Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.–Judy Garland
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Emma opened the office door and went in still afraid of the ice boss who might scold her
Alex had his eyes fixed on the file on his desk with a static expression
She walked as quietly as possible to avoid getting the attention of the boss
"it seems like Mr Xavier Smith will be the one to pay your salary at the end of the month.. am I right Miss Emma," Alex said without lifting his head
'does this guy have an eye on his head? How did he know that I came into the office when I didn't even make a sound now I get the reason why he is a successful businessman... Nothing can get past him' Emma thought
Alex frowned slightly when he received no response from the girl
"When I comment... Miss Emma, you are expected to reply" Alex said lifting his head slowly
"uh..no.. Yes. Sorry no sir"Emma stuttered
"Xavier.. I mean Mr Xavier wanted me to help him with something... I'm so sorry sir" Emma said expecting a scold from the grumpy man but looking at his face he seemed to be so calm
"it won't be tolerated again. You can go back to your desk" Alex said with a calm expression
"sorry sir but do you mean that I can go?" Emma asked with a dazed expression
"you should go when I'm being nice because I tend to change my mind easily and I don't like repeating myself" Alex said with an intimidating aura which made Emma shiver, she immediately came back to her senses and rushed to her sit
Time flew by really quickly and before Emma knew it, it was already lunchtime
Emma looked at her watch and yawned out loud. She stood up and stretched her body
'Gosh, I'm so hungry... Should I ask him if he is hungry..... Yes definitely or else he is gonna find a way to taunt or scold me again' Emma murmured
'Does she ever care about her manners like a normal lady' Alex mused looking at the clueless girl with raised brows
This confused look disappeared as fast as it came
Emma walked towards him making him look up
"sir what would you like to eat," Emma asked and didn't get any response until she saw the man standing up from his seat....He took his jacket from the rack and Emma began to wonder where he was going and why he hadn't answered her questions
"come with me We are going for a meeting" Alex said expressionlessly and Emma's face sank
"but sir it's lunchtime... Can I have lunch before we go?" Emma said with a pleading gaze
"if you are not able to hold your hunger then miss Emma you are not qualified to work here" Alex coldly said making Emma speechless
"I'm sorry sir" Emma said holding back the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes
Alex coldly looked at her and left the office
Emma grabbed her bag and followed him silently
'Was it really necessary to scold me... I was simply hungry and we've been here since this morning and he wasn't that busy we should have left' Emma mused
Alex walked into the elevator and saw Emma running towards him and a memory flashed in his mind of course, it was the memory of the first time they met
And if one observes him closely they would see a small smile on his face which disappears when the girl enters the elector panting like she just ran a hundred-meter race
"I'm sorry sir I had to get my bag" Emma said while panting receiving no reply from the cold man beside her
She looked at him briefly before looking down at her shoes
Alex smiled again looking at the girl who looked like a child beside him
He threw the keys at her and Emma looked at him with a puzzled expression
"you're going to drive the car," he said without sparing her a glance
"ok sir"
15 minutes later they stopped in front of a five-star hotel
Emma got out of the car and waited for Alex to walk into the hotel for her to follow
As they walked into the hotel, all the workers in the hotel offered him a slight bow as a way of greeting... They greeted one after the other returning to their work afterwards
The special greetings displayed by the workers made Emma look at the man before her with confusion written all over her face
'is he that popular... And why didn't anybody at the company recognise him as the CEO... There is no news about him on the Internet either... Well, I'm only here to work and not meddle in the personal life of my boss ' Emma thought while she kept walking with him.
After she became Alex's assistant she searched the web to find out more about him but what left her stunned was that there was only information about this mysterious CEO but there weren't any pictures..... She couldn't pinpoint the reason for the mysterious behaviour of her boss
While walking with the man, he abruptly stopped and she bumped her head on his back frowning in pain she looked up and saw a man in a suit walking toward them
He looked like the manager
"good day, sir..." the man greeted bowing slightly
"hmmm.... " Alex nodded
"Have they arrived yet "
"yes sir they arrived about thirty minutes ago" the man replied
"ok," Alex said and started walking towards the elevator and the man followed Alex hurriedly to help him open the elevator
"you can go back to work Steve....you don't need to escort me, I know the way," Alex said maintaining his expressionless face
"ok sir" the man said and went back in the direction he came
Alex and Emma got into the elevator... We are having a meeting with Mr Almond the CEO of the Dazzling fashion industry.
"I'm aware sir... I studied the file and the proposal in the car so I have an idea of what would be talked about in the meeting" Emma replied
"great....from now on you'll be handling my schedule and you're gonna attend meetings like this with me in the future so be prepared"
Alex said expressionlessly and Emma's heart sank into the bottom of her stomach making her gulp down the lump she had in her oesophagus
"sir... Please don't mind me asking but what happened to Daniel" Emma asked
Emma chose her words to avoid annoying the grumpy man in front of her
Alex glanced at the girl beside him and smirked
"Daniel went on a business trip to Korea he won't be back until the deal is finalized and the ongoing project is done" Alex said and Emma gulped.....
Alex cleared his throat in an attempt to hide his amusement
"sir one more question please" Emma said lifting her forefinger"No more questions " Alex retorted looking down at her endearing expression
Emma sighed dejectedly and lowered her head
'(sigh)th This is the beginning of my sufferings and Daniel may not be back till the next 4 months' Emma mused wishing for nothing more than to bang her head on the door to bang her head on the door due to the frustration she felt