CLAIRE'S POV
"You're right" those words echoed through my ears.
I did not expect that he would actually try to get rid of me just because I had gone to see my friend.
He looked me dead in the eye "This is your last chance. I am warning you, do not test me" and with that, he let out a grunt and freed my hands.
"Get out of my room. I do not want to see you till tomorrow only for work"
I scurried out of his room with my hands over my chest what was pounding too loud. I wanted to leave him alone. I wanted to get rid of the contract once and for all. But, I could not do that.
By the next morning, I had begun to regret her choice even more.
It first started when I got him his morning coffee. He poured it on me just because it had been too warm.
As he splashed the cup of warm liquid on my face he said "Re-do it." I sighed in frustration and did according to his will.
And like that, he rejected my coffee ten times before he finally accepted it. By this time, the coffee stains on my dress were too obvious. He looked up at me and scanned the dress "I do not like dirty people. Go and clean up. Or better still, change the damned clothes"
I got to the bathroom and started to wash off my stains in the cubicle. While I was In there, I heard some girls gossiping. They definitely were not aware that I was in one of the cubicles.
"Did you see the new secretary?" one of them asked .
The other female voice responded "Yes, I did! How long do you think this one is going to last?"
The first voice chuckled "as long as she does not get fucked by HIM, just like he always does with all of his secretaries then maybe two weeks?"
"Ohh right. I think she might last a month. This morning, her entire dress was ruined by coffee stains and she still has not burst out crying in here like the rest of them did"
I came out of the cubicle to confront them "What are you guys talking about?"
They both looked at me in shock and said simultaneously "You are her right? Claire, the new secretary."
I nodded in agreement.
"Look, we did not mean to say what we said. Please don't report us" The first lady said in a pleading tone.
Little did they know that I was not even interested in reporting them, I just wanted to know more about this work that I had signed up for.
"I'm not reporting you, I promise, I just need some information to help me around here. I really hope you guys can help me"
They looked at each other before one of them finally spoke up "We can not help you much. We can only tell you to be careful. Mr Reynolds is not easy to work with. All his previous secretaries got....." she hesitated for a bit before I implored her to continue.
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you more. Just, try not to let anyone get into your pants. And, his secretaries never last long. They are never good enough for him. I wish you good luck" and with that, she left the bathroom hurriedly without waiting for my response.
After I cleaned my dress up I went into Logan's office to check if I needed to do anything else, to my surprise, what I saw traumatised me.
I saw Logan and a girl kneeling by his crotch. Clearly, she was giving him a blow job.
I gasped at the sight of this and as if he heard me, Logan looked towards my side. I ran away and bumped into a young person that looked almost like Logan, a softer version of Logan.
He looked at me in confusion. I apologised quickly to avoid further problems.
"Olivia?" He said as he held me back from running away.
I squeezed my fist into a ball at the annoyance that another person was mistaking me for Olivia again. "Once again, I AM NOT HER. So if you would excuse me....I have things to do"
"Oh! I'm sorry for the mix up. Could you come with me for a bit?" He said.
"Why?"
"I'm curious about this coincidental mix-up" He said with a smirk on his face.
Without waiting for my response, he pulled me towards the direction of Logan's office. At the door, I used all of my strength to stop him.
"He is busy. We can not go in. We should not go on" I said firmly.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Liam Reynolds. I am Logan's brother." He said confidently.
"Oh! But I still do not think that is enough grounds for you to just barge into his office while he is....." I did not know how to complete the sentence.
He let out a soft chuckle "Let me guess, you walked into him while he was having sex?"
I swallowed nothing in my throat and mumbled "Not that."
"A blow job then?" He asked casually.
I looked around frantically in case anyone heard him say such "You can't say that out loud. I....."
Regardless, Liam entered into the office casually and I remained outside.
I could hear their conversation from where I was standing by the door.
"Brother! Did you miss me?" Liam said.
"Urgh. Did you forget how to knock? Can't you see I'm busy here?" Logan responded.
"Take your leave and tell the person you see outside to come in now" Liam said. I assumed it was to the lady that was intimate with Logan.
She came out of the office looking all slutty and what not and she said to me in a draggy tone "You should go in now" . She left without waiting for my response. As she walked away, her hips swayed in a promiscuous manner, for a second there, I could get a grasp of the kind of reputation she had.
I walked into the office and just at that moment Liam said to Logan "I fancy this new coincidence you have as a secretary."
"okay...and? Get to the point!"
"I want her to work for me instead"
The initial grin on Liam's face dropped as he made this request from Logan.
"NO. End of discussion!" Logan said bluntly.
I looked in between the two brothers and could feel the change in atmosphere. When the air felt too tight, Liam burst out into laughter "oh brother! I'm only joking. I just came to say hi to you"
He turned towards me and said "It was nice meeting you today as well. I'll see you around. Tell me your name"
"Claire" I mumbled.
With that, Liam left the office, leaving just Logan and I.
"I saw you" He started off. "Why didn't you knock before coming in?"
I silently scoffed at the ridiculousness of his question. Truth be told, maybe I fucked up by not knocking, well he should not have been doing such atrocity in the office. He could have gotten a room instead.
I gathered a lie to tell him because after what happened the day before, I grew a little bit of fear towards him.
"I'm sorry. It won't happen again"
"If it happens again, you might just be the next person to do what SHE was doing. You know what I'm talking about right?"