"come in " came a voice from behind the door.
"Sir, here is the file of Mr.Anderson transactions and his payments." Said a meek frightened voice of a female, named Anna.
"When I've asked for this file to be delivered?" Asked a cold firm low voice of a man who didn't even raise his head to look, taking the file.
Anna knew from experience that it was a question not to be answered and if it was question to which she should answer, she knew for sure that she wouldn't be able to answer him without stammering with fear which will in turn infuriate him even more.
"and when did I asked you to do my bidding ? Where is Jonathan? " Asked a same low voice inflicting even more fear in standing quivering female's heart.
Facing down towards the clean tiled floor, of the largest interprise of worldwide famous footwear for men and women named Wride, she answered trying not to stammer or be tongue tied with fear ," he qu--itt-- quitted ye-ster-yesterday, I was ask--ed to deliver thi--"
"Did I asked you to do this ?" Without looking up from his laptop and he asked in his cold menacing voice.
Anna gulped down the saliva down her throat and stood motionless in fear.
Picking up his phone from the desk he dialed a number and asked whoever he called "come into my office " in the same cold tone.
Putting the phone away he continued his work as if Anna wasn't standing there, quivering in fear.
A knock came followed by an employee, HR manager, coming in.
"Yes sir, you called me."the middle-aged Harry, the HR manager asked politely to the CEO of the largest interprise in Europe.
"Yes..." Finally looking upfrom his work to Harry he continued, "why is she doing my work?..." In his chilling indifferent tone.
Deciding that this matter needs only this much attention from him he concluded, "hire me a assistant of my choice."
Harry turned towards the only female present in the room and said " You may go now."
"Thank you..." Anna shot him a grateful look and almost got to knees before him in gratitude from having her out of his domineering aura, to which he smiled in response.
After Anna left Harry continued," sir, the board of directors..."
Knowing already what he was going to say, he cutted him," board of directors don't have to know everything about what goes on here, do as I say."
"Sir, this time, it's really serious. They want to hire someone to be your assistant so that....."
Again interrupting his employee's sentence he said coldly," then I won't need an assistant."
Sighing from frustration, he prayed for patience and words that would encourage his boss to hire an assistant of the board's choice.
"They had already hired someone and she'll be starting from today." At the end Harry finally managed to utter full sentence without being cutted off.
" I didn't see anyone" Ceo calculatedly replied so that he can fire her immediately for tardiness.
"It's her first day so she was in my office to submit al the necessary documents I asked her to bring."
Clenching his fist on the laptop he was working on, showing his first emotion through the entire conversation, " bring her documents to me also."
Harry nervously sweated, despite being in his presence many times and being working under him for years, and cleared his throat to gain his attention knowing fully well that he is always aware of his surroundings and he is going to get this much attention from him, said ," you can't fire her for atleast one year, she signed a contract that she won't resign till one year or she have to pay compensation. Aaand if you want to fire her before the end of one year, you will have to talk to the board about it."
Taking a deep breath after saying all that in one breath, Harry waited for the aftermath.
The board of directors thought it was a wonderful idea that they made Harry inform him about this, thinking that he was an old employee of the company for years so the CEO wouldn't fire him but they forgot he is slate of emotions, no one can detect what is going on in his mind knowing this Harry feared for his job.
CEO looked up from his work giving undivided attention to this matter, "you may leave now. " And pucked up his phone, definitely to speak with one the member.
Harry breathed a sign of relief after his piercing cold gaze is away from his face and exited as quickly as possible.
He pitied the young female hired to work directly under him for one year witb no way out.
When he came out from the Ceo's office he saw a bunch of interns and employees -all male gossiping.
"Finally we will have some refreshing energy here to work with " david said, having working here for two years, already eager to see her.
"Why is it such a big deal to have a female working here, I thought it was because we can't get distracted between work.." Aaron ,an intern, asked curiously.
Everyone laughed hearing this, Eric, the tech guy and the biggest nerdy gossiper of the company parted his knowledge, " it wasn't that, the CEO Wallace Harrison had never ever be seen with the opposite gender ever. Not even with any staff, not with secretary, not even with a relative, not with acquaintance, and definitely not with a girlfriend."
"Maybe he is just gay.... " Someone said quietly