Cecilia's POV
I took a deep breath as I looked at my shadow in this round glass door. People start to greet me and their eyes never moved. Shit. Julia...
"Why you're still standing there?" Julia asked as she approaching me. She looks different now. She usually wearing ripped jeans and just a plain t-shirt. Does she... "you will be late, Ms. Castello." Oh, right I forgot.
I rashly get inside and all the eyes looked at me. I tried to not look anxious, but they made me. "Hey, sweetheart. You look beautiful today. Wanna hang out?" I pushed Andrew aside and ignore him.
I'm looking at the indicator and took a deep breath. "Ahem." I'm glancing at him standing next to me. "Good morning, Ms. Castello." He greets me. I'm nodding my head.
"Morning too, Mr. Shelby" I'm looking at the indicator again.
"You look beautiful today." He said. If it's not for to get him back, I will response to his compliment.
Flashback on
"What?! I should... ignoring him!? Why you waste much money on my transformation if your plan ignore him?!" Oh Julia. You're dad cut you off remember?! How much money you want to spent again!?
"Just... listen to my plan, okay? Don't cut it." I don't know why she put me in the etiquette class and spending much money on my clothes only just to ignore him? She took a deep breath and sighed.
"Honestly, I stalked Marco several days to studied his habit and routine." What?! Are you crazy? "So, according to my... driver, he likes a woman who can take care of herself, smart, independent, and not talk too much."
I'm massaging my temple and sighed. "Do you... want me to look cold in front of him?!" She nodding her head. Oh, my God. You are the worse wing woman I've ever seen! I rather sent a direct message to Airrack to help me looking the love of my life.
I'm scratching my hair, sighed. She's not wrong. I'm not talking much, but... sometimes I acted like a child. "Huff..." I hope I'm not messing up the plan.
Flashback off
I'm typing this report while I'm listening music that Marco's played. I tried not to complain about his music taste. Julia has better taste rather than him. "Ms. Castello, can you deliver this report to Mr. Chadwick?"
I'm standing and approaching him. "Why you not email him instead? Does Mr. Chadwick coming in today? It's Monday, right?" He sighed massaging his forehead. Are you sleep well? I bet that bitch doesn't let you sleep well until she got her job back.
"Well, I'm sorry about that." He scoffed. "Can you... order an ice frappuccino from the coffee store next to this building?" I furrowed my brow. A coffee store!? Marco, I think you need get some sleep, seriously.
"Um... sir?" He hummed. "Nearby coffee shop is 1.2 miles away from here. Do you... want me order it online, or..."
He slammed the table and stormed out this room. I took a deep breath and exhale. Be patient, Cecilia. It takes times. I walked to the pantry and make a coffee for him.
Julia's POV
I leaned my back and typing a financial report for my dad. I took a deep breath and leaned my back. Why yesterday I should told her to be cold to him?!
Argh! I slammed the table and rubbed my face roughly. Ashley gets in with a two red maps in her hands. "Are you alright?" I'm ruffling my hair, frustrated. "If you don't feel good, you can tell me. Maybe I can help."
I'm looking at Ashley and raised my eyebrow. "Am I wrong not confess my feeling to her?" Ashley keep standing next to me. She fills my tea.
"If I were Cecilia... I will be mad and distance myself from you. I'm straight woman, and my boss is a lesbian. I better resigned and put all my past left behind, open a new chapter while you in misery, regretting everything what you shouldn't be done." She said as she put the tea cup in front of me.
Why you want sacrifice yourself!? You don't deserve him. "Don't forget, Julia. You have a lunch with Mr. Son today."
I took a deep breath and nodding my head as she leave me alone in this room. I'm opening the red map Ashley brought earlier and sighed. Well, this is it.
Keep aside your feeling, Julia. You should become the successor for this family.
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Cecilia's POV
I'm walking to gets inside of her room, but her secretary stopped me. "Ms. Albert has a visitor inside. What can I help you?"
Oh, you have a guest. I wringing my hand, bite my lips. Why I suddenly blank? Oh, right. "Um... Mr. Shelby..." come on, Cecilia. Take a deep breath and exhale. You've got this! "Mr. Shelby hasn't comeback yet, and... at 14.30 we have a meeting, right?"
Ashley opening her agenda book and nodding her head. "What do you mean he hasn't comeback?" She furrowed her brow. "Do you already called him?" I'm nodding my head.
"I... already called him, but he doesn't answering." I said as I wringing my hand. Ashley sat me down and put a bottle of mineral water. "I..."
"Do you know where he go?" I shook my head. Ashley sighed and called someone. "Mr. LeBlanc? Can you track Mr. Shelby where's about?" I think Julia mean it when she said she stalked him. Does she not afraid of law enforcement or something?
I took a deep breath and exhale, waiting for Ashley said something. Ashley seems relief. "Okay, please, take him to office immediately." She hangs up the call, smiled.
"Your ex-boyfriend fine. He on the cafe, alone." Huff... I thought he with that bitch. "How the progress?" Oh, right. She is Julia's secretary.
"I don't want say it's work perfectly, but... I can't be cold to him." She's humming as she nodding her head. She types so fast, how many words per minutes she wrote in one sentence? I should asking her. "Um... Ash?" She looks at me, raised her eyebrow.
I'm wringing my hands and looked down. "Lift your head, Cecilia. Don't be shy." I'm lifting my head, looking at her. "What do you want to ask?"
Glad she's asking. "Can you... teach me how to be more like you?" She smiles as she hearing my questions. She nodding her head.
I go back to my room. Now, since Julia's wrath that night, she moved Marco's office next to her office. Now, it's not only the layout change, but everything. I can see the whole city from this room.