"But-" "Didn't she tell you to leave? You are fired, now get out before I call security" the man spoke coldly as he stood like a shield in front of the young woman, protecting her like a knight. Mara's lips curved up into a smile, she smirked at the girl.
She was telling the girl that they were not on the same level. The girl gritted her teeth and lowered her head, she glanced at the people who were staring at her with wrinkled eyebrows. The girl bit her lower lip in frustration, wanting to kill the young woman.
"When your company starts to sink into mud, don't come beg me to help you!" she raised her voice and left the building, the young woman chuckled in amusement. The man turned around and faced the young woman who was chuckling in satisfaction.
Mara stopped laughing and stared back into the man's aurora green eyes with wrinkled eyebrows. She knew that the man was searching the answers of his questions in her eyes. "What? Am I that beautiful for you to stare at me shamelessly?"
"*cough*"
The man faked a cough and looked away from the young woman. "I am sorry for her behavior" he apologized with his usual cold face. Mara raised her eyebrow and stared at the man. "Whatever, call everyone to my office. I have something to tell"
The young woman shrugged away negative moods and walked towards the elevator as people stared at her in disbelief. They could not believe the reality. Everything happened so fast, they could not catch up. The man stood at the place like a statue.
He blinked twice in disbelief and confusion. What was going on? Why did she suddenly change? What made her change? When did she change into a powerful woman quickly? What made her confident? What happened to the young woman?
The questions kept increasing in the man's head, but there were no answers for them. He sighed tiredly, giving up on finding answers for his questions. Maybe he missed something, he decided to push away his questions and thoughts to the side for awhile.
Mara sat down on the swivel chair, leaning on to the headboard with eyes closed. "Kylo Aaron.." she murmured. The man she met just now was him. Kylo Aaron, the assistant of Mara Athena. He was the side character of the novel, known as a wolf. He had a calm personality with a beautiful smile.
But he never smiled after his mother's death. And he was not just an assistant of Mara Athena. There was a company called 'Max'. No one had seen the owner aka CEO of 'Max' company, he was hidden from public. Yes, that's right. Kylo Aaron was the CEO of 'Max' company.
Then you might be curious why he was working as an assistant of Mara Athena. He came into the company to destroy it. His mother's death was caused by Mara Athena's step-mother and Mara Athena's father covered everything for his second wife.
Kylo was seeking for revenge.
He was waiting for the chance to destroy the company, he disliked Mara Athena because she was weak and could not even handle her own father. He acted like a real assistant to gain the young woman's trust and he got it successfully. The young woman was a tool for his revenge.
But things were different now, the stupid Mara Athena was dead. Asteria was the one who was controlling the Mara Athena's body. She had to save her company. It did not matter if Kylo tried to kill the father of original Mara Athena, she just cared about money and company.
"*knock knock*" the knocking sounds brought Mara back from thinking deeply. "Come in.." she straightened her back, her fox eyes turned cold once again. Every employee walked into the huge office along with Kylo Aaron. "Welcome. Today, I have something to tell"
Mara spoke as she looked at the people who were lowering their heads, avoiding eye contacts with their boss. "I have checked the sales and there are many things missing. It looks like someone is stealing the money from company shamelessly"
The young woman's words made some people gulped in fear. "Raise your hand and admit the truth before I drag you out" Mara did not wait anymore and got straight to the point. No one dared to move, it was as if their legs were glued to the floor.
"I will give you ten seconds"
Mara's fox eyes fell onto the man who was shaking in fear. That man was the one who leaded everything and the one who stole money the most. Mara's lips curved up into a devil smile, waiting for the man to get on knees and beg her to forgive him.
Kylo stared at the young woman with wrinkled eyebrows. He knew everything from the start but did not tell anything since his plan was to destroy the company. Still, how did the young woman find out? She never checked what was happening behind the company.
How would she know? Did someone tell her? No way, then how? She was acting like a real boss now, not like before. The young woman became mysterious, her lazy fox eyes could not be read. The playful smile on her face was making people could not guess her thoughts.
"10.. 9.. 8.. 7.. 6.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.." before the young woman could finish counting the numbers, the man quickly knelt down. He lowered his head and bowed down at the young woman with tears. "I-I am sorry, I did not mean to do it. It is because of my daughter"
The man apologized as his whole body was shaking in fear. "Your daughter?" Mara raised her eyebrow and asked. "Y-yes, she is in the hospital right now. I need money for my daughter so I did it without any choices. Please forgive me. I am so sorry"
Everyone looked at the man with wrinkled eyebrows, knowing that the man was lying obviously. A deep chuckle escaped Mara's lips, she already checked the background of that man last night. She prepared everything, she could not fight just with words, she needed proofs.
