"What the fuck!! Is going on in my company?" Jasmine's intimidating voice shot out in anger at the board room meeting with her directors.
They couldn't even dare to look her in the eyes, It was like as if they were going to be ripped apart if they did.
Jasmine had gone for a three days business trip to Florida for her company's promotions and a wedding party she had been invited to.
But she wasn't able to focus on most things due to the reports she was getting from her monitoring team concerning the professional misconduct of almost ninety percent of her staffs.
From the sales administrative department to the production management department, Everything was in disorder.
It was so unlike her company, No one had dared to go against the rules and regulations even in her absence not to talk of her dominating presence, So what went wrong?
"Anderson!!" Jasmine yelled at the general director sitting opposite her. He already looked so shaken and intimidated already so when Jasmine yelled out his name he felt like passing out.
"Y-yes ma'am," He answered shakily, "Are you getting tired of your position in my company?" Jasmine bluntly questioned him as she placed her clasped palms on the glass desk.
"Do you need a replacement? seems like you could use one Anderson. And it shouldn't surprise you because I expect you of all people to know I can easily do that with just a click of my finger, No stress at all," Jasmine added before the poor man could defend himself, The chill in her voice lowering the temperature of the room as she gestured a finger click.
"I-I am so sorry Ms Lawrence, Things just got out of control for a few days, I will try my best to bring everyone back to order ma'am." Anderson tried to pacify the CEO but Jasmine just grew more angrier at the statement.
"Try?? What do you mean try! Is this a joke or what? Do you mean to tell me you weren't capable of fixing what went wrong during my absence before i came back?" Jasmine harshly yelled at the poor director who seems like he was going to glitch out anytime soon.
Jasmine's face had reddened in anger, But she didn't say anything more. She just simply got up from her seat with a cold look on her face and haughtily walked out from the large and highly sophisticated board room.
Everyone in the board room held their breaths as she walked away. They were all aware of the terrifying outcomes of the CEO's anger. Jasmine has never had the time to waste on second chances, Anyone who gets in her way or her company's gets kicked out after being publicly humiliated and trashed by her.
"Set the already recorded footage on screen in my office Neha, I want to see everything that went on in my company during my absence." Jasmine coldly instructed her secretary immediately they got out of the boardroom.
"Yes ma'am." Neha quickly replied, Nodding her head.
The general director who is in charge of the Cooperativeness, Orderliness and other important duties in the organization suddenly found himself unable to control the activities of the staffs the last few days.
Although everything's back to normal and everyone is going on about their normal duties and jobs and that's only because Jasmine Lawrence is back from her trip.
But during her absence it was as if everyone had been under a spell. Especially the females staffs, They'd dress more skimpily and seductive than normal and put on heavier makeups that went against the company's policy.
And it was all because of the newly recruited handsome dude in the photography department.
The shoots department was the largest amongst all and the most busiest due to the amount of models and celebrities that comes in on a daily basis for all kinds of shoots.
They spend all the time editing and publishing all sort of things needed for Anné magazines updates. So they are the most coordinated department in Anné untill three days ago.
The whole department suddenly became lousy and brimming with staffs from other departments who had absolutely no business being in the shoots department.
It was so shocking to see for the board directors as they had no idea on what to do about the situation not until Jasmine came back from her disturbed trip.
"Well don't just sit down there, Go do something or else we would all be in deep shit at the end of the day!" A lady with short grey hair and glasses firmly fixed at the rim of her nose blurted out to the general director a minute after as Jasmine left the office.
"I'd be very glad if you would be able to do that for me Layla." Anderson retorted back with a scowl.
"It's your job Anderson! Though at this point I am not sure it is going to be anymore." The lady said and stood up from her seat grabbing her big pad from the extended glass desk and walked out of the board room in hurried steps. Others also followed suit.
Anderson Felt like puking his stomach out, He dreaded the thought of ever loosing his job, He had worked very hard to get the position he currently is in. Loosing it will be the end of him. He can't let that happen.
"It's Anderson Ms Lawrence," Neha informed Jasmine of the general director's presence.
"Let the nuisance in." Jasmine said, Sipping at her coffee while staring attentively at CCTV footages being displayed on the large TV screen opposite her.
"G-Good D-Day Ms Lawrence," Anderson greeted Jasmine with a smile as he approached her large glass desk.
"Hmm, It is a good day indeed, A good to be a liability to my business Anderson." Jasmine replied without even taking a glance at the man in front of her.
Anderson lowered his head in guilt. Jasmine had come to trust him so much to leave her company in his hands whenever she isn't around and he hates to see her disappointed in him like this.
"I am really really sorry ma'am, You have my word that such won't ever occur again. I know right now I may sound like a weakling trying to justify his actions but I promise this is going to be the first and last time it happens." Anderson pleaded with sincerity.
"Did you see that?" Jasmine said ignoring Anderson pleas and nodding her head towards the large TV screen opposite them.
He gulped and nervously looked in the direction of the screen. He saw what Jasmine wanted him to see. Staffs gathered in small clusters discussing and giggling in the already recorded footage displayed on the tv screen.
"What do you think made them so careless Anderson?" She asked him in wonder.
"It was some new intern Ms Lawrence," Anderson replied immediately. Jasmine shot him an outrageous look which made him gulped and adjust his tie.
"New intern? So you mean to say it was a new intern that made even my most competent staffs go Gaga?" Jasmine enquired with a short laugh.
"Yes Ms Lawrence, Uh...this may sound absurd but he is a really fine guy, So fine you can't actually ignore him no matter how hard you try! He's got all the Ladies swooning over him, I honestly don't know why he isn't a model. If we could just make him one we would-" Anderson unknowingly chattered away forgetting he was in a serious situation with the CEO
He trailed off when he saw an unnerving smirk on Jasmine's face. She looked amused and shocked at the same time.
"I can see you are a number one fan of this really fine dude huh, Or perhaps you were part of the swooning party while I wasn't around," Jasmine calmly commented with her deep voice.
"I was just stating the cause of the whole commotions ma'am," Anderson replied as he adjusted his tie again.
Jasmine knew immediately Anderson mentioned a particular 'handsome dude' that it was the same guy she had interviewed last week Friday.
Yes he maybe handsome and sizzling hot but if he was the cause of the distractions amongst the staffs of her prestigious company then he has to leave.
It was bad enough when he made her heart beat so stupidly and unnecessarily but now he is trying to make everyone fall for him! She won't allow it.
Normally Jasmine would have fired whosoever that causes a fuss regardless of their numbers but she's only going to let it slide this time and instead vent on the source of the craziness itself.
People had come to Know Anné as the best in the industry due to its flawless services and orderliness, She would not tolerate threats of any kind to the name she had worked so hard to keep for her company.
"You wanna set things right?" Jasmine questioned the general director with a smirk on her face as she got up from her seat.
"Yes of course ma'am, I would if you give me a chance." Anderson quickly replied with a nervous smile.
"You sound like an incompetent director, You sound weak Anderson. What happened to the steel minded director I would gladly place my bet on huh?" She impassively asked.
"Many out there wants to be like me, They scheme all day on how to drag me down to the mud. Take my place. I fight everyday to keep it, I won't let anything as trivial as this ruin it." She continued.
Jasmine's words made Anderson grit his teeth and clenched his palm hard.
"I am not so good with second chances, So Make use of this one wisely."
"Yes I will Ms Lawrence." Anderson said with a triumphant smile. He looked so relieved to be spared by Jasmine.
Jasmine dismissed him with a casual wave of her right hand.
She settled down on her seat and sighed, "Time to deal with this Alexander." She thought.
Surprisingly she didn't forget his name.