Susan came to work very early in the morning like she usually do, she needed to submit a file to Jerry this morning that will be needed for meeting later. She open all her drawer, she practically searched everywhere but the file can not be found.
Susan was sweating by now. She did not want anything that will tarnish her image at all. She turn to the waste bin to drop the tissue she has used but her eyes jaw clenched when she saw the file she has been looking for shred into pieces. She felt weak in her leg and hold the table for support. ' Who did this to me? ' " aaaah! , how am I going to meet up for the meeting! oh what should I do!" she placed her hand on her forehead thinking she needed to act fast before she find the culprit who has the gut to tamper with her work.
She sigh in relieve when she remembered she always make photocopy of any document before she work on it. She quickly made another photocopy . She look at the time to see it is already seven thirty in the morning, she sat down on her chair to work fast before eight o' clock.
She was so focus on her work to take note of that special someone that stood by his door looking at her with warmth in his eyes. He noticed she is busy, he took a peep at her work to see it is the document he needed for today's meeting. He frown to see her just working on it.
He went back to his office to prepare for the meeting. Susan raised up her head to look at the time and see it is already ten minutes past eight, she quickly rose from her chair and went inside the boss's office. She knock the door and enter after hearing the answer. " Sir, it is already past eight. The meeting time is already pass sir." She said with caution.
" The meeting has been shifted to nine o' clock, Susan. I wonder why you are not aware of that." He said raising his eyebrow, he has called Clara to inform her, he wonder why she is not aware. Susan did not think much of it she just place the file she is holding on the table.
" Sir, this is the file you will be needing for the meeting, I want you to cross check it." Jerry was surprised to here that, he saw her moment ago working on it. He smile at her gently with his heart full of praises of her.
" Susan? how many time do you want me to remind you to stop calling me SIR??" Susan did not say anything but just stare at him with her expressionless gaze. " Sir? is there any other thing you need me to do before the meeting.?" Jerry sigh in frustration to hear that again.
" Why are you like this Sussy? Why do you like to frustrate me? Can't you follow that simple request of mine? "
" You are my boss SIR and I can not bring myself to call you by your name." She said without looking at him. She is not blind to see all his gestures, all his advances, although she is also attracted to him but she is afraid to trust in love again not now. She is still heal and she did not think she will be able to heal completely without her revenge and find her mother.
At the thought of that her eyes reddened, she did not know where she is. She raise up her head to look at boss that is now in front of her. " I can not call you by your name sir....."
" Stop it! stop it already Susan! I don't feel comfortable with you calling me that. ! May be you don't know but I will make you understand...." Susan was angry at the way he raised his voice at her.
" What the hell do you want from me Mr Jerry Tim? You may not feel comfortable but am not comfortable either calling you by your name....now can you let go of my hand? Jerry gently release her hand but the strong will to tame her even more was triggered. Susan smile at him and turn to leave.
" We are not done with this conversation Honey!" Jerry said behind her making her hand purse on the door knob. She pause for few second, she inhale sharply before open the door to leave.
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Susan slump lazily on her seat, she can not handle her boss confession at every given opportunity . She will not lie either that she is attracted to him and she is grateful for everything he has done for her ever since she has been working for him.
She look down at her self, the cloth she is wearing is one of the set bought by Jerry. She smile when she remembered how he took her for shopping and forcefully selecting clothes for her using the agreement she signed as a threat. When she told Peter and Cathy about it the two just laugh at her word and said nothing else.
" Give the poor man a chance Susan!" she remembered Cathy said to her the following morning. Not that she did not want to give him a chance but her heart is beyond broken. It is shattered. Thinking of Cathy, she made a mental note to check on her at the hospital before going to their apartment, it is up to three days she come home. ' I don't know what to do! .' she said to herself.
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Jerry check through the file Susan has dropped a while ago, he nod his head for the job well don't. He stood up when it is the time for the meeting and headed to the meeting room. " You don't need to follow me, I will have Clara handle the necessary things." He said when he pass through her table.
She look at him wondering the problem with his mood swing. He is flirting with her moment ago but now back to cold. Unknown to her Jerry is trying to control himself around her. He easily loss focus seeing her in the same place with him. The strong desire to possess her has made him to grow more shameful and confess to her at every chance he get.
Clara come out of her office and look at her with provocative smile . " Bitch" she said to Susan who was still looking at the back of Jerry. Susan heard her but she has grown to ignore her existence. She did not need anyone to tell her that Clara is in love with Jerry with the way she look at him like a lovestruck teenager. ' Am not here to fight for love but to work .' She usually remind herself.