The work for today has been completed, so make yourself comfortable, because starting tomorrow morning you will need to get a hot coffee for Matteo and a tea for Leonardo from the café for the bosses and also remind Matteo of his appointed schedule meeting,” he listed out. “You can check the computer for more information,” he added.
Isabella could tell from the look on his face that being a secretary was not an easy job. She doubts she could remember everything he had just said since she had no prior experience as a secretary. “Hmm… okay,” she responded before she exited the office to submit the form to Matteo in his office. When she arrived at Matteo’s office, she kicked the door open with her legs and went in.
Matteo looked at the door and he noticed Isabella’s presence. He couldn’t take his eyes off her as she battled to keep her steps steady.
Isabella dashed over to his table and dropped the script on the desk.
“Marcus said I should submit this file to your office,” Isabella said while Matteo’s gaze lingered down to her lips as he watched them move while she spoke.
As Matteo kept staring at her lips, he couldn’t think straight. All he could think about was kissing her luscious lips and forgetting all that had happened back there when those flirtatious men had tried to take advantage of her. But wouldn’t it make him a pervert and no different from those men? He pondered. Yet he desperately needs her, so he had to have her.
After placing the documents on the table, Isabella turned to leave, but he stopped her.
He called “Isabella,” causing her to halt in place and turn to face him. He got out of the chair and started walking towards her. Looking into her eyes, it was clear that she was perplexed and was not aware of what he was about to do.
Isabella’s heart began to beat faster than usual as Matteo came to a stop in front of her. He grasped her chin, drawing her face onto his as he lowered his face down to hers and crushed his lips against hers.