_______________ IVY ________________
Monday is here and I am ready for work.
I dressed up in a black Palazzo pants paired it up with white and blue stripe shirt. Put my hair in a low tight neat bum. I put on a little make-up which is just a nude lipstick, eyeliner and mascara, a little powder to blend in. Nothing out of ordinary, it was my usual look since I started working as Carol's PA.
Plus the job interview I have later today, I need to be professional even when I don't understand what's going on and why I was called to have the interview I never applied for.
Getting to the agency, it's a five floor building. The last floor is Carol's office. The first and second floors are where we parked things used for events.
The third floor is where we normally have our training as hostesses
The fourth floor is where we have meetings for larger number of people and that's where I need to stop.
Entering the fourth floor, most people are there already. Exchanging greetings with few of them. We have 10 minutes before the meeting starts so I got my pen and note book ready.
When everyone is seated, I went up to let Mrs Smith that we are ready but met her by the door.
I greeted her and we both entered back into the meeting room.
Everyone greeted her, almost simultaneously and she cheerfully responded.
She sat down and I sat beside her, with a firm composure.
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I called for this meeting to make an important announcements.
I will be retiring and relocating to another state as I got engaged over the weekend.
Wow... Wait! What?
Everything was so fast.
Retiring, relocating and engagement.
When did this happen? She just said weekend stupid. My consciousness spoke.
So, this is her laying us off. Thank God for the mysterious job interview.
So, I will be leaving for Italy next week.
That was fast.
And I will be introducing the new MD/CEO Miss Ivy Steel.
She will continue from me. I have no child of mine to transfer the company to and I don't want to close the company either. I wouldn't want to lay you all off as some of you depends on me for your livelihood. I have been training her all this while and she has proven to be ready to take up the task and this is the perfect time to hand things over to her.
I was shocked, what just happened?
Did I heard right?
Me? Ivy Leah Steel the new MD/CEO of Smith's Agency.
And by this announcement, I will be changing the name SMITH to its original name ASHER.
Ivy, meet me in my office after this meeting for formal briefing and contract signing...
So many things are going on in my head.
It was originally Asher's Agency before? How?
Congratulations, Ava squealed. She was seated next to me by the right. Others started congratulating me and I was still shocked and overwhelmed to respond properly.
Somebody pinch me please because it's like I'm in another world.
So ladies and gentlemen, I urge everyone here is to continue supporting her just as you did with me. You have been working with her and you all knows she's more than capable. She is now your boss and whatever she says goes. I'm leaving doesn't mean I don't have my ears and eyes around here.
I will not tolerate any form of nonchalant attitude or something related to that. She will not hesitate to fire anyone trying to bring the company down.
Since it's now Ashers, everything will all be linked to Asher's Co as well, this means that my Nephew can decide what happens here too. But most importantly you all should work with Ivy the very way you have worked with me and add your best too.
She will be choosing an assistant soon.
You can all go back now.
Congratulations Miss Ivy. She finished.
I couldn't held back my emotions and hugged her. Thank you so much Mrs Smith. This is so unexpected. I will never disappoint you. I will always do my best.
I know, please come to the office with me, we have few things to talk about. And you will be meeting my fiance later in the week before we leave.
I nodded.
Everyone started leaving, while still congratulating me.
I walked with her up to her office. She sat on her seat which will officially be mine soon. I'm still overwhelmed.
I sat across her and she pulled out a file and handed it to me.
Ivy, I know you have many potentials and that's why I am giving you the opportunity to explore beyond what I have been doing. I know you have event management skills and you will be putting them to practice starting from now. You will be working with Caspian from today, I believe you got a call from them.
That's explains the interview call I got.
Yes they called me for am interview, I replied.
That is just a formality. You will be managing their events from now. From Cassino to the hotel events. As well as restaurants, and all the company's major and minor events.
You will work directly under Caspian for six months. And after then, the agency will be transferred to you completely. So as of now you are the acting CEO.
Wow, this is a dream come true. How did I get so lucky. I thought
I read through the contract and signed it. Giving her a copy and keeping a copy for myself.
I thanked Mrs Carol and promised to do my best.
She left the office saying she will clear her things later in the evening. She also advised me to pick a new PA since I will be working with Caspian to help me with my schedules and some work here.
I already knew whom I will be picking as my secretary so I called her in.
Ava entered with a smiling face. She congratulated me again and asked what I needed.
I asked her if she would like to be my PA, she was overjoyed and accepted the offer immediately. I thanked her and told her she will be using my old office just beside mine outside
I left the things as it is to let Carol clear her things first before I rearranged it to my taste.
