Soon the car stopped in front of Skylar Corps. Getting out Clara quickly dashed to open the door for Adrian and he stepped out.
Without sparing a glance, Adrian headed inside the building followed by Clara. At the reception, Austin was already waiting for them and soon joined once he saw them enter.
"Good morning Boss" he greeted Adrian and then at Clara giving her a polite nod and the trio walked toward the private elevator.
Throughout their ride toward Adrian's cabin, Austin dictated to him the entire schedule.
Once he was done, Austin left the cabin with only Adrian and Clara left alone.
Adrian pulled out his chair and began working sparing no glance at the woman who was still present in his cabin.
After an entire minute passed, Clara was still standing in the same spot hoping this time he would speak and assign her some work but even after that she still didn't hear him say.
Not able to stand anymore she took the initiation and asked," Sir, what would you like me to do?" her soft polite voice made Adrian raise his head.
His blank eyes bore into her hopeful one but the moment he opened his mouth to speak all her anticipation went down the lane.
"Bring me a nice coffee" Clara's mouth dropped the second he asked her to bring him coffee.
'Am I his servant' Clara thought and closed her mouth before she turned and left the cabin.
As soon as the door closed Adrian lifted his eyes and his lips curled into a mischievous smile.
***
[Outside]
Clara looked for the mini canteen. She was yet to get familiar with the office area. She thought Adrian would ask Austin to show her the entire premise just so she wouldn't feel left out searching for the places but...
Sigh...
Looking for the mini canteen on the floor, Clara finally found it and entered. She then walked towards the place where the coffee machine was placed.
"But he didn't mention his preference" Clara bit her lips thinking how sweet Adrian liked his coffee.
Fidgeting her brain for some time, Clara made the coffee and brought it back to Adrian's cabin. The second she stepped in her eyes fell on the man and her heart started to race.
She thought this feeling of getting intimidated by his presence was gone but she was wrong.
Calming her racing heart, Clara cleared her throat and walked to his table," Sir your coffee" Placing the coffee cup on the table she took a step back.
Adrian snapped out listening to her sweet voice and his eyes darted from the file to the coffee cup resting on his table.
Reaching his hand he picked up the cup and took a sip. "Umm... what is this?" Adrian frowned when the bitter taste of the coffee destroyed his taste buds.
"Is this how to make a coffee" his voice raised making Clara flinch.
Clara had no idea Adrian's taste had changed over these few years. Back then he preferred dark coffee with no sugar in it. She thought maybe he had the same taste but guess she was wrong.
Just like his behavior, even his preferences changed.
Wiping off his lips, Adrian glared at Clara who stood there with her eyes downcast on the floor.
She held the helm of her dress trying to calm her uneasiness and didn't dare to look at him. This Adrian seemed so scary to her and she doubted if she would be able to look at his deadpan eyes which had no emotions in them.
Clenching her jaw, she tried to suppress the anxiousness building inside her heart and managed to open her mouth," I'm sorry" Clara muttered with her head still facing the floor.
Adrian fumed, even more, when she didn't raise her head while she apologized to him. The Clara he knew would never get intimidated whenever she spoke with him. She was the only one who would talk to him with her eyes staring straight into his.
'Did my anger scare her' he thought and his eyes softened as he kept staring at her.
He didn't mean to raise his voice at her but the second the bitter taste of the coffee hit his tongue, his entire mood got spoiled, and before he could think he yelled.
Closing his eyes, he tried to steady his breath and then looked back at Clara," Miss Mathew, I prefer sweet black coffee" his voice was still deadpan but was softer than before.
Sensing the calmness in his voice Clara finally let go of her hold on her clothes and nodded saying," I'll keep that in mind" she said and this time she lifted her head meeting his eyes for a second. The darkness around it seems to be dimmed.
Finding her relaxing a little Adrian thought for a second and said," You have done majors in finance, right" he asked rubbing his chin.
Clara nodded her head and heard him say," Good. Now, let's talk about your work for today" Adrian's words made Clara's eyes sparkle.
'Finally, I'll be doing some valuable job' she mentally smiled.
Adrian who saw her expression change smirked and opened his mouth to speak.
"Go through our annual reports and find out how much profit we made in these four years and what would be our target for the next two years" As soon as he finished his words Clara's eyes widened in shock.
"Four years?" she asked and watched him arch his brow.
"Why? You don't want to work, or... your words earlier just came out of excitement" Adrian mocked her reminding the words she said during the interview.
Clara's face firmed when Adrian doubted her words and she answered," No sir, I will do as you say" She didn't want to give him the benefit of the doubt to test her skills.
Clara was very much true when she said she would like to learn new things. And she would prove her words.
Adrian nodded his head with a slight pout as if he was amazed by her answer, and then his lips curled up once again "Good, now do as I say and get me the report within an hour" Clara was left stunned as she looked at him in surprise.
'One hour! Is he insane'
"Now come on don't just stand here wasting your time and start with the work" Adrian turned his eyes away from her baffled face, smiling mentally, and resumed his work.
Coming back to her senses, Clara nodded her head and turned to leave. The first thing she did was to find Austin who would help her to get the files.
Finding Clara in his office Austin was surprised but then he looked at her tense face and he assumed that his boss must've given her a task. Being with Adrian had made Austin smart and now he could easily see through people's worries by just glancing at their faces.
"How can I help you, Miss Mathew," he said politely and the second she opened her mouth to speak Austin's jaw dropped.
'Is the boss trying to shove his new assistant out' Austin couldn't help but wonder what was his boss trying to do.
Segregating the aspects of four years old annual report was a huge task that wasn't going to finish within an hour.
Austin started to feel bad for the girl but knowing how his boss was he couldn't come to help her. The work was given to her and it would be only she who would finish it.
Taking the files in her hand, Clara went to her seat. Now that she was Adrian's assistant she would be sharing the same cabin as Austin.
With a determined look in her eyes, Clara began to read the files. She was someone who liked to test her limits and now she would see how fast she would end up scanning these piles of files.