Today was Friday. She was grateful for the weekend that followed. She prepared for work and left. She hoped for the best today. As soon as she got to her office, her boss requested her presence. She got to his office and greeted him.
"Hello Evelyn, please sit"
"Thank you sir"
"I want to congratulate you once again for a job well done, you really did well"
"Thank you sir" she smiled
"Uhmm Evelyn, there is something I need to tell you"
Her heart sank as she listened to her boss.This was it!! she thought to herself, they were going to fire her. The CEO was going to humiliate her this way? What a wicked man!!
"Evelyn?....Did you hear me?
"Uhmm..." She shook her head.
"I said you've been promoted Evenlyn.
"What?" She blurted out. A promotion? She didn't understand what was happening. This was definitely not what she had expected.
"Relax Evelyn, it's not much of a promotion but it's a good thing. I guess Mr Galverra was very impressed that he's asked that you work for him as his secretary".
"Huh??...no, no, no, no please..."
"Hey, hey, relax Evelyn, it's not something you can't do ok?...I get that he can get moody and irritable sometimes, but trust me when I tell you he's a good man".
"Yeah...but why me? Can't he get someone else to work for him as his secretary?"
"Look Eve, he's the boss, and whatever he says stands...if I had any power to change things, I wouldn't let you go"
"O..k"
"I'd always look out for you Eve, you're my favorite employee, you know that already" he said softly to her
Evelyn gave a warm smile, despite how she felt. It was going to be ok she thought to herself.
"I guess you'll be called to meet with him soon, so he can introduce you to his routines anf other important things. By Monday you should be well adjusted alright?"
Eve wasn't listening again, her mind had drifted away.
"Evelyn? He called her attention back..."if you don't want this job, I can recommend something else to...."
"No no,...I want the job sir, I'll do great I promise".
"Alright Eve".
After a while, Mr Joe called Evelyn again to tell her the CEO requested her presence. She obliged.
"I'll put you in my prayers". Jess told her trying not to laugh
Eve went to the bathroom, washed her face , then looked at herself in the mirror.
"You've got this Evelyn, you can't be cowarded by no man"
She made a funny sound of nervousness, took several deep breaths, then she was gone.
She took the elevator to the top floor. Then she walked into a segment of the floor. It was so beautiful. She had never been to this top floor before. She saw a lady there, she thought might be his receptionist.
"Hello, I'm here to see Mr Galverra" she smiled at the woman
"Hello, do you have an appointment ma'am?"
"Oh, I'm a staff here, he requested my presence"
"Alright, gimme a minute please"
The receptionist confirmed the appointment, and directed Evelyn to Mr Galverra's office.
He'd been waiting for her. He chided himself for the excitement he felt on wanting to see her again. He didn't know how she'll take the news, and he didn't care.
His mind drifted to the meeting of yesterday and he still thought of how amazing she had been. How was it possible he'd never seen or noticed her before? Well, it's not like he had the time to start looking for strange women in his company.
His phone line rang. It was his receptionist, it means Evelyn was here already. He confirmed the appointment and told his receptionist to let her in.
After some few minutes, there was a knock at his door, and then it opened. She was looking so beautiful. Immediately his mind drifted back to the meeting, where her dress revealed some cleavage and the swell of her...
"Hello sir" she interrupted his thoughts
He realized he'd been staring at her, and she was becoming uncomfortable.
"You are Eve Spells"
"Evelyn sir"
He ignored her and continued talking,....." You're going to be my new secretary, Pat will show you around some things do you understand?"
She nodded. "Why me?" She blurted out before she realized it was too late.
"Excuse me?"
"I...I asked why you s...suddenly want me to be your secretary"... She stuttered
He gave her a long look with a deep frown..." You are dismissed, report to work on Monday" he said coldly.
"Ok". She left his office.
He watched her as she left his office. This woman, he thought to himself, such audacity she had, such confidence! Maybe she wasn't so overly confident now, unlike that night they had first met. He enjoyed the way she stuttered, but still no one would dare question him the way she did.
