Julia's POV
It's already a week I never seen around this office. Does she eat well, or... argh! She can drive me crazy. I try to focus to Marco's presentation about his strategy to gain more sales. I leaned my back and stretch my bone.
I'm standing up and slammed the table. Marco stops and all eyes inside this room looked at me. "All your strategy is doesn't matter because we're don't know where's the Sales Supervisor, right?" Marco can't argue with that.
"I can't understand. You said... we have problem in our sales team because there's no attendance from our Sales Supervisor. You forgot to co-operate because your department team, attached to sales team, but none from both of your side worked well!"
Marco looked down and wringing his hand. "Can someone tell me, where's the Sales Supervisor?!" None of the people here dare to speak. "Answer my goddamn answer!" I slammed the table. I'm sorry, dad. I can't keep my promise to you.
"Sh...she...." I'm looking at Ken. I forced choose him to replace her position until she comes back. I raised my eyebrow and glare at him. "She... take a time off." I took a deep breath.
"Ms. Janice.."
"What?" I asked him. "Ms. Janice? What about her? Are you sleep with Ms. Janice, Mr. Shelby?" He shook his head several times.
"No! I-I mean..." I narrowed my eyes. He looks suspicious. I bet he already sleep with her, one way or another. "She can replace her..."
I raised my eyebrow. "You recommend me to replace Ms. Castello's position?" I took a deep breath and exhale. Why people surround me bad at lying! I really hate them.
Her role for the sales team has big impact to this company, I picked the report and throw it across the table. I took a glance at my dad and sighed. I don't care if I get scolded after this. "Take a look at this sales. It's disappointing!"
All of them looked down as I rubbed my face roughly. Dad, I'm sorry. You can scolded me whatever you want, you can do that to me. I deserve this. Argh! My hand is aching to punch him in the face. "Ms. Janice it's your... secretary, right? Her role is to help you! Does she can make the sales goes up?!" I sits and try to calm myself.
Marco only looked down and his body was trembling. "I-I'm sorry..." I took a deep breath and scoffed.
"The meeting is already over! Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Shelby, there's a special job for both of you." Marco and Ken stopped and take a sit. "If one of you failed to bring Ms. Castello come back to works, I will fired both of you. I don't care if I lose my best guy, at least I know my best guy has failed their simple task. Understand?!"
They nodding their head and leave me and my dad alone inside this room. "You alright, dear?" He pulled a chair next to me and tapped my back.
"I just want to killed a man in front of me, dad." I said as I keep staring at the projector screen in front of me.
"Hahaha... are you sure you're in love? What about that woman? Does she loves you?" He asked me.
I Shook my head and took a deep breath and leaned my back. "The woman I loved, love someone else." I looked at my dad. "How can I... just stay there while her ex-boyfriend sleep with another woman."
"Oh... you jealous with him or...?" Jealous? Of course not! Why I should jealous with a peasant? Duh, my privilege was more higher than him.
"I just... attracted to her since she was working at this company, dad. Several days ago, she broke up with her ex-boyfriend because he dumped her. I'm worried as fuck about her." My dad slapped my mouth.
"Watch your mouth, young lady." I'm sorry dad. I took a deep breath. "So, what's your next step?" I shrugged my shoulders.
I took a deep breath and looked at my phone. Day seems long, the clock ticked slowly, and everything inside this room was quite and cold. I can't keep thinking straight. "You should let her go," I'm looking at my dad.
"Let her go?" He nodding his head as he took a deep breath. He squeezed my shoulder and smiled.
He took a deep breath and exhale. "I'm not young again, but I already see enough, Julia. You are my daughter, no matter what, I always love you." He squeezed my shoulder. "Never gives up, okay?" He standing up, and I follow my dad to the exit door.
"The meeting earlier is a mess, but you now how important the team work and... keep the good work, okay? You can lead this company in the future." He tapped my shoulder several times, then leave.
I sighed and leaned my back on the door. I should... meet her. People will suspicious at me if I goes to her house in this hour, how about... after works? Maybe I can cook her somethin, or... we can order Domino's and Netflix and chill.
Great. At least, I should knowing everything about her. Even what's her favorite slippers or brand of her underwear. Yeah I should get to know her.
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I knocked on her door with a bag of groceries on my hand. "Hold on!" Okay, don't let your temper lose control again. "Oh, Ms. Albert?"
I can see her eyebags behind that glasses, her hair tangled, and her odor was bad. I took a deep breath "Can I... come in?" She bites her lip. I get it. "Do you have grilled outside? If you... don't let me to get inside?"
At least I'm trying. She open the door wide and I followed her get inside. This apartment room same as an alcoholic living states. A lots of empty bottle on the coffee table, and spilled alcohol everywhere. "I-I'm sorry, I should..."
"Let me cleaned this for you, you can take a rest." I put the groceries on the kitchen isle. I now you probably ashamed, but I'm understand. As my dad said, don't give up and let her go. I took a deep breath and start to cleaning her apartment room.
Tomorrow is Saturday, I can take my leave for one day. My dad will allow me, I hope.