'Ashley! Ashley! come take a look' tommy yelled
'what's going on, why are you yelling my name?" I asked,
Tommy is always loud, I've tried telling him to keep his voice down but he's too stubborn to listen.
'Can you believe this?' he says showing me the post on his phone, 'isn't this your boss, he's been caught in a sandal, it says that he's been having an affair with his secretary, how crazy is that' he yelled once again.
'Can you stop yelling please, it's annoying' I said
I always new something was fishy about those two, Cynthia has finally gotten what she wanted, I'm sure she's celebrating somewhere.
'hello, down to earth sis' tommy said' drawing my attention back, I don't really care it, all I know is my salary. 'yes I'm here, I'm sure it could be rumor or something, I don't really care, I go there for my salary, that's it. 'true' tommy said
'So are you going to work today?' tommy asked, he probably wants me to go to see if something was up in the office. 'yes, of course. I'm pretty sure Mr. Raymond's wife wouldn't let him leave his house today, she's a tough lady if I must say' i said then we laughed.
I got ready for work, as I was about leaving, my phone rang
'Hello'
'Ashley are you at home?
'yeah, but I'm on my way out, what's up?'
It was my friend, Lucas, he's a really close friend, he and Emma, have been a great support for me, i wouldn't have been able to endure all this alone.
'Uhmm.... i was thinking if you, me and Emma could hang out this weekend, it's been long since we hung out, what'd you say?'
That was true actually, we haven't spent time with each other for a long time now, more like I haven't hung out with them in a while, I'm mostly busy with either work or the academy.
Ever since I was little I've had passion for art, I wasn't able to go to art school due to my father's death and my mother's accident, but after I got a job at ELITE I was able to save up and got myself enrolled in an academy. Elite is an event planning company own by the Carson family, one of the richest family in California. They own different companies far and wide of which ELITE is one of them, It's an event planning company with very high standards, I was very lucky to get a job because they only employ highly experienced workers, I started as an intern and later got promoted.
'sounds nice, just text me the time and location, I'm already late for work, see you this weekend, byee' I hung up. I received his text a minute later
'I'll come pick you up instead'
typing......
'sure,byee'
When I got to work, the atmosphere was unusually calm, normally once something like this happens, it usually causes a stir in the office, which I was looking forward to.
'Ashley, hey, how you doing?
'Christian ,hey, good morning, what's happening, this is weird, didn't you see the news? Why is everyone so quiet' I asked. Christian's my work pal, he's the only person I relate with at work.
'I saw the news, the chairman's son, came in today and our boss has been fired. The chairman's son gonna be in charge of this company temporarily.' he said in a low tone, probably avoiding other from eavesdropping. I heard the chairman's son is strict and doesn't like gossip.
'oh, we'll talk later then' i said 'sure see you'
Personally, I don't like gossip but this was a very juicy one so in had to get something, obviously, i said to myself.
'Hello, miss' a voice spoke, I was still wandering in my thoughts, when suddenly a finger snapped across my face, I was immediately drawn back. I turned to see a tall figure infront of me, he looked gorgeous if I must say, he was wearing a slightly melancholic expression with his striking almond shaped blue eyes, well defined eyebrows and dark lashes, how perfect can a man look, he possesses a strong jawline and a straight nose, contributing to his handsome and chiseled appearance. His hair was dark and styled in a side part. He was wearing a dark blue shirt and a very expensive silver wrist watch, well I thought so, his outfit was screaming wealth. Only one person in this office could actually look this expensive, huh *gasp* could he be he chairman's son.
'Hello sir' I replied, I wondered if he's married, he looks to young to be married anyways.
'Who's in charge of the planning committee?'' he asked 'It's Christian sir' I replied.
Christian's the head of the planning, while I'm in the design committee and my boss just got fired so Mr. Carson's gonna take over, our company has 4 departments, the design, planning, media and strategic units. I was in the planning during my internship but later transfered to the design unit.
'And where is he now, call him to my office right away' he stated ' yes sir' i added, i called christian.g
Why would he need Christian, is anything the matter, few minutes after christian arrived, i started hearing yelling and shoutings coming from the office, my boss office was not far from my desk so i could hear a little of what they were saying, seems like christian make a very big mess with Mr. Luke's wedding.
'What the fuck were you thinking, Mr. Luke's very angry and he demands for a refund, the wedding is in 2 days and nothing is ready, to make matters worse you delivered the wrong dress to his fiancé and you're telling me the dress was switched? where's the other one? Mr. Carson asked in an angry tone.' what's happening, I thought the wedding plans were already over, did Christian really make such a huge mistake, that unlike him. Usually I do not like dealing with all this rich people, they feel too highly of themselves, if the dress isn't the right one, they can get another, what's the big deal'. I thought to myself.
I continued my work, when suddenly christian came out of the office, he looked very worried, I think I'll check up on him later.
*telephone rings*
'Hello sir' I answered
'Get me the files for the wedding plan, Mr. Luke's wedding' Mr. Carson said.
'yes sir' I responded.
I headed to his immediately.
*knocks on the door*
'come in' he said while on the phone, it seemed like a serious phone call, I could tell from the expression his face. I dropped the files on his table and was about to head out.
'Hold on, Miss Ashley right?' he said 'yes sir' I responded
'Inform the others, that we'll be having a meeting by 5pm today, we're taking over the wedding arrangements' he said, no wonder christian was looking worried, he's been working on this project just for it to be taken away from him.
'Ok sir' I responded
'You can call me Alex' he added while typing on his laptop.
'ok sir, I mean Alex' I said, how does he expect me to call him by his name. I thought to myself then I left his office.