"Alesha, you are going to be my new personal assistant form now on." My Ryou faces me.
Even if he said it to me yesterday it still feels utterly unreal.
"W-what." I smile in utter disbelief.
"Oh see," he snickers as he turns to the head secretary, "she's happy about it. I told you she would be happy."
'I'm not happy, you overgrown manipulative man-child, my face is damn stuck like this. Of course no one one will know, and even if I tell them, no one will believe me. Smiles when shocked?! Who does that??'
"Are you unable to speak form the shock Miss Alesha?" The head secretary calls to me. "But you really seem to be happy about what is happening now. You're beaming!"
Everyone is now staring at me, some are mumbling to each other, some glaring and some finding this absolutely hysterical.
Bethany's reaction was the absolute worst. She seemed stunned, like she just witness a crime scene of some sort.
Bethany and I came to work at Mountelligence at the same time, we were assigned at the same place so we instantly clicked. She also adored Mr Ryou like he was some sort of God, she would never exclude him out of any conversation or another. She was utterly in love with him.
I have no idea what she would think now, I don't want to tell her all the details about what happened last night, somehow or some way, the story would spread all over the company and I don't want that to happen. Shit.
"Bethany..." I call out.
"Don't worry," she let out a smile," let's have a drink and talk about it later okay."
"O-okay!" I agreed.
I'm glad. I'm glad she will listen.
"Alright Miss Alesha." The head secretary calls out. All my stuff are now in the hands of a huge, buff man. Where did he come from, and why didn't he help since the beginning?
"Let's go to your new office."
As we walk into the elevator, the crowd parts but continues their dumbfounded looks of disbelief.
"If any of you keep standing there for another second, I will fire you this instant!" My Ryou yelled. Everyone immediately scattered to their assigned offices and jobs.
Then he immediately looked at me and beamed.
I have no idea how one can switch personalities so fast, it's amazing.
I found My Ryou an easy-going but strict person. For someone to create different kinds of apps, games and softwares, it seems like he's an open minded person.
But that doesn't mean he cannot be crazy.
There was a rumour going around the company about how Mr Ryou fired everyone on the strategy department because they all gave him boring and bland ideas.
That was long before I got hired though. I have no idea if it's true or not.
We arrive at the 15th Floor. The CEO's floor.
I haven't come here before. I'm only a mere receptionist- I 'was' a mere receptionist. Now I'm the personal assistant to the CEO of one of the biggest Software companies in the country.
I could have easily not gone to Aiden's house yesterday and this would have never happened. My life is shit.
"I'll take it from here Mrs. Natalia." Mr Ryou politely says.
"Of course," she does a slight bow. "We'll be going now." The tell man drops the box on me. It was damn heavy. Don't they teach him manners or what? Since it's my stuff I guess it doesn't matter.
They leave. Now it's just me and him. In front of 2 large doors, which I assume is his office.
He looks at me and smiles. "Shall we start the interview."
"Ehh... what?" I stutter in disbelief. I didn't sign up for a damn interview. I didn't even sign up for any of this... Is this life trying to get me back for ending it? It wasn't my fault to be honest. It was life.
"An interview. Wait this interview doesn't depend on you having the job or not, it's just a couple of questions to tell me more about you." He says calmly.
"So an interrogation I suppose." I ask nervously.
He chuckles. "You can call it that yes."
He opens the grand doors, and my jaw dropped.
Maybe it was the Brown leather chairs, Or the grand bookshelf behind the shiny, grand office table filled with what looks like very expensive office equipment. Another set of chairs by the side of a grand glass pane. Showing a breathtaking view of the city.
After goggling at his office for a concerning long time, something occurred to me.
If he has the money, the power and the fame, why in harden's hell will he pick a random person to be his personal assistant? Is this some sort of prank show stunt or something? This has got to be a joke. And this is happening so very fast. Am I going to be kidnapped? No I can't. Too many people already witnessed me going into his office. Are they all in on it. Am I going to die-
"Miss Alesha, are you going to sit down." He was already sat in his office chair, he gestures to the seat in front of his table.
"Ahh yes of course..." I smile. Obviously not genuinely. I can't even feel my legs." But um, where am I going to put this?" I say gesturing at the box in my arms. I feel like if I held this for another minute my hands will fall off.
"You can just drop it on the ground, I will show you to your office soon."
"Okay." I drop it. I walk over to the seat he gestured in and sit down. We are now facing each other.
I feel like an awkward mess, but looking at him he doesn't seem fazed at all. He stares at me like we're in this comfortable silence. I wish I could feel the same.
"Alesha, you may be wondering why I picked you out to be my personal assistant." He now switches to a professional tone.
Is he messing with me? He looks more collected than he was yesterday. Fixed hair, neat clothes, even his voice is different. Whereas, the man from yesterday's hair was messy, he wore some sweats and a black hoodie with a mask looking similar to a deranged stalker, and his tone was all sarcastic and carefree. Am I in the room with the same person for yesterday?