"Why are you lying?"
The young woman raised her eyebrow as her fox eyes turned into ice. Kylo frowned, he believed the man since he did not know the truth. But that man was lying? How could the young woman tell right away? He observed the young woman quietly.
"W-what do you mean? I-I don't understand.." the man looked up at the young woman who was looking down at him with a smile which held hidden meanings. "If I am right, your ex-wife is the one who is taking care of your dear daughter. You have divorced your wife a year ago"
Mara crossed her legs and arms, she tilted her head with a smile. The man fell into the huge silence, he gritted his teeth in embarrassment and frustration. How did she know? She never cared about them and now she was talking as if she had been watching everyone quietly.
"Do I need to show the proof?" Mara grabbed the Ipad from the table and opened it, she quickly tapped the gallery. Many photos of the man going into the motel with different women were seen on the screen. The young woman smiled in satisfaction. "Here! The proof"
She showed the Ipad screen to everyone including Kylo Aaron. "See? You are just wasting my precious money on useless sex" the young woman coldly spoke as she put down her Ipad on the table. The man gulped, not knowing how to defend himself.
"Please forgive me!! I will change my behavior from now on! I promise! Please don't fire me! This is the only work where I can get enough money so please forgive me!" the man yelled as he went near to the young woman. He hugged the woman's left leg and begged for forgiveness.
"Hands off of her leg!"
Kylo shouted, making the man and everyone flinched except Mara. Kylo shoved away the man's tightened grip from the young woman's leg. He stood beside Mara like a statue, his aurora green eyes were giving everyone shivers. He stared into the man's eye with flames.
Mara's lips curved up into a satisfied smile. That man might be a bad wolf who was seeking for revenge but he protected her like a real assistant, she liked it. She decided to keep the man, Kylo Aaron near her so she could know what he was planning.
"I-I am sorry.. please forgive me" the man apologized, he looked like a deer begging to spare him from the wolf and fox hands. Mara sighed tiredly, making the man thought she was going to forgive him. "You are fired" the young woman's three words destroyed the man's hopes.
He pressed his lips tightly in frustration. "Please forgive me!! Just for once!! Please!!" the man begged, his eyes were showing fears and regrets. He never thought the woman would fire him. It felt like a nightmare. The young woman turned into a dangerous woman quickly.
"Shut your ass and leave, you filthy man" "It is not my fault! You are the worst CEO ever! You never treated me politely! Your company is going to be destroyed in three months!! And don't beg me to help you when the time comes! I wish you luck, bitch!" the man yelled.
"Bye bye forever!" Mara waved her hand and watched the man walking out of the room furiously. Everyone in the room started shaking in fear, they did not expect their Boss to be that heartless. "You!" the young woman pointed at the man who was lowering his head.
He looked up at his boss with shaking eyes. "You are fired too, and you, you, you and you, all of you are fired!" Mara raised her voice, she knew that everyone in the company were wasting their time in company then left with money in their hands shamelessly. They never worked hard.
Kylo furrowed his brows,
He could not understand the young woman, she suddenly became a perilous woman and fired everyone in the company without hesitating. Her hidden eyes became attractive ones. He could not see through the young woman's thoughts. "Get out of my sight, you useless people"
Mara furiously spoke, she just could not take it anymore. They all did not even work and dared to walk confidently in the company shamelessly. Kylo Aaron was the only one who worked hard everyday to gain the trust from Mara Athena. At least he worked hard.
When everyone finally left the office, a loud sigh escaped Mara's lips. She leaned back on the headboard lazily, already feeling tired of the world. Kylo did not move from the place, he just stood beside the young woman and stared down at her face deeply.
Mara closed her eyes, not even caring about the deep stare from the man beside her. "Tell my schedule for today" she spoke as Kylo snapped back from train of thoughts. He nodded and went out of the room to take his Ipad. He came back into the room.
"You have a client lunch with Mr. Noah Flynn today" Kylo spoke as he shut his Ipad. "Is that all?" Mara asked in disbelief with widened eyes. She could not believe it, she had to work for 16 hours in her past life, just to get her company famous and get to the top.
But now, this girl did not even have to work that much. "Yes" Kylo answered with a stone face. "Well, what can I do? Alright, remind me when it is time" Mara sighed and signaled the man to leave her alone. Kylo nodded in understatement and left the room.
"Third mission completed" she murmured.