OLIVIA’S POVAs I walked into the company, I could already feel the frustration building up inside me. I had already been turned down by so many companies, and it was beginning to feel like I would never get a job. The thought of going through another rejection made my heart ache.I tried to hold back my tears, but I couldn't. I felt so weak and vulnerable. The workers looked at me with concern, but I just wanted to be left alone. I walked past them, trying to keep my head down, but I couldn't help but feel their eyes on me."Is everything okay?" one of them asked."Mind your business!" I yelled back, feeling frustrated and embarrassed. I stormed off, not even looking back to see their reactions.As I walked out of the building, my tears began to flow freely. I couldn't believe I had yelled at those workers like that. They were just trying to help, but I couldn't see past my frustration.I took a deep breath and tried to compose myself, but my heart was still racing. I didn't know wha
Olivia’s POVAs I walked away from Davion, I could feel his eyes on my back. His voice calling out to me made me more irritated. I wanted to scream at him and make him understand that he wasn't welcome in my life anymore.I felt my rage building up inside me as I thought of everything he had done to me. How he had lied and betrayed me. I felt sick to my stomach when I saw him standing in front of my apartment building. I tried to ignore him, hoping that he would leave me alone, but he kept calling out to me.I turned around to face him and saw that he was walking towards me. I felt my hands clench into fists, and I could feel my heart pounding in my chest. I didn't want to talk to him. I didn't want to see him again. I just wanted him to go away.But he didn't listen to me. He kept knocking on my door, and I could hear his voice calling out to me. I felt like I was going to explode. I didn't want to let him in, but a part of me was curious to know what he wanted to say.I took a deep
OLIVIA.I couldn't believe my ears. When I had accepted to take on this job, I had no idea that he would fire his secretary to replace her."Why would you fire her?" I asked wide eyed. When he had offered to give me this job, I wasn't expecting to be replacing anyone. Sometimes, I just couldn't understand what was going through that head of his."She's only an assistant." He pointed out nonchalantly. "And so far, she hasn't been doing her job properly. You'll take over from her for the time being and if you're able to impress me with your works then, I'll offer you a promotion to a higher position.""But still.." I took few steps towards his table. "Firing her was too sudden. What if she never finds another job? What if this was her only source of income? You can't just expect her to pick herself up and move." I never expected to see this side of Davion. He had always come onto me like someone sweet and caring and not once did I think that he would act like this.He was always the on
OLIVIA.Something inside me tells me that Davion had an ulterior motive for bringing me here to work with him. Otherwise, why would he be so excited having me next to him? Wasn't he aware that people were going to be constantly talking about us for as long as they see us together?Other than that, didn't he feel or have any sort of shame at all? I want to believe that he is shameless because that's the only reason that I could come up with. He doesn't want to stay away from me and now, he wants us to be together all the time.My office phone rings, jolting me back to reality. I pick it up and place it to my ear. I'm not surprised at who is on the other end because deep down, I already know who it is. This should be the fifth or should I say sixth time he had called me this morning and all for weird reasons too."Olivia, I need you in my office stat."Before I could respond, he disconnected the call leaving me at loss for words. What exactly does he want now?Pushing my chair backward
OLIVIA.I don't know how long I kept on working but I was and deep down, I was grateful that Davion hasn't called or sent for me yet. Although I still felt guilty with the way I turned him down but I couldn't help it. If he wouldn't take the initiative of staying away from me then I would do it myself.The last thing I wanted was getting into another scandal especially now that we were both working together. He had fired his secretary because of me and it's only a matter of time before people started talking about that too. I seem to attract trouble wherever I go and it suddenly isn't funny anymore.Time passed and I was still in that position, invested in whatever I was doing and that's when my cell phone rang. I picked it up to see Davison's name on the screen."Now what could he want?" I blurted out and swiped the receiver's button before placing the phone to my ears."Hello—""To my office." And with that, the call was disconnected. I struggled to understand what exactly he meant
OLIVIA."Don't you watch where you're going? How dare you?" She spat angrily while I rubbed my bruised cheeks that has been brutalized. She was the one who hit me and she was the one who was also yelling at the same time."If you had let me apologize then—""Are you still talking right back at me?" She cut me short. "You stepped on me you idiot. I should hit you again but I would just try my best not to. Now get out!" She yelled at me. I looked around to find everyone staring at me, everyone including Davion. When our eyes met, he looked from me back to the reporter who had hit me before walking away.I felt hurt that he had abandoned me in such manner. I mean, I know that I asked him to stay away from me but I was his employee. Shouldn't he step up to help me? Isn't that what bosses do for their workers? He was just so annoying on a whole lot of levels."You might be Davion's employee but that doesn't give you the right to act more than your status. Filthy peasant." She glared at me
DAVION.I watched Olivia panic in fright when I ushered her to take my place instead. She looked at me and I could see the terror flash through them. I know that I have been nothing but a meanie throughout today but I have no other choice but to do so.She was the one who requested that we should remain professional and in as much as I didn't want to, I had no choice to comply. It was her wish after all and I didn't want to rush her.I won't have to lie though. I felt kinda heartbroken when she turned down my breakfast proposal in the morning. I liked her a lot but all my efforts to make her like me back somehow proved abortive. Not like I could complain though. She recently just came out of a horrible divorce so I don't expect her to open up to me yet but I just wanted her to see me differently and I won't stop until she does.She might hate me now but I was determined to make her see past her hurt, no matter how long it takes."S-Sir?" She stammered, her eyes pleading with me to re
OLIVIA.I was shocked that Davion had stood up for me. I didn't think that he would do something so selfless for me. It made me had a rethink if I maybe did the right thing by declining his request to be my friend. He wasn't so bad after all.Although I loved how he stood up for me but I didn't like how upset it made him. The hell! I almost shit my pants when he yelled at the people present in the board. Damn!And as if it wasn't enough, he had asked me to continue. I don't know if I should feel happy or sad about it. The look on their faces told me that they still didn't approve of me speaking on his behalf but he had specifically asked me to so it wasn't like I had any choice than to continue.I explained what was written on the paper to the best of my ability, making sure to highlight the merits and demerit of what this project might cost us. I felt so elated when they all listened to me. This was the very first time I was given a task such as this one and it made me feel a sudden