"Well," he continues "I have multiple reasons as to why I picked you out, but I'm going to state out the most important. For your protection and my reputation."
"Excuse me-"
"Let me explain." He interrupts,"You May be confused as to why I say this. But with your uncalled for reaction for yesterday's events, Mr Adone, who is Miss Marian's step father, also the man that ordered the police to arrest you... now wants your neck." He says calmly.
My heart drops. My body suddenly becomes weak. My brain has temporarily shut down because I cannot even think anymore.
Why is this man so collected? When he's face to face with a person that's is going to die a brutal death soon enough...
I'm not even scared of the death, I'm scared of the pain that will come before it.
Now it seems that in all logical sense, I have been cursed by my ancestors because I was a notorious villain in my past life. Because who the hell am I kidding to keep on living. If I don't die, someone will kill me.
I'll make sure to visit the highway on my trip back home today. I'll miss some friends, the dog and most especially my show. Everything else, go to bloody hell.
I sigh, and let out a big smile. I don't even know if this is genuine or not. Seems like I've forgotten to...
"If he's going to kill me then why did you hire me?" I say this in a more comfortable tone. Seems like a huge weight has lifted off your shoulders when you know that you won't see the light of day or darkness of night ever again. Almost... relaxing.
"When did I say he was going to kill you?" He smirks.
I chuckle," didn't you JUST say that he was coming for my neck?"
"It seems like you didn't hear what I said at first. I'm going to protect you Alesha." He stands up. "You see, my family and their family have had a long feud for generations. They've fought over money, power, fame, absolutely everything. It has been so long, that now the hatred we have for each other is absolutely pure pettiness." He walks over to my seat. His perfume lingering and destroying my nostrils the closer he gets.
" and now you, my adorable little devil, made the hatred much more stronger." He puts both his hands on my shoulder. It startled me. He brings it off and pats my head.
"Since Marain was having an affair with your... ex, and you supposedly caught them... doing the —he clears his throat, I feel my face getting abnormally hot— deed, you immediately turn into this psychopathic demon and tries to stab them to death-"
"I didn't wasn't to stab them I just wanted to give him a little scare..." I interrupted, my level anger rising.
"Yes... of course" he says sarcastically. "Then I come in, the hero of the scene," his voice suddenly turning into a more a joyful tone. "And unfortunately the disgusting little vermin's escape. In my opinion, I would have loved to tie them up and watch them beg and cry, while drinking some hot coffee."
" surprisingly sadistic." I say under my breath.
"I try thank you." He sneers." Now can I continue?"
"Yes of course!"
"Okay... where was I..., Ah, then they escaped, with their underwear. Can you imagine how bad that would look reporting to your step father about how your fiancé's girlfriend attacked you while you were getting intimate with him?— he waits for me to reply but I just lower my head in shame— exactly. Good job!"
"Wha-"
"Now that I didn't let the police take you away, and you are with me at all times, they can't lay a finger on your head now since you're mine."he let out a snicker. That enough has shown me how f*cked up my life is going to be from now on.
"So are you telling me, my life was saved out of pure pettiness?" I ask in disbelief.
"Partly yes. —what?!— AND because you've saved my life once before."
I choked on air as I hear the words come out of his mouth. This man saved me, because he misunderstood me for someone who saved his life...
If I keep quiet I will live a bit longer still contemplating death...
But if I talk the death I contemplate will be much more quicker but painful...
F*ck, conscience is a bitch.
I stand up and let a very big sigh, my mind is still battling, I'm not man enough to shut up. "Mr Ryou, it seems like you have mistaken me for someone else. The person that saved is most definitely not me. To be honest, I don't even try to associate myself with a lot of people to even think of saving one. If you are saving my life because of you think I saved your life before, you have absolutely got the wrong person and I-"
"No, I have the right person." He says completely unfazed.
"With all due respect, no you don't." I say.
"I don't think you are the one to decide that Alesha." He corrected.
"..."
"Okay..." He sighed, "let's start with the interview. It's basically just me asking you a bunch of questions for me to know more about you."
"Why is it so necessary the-" "Question one!" He interrupts, "Your full name."
"Alesha Darasimi Adeola."
"Hmm... exotic." He sarcastically says.
"It's Yoruba." I grunt.
"I didn't ask." He replies. "Now your date of birth."
"13th of February 1997."
"Wooooow, so young."another sarcastic tone.
"Aren't you the same age as me?" I ask. "Shut your mouth." He whisper- shouts.
"Why are you whispering, everyone knows already. You're Ryou Dominick!" I ask.
"I think I noticed." He laughs. "Well let's continue, what is your-"
"Mr Dominick, Someone would like to speak to you sir." A female voice from a Telephone called out. It was Bethany. Damn I miss that lifestyle already.
"Who is it?" He calls out to the telephone."
"It's Marian Macy sir."
My heart drops.
"Damn.. ," he smirks, "the fun has just started."