“Emily I hope you are doing good at work? I’m really busy that I don’t see you around. You know I have like four offices in the industry.” Michael frowned.
“Oppa, gwenchana. I’m doing well.” Emily smiled.
“And Stephanie, she’s not being a pain in the ass?” Michael raised his brow as he munched on his food.
“Ani.” Emily shook her head.
“Good then.” Michael nodded his head.
“Noona please pass me the rice.” Little Pumpkin smiled.
“Uhn.” Emily nodded her head and reached for the bowl of rice in the middle of the dining table.
“Why didn’t you just tell me to pass it to you?” Joel sneered as he carried the bowl of rice.
“Mianhae, next time, he’ll tell you to pass it. Hand it over.” Emily snickered.
“Ppaliii” she pouted.
“I don’t want to!” Joel twitched his lips and stuck out his tongue.
“Yahhh… Joel!…” Emily giggled.
“Uncle JJ stop being like this..” Little Pumpkin chuckled.
“I don’t want to give it to Emily.” Joel fluttered his eyelashes.
“Wae?…” Emily giggled.
“I just don’t want to.” Joel stuck out his tongue.
“Yaaaah,” Emily laughed.
“Aishhh, just pass the rice to her and stop acting all lovey-dovey.” Michael clicked his tongue.
“Oppa!” “Hyungnim!” Emily and Joel chorused.
“Wee, did I lie?” Michael sneered.
Emily blushed, while Joel rolled his eyes and handed the bowlful of rice to Emily.
Danielle almost lost her senses as she watched the people at the table. She felt left out-like she didn’t belong there. She eyed Emily annoyingly, the girl was the one making her feel that way.
First, she had the exact car Joel had, then she was close to Little Pumpkin and it was obvious Michael also liked her…
“Get me hot water,” Danielle ordered the maid standing near where she was sitting.
Since Joel and the rest were so engrossed in a conversation, they didn’t hear Danielle.
The maid came back with the cup of water.
“Just drop it in the middle of the table.” and placed it on the table.
Danielle smirked as she stared at Emily.
“Emily darling, can you please pass the cup of water?” Danielle smiled sweetly as she interrupted the funny conversation.
“Huh, sure.” Emily smiled.
She stood up on her feet and carried the cup of water. Emily had carried the water midway when she felt the water burn her hand. She shrieked immediately and let go of the cup; she opened her mouth ajar, and everyone watched the water pour on Joel.
Emily gasped and clasped her hands on her mouth as the cup fell on the ground and shattered. Fear gripped her as she stared at Joel in horror.
Joel blinked his eyes and looked up at Emily, he looked down at his shirt and swallowed the food in his mouth.
Emily was expecting to be lashed with piercing words but she was startled when she saw Joel push back the chair he was sitting on and head for the stairway.
Danielle was also dumbstruck! She had expected Joel to throw a fit but, he didn’t.
She gulped.
Butt who knew, maybe he was going upstairs to pack her things and throw them out, or maybe he was going upstairs to call the police. She grinned.
“….” Emily didn’t know what to do, she stood on a spot as she stared at the stairs.
She pushed her chair backward and ran up the stairs.
Michael and Little Pumpkin stared at themselves and shrugged their shoulders. Did that just happen? They puckered their mouths.
Emily breathed in and out heavily as she stood in front of Joel’s door. She didn’t know whether to or not. Her right hand trembled as she placed it on the doorknob.
“CEO Joel,” she finally mustered up the courage and turned the knob.
“CEO Joel?” She murmured as she walked into the room.
She met Joel sitting on his bed, shirtless.
His hands were on his knees and he seemed to be staring into space.
“CEO Joel, I’m sorry. I didn’t know the water was hot, you saw me when I carried it, right? I didn’t know. And I’ll accept any punishment you give me; I’m deeply sorry.
I know I’m stupid, yes… And I’m such a nitwit, yes-but please, forgive me.” Emily’s mouth moved left, right, up and down as she stood before the CEO.
“You are not hurt anywhere right?” Joel looked up at her.
“Mbo?” Emily almost couldn’t believe her ears.
“CEO Joel ..” she trembled.
Her eyes went to Joel’s left breast where the water had poured on him. She gasped and dragged her feet towards Joel.
“Joel..” she sobbed, her lips trembling as she stretched her hand to touch Joel’s chest.
His flesh had peeled off and the flesh around was red.
Emily’s eyes watered as she knelt in front of Joel and ran her hand over the injured.
“Does it hurt?” She managed out of her mouth.