Every encounter he had with her was always very interesting. No one has dared to question his decisions before. He wondered what gave her such confidence to ask him such.
Was he becoming soft? Or she was simply just like this? He was intrigued. He couldn't wait to start working with her. The thought of working with her, gave him some kind of excitement he couldn't explain.
Eve almost slapped herself. She hadn't realized when she had blurted out her words. She most certainly didn't know where such confidence had come from. She kept on surprising herself everytime around this man.
She could tell by the expression on his face that he was really taken by surprise. She supposed no one had ever dared to question him. Maybe she was a first. She smiled and felt a swell of pride rise within her. She was going to deal with her new boss in humility and simplicity
Evelyn didn't own a car yet, so she walks a little farther from the house until she reaches a t-junction and waits until she gets a cab.Immediately, she hadn't seen the vehicle coming...WOOSH! .....She shreiked in disbelief.The car had splashed dirty water all over her. The driver was gone and didn't stop. She looked at the direction of the car in anger, until it was out of sight. At that moment, a cab pulls up in front of her...."Great" she muttered "Hello ma'am ""Hi, to the gold-market please" she said, fuming"25 dollars ma'am ""Yeah".She'd shop real quick, and go home, she thought to herself, as the only thing she could think of was lying in her warm cozy bed. The audacity of whoever it was. She gritted her teeth as she rummaged through with her thoughts. Hugo Galverra was lucky he hadn't hit the young woman. It might have added to his problems tonight.He was really pissed. How dare those foreign bastards overwhelm him. He was trying to get a project done quickly, but
She was furious, who the hell did he think he was? She was done with her shopping, when she recognized the car that had splashed her ditch water. Now he wanted to buy her off? Did he think he was going to offer her money and just buy her? Did she look cheap to him? Or he felt every woman could be bought with money? She wasn't gonna lie, he was a really attractive man, but without manners! That's the problem with these rich guys, they never have manners. She hated his type, such proud, egotistic man. "What a rude goat!"....she murmured. She was going to forget about him, he didn't matter. She hissed as she waved at a taxi. She got home, made pancakes, then showered. She got into bed, took her laptop and began to work. She slept off on her laptop, she had a very important presentation tomorrow. "Who was that little elf?" Hugo Galverra thought to himself as he drove, he had never apologized to anyone before, let alone a woman. He was the one who always received the apology. She
Evelyn was up the next morning. She had dozed off and hadn't done much last night. She hurriedly tried to finish up the presentation, and arrange her slides well. She was done, she quickly showered.She had no idea what to wear, at last she decided on a bright red colored body con dress. It was really pretty on her and settled well around her hips area. It showed a little cleavage, but she didn't mind. She needed to look very good for the presentation today. She needed to prove to her boss that she was the one for this job and be able to convince the French partners coming in today. She had heard that they were a tough nut to crack, well, they just had to wait and see how she'd convince them. The most important thing was that her CEO would be coming in today. She had never seen him before, but she knew a little about him. She knew his name was one Mr Hugo Galverra, and he was a Spanish billionaire who was very successful in the US. He might be some old bulging man with grown kids
Hugo couldn't believe any of what was happening. So this woman was a staff in his company. He hadn't been able to get her thoughts out of his head since his encounter with her. Here she was! Isn't fate just wonderful? As soon as he entered the conference room, he noticed a woman go limp in her chair, but he didn't see her face until now. She was looking so radiant, she was a true beauty. She had also recognized him, because she refused to look up since the meeting began. She had her face bent slightly downwards. He was going to watch and see if she had anything upstairs or she was just "all mouth and no brains". About an hour later, it was her turn to continue the presentation for the project. She delivered very smoothly. She wasn't just mouth after all, but also brains. He was particularly most impressed at how composed she was, despite the friction she felt. He had asked her some questions, to throw her off balance, but she answered all very smartly. She had truly done well.