Akeno's POV:-
The hospital visits are not melancholic anymore. We talk, we laugh, but he is sad. When I heard about the business trip to Bali, I wanted to take everyone there so I talked to the doctors about Ichiro…. And got scolded.
Nice.
Now what am I supposed to do with this situation. I have been watching Evan talk to himself for like an hour now. If he doesn't stop I am gonna kick him. As I glide into the living room I see Evan sitting down on the rug with his head resting on the couch and eyes wide open. It looks like as if his soul left his body.
"Don't act like dead. Stop giving me nightmares. And why are you like this."
Evan: - "I am not able to use my brain in this particular situation."
"Situation like what?"
Evan: - "you know… we have a business trip to Bali next month, we must go there."
"Mhmm… we will go."
I can't understand what he is trying to say, Is there a woman from Bali he dated earlier, or something like that, but I am pretty sure about women affairs.
Evan: - "you know Ichiro can't go. He can't walk properly."
"Yeah there is a nurse for him the doctor told me."
Evan: - "then, there's Ria and Ace."
"So!?"
Evan:-"you tell them about the business trip."
"Why pressure your mind if you gonna shove it on me. Huh."
Evan:-"I can hear you. Did you say something?"
"You lazy ass. I am leaving for the office. Aren't you coming?"
Evan:-"my bodyguard is on leave. Went to meet her date. I'll just rest for the today."
"Ah! Sad for you."
Evan:-"don't be so smug about it. Don't squint your eyes at me, I have you. Go away."
"I can't control my laugh. He is totally hurt."
Hurt in love. All of us are same, me, ichiro, him, no luck in love sheesh!
ACE'S POV:-
I woke up a bit late today. Ria's already disappeared. I check the time 8:15AM. I am gonna get fired. I got up and changed my clothes in a jiffy and picked up my bag. I have become more like secretary. I thought as I picked up the pile of files I took home. I didn't want to but the other people in the office just see me idling around all day. Just offering a cup of coffee here and tailing the master around. He really has tamed me like a puppy. After that fiery kiss. That moron acts as if nothing happened with dozens of ladies throwing themselves at him. That treacherous bastard. And now I am late because I am cursing him.
I reached the office and stepped into the elevator. In a hurry I didn't notice who was inside there. I noticed two of the female workers just under the command of CEO. They have been running in the line to be the next secretary, but then I ruined some plans. And as a matter of irony I didn't even ask for this kind of fortune.
Sophia: - "oh! Veronica your heels look so classy unlike some people. Why didn't you go for the one you saw yesterday?"
Veronica:-"oh! Sophia you know I might've been the presidential secretary hadn't some people used unfair means. And oh! I had already spent so much money in my standards yesterday. I couldn't bring myself to buy it. I might look more professional than the secretaries themselves. Hahaha
I know they are mocking me but you know I didn't decide on these bitchy heels and this plain full cover dress. And if you are so suitable, then calculate your damn reports nicely next time, so that I don't have to do it. I so want to kill them right now. I took home work because of you people and that man stays up till late hours reviewing your shitty work. No wait, I am not concerned about him, but that gives me work, more work. I regret the day I showed my business skills to secretary shin.
The elevator stopped at the 38th floor and those two gave me some air to breathe by going their way, of course after pushing through me and making me lose my balance. I will r3emember you Veronica and you too Sophia.
After reaching the 41st floor, to my desk, I headed straight to that devil's office. He has told me not to knock and just be done with submissions. I open the door and put the files on the meeting table while I keep my gaze down and try to escape as quickly as possible. But something feels strange there is no essence of coffee in the room, neither smoke. I remember I hate entering his chambers due to cigarette smoke, so I peep up to the desk behind which he sits and there is no one there. "What!? I mean is he late or am I very late?"- I stood there thinking rather than opening the door and escaping- my first plan.
"how long are you gonna stare at it?'- I jumped from that whisper of that brat, Akeno.
"Stare at what?" I replied as gently as I could. I have all minds of punching him otherwise for startling me.
"My chambers, did you forget where are you, miss?" he smirked and walked to his desk with a suitcase.