I went to the shelf, going through the files. I have been her PA for almost a year now so most things here is already familiarised with me. I just needed to change a few things.
I stepped out of the office and I was still overwhelmed. I need to get to Asher's company in the next 2 hours so I informed Ava of my meeting at the Asher's.
I told her to leave early as I may not be coming back.
Getting to ASHER'S company, I was ten minutes early. I got to the front desk and asked for the interview area.
She directed me to the last floor which happened to be on the 40th floor. My guess is that it's Caspian's office and I was right.
I meet a lady and asked her where to go.
She introduced herself as Mia, PA to Mr Asher. So she was the one that called me. She's beautiful too.
She walked me towards a door and knocked.
Getting a come in, she opened the door and told him of my presence. She then stepped aside for me to enter.
I stepped in and noticed the glass wall which gives a perfect view of the city. Wow, nice.
The interior is mainly, black couch, white walls and black brown furnitures. The glass wall gave a perfect view of the city and I could get lost staring at it.
You can take a seat when you finish supervising my office.
That's when I now noticed him. Shivers ran down my body just from his deep voice.
I flashed back to the dream where he was sucking my pussy and unintentionally stared at his lips.
Miss Steel?
I cleared my throat and took a seat opposite him.
He relaxed back on his seat before speaking, staring at me directly.
I believe my aunt explained everything to you? He asked.
Aunt? Mrs Carol?
That's explains the name ASHER'S Agency.
I nodded.
So, you will be working with me for the next six months. I would like to see what you are capable of doing. He said.
I believe Mrs Smith knows my capabilities well enough to trust me with this. I commented.
We'll see... He took his eye off me and checked something or rather search for something on his table then reaches out to his drawer.
He brought out two files from his side drawers and handed them to me.
I took them and opened the first one..
It was a list of events coming up for the next 6 months.
The file may be updated depending on if new event comes up or we need to reschedule.
You will be coming to my office two times a week to report on the progress of each event depending on the time and when the event will happen, you may choose your preferred days yourself. So focus on the current one. My PA will provide you with all the necessary things that you need to get started.
I checked and the current one is the annual workers Summit for all the Asher's employees, which is in a months time. Followed by Christmas charity ball for the orphanage homes across the state. Wow Mr ass has a human side of him.
I kept the file and took the second one. It was a contract.
Looks like the same as the one I signed earlier.
It started with the same line.
I read through the first and second paragraph and concluded that it's the same contract.
I immediately skipped to the last page and signed.
You should really be reading a contract to the last page if you want to keep your head in the business world, he spoke. If you continue like this, you will be out of business with a snap of the fingers.
Rule no 1 in business. No matter how similar two contracts looks similar or familiar. Always read them line by line before signing them. You never know what may be hidden in them. You could be signing your life away or your company. He lectured.
I know well enough what the contract says, I have read it earlier today. I said.
You sure about that? He asked.
You may want to check the second page.
I can tell you that page two talks about you being my boss for the period of six months, doing everything that you asked me to do in regards to my job.
Do you know the things you must do starting from now according to the contract?
He asked, Taking one of the contract from the table.
I knew nothing was stipulated from the contract I read so I said no.
He gestured for me to read. I picked up the remaining copy and opened page two. Reading down.
It stated that,
1. I will be taking orders directly from him and report back to him directly too
2. I must stay overtime if the workload needs to be cleared and that at his office too
3. I will be traveling with him to anywhere event takes us to. Be it the one I planned or the one he was invited to.
I raised my head and asked. Going to events with you as what?
As whatever you want it to be, just know that you are going to every event I goes to and you must stick to my side all time.
I rolled my eyes and continued reading
4. You will be coming to the company twice a week to allow you manage the agency properly.
5. You will be moving in with me in a week's time for the period of six months for a flexible and condusive work environment.
What? Why should I move in with you? I asked.
Well, the place you are living now is a dumpster and quite far from here. You need an accessible place in case of emergency or overtime.
He has a point but I can't move in with him
And how the fuck did he know where I live to call it a dumpster.
I won't have you insult me Mr Asher plus where I'm living a decent enough for me, it's where and what I could afford.
No offence Miss Steel but I don't agree with you on that. You will need to move in with me.
Do I not have any other option than to move in with you?
I mean I can find another place or something rather than moving in with you.
You've signed the contract Miss Steel, your bargaining power right now is actually useless.
Why is this man infuriating me any time I meet him. Worst is that he opens his mouth to talk shits.
Did I actually signed my life away right now?
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