She waited with Maria in front of the elevator and Tom ended up meeting them there. She turned to him slightly and bowed a little.
“Good afternoon, CEO TOM” she greeted and he nodded
“It’s been a while, I hope everything is not out of place?” he asked with his hands in his pocket
“It kind of felt off but then it’s a work I have been doing for the past two years so I believe I will adjust soon enough” she answered with a quick smile
“Let’s go to my office, we still have issues to settle” he instructed and they all got on the opened elevator.
Maria who was lost in the discussion just stood behind them in silence as she wondered why Amber was back there in the first place. She kept thinking about what the said issues could be but nothing was coming to her head and that made her release an exhausted sigh.
Tom and Amber marched to the CEO’s office as soon as they stepped out of the elevator.
“Close the blinds” he commanded as she walked into the office behind him and she turned to carry out his order.
She turned to walk to his table when she bumped into him, she didn’t know that he was still standing there, at her back.
“I am sorry sir” she blurt out before checking out his shirt quickly to see if she had stained it with her makeup.
“You didn’t forget the reason why I brought you back here, did you?” he asked with a deep voice and stepped closer to her.
She unconsciously moved back as he approached her but he didn’t plan to stop. They were playing the game of coming closer and moving away till she felt her back against the wall.
There was no place for her to hide anymore.
“Miss Amber” he grunted as he leaned above her and roamed her face with his intense eyes.
Her heart rate tripled at his action and she could feel thick wad of spit slipping down her throat as she tried to keep calm but the situation and tension around her wouldn’t allow her to achieve that goal. She shrunk as he reached out to her hair and trailed the edges with his eyes glued to her face.
“What… what are.. what are you doing sir?” stammered the terrified secretary who could still not process what was going on between them.
“I don’t have to remind you that you are now my person now right? You have agreed to be me so you have to act according to how I say, you know that right?” he said to her slowly with a breezy voice that aroused all part of her body.
She was melting like a chocolate introduced to heat in her captive situation. She shouldn’t feel that way but she couldn’t help it, her boss was being so sexy right now.
Tom’s hand that went over her shoulder and was pinned to the wall to cage her in his presence was pumping veins. The muscles were fighting against his sturdy arm and she didn’t know when she took a gulp of her saliva to satisfy her thirsty throat.
“Yes sir… I am your person, so…. So you can trust me” she finally responded and he smirked
“That’s a good girl right there” he muttered with a deep voice and his eyes lingered on her for a while before he backed down.
She finally released the breath she was holding in, her breathe coming out of the nostrils was so hot that she tried not to breathe again for few seconds. The air conditioner was working perfectly but it was not conditioning her temperature nor putting it in check.
“What was that?” she mumbled to herself and blinked severally before puffing out a thick air out of her throat
“What are you doing Miss Amber? You have to come here so we can sign the contract” he stated and she rushed to his side.
He placed the contract and her own copy on the table and passed her a pen. She rushed to sign the contract and rushed out of the office after confirming that he didn’t need anything anymore.
She met the employees of the CEO’s floor already camped at her desk but she just comport herself and marched to sit down.
“You are seriously back here? Wow! I have never seen the CEO fire anyone and hire them back” one of the exclaimed
“I am a living example then” she replied with a shrug
They wanted to pester her and pressed her to cough out why she was told to come back but she sealed her lips tight, that ended up making them angry and they gloated about her cocky attitude but she didn’t care, that was not the first time they would curse at her or gossip about her but she had always pretended not to hear it. They were only jealous of her being the only one who can access the CEO whom they all have huge crush on and she was unbothered about however they feel.
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Harvey L’s car pulled up in front of Oceanic hotels and the manager ran to open the door for her. She dropped down and marched closed her eyes briefly before marching in to the hotel.
“You are welcome miss” the receptionist greeted her and she nodded before picking up the key she had dropped earlier when she was going out.
She had gotten to the room and kicked off her boot before the manager managed to bring in the loads of shopping bags from the car’s trunk.
“I will like to have some rest so make sure no one disturbs me” she commanded and the manager told her that he had understood before leaving her alone.
She came out of the bathroom after taking a shower only to see a familiar figure already waiting for her in the room.
“You came earlier than expected” she remarked before throwing the hair towel into the laundry basket
“How come you are not able to accomplish just a simple task? I sent you to cause an uproar but you gave them more sales?” Joseph growled and she placed her hands on his shoulder to calm him down
“You need to calm down first. I tried my best to shake them up but the secretary to the CEO was a way too intelligent bitch. She kept countering me and was well prepared for me” she explained and he raised his brows
“What do you mean the secretary to the CEO? From what I know, Tom doesn’t have a secretary in his office for quite some time now” he argued
“Was it Secretary Amber that she was called? She is quite fierce and intelligent. She wasn’t even fazed about my presence, she wasn’t intimidated by the fussy way I entered. I have to give it to her that she’s a pro” she pour out and he stopped her by raising his hand in the air.
“Enough of the praises. Since you have failed to complete my job, I can assume that you are not expecting any balance from me right? I paid you upfront so that should cover up for the job and you also got freebies” he said glancing at the shopping bags.
“That was not part of our deal, we didn’t start that as a term and I am sure that you are very familiar with contracts so you know what that means” she protested as she slid her hand down his chest but he removed her hands and threw her to the side in anger.
She yelled at him and he slapped her so hard that she fell face down to the bed. He pushed her to face up and locked her two hands to the bed by placing them above her head while he leaned towards her.
“You should know when to keep your manners, how dare you touch me? You are just a mere influencer so don’t ever think because we’ve had a drink together, we are on the same level. You are nothing but a fleeting moment so don’t get caught up or you’d be trapped for life with no one to rescue you. Disappear to Moscow tomorrow and don’t come back till further notice” he apprised
“What do you think you are doing? Let me go” she groaned as she struggled with him
He pinned her down harder and kissed her forcefully for like two seconds before smirking
“At least, you are hot!” he remarked and removed his hand before walking to the door.
“Take the first flight to Moscow tomorrow, don’t let me ever walk into you in Chicago” he added before slamming the door shut
“Son of a gun!” she gritted as she wiped her mouth with her hand