"What the hell is that?"
Akeno:-"what!"
"I mean that bag is for? What?"
Akeno:-"don't tell me you forgot about the business trip, we are leaving in the evening. He is staring at me, damn me.
"Can I have a half day? I kind of forgot to pack up."
Akeno:-"did you do you work? Huh?"
"I left the files on the meeting table. Blue ones from planning and red ones from development department.
Akeno:-"okay, and on your way out call the planning department and summon veronica."
"Why! That bitch!" I murmured.
Akeno:-"what?"
"Nothing. Anything else call your secretary."
This angered me to a very large extent. Veronica that woman likes this man. Does he not know, or has he got other plans. I could seriously kill her right now.
AKENO'S POV:-
Did she really slam the door to my face? Really?
What did I do now? And who is giving her work to do. She is not here for that. Now that I checked these reports I know that my secretary didn't do it. It's not his style. He just points out the mistake and makes the person concerned do it again. But this is fresh report. Did an employee do this? It's too perfect for the employee's standards.
I hear a knock on the door. The door opened and secretary shin entered the office with the coffee in his hands.
Sec. Shin:-"the door might fall off at this rate."
"Who submitted the reports from the planning department?"
Sec. Shin:-"Miss Veronica but it was all faulty and I was already overloaded with work for the business trip, so I asked for help from Miss Grace. She gladly accepted."
"So gave her work. Hire an assistant she is not here to help you."
Sec. Shin:-"but I told her to point out the mistake and leave the files in my office."
"She took it home? Wow."
Sec. Shin: - "Ah! Yes."
"So it's Miss Veronica I see."
"Are you talking about me, Mr. Shin and president?" – I hear a loud click clack of heels and overly sweet voice, enough to sweeten my sugar free black coffee, and that strong perfume enough to knock out some people in her radius.
"Who are you, lady?"
Veronica:-"my name is Veronica and I am from the planning department."
"I see." I open the report of the planning department that ace had given me earlier.
"Did you do this report?"
Veronica:-"yes."
"Do you remember the cost decided for individual products?"
Veronica:-"what do you mean?"
Sec. Shin:-"he means the per person investment you calculated on the 1st page."
Veronica:-"thirty dollars."
"And the outcome?"
Veronica:-"I don't remember sir?"
"Because your report was wrong miss veronica."
Veronica:-"but you are already signing it sir."
"Because it's not yours. And one more thing, I hate people entering without knocking, I hate strong perfumes and I hate people not paying attention to the work I am paying them for rather than decorating themselves.
Veronica:-"but, this company has standards sir I can't be plain looking like Miss Grace."
This enraged me to a whole new level that I wanted to kick her out this instant. I now understand what happens around ace.
"Shut your trap, veronica or I might as well hand you your credentials and show you out myself. Now, get out and submit your reports directly to me now onwards. Let's see your skills. Get lost."
I would have done something to her had she not scurried away from my eyes. Now, I understand ace slamming the door. She isn't mad at me. She hates me but she hates these people more.
Sec. Shin: - "sir, please calm down."
"Send her to my office. Send Ace."
Sec. Shin:-"but, she went out saying she will be back in an hour. She had to pack up."
"Oh! Yeah! Send her when she is back.
Sec. Shin:-"sure sir."
", just tell her I called, just that. You may go."
To think that all this is going on just under my nose. I don't want to intervene because I am afraid of her reaction to it, since she didn't come to me with these problems, I already withdrew. Besides she is strong enough to deal with this shit on her own, if she wants to.
ACE'S POV:-
I packed up as soon as I could and returned back to this shitty job. And I can't fucking believe my miss fortune; I am stuck in the elevator with Veronica again. And she is glaring at me for reasons unknown to me.
"Did you just glare at me?"
Veronica:-"yes."
"Why, if I may know?"
Veronica:-"shut up you think you're too special."
"Well. Where did you get this anger from I didn't distribute it though."
Veronica:-"stay in your limits bitch."
She brought it on herself and cherry on the cake was her showing me.
"You know, you need to see my standards, urgently!"