CHAPTER THREE
CLAIRE'S POV
"The deal is simple" Logan started off. "You just need to stay by my side for the most part of my day and the money is yours monthly."
"Is that all I need to do?" I inquired in order to avoid jumping into conclusions. He only nodded in response.
I could not believe what had just happened. Had I just secured my self a deal worth THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS? It felt unreal.
"However, there is something else you need to know. You are going to have to be living under my roof." He said and picked up his phone to make a call as he briefly turned away from me.
When the person picked up, he said "Tell Samantha that she is fired. I found a new secretary" and with that, he hung up without waiting for a response from the other party.
Logan faced me again "As you might have just heard, I fired my secretary. So, in addition to living with me, when we are at my workplace, you will serve as my secretary."
I knew it. I knew that the deal was too good to be true. The famous Logan Reynolds turned out to be like any other horny young man.
"Living together.....with YOU? I think you are only trying finding a mistress." I retorted.
He moved closer to me and whispered "There are too many women willing to have sex with me for FREE, why on earth would I go through the trouble of paying someone like YOU monthly. Look at you, do you deserve it?"
I gasped in disbelief "Someone like me?.....what do you mean by that? "
In response, his eyes made their tour throughout my body as he gazed emotionlessly at me. He could see how his words pierced through my ego.
"You know what I mean."
Of course, I knew what he meant. I was only a worker at a bar who just wanted to make ends meet. While he is the first grandson of the Reynolds family.
Certainly, we were worlds apart and a mere business deal was not going to change that undeniable fact.
Without waiting for another second of chit-chat, he pulled out his business card from his leather jacket while saying "You have only until tomorrow, 12pm to accept my offer"
My shift ended at 4am and on getting home, Eva rushed up to me and said "BAD NEWS! The company I work for...I mean, worked for, suddenly went bankrupt. Then, our CEO fled the country to another. Safe to say that I am now officially unemployed"
A minute of silence lingered in the air. Suddenly, my mind flashed back to the job Logan offered me and I could not help but relate it to the current financial danger Eva and I just entered. It felt like the universe desperately wanted me next to Logan.
I burst out into laughter in an attempt to liven up the mood "So you mean, your company went bankrupt? And then, CEO ran away???? How ridiculous is that?"
Without resistance, she too burst out into laughter "I know right"
Our conversation gradually ended and as I drifted off to bed, I made up my mind to go see Logan before 12pm so I could accept his offer. I had no choice now since our house rent was due soon and we had too many loans to cover up for.
Eva lost her job, and I was willing to be there for her always.
It was either I accepted Logan's offer, or Eva and I became homeless.
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I got to the address on the card that Logan had given me the night before and I was in awe at the luxurious elements for a workplace.
After making use of the directions, I entered the elevator in order to make my way to the top floor where Logan's office was described to be.
To my surprise, as I attempted to close the elevator, I saw a foot obstruct the elevator doors from closing. It was a well-built man that was clad in a suit. Behind him, a familiar face was revealed.
It was Logan Reynolds.
His eyes met with mine as he made his way into the elevator "Right on time. Fancy seeing you here, Olivia."
"I am not Olivia! I told you multiple times already" I exclaimed at him.
"Shut your mouth. You are not allowed to interrupt me while I speak" He said sternly.
I scoffed at the ridiculousness of his words "You can not tell me what I am allowed and not allowed to do"
Him and the person next to him stared at each other and shared a smirk as if trying to mock me.
The elevator came to a stop and as the doors opened Logan said to me "You are here to accept my offer. Which means, I am your employer. Follow me."
I opened my mouth, trying to find the right words to say to him but I could not speak because he was right.
"OH! One more thing. Ordinary people do not get to enter the same elevator as me. Read the sign"
I looked up at the sign and it read "CEO ONLY". How could I have missed that?
Without saying a word, I shamefully followed behind the two men. I was someone who was basically at his mercy and needed money. I could have not possibly afforded to make another stupid mistake.
At this moment, it felt like I was walking on cold ice. I fumed at my state of helplessness.
Logan acted like the devil himself.
"Peter, leave us alone" Logan said to the man who accompanied him.
"Now that I see you during the day, I hate the way you have my Olivia's face but you have the aura of a pauper"
I swallowed my intended words. This man looked for every opportunity to nitpick me just because he knew I could not resist the offer of three hundred thousand dollars per month. Truth be told, no one else would offer me such. I only needed a one month salary and after that, I planned on calling it quits.
Before continuing, he looked at me from head to toe in utter disgust.
"I can not believe I thought you were my Olivia. You are undeserving of her pretty face. I hate you already"
He already hated me so much before I started to work with him officially.
I decided to take a gamble "Since you hate me so much, you clearly do not need me anymore. Can I take my leave now?"
"Get out" He said emotionlessly.
I hesitated to leave his office as I desperately hoped for a change of heart.
"Are you deaf? I said get out!" He roared and slammed his table.
In a rush, I made my way to the exit and I heard him say from behind "Collect the contract from Peter outside. Let me know if it needs any adjustments"
I did as he said and without reading the contract fully, I just signed it and rushed back into his office.
"What do you want?" He asked without taking a look at me.
"You forgot to add something. "
"What?"
"Falling in love is not allowed"
He scoffed "I should be telling you that"