Tom and Amber were busy discussing about the new stocks and what to do for the improvement of the mall in a meeting at the conference room and they had been at it for hours. She took an excuse to visit the restroom towards the end of the meeting and left first.
She was about entering the restroom when she heard the older employees speaking ill of her and she allowed them to finish before pushing the door to give them a reply but she was about entering when she heard the voice of the junior employee lashing at them for talking bad about Amber.
She kicked against the idea of entering and just stood there with her arms folded, waiting for them to come out and meet her at the door which they eventually did when they threatened the junior employee who ran out for her life.
“I was waiting patiently here for you to come out and since I am here, why don’t you leave the poor girl out of this and face me? I am your target in the first place, isn’t that so?” she stated and the older employee scoffed at her words.
The confidence she was oozing out was pissing her off and she didn’t want to appear timid in front of her so she had to slam her back and put her in her place.
“Now that you are here and you have heard it yourself I am glad because I am curious about what you are going to do. Will you tell on us to the CEO? Will you have him fire us? Or do you want to take justice in your hands? You are nothing if not for that seat that’s making you bold” the old employee spat at her and Amber couldn’t believe that she had some enemies full of so much spite in the company when the only thing she had done was mind her business and do her work.
She hated unnecessary attachments and avoided the relationships at work with all her might because she was well aware that if she is not careful then she will never last in her seat and also, she handles top and classified information so she doesn’t want to cause any harm to the company through leakage of those files, she would never know the enemy just by the face after all.
At the reply of the older employee, she already knew the issue on ground was birthed by jealousy and she doesn’t want to drag it any further so she just have to use the CEO card like she wanted “Should I try that? Should I tell the CEO like you wanted? I am also curious about what will happen but I think it might work out. I am his secretary and a competent one at that” she smirked, making them madder about her audacity.
She glanced at her ID card hanging on her neck and saw that she was from the accounting department. The accounting department was well known for always bringing in their works late so she decided to lecture her where it would pain her the most. “I think the time you are gossiping here with will be enough to finish the ledger you always turn in late, we can’t afford to wait for you again this year” she slammed the older employee who was pained and gave her a hot unexpected slap across the face.
Amber and others were shocked beyond words at the unexpected turnout of events and before Amber could retaliate, a deep voice growled from the hallway where they were standing
“Who dares to hit my woman?” Tom shouted with anger and everyone covered their mouths at the sudden revelation.
Tom and others had finished the meeting and he was going back to the office when he heard the commotion at the restroom. He wanted to ignore but when Amber’s voice came up, he couldn’t help but take a branch.
He was just coming into view when he witnessed the slap from the older employee. Everything within him tremble with anger at the sight in front of him. Did Amber, his beloved secretary and woman just got slapped? Who dares to do such a thing to her?
“What exactly do you think you are doing? Who gave you the audacity to touch her? Tell me!” he yelled at the older employee who shuddered at the intensity of his yelling. It was shocking and filled with anger.
That was the first time they would hear him shout that way because of an employee, he was known for not involving himself in anything aside work so him shouting in defense for Amber came as a big shock to them and the use of “my woman” was enough to attract attentions and curiosity.
“Did he just say my woman? Did we hear well? Are they dating?” were the questions flying around as everyone started to gather at the hallway.
Amber sighed at the sight she never predicted would happen but she was glad that he stood up for her. Although if he passed by, she would have understood the fact that he didn’t want to attract any attention but she would still be disappointed that her boyfriend didn’t come to her rescue.
Now that he had intervened, the use of “my woman” was shocking to her too because she never expected him to use that language when he could use the employee opportunity.
“It’s not what you think sir” the older employee suddenly blurt out with a low tone and the others scurried to the side to avoid getting roped with her.
He placed his two hands in his pockets and stood directly in front of the employee, “It is not what I am thinking? Can you tell me what I am thinking then?” he questioned and her eyes flickered between fear and confusion,
She was not expecting him to actually show up and with the way the situation is unfolding, she might end up getting fired. She was saying those things to Amber because she was sure she won’t be childish enough to report to the CEO herself but now that he was here to listen personally, she wished she didn’t stay stupid things like that.
“I am sorry sir, I will be more careful as from now on” she apologized with her head hung down but he shook his head before shifting to the side to show Amber who was standing behind him, “You should apologize to her and not me” he said pointing to her.
Amber didn’t waste time in positioning herself in front of the older employee for the said apology. She was trying hard not to snort but her trembling lips were giving her away which made the junior employee smile.
“I am sorry for hitting you, Amber” the older employee apologized and she rolled her eyes before Tom stepped up again.
“You seems to be getting this wrong, you should apologize to her for hitting her and also talking that way to your superior” he corrected and the humiliation washed over the older employee, he was saying the truth after all. Amber was superior in hierarchy.
“I am sorry Miss Amber, I was out of line. It won’t happen again” the older employee apologized again and Amber placed her hands in akimbo.
She glanced at her ID card and saw that her name was Eva. She moved closer to her and grabbed her by the collar which raised everyone’s brow but she only helped her fix the collar that was out of place. “Let’s not make life hard for each other and just do our jobs diligently please. I will be expecting the ledger on my desk soon, thank you” she stated with an authoritative tone and Eva nodded in agreement before she realized what Amber was requesting for.
“But the ledger is not ready for submitting” Eva countered and Amber smirked
“I don’t know about that but I want the ledger on my desk before the end of the day” she replied with an evil grin and turned to Tom who suddenly pulled her closer and held her by the shoulder, closer to him.
“As from today, you should accord the same respect I get to her because she’s my girlfriend” he announced and murmurs filled the whole hallway.
Everyone covered their mouths in shock because no one ever had a hint that they were dating, thanks to the premium professionalism between the two of them. They never made it obvious or gave a room for doubt and no one, even Amber knew Tom would announce it that way.
She was obviously shocked at the revelation but for some reasons, she could feel happiness surging from within. It felt pleasant to be announced to the whole world proudly and the look of envy on everyone’s face was enough to tell her that she’s in the princess world right now.
“Let’s go. We still have tons of work to do today” he said to her and linked hands with her to take her out of there.