Walking to the garage, Greg opened his mouth. “Rosie, I have something to discuss with you– ““I'm sorry for my nonchalance in the previous months, Greg. You're a businessman yourself, so you know how these things work.” She suddenly cut him off. Months ago, after the family function, Greg's parents sent Rosie's dowry to her family, in preparation for their wedding that was supposed to happen in a month, just like the Matriarch of the Carl family wanted. However, Rosie was too busy with her business, as she was making arrangements to put up a branch in Africa. So, because of that, the marriage was postponed. It seems that the Carl family doesn't care about what Greg thinks. “I mean to tell you, Rosie, that I have someone I'm interested in. I want to make her my wife. But that person is not you.” Rosie froze, her face turning pale. Greg is the man she had always loved, right from when they were kids. Everyone around her knew it. She had stayed away from men because she thought Gre
By the time Meera returned to Greg's office with the coffee, he was already in, reading a document. Meera paused by the entrance before walking in. “I'm sorry, Mr. Greg. The coffee maker was faulty, so I had to go downstairs to – “Meera froze when he raised his head. His face was dark and the look in his eyes were ones she'd never seen before. She was told by his other assistant that it was his tradition to have his coffee before starting his day. Was he angry because he started his day without coffee? Meera didn't know why but she felt a pang of pain in her heart. She was a bit disappointed. A part of her thought he wouldn't treat her as a mere employee after months of knowing each other. With her gaze lowered, she walked briskly to the desk and quickly put his coffee down. With her back turned and ready to leave, she suddenly heard his suppressed voice. “Why didn't you fight back?”She froze. Fight back, what was he talking about? She turned to face him. “Why did you let the
Stella blinked. What was she talking about? “Since I'm good at tattle-taling trivial matters to the CEO, you should answer every single question I ask you.” Meera addressed her and asked again. “Stella, did I steal your money?” “No,” she replied. “Did I steal your man?” Stella shook her head. “Do we share the same parents?”“Why are you asking me these stupid – ““Answer me!” Meera thundered, startling Stella and everyone present. She's always been calm and didn't look like one who would fight back when stepped on. “No.”“Are we in any way related? Scratch that. Am I hindering your progress at work, or slashed your salary?” “No!”“Then, where is your hatred coming from?” she asked. “Don't play dumb! Sonia was fired because of you!” The other of Greg's assistant chimed in. Meera raised her gaze, “Did Mr. Greg tell you that? If I were the reason, would she have been suspended or rather fired?”“You– ““Was I here when Sonia was fired?” she smirked at Stella’s baffled face and
“M– Mr. Greg!” the co-assistant called, frightened at the possibility that they heard what she said. “Cousin, why didn’t I know that your new assistant is so savage? Say, I give you two persons from my team in exchange for her… what do you – “ Greg shot a glare at Hudson who immediately closed his mouth. Sweeping his gaze through the mini crowd that had their heads down, he casually stated. “When did the rules of the company become so lax? How come I didn't know that the company now has a place for bullies?” The HR manager stepped forward and apologized, “The company’s rules are still very much against bullying. I’ll take care of this immediately.” He sharply turned to Meera and barked, “You’re fired with no salary!” On their way here, they only heard Meera’s savage words and from the look of it – a fellow employee kneeling in front of Meera while others looked scared, Meera was obviously the bully. Even though she was one of the CEO’s assistants, the company’s rules also apply
The HR manager didn’t see anything wrong, but the bullies couldn’t swallow their saliva as they felt their throats go dry all of a sudden. They wished they could stop Hudson but he had already left. Stella began to think, did she say anything that would warrant her getting fired? Revisiting her words, she realized that she didn’t speak out of line, so she immediately spoke the truth.“Mr. Greg, actually, Meera is innocent… I was only kneeling to apologize to her for what I did earlier. I also thought that she tattle-taled to you, which resulted in my superior making things difficult for me.” She began to cry pitifully. “Then these people took it the wrong way and began to sully your reputation. Then, Meera couldn’t take it and put them in their places…” she confessed everything as it was but made sure to leave herself a way out. She couldn’t be fired. There are lots of lives which depended on her salary for survival!Meera raised a brow, not expecting Stella to speak up for her. Bu
Because of the impromptu announcement Greg made at the canteen, Meera handed delegated her work for the day to other assistants and hurry off to Sunlight Entertainment. The imposing building stood tall with dignity, embracing the sun as it basked in the glory of people's awe-stricken stares. Meera alighted from the car with her assistant, Candice. Together, they made their way into the company. Whether Meera would become Sunlight Entertainment artist, today they would know, because the previous time, after she signed the contract, Glamour Entertainment exposed her true identity to the higher ups of Sunlight Entertainment, hoping that she would be driven out. Moreover, the CEO of Sunlight Entertainment, Mr. Collins is a weirdo. Unlike before, Meera didn't wear makeup. After all, her identity as Anime Barbie has been blown, so there was no need attending the meeting with a caked face. With Meera’s face bare of her usual thick makeup, she looked soft, innocent, and cute, yet it did
Leaving the office, Meera’s legs gave way and she almost fell. “Careful!” Candice swiftly supported her and made her rest her weight on the wall. A lone tear slipped down Meera’s eyes. It's been almost six months since her reputation was ruined, yet the pain and fear in her heart hasn't subsided. All this while she was hiding behind the wall of thick makeup, she thought she had grown a thick skin, but now, she realized nothing had changed at all. She still has mental breakdowns when they verbally attack her. “Miss Ford, are you okay?”Meera shook her head, she wasn't okay and couldn't lie about it. “C – can I ever be able to defeat my fears?” her lips trembled. “If you put your heart to it, you can.” Looking at Candice with her teary eyes, she felt the urge to ask her what she thought about her. She'd been afraid to ask this question ever since Candice became her assistant, because she feared what her reply would be. Candice was bluntly honest and sometimes, her honesty could
Meera was fighting internally to not break down with the amount of heavy words that were being used on her. Finally getting an opening after waiting for everyone to spit out what they had bottled up, she said. "I dare because I have the proof, gentlemen. And I will not be silenced or intimidated. You may have thought you could sweep this matter under the rug, but I assure you, the truth will come to light." She was only bluffing. She had no evidence, whatsoever. The executives' faces turned beet-red with rage, their mouths opening and closing like goldfish, as they struggled to respond to her bold challenge.All these while, Mr. Collins didn't utter a single word and was only watching Meera’s reaction closely. He saw how she stiffened when she was getting criticized, yet maintained her ground and stood firm. His eyes lowered to his fingers that were rhythmically drumming the table and his lips curled up ever so slightly before he spoke. “Miss Ford, our artist, Kelvin Morris is ou