Chapter 10
Arthur stared at the ceiling and took a deep sigh, he used his hand to touch his chest and slowly closed his eyes, he couldn't sleep.
Arthur White was one who could never have insomnia, especially after a stressful day at work or a meeting,he slept early and woke up in the same manner,it was more like a motto than a habit.But he simply couldn't get that woman he saw off his mind
His heart bleed seeing her sad and he knew he wanted to give her the world at that moment but the crazy thing was that he didn't even know her, he knew nothing about her and it made him mad
He slowly opened his closed eyes and stood up from his bed,he just couldn't believe he would ever be a man to have what they called
"Love at first sight"
**
The next day,Cora left for work after Aunty May came in, she quickly took a cab heading to the office,as soon as it stopped,she got down and ran into the company
"Cora!Good morning"Della greeted with a friendly smile
"Good morning,I finished the social media plot for the new product yesterday, here's the draft" She opened up her bag and handed it to her
Della stared at it for a while and smiled
"That was fast, most people use weeks, submit it to the marketing manager when he arrives"She said and waved goodbye before leaving Cora's office
Cora sighed heavily and placed her laptop on her desk, she walked out of her office and headed to the canteen to get a cup of coffee,she had to wake up very early so she won't be late on her first week.
As she walked downstairs some gossip from the staff couldn't help but pass her ears
"The president is so hot!no wonder lots of women came to the last interview so as to catch a glance at his handsome face"One of the staffs praised excitedly
"How would you know,not all women will like up because of a handsome rich man,some value respect more than money,who knows he may be a womaniser or something more monstrous"another female staff argued
Cora chuclked at the cause of their arguments,she couldn't help but wonder why they praised and fought over someone they hadn't seen before
"Miss please excuse us"Cora had been so distracted earlier that she didn't notice a man walking into the company
Arthur White looked at her with anger for a moment but his expression changed when he saw her face clearly,his heart began to beat rapidly, it was her,the woman who gave him a sleepless night the day before,if he didn't have self control,he could have smiled or given her a hug,but at that moment all he could feel was joy
Sebastian stared at his cold boss,waiting for him to say his usual heartless words to the woman not to far from him,but Mr White's next words surprised him
" Send the warehouse documents to my office and get the car ready for our survey"He said and walked the other direction,heading towards his office
Everyone in that floor looked at Cora with both envy and anger,it was then Cora realised she had gotten to the last floor and had unconsciously walked near the private elevator
Sebastian stared at Cora for a moment and felt she looked familiar,his face brightened with a smile when he realised she was the new staff he had seen some days ago with the young missus and that the young missus had also spoke kindly of her, he turned his direction to Arthur and realised he had already gotten into the elevator, he quickly followed behind him, as they left the gossips continued
"I told you Mr White is hot, but who is that new staff who's courting death just to get his attention?"staff A asked
"Some women can go so low to get what they want,I'm sure that staff got a job here with her face and curves, hardwork doesn't exist anymore where they are" staff B commented.
Cora didn't say a word but stood paralyzed with shock,was that man the president, she really hope she didn't upset him,she didn't want to get fired from her job before she even started.She knew she would apologize to him later,her dignity could be kept aside to raise Nancy fairly,she quickly realized herself and ran out to the canteen
*
"No one should be allowed into my office this morning'Arthur ordered as soon as Sebastian walked into his office
Sebastian nodded quickly and turned to leave
"And get me all information on that staff we bumped into just now" Arthur stated secretly trying to hide his joy, he felt he had won a lottery,it was surely a feeling he had never felt before
"Sir?"Sebastian cleaned his ears to make sure he heard right
"Do you want me to repeat myself" Arthur's voice was cooled and deep and showed no emotion,but his dark eyes were enough to make someone collapse at first glance
"N...o s..i..r"Sebastian quickly uttered before running out if the company,he hit his head several times before clearly understanding his boss's message
Did Mr White just say he should bring information on a woman, or was he referring to another staff, he knew he couldn't date make a mistake and so he decided to find all information on everyone present at in the hall that morning
**
"Miss Miller,your been called by the president" Sharon, Arthur's secretary informed
Della stared at Cora for a brief moment before turning to her
"Did you say the president is asking for Cora?" She couldn't help but ask to be sure
"Yes" Sharon answered without a smile,she too wondered why the president had asked for a mere clerk,if he needed to know anything about the marketing plans he could have as well asked the marketing manager for the details,why call his assistant
Cora who had been busy creating an office website for the new product as instructed by the manager,looked up when she heard Della's voice
"Cora, you are been called by the president,he doesn't like delay, so you need to hurry before you are fired"Della's voice echoed harshly into her ears
The president! Why was he calling her?or is it about this morning?her head kept throwing countless questions which she clearly didn't have answers to
"The president!"She finally found her voice
"Yes now go"Della shouted, Cora quickly ran off to the elevator which took her to the last floor
She ran up to the president's door and as if waiting for a special delivery got stuck to the floor
"Miss Miller the president is waiting"Sharon broke into her thought
Cora did well to compose herself before knocking at the door, a chilly, magnetic voice responded to her slight knocking
"Come in"
Cora opened the door confidently before walking into the office,she met Arthur seating on his chair with his hands on his computer
This act could only barely hide his his features,God had really did a good job in perfecting him,he looked like a prince sketched out of a book
"I heard you wrote the social media plot for the new product,is that true Miss Miller" His words were slightly lazy unlike his usual chilly tone and Cora inwardly breathed in relief
"Yes I did"Her voice was soft and tender enough to put someone fully awake to sleep, Arthur couldn't help but want to here it a little more
"Some people take weeks in achieving what you've done in days, and you've impressed me with your standard performance"He finally said after the uncomfortable silence,it felt to Cora he was picking his words, almost like he didn't know what to say
So that was why he called her because
"He was impressed"
Cora didn't say a word but tried her best to give a warm smile,though she felt it was for nothing since he didn't smile back
Meanwhile Arthur tried hard not to smile back at her,he rarely smiled with anyone,but her smile was very attracting, making people want to smile with her,he figured out the words to say to her and then realized he had ran out of ideas
"I would give you a raise for your splended work, that's if you would love to accept it?" He said that so she could answer him,he just wanted to hear her voice again as it made his heart warm with happiness
" Thank you for your generosity Mr White" Cora said with another warm smile,who wouldn't accept a raise,though she felt she didn't deserve one, especially since it was her first week
"Is there anything else Mr White"She asked when she didn't hear a your welcome from him,she was already tired of the award silence in the room
"Yes,you may leave"No one usually asked him if they could leave his office,they just stood and waited but Arthur was to nervous to care.Cora nodded and walked out of the office and he finally breathed normally
Arthur White had finally been left silent because of a woman