CHAPTER 04

  🏵 CHAPTER 04 🏵   

DENZEL BRENTON, CEO, and owner of B&W graphic industry. Cold and arrogant, Denzel is tall, muscularly built, and deadly handsome, especially his green eyes. 

He has everything a woman will want in a man, aside from the fact that he was too cold and of course a workaholic. Aside from his reputation as the richest man in the whole of New City, Denzel was known as a divorcé.

The door of his office opened and a middle-aged man entered.

" Good morning, Sir. Here are the list of all those who applied for the job interview today " Documents were handed over to Denzel who barely nodded. 

Going through the profile of all the applicants, his eyes spotted something which made his brow pinch softly. It was the picture of one of the applicants that was ringing a bell in his head.

He had seen her somewhere. But where?

Just then, a memory flashed through his mind making his face squeeze up in slight displeasure. Haa...it was her!

" Call her in immediately " The middle-aged man was surprised.

" But, Sir. There are other..." Only one glare from Denzel was enough to seal up the man's lips and he bowed immediately.

" Sorry, Sir. I'll call her in " He mumbled and hurriedly left.

Lena was running as fast as she could, bumping into people in the company and barely apologizing. The interview is about to start in 5 mins and she hasn't even arrived. 

Damn that cursed traffic!

The middle-aged man, Mr. Thomas step into the waiting room where almost 20 applicants were waiting for their turn. Clearing his throat,

" Miss Lena Estrella, my boss will like to see you " He announced looking around. He frowned when no one responded.

" Miss Lena Estrella... "

" I'm here!! " Lena ran in immediately. She had gone to the restroom to organize herself after the marathon race she ran.

" I'm sorry I'm late, Sir " She bowed immediately. Mrs. Thomas only hummed.

" Come with me " Lena let out a sigh of relief. That God she made in time. She was led to an office and told to enter. Letting out a heavy breath of nervousness,

" You've worked so hard for this to work Lena...don't fuck up " She placed a knock on the door.

" Come in " A cold voice boomed from inside making the nervous woman gulp. 

" You can do this Lena. Your four cuties are dependent on you " Lena pushed the door open and entered. Stopping right in front of the desk,

" Good morning, Sir " She bowed lightly. Her voice hitting Denzel's ears made his frown deepen. With a sly smirk up his lips,

" Lena Estrella " The cold man looked up and finally locked gaze with Lena whose eyes widened a bit but she quickly covered it up. Seeing the woman standing before him, Denzel needed no one to tell him it was her...

The woman who dared called him a two-minute man...six long years ago...

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Mrs. Amelia gathered the quadruplets over a small snack as they all discussed together. As they all munch on the delicious cookies, laughing and their mouth running free, the old woman dropped a question for them.

" So tell me, what would my cute little smarties like to be when they grow up? "

" Oh, me, me, me, me!! " They all raised a hand, their eyes glittering in excitement.

" When I grow up I will like to be..."

" Shut up, Ryan. Let the eldest answer first " Evans cut the little boy off.

" No, as the prettiest, I will go first " Aida shrugged and stood up.

" But I'm the last born, shouldn't I go first, grandma? " Little Ava pouted.

" Who is the coolest among us, me right? So I should go first, I earned it " Ryan bragged with a huff, his hand folded. A snort left Evan's lips.

" Rightfully, being the oldest and most responsible among you annoying minions, I should in fact be given the honor to go first so things will go in a descending and organized...

" Boo!!! Boring!!! " Aida and Ryan called out with a thumbs down. The old woman was already laughing her heart out.

" We're buying glue specifically for sealing Evan's mouth, who is with me? " Ryan raised his hand immediately at what Aida said.

" He shouldn't have been created with a mouth, to begin with " Little Ava snorted.

" Ok, enough all of you " Mrs. Amelia was already dying of laughter. The four brats all huffed, looking away with a sad pout.

" Since I'm the one who brought up the question, I will be the one to choose who goes first "

" Since Ava is the youngest, she will be the one to begin " A final decision was given.

" But grandma..."

" No buts! " The old woman snapped and little Ava was already grinning like a baboon. Standing up, she cleared her tiny voice.

" It has always been my dream to be an engineer when I grow up "

" What type of engineer, dear? "

" Yeah, yeah. Ava had always wanted to be a software engineer. That is why she loves anything that involves technology and she's the fastest among all of us to understand anything that has to do with electronics. So yeah, next please..." Evan hissed with an eye roll.

" But I was the person grandma asked not you " Little Ava was annoyed and glared at Evan with a pout.

" Evans..."

" Sorry, grandma " The little boy apologized.

" I think we need the mouth glue now. I will go get it " Aida sassed and sat up.

" Come back here, young lady. It's your turn to answer " Hearing that, Aida's eyes lit up in excitement and she rushed back immediately.

" When I grow up I will like to be an artist; a makeup artist, an actress, or a model " The little girl smiled proudly.

" My turn! " Ryan sprang up.

" You can sit down, miss actress " The little boy rolled his eyes and Aida complied.

" When I grow up, I will like to do absolutely nothing! " The little boy announced.

" Say what now? "

" What? Life is too short for me to want to be anything. All I have to do is make enough money, relax and enjoy my life. Haa, life will be so sweet " By the time the little boy was done with a proud smile and chin up, everyone was gaping at him with parted lips.

" I think we should move over to Evans " Aida mumbled.

" Aah, finally! " Evans stood up. Adjusting his imaginary tie and clearing his imaginary thick voice.

" When I reach adulthood, first of all, I will like to be a responsible adult. Doing things to benefit those around me and humanity in general. I will love to make Earth a better and more peaceful place for everyone...

" Aahhh, grandma! Tell him to get straight to the point! " The triplets groaned in frustration.

" You guys should let him speak. Go on, my dear " The old woman chuckled.

" But his speech is long and boring..." The triplets pouted unhappily.

" As I was saying. Wanting to be useful to humanity I will like to be two things; a scientist or a rich businessman so that I can use my resources to help people out "

" Thank you " Little Evans bowed slightly before sitting back down.

" Finally!...

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Lena kept staring at the man before her as the interview went on. Something was really familiar about this man. He has the exact eyes of her quadruplets; his green eyes.

And why was he staring at her like he knew who she was?

" Nah, I'm sure I'm just overthinking stuff " Lena quickly shrugged the thoughts off.

" The next question. What do you understand is your work as a secretary? "

" It is my duty as a secretary to answer phone calls and redirect them when necessary, manage the daily/weekly/monthly agenda and arrange new meetings and appointments. Prepare and disseminate correspondence, memos, and forms. File and update contact information of employees, customers, suppliers, and external partners. Support and facilitate the completion of regular reports. Check frequently the levels of office supplies and place appropriate orders and lastly, make travel arrangements, document expenses, and hand in reports "

Denzel couldn't deny he liked her confidence but working as a secretary is as easy as that.

" How often can you multitask? "

" I do so when it is required of me "

There was no two way about it, Denzel was surely going to employ her. By the time the entire interview was done, Denzel knew she had the experience and potential of more than a mere secretary. 

Leaning forward, the cold man dropped a tricky offer for Lena. An offer he knew she will never reject. 

" I will employ you but only on one condition... "

" How do you see the offer of working as my executive assistant instead of a mere secretary?...