Knock knock knock ...
There is no reply from inside the room. Angela starts to feel something bad was going to happen to her.
Knock knock knock ...
Angela makes a promise to herself if Jacob doesn't answer the door knocking, she will be back to her chair and not care what Jacob will do.
"Come in!" Angela takes a deep breath to hear that the boss allowed her to come in.
"Sit ... down ... here!" Jacob points to a chair in front of him that Angela must sit.
Angela seals her lips tightly. She feels that Jacob is like a tiger that will roar and swallow her a whole. His eyes stare at Angela sharply.
"What do you mean by a birthday party? Is it your party?" Jacob asked.
"Not my party sir." Angela has decided to call him 'sir'
"Sir?" Jacob asked again.
"Yes, in the office you are my boss and it means I have to call you 'sir'." Replied Angela.
"Okay, now tell me about the birthday party. Whose party is it? And, why should I behave well? Do you think I'm not well enough?" Jacob walks closer to Angela. Very close that they are only separated 1 meter only. Angela is sitting meanwhile Jacob is standing in front of her.
"I-I've just heard in the toilet. Two girls are talking about a birthday party that you will be invited to. They want to be the most beautiful girl at the party and they want to invite you. One of them said that she is a daughter of a wealthy business person, one of your business partners." Angela speaks in a low voice.
"That daughter you're talking about is I'm sure her name is Clara. She is a secretary from a personnel division. Did you know her?" Asked Jacob.
"No, I didn't. She said that with her friend while I was in a toilet's booth." Angela answered.
Jacob made a phone call to Anto, "Come here!"
"Yes, Sir," Anto said and a minute later he came in.
"She is not introduced yet to other staff, is she? Do it now! Starts from tomorrow, she will be working here legally as my private assistant. Did you get my point?" Jacob said in a deep voice.
"Yes sir, I will do it now," Anto replied in a very polite way.
"And you Angela, wait for me before you go home today. I need something to talk to you." Jacob sits on his chair and starts to open his laptop.
"Okay." Angela walks out with Anto.
"Awwww ...." Angela's head was hit by a door that was opened from outside suddenly by someone.
"What's wrong?" Jacob is shocked to hear the sound of people moaning suddenly.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Are you okay?" A man suddenly appeared at the door and held Angela's head.
"You ..." The man looked at Angela with his eyes wide open. Then, he smiles at her.
Angela doesn't smile, nods her head, and starts to walk out the room before the man holds her hand.
"Don't you remember me? I hit your motorbike accidentally before on the street." He smiles very often.
"Sure, I remember you very well. However, excuse me I have to work." Angela left Eric that asked her many times.
"Ah, so you work here? Why haven't I seen you before? Hi, what is your name?" Angela doesn't say anything unless remind silence.
"Eric? Why did you come here?" Jacob, the one who watches all the scenes, is only waiting for two persons in front of him in the distance 5 meters away to stop talking and notices him.
Eris just realizes this and smiles at Angela in an awkward moment.
"I'm sorry. May I know your name and your phone number if it's alright?" Eric asked Angela politely.
"I'm sorry I can't. I have to go now." Angela left Eric who suddenly lost his smile and was replaced by a disappointed face.
"Jacob, she is the girl I've talked to you about before. She works here and you don't tell me that." Eric comes into Jacob's room soon after Angela left him.
"Why should I? And, why did you come here? Anything important?" Jacob feels uneasy because he never talked to the girl before it turned out to be Angela.
"Nothing! I just want to ask you for lunch outside but it's too late now. However, now I have a reason to come here often. Hahaha …" Eric laughs happily.
"She just works today. Do not disturb her because I need her to help me doing important jobs. Do your jobs only, okay?" Asked Jacob.
Angela looks at her forehead at a small mirror in front of her desk. It's a little bumpy but luckily it's not bloody. Eric is really something. Whenever they meet, there's always an accident between them that Angela must be the victim one.
"Huh, what is he doing here? Is he a friend of Jacob or one of his relatives?" Angela thinks it.
"Ish, I don't care what he's doing. However, my head ohh …"
"Eric, this is an office. Please respect it! You can't play with my employees during working hours. After that, it's up to them." Jacob reminds Eric who seems to get more excited after seeing Angela.
"No problem. I came here just to give you info that I will fly to Malaysia the day after tomorrow to join a motor racing in Southeast Asia. We will meet again in 2 weeks. Hope you won't miss me." Eric laughs a little. It's more likely a smile widely.
"Never happen! Even we never meet but you always make me answer your video call, along with your girls on right and left side." Jacob answers while working on his laptop.
"Oh come on Jacob! I'm not like Scott who is always surrounded by many women every day. If I had a party it means I celebrate my own winning. And, for me, a winner is in the first position, not in a second or a third rank. So, I rarely hold a party." Eric feels wants to seal Jacob's lips very close that having deadly snake venom. However, he can't. Because Scott, Jacob, and himself have different personalities and have known each other, they can't be enemies for others.
"I'm going back now. Sorry if I disturb you while working. See you tonight at our usual place, bro. Scott will hold a party to celebrate his victory for getting the big project he has been waiting for it so long." Eric said and stood.
"Ok, I will go if my work today is finished." Said Jacob.
Eric walks out the door but he turns left to look for a blue-eyed girl that had attached his heart since the motor accident. However, he can't find her. Angela has been with some girls in an empty room for half an hour.
"So, your name is Angela. You have blue eyes, I like it." Clara, the secretary leader said that and made all her friends surrounding her total 6 girls laughing out loud.
"Yes, what's wrong with blue eyes? Do you mind?" Said Angela stands against the door in a calm tone.
"No, we don't mind at all. However, what we don't know is …. You use your beauty and blue eyes to work here, right? I saw your curriculum vitae that put info if you never had a working experience before. So, this is your first time working but so lucky to be a private assistant. Huh!" Clara sneered sarcastically.
"If you don't like it, why don't you ask Jacob? Why did you ask me instead? I've just worked here and gained some money. I don't care with a good-looking face, wealthy, a good shape, or something else. So, if you don't mind, excuse me, I have to go now." Angela would like to go but her left hand was held tightly.
"Don't you ever report this to our boss! Or else, you will get any trouble." Clara and her gang left Angela and touched her shoulder rudely.
Angela just smiles and shakes her head lightly. If only they had known that she could easily knock them down without even touching. However, Angela doesn't want to show off her hidden power. As long as they don't hurt her, Angela remains silent.
"Where are you?" Anto asked Angela that just come up after missing 10 minutes.
"They want to know me better so they asked me to an empty room with 5 girls inside." Angela smiles faintly.
"Who? 5 girls? Did they hurt you?" Anto asked while looking at Angela's body in case of any injuries.
"No, they didn't. I'm just fine. Relax, and don't even tell this the boss. It's just a small incident. Okay?" Angela doesn't want to make any chaos on her working first day.
"Okay, but if you get bullied, do not hesitate to tell me. I can handle them without telling the boss." Anto said with certainty.
"Okay. Thank you for your kind attention. I really appreciate it." Angela's back to her chair without any complaints