“Uhn.” Joel smiled.
Emily sniffed as she opened the first aid kit. She took out the balm, opened it, and dipped her finger in it. She made to apply the balm on the injury when Joel got hold of her wrist.
“You don’t have to.” He muttered.
“Please… let me.” Emily sobbed.
Joel gritted his teeth and released his grip on Emily’s hand.
Emily swallowed as she carefully smeared the balm on Joel’s injury.
“Shi.” Joel flinched.
“Mianhae.” Emily pouted her lips.
Joel looked down at her, he wiped her tears with his fingers and smiled.
“Deo, you are not the one that got injured so why are you crying?” He pulled her up and sat her down beside him on the bed.
“…” Emily smiled.
“But you have a punishment though.” Joel stared at her intently.
“Mbo?” Emily pouted.
“Go out on a date with me,” Joel stated.
He tilted his head to the left and crashed his mouth on Emily’s lips.
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Noah’s salivary gland had dried up completely. His legs were trembling uncontrollably.
“What did you just say?!” Joel thundered angrily.
“Did you just say you are yet to make three thousand copies of that file?” Joel’s red eyes were blazing with fire.
“You are fired!” He furiously hit his palms on the conference table.
Noah broke into cold sweats, only God knew when the CEO was going to release them. The CEO had kept them in the conference room since seven o’clock in the morning and it was now two pm in the noon.
He didn’t know what was wrong but he knew Miss Emily was involved.
Noah hastily picked up his phone and sent a message to Emily.
“Emily the documentary was very well done.” Maria smiled.
“If you keep up with the good work, you’ll be the top one best broadcaster in the broadcasting industry.
Emily grinned as she and her manager rode the elevator up to the office.
“You know you’ve managed to get the top 10.” Maria squeaked happily as they stepped out of the elevator.
Emily felt her phone vibrate in her bag. She opened the bag, took out her phone, and read the message that came in from Noah: MISS EMILY WHAT DID YOU DO TO BOSS?
“I’ll catch up with you.” Emily slightly bowed her head at Maria.
“Okay. You are free for the rest of today.” Maria smiled and walked away.
Emily furrowed her brows as she stared at Noah’s message.. what did he mean by what did she do to the boss… she hastily sent Noah a message: WHAT DO YOU MEAN MR NOAH?
A few seconds later, Emily got a voice note. She played it and paid attention to it.
? DID YOU JUST SAY YOU ARE YET TO MAKE THREE THOUSAND COPIES OF THAT FILE, YOU ARE FIRED! ?
Emily opened her mouth agape.
“I JUST GAVE THAT FILE TO MR KANG THIS MORNING. THE CEO HAS KEPT US IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM SINCE SEVEN O’CLOCK.” Noah sent another message.
Emily’s mouth opened wider. Three thousand copies of a file-just that morning?-Woah! How did he expect the man to print the copies when he’s kept them locked in the room since seven o’clock.
Why was the CEO suddenly dismissing people from the corporation? Was it because of last night? Emily huffed.
She facepalmed herself and dialed the CEO’s number.
“Have you given the governor the proposal?” Joel narrowed his eyes.
“I can see that you have not.” He forced out between gritted teeth.
“You are fir…” he had not completed his statement when his phone rang.
He picked up the phone and stared at the caller ID.; his tensed-up body relaxed immediately and his heart softened. He swiped the answer icon and placed the phone on his ear.
“CEO Joel,” Emily called sweetly as she rested her back on the wall, melting Joel’s heart.
“Why are you calling?” Joel asked softly.
The board of members stared at themselves in disbelief; was that the CEO’s voice they heard? They swallowed the lump in their throats.
“CEO Joel, let’s meet up. I want to talk to you about something.” Emily smiled.
“Okay.” Joel let out simply and hanged up.
He dropped the phone on the table and stood up on his feet.
“Meeting postponed.” He took long strides out of the conference room.
Noah breathed out a sigh of relief and quickly packed his boss’s things before trailing after the CEO.
The board of members was shocked! They didn’t know who the person that called the CEO was but they were thankful to her.
Just one call.
“Boss, where are we going?” Noah asked as he trailed after his boss.
“Home,” Joel replied, his hands in his pockets as he walked to the underground car park.
“I’m going alone.” Joel stopped in his tracks and turned around.
“Ye.” Noah bobbed his head and dropped his boss ‘things in the car.
Joel nodded his head and got in the car.
Noah grinned as he watched the chauffeur drive out of the corporation. He was grateful to Miss Emily.