Nathan,s POv
"Is something wrong with your brain''?.I asked the new assistant, who kept barging into my office with questions that had nothing to do with the work I had assigned to her. .'' I am sorry, sir. I just wanted to know if there is anything you need and to ensure I am doing the work you assigned me to your liking''..answered my new assistant, who I have no idea how she got this job, as it seems she has no idea of what this job entails. "Jane, if you know what's good for you, be in my office by the time I drop this phone, "I called the company secretary, who I am sure was responsible for hiring my assistant.
I knew she would be here in seconds as I heard the sound of heels running on the corridor. ''come in, Jane.''.I asked her to come in as I saw her knocking on the CCTV at the door. '' Who was responsible for hiring my assistant ?." I asked furiously
''Sir, she was employed by your father personally as your assistant, but it was after she was interviewed, and she's qualified for the job, Sir.''.Answered Jane nervously. ''She's qualified, but she seems incompetent and unsure of her work. You better teach her what's required of her. I don't want mistakes that may cost the company''. ''I told her and asked her to live. My father is playing smart; he hired her, so I don't object.
''. I don't blame him after the last incident with my previous assistant, who wanted to sue the company for wrongful termination after I kicked her out of the company for staring at me as I walked into the company in my wheelchair. I hated the pitiful eyes, and everyone in the company minded their business when I walked in. I hated the pitiful eyes when I was around.
I gave them a piece of my mind with a warning the first time I walked in, in a wheelchair, and everyone started treating me normally. One morning, I caught my assistant staring after giving me a look, and that is how she found herself without a job.
We had to pay her a huge amount to avoid suing the company for wrongful termination. I have been in a bad mood since morning after I got a call from my father with information that has been bothering me. I am to marry a certain woman chosen for me by my parents. If I object, he will disinherit me and leave me for the street. My parents have been forcing me to settle down for many years, but I have been reluctant because of my experience with women after my accident.
I have not been able to make use of my legs since an accident that happened when I was sixteen years old. It was an accident that occurred due to my rebellious ways when I was a teen, and it led to losing one of my best friends, who I had forced to accompany me to the club that night. I was under the influence of alcohol as I was driving when I lost control, and the car rolled down a cliff. He died instantly, and I survived, and I have lived with that guilt every day.
I became a shell of myself; I could not even attend his burial. How was I supposed to face his family, knowing fully well I caused the death of their only son and left them without a son? I was sure they hated me and wished I had died instead of their son. Every day, I wished death upon myself, but it never came knocking. My parents lost their smiles; they talked to me through my bedroom door, trying to convince me it was an accident and asking me to move on, but nothing moved me.
One day, my mother was diagnosed with PTSD because of stress, and she was admitted. I thought if anything happened to my parents because of me again, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself for the death of one more. I decided to put myself together for my family and seek help. My parents took me to the best specialists and doctors in the world who operated on my legs, but still, I could not walk. I was told my legs are fit to walk again, but I have a psychological problem as I have to accept things as they are and free myself of the guilt.