He removed his coat and rolled up his sleeves then went inside again with the plates and after coming back, his gaze shifted to the door and he dialed David's number.
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Clara ran out of the apartment building while trying to adjust Lara's cloth which were a little bit small for her. " Argh, I should have gone for the trousers." She sighed. But she couldn't turn down her babies who told her the skirt and blouse looked perfect on her. " It looks good on you Clara, and besides this is the trend nowadays. It's not too showy, see? you look beautiful in it." She remembered Lara's words and sighed again.
" Clara? hop in." Jack shouted from his Car which caught her attention and she quickly ran inside.
" Morning Jack, " she said softly while trying to adjust the skirts that only stopped below her hips.
Jack turned to her with a smile then his attention suddenly darted to her smooth and fair legs and his eyes widened a bit. " M..morning, " he muttered and quickly looked away.
' Argh, I knew it.' She sighed exasperatedly and thought, if her clothes had an effect on even Jack then she was going to get into trouble with all the female employees at the company today as they would surely say she was trying to seduce their ' Oh so precious CEO '.
After they arrived in front of the company and she was about to get down from the car, Jack suddenly stopped her.
" Here, take this." he handed her a jacket which he retrieved from his backseat. No, he can't let other men see her like this.
" Thank you." Clara sighed in relief and quickly put on the Jacket then got out and waved him goodbye.
She smiled happily as she noticed that the Jacket had extended down to her knees then sauntered inside the company, feeling grateful that she was not late.
" Is she crazy? "
" What is she wearing."
" Wait, isn't she the new employee from the programming department?."
" I know right, but her clothes. . ."
" That is too unfashionable, and it's even a man's Jacket."
She heard the employees whispering and chuckled inside while ignoring them. ' I'm just trying to preserve my life.'
When she reached the office area, it was the same thing with the secretaries who had finally come to terms with her being the CEO's assistant.
She strode toward the office and stared at the door while wondering if he had arrived. ' take a deep breath, calm down.' She chanted inside and was about to knock, then the door suddenly opened and her eyes were met with an angry-looking Carl.
' Oh, no did I do something wrong?' She stared at him with a gasp then quickly ran to his side. " G..good morning S..Sir oh, I mean C..Carl, " she said softly and wondered why she was feeling guilty.
Carl looked at her and sighed inside. " What did the contract say about wandering off during work and why didn't you wash the dishes.". He stood up and towered over her.
Clara gasped and quickly shrank back. " I w..went to the c..cafet__"
" You broke three rules in one day, now your punishment__"
" It was actually two rules." She remembered that it was only wandering off during work and what was the next one?
Carl glared at her and she nodded frantically in agreement. But wait, did he mention punishment? Her eyes widened and she looked up.
" No no, please boss, I mean Carl. . . I was so hungry I nearly fainted, I couldn't control myself, " she pleaded profusely while shrinking back until her back hit the desk.
Carl groaned inside, looking at her pitiful expression. No, he needed to do something, if not she might repeat it
" Please, please please. . . I promise to be diligent from now. . . you're so gracious I know you'll overlook the little mistake of this humble servant of yours." She bowed profusely almost hitting her head on his chest which was very close to her.
Carl sighed helplessly and went back to his chair. " Why didn't you pick my calls?"
" Oh, I forgot my bag here. " she sighed in relief seeing that he didn't extend the matter then went back to the couch and picked her bag.
" The contract, " Carl uttered and she glanced up then quickly ran to his side.
She brought it out of her bag and he continued, " Read and memorize it all."
" Sure sure, I'll do that right away, " she quickly replied then turned and was about to walk toward the couch again when he suddenly stopped her.' Urgh, what now.' she turned around and asked sweetly. " Yes, what is it.".
Carl frowned and stared at her clothes which he had just noticed. Why was she wearing a man's coat? " Come, " he uttered coldly and Clara walked to his side cautiously while wondering why he was suddenly mad again.
He grabbed her hand as she drew closer and stood up then slowly lowered his head.
Clara's heartbeat palpitated as he drew closer. ' what is he trying to do, oh my God.' Her cheeks started turning red and her thoughts wandered but then she frowned when he suddenly straightened up again. ' Argh, Carl... you're too much.' If he kept doing this, she was not sure if she could control herself anymore.
Carl's expression darkened further as he had confirmed his suspicion after sniffing the cologne from her coat and he wondered where she got it from. " Remove it, " he muttered coldly and went back to his chair.
" Huh?" Clara stared at him perplexedly. What would she remove?
" Remove the jacket!." His expression turned darker and he clenched his fists.
Clara flinched at his sudden outburst and her expression turned gloomy. " But__" she looked up but stopped mid-sentence after seeing his expression turning darker.
She slowly walked back toward the couch and removed the coat then carefully folded it inside her bag. ' Hmph, why is he acting like that? Is he on his period'? She sat down quietly while adjusting her skirt then started memorizing the contract.