3. First Day of Work

"Uncle, I'm really grateful for what you've done for me tonight. I don't know what to repay you with. You even paid the hospital bill." Caroline said it sincerely. She looked at Jared with her beautiful eyes. Those blue eyeballs looked so beautiful; they matched her long blonde hair.

Jared was silent for some time. Caroline will be hospitalized for the night. The doctor said she could be discharged tomorrow if her condition allowed. 

"It's not all free." Jared said then. 

"I understand. I'll pay for everything after I recover and get a job." Caroline smiled in response. She didn't know Jared very well, but she had heard Jake talk about him often. She understood that Jared's attitude was not that good. 

"You said you'd do whatever I wanted, didn't you?" Jared asked reassuringly. 

Caroline nodded. Jared had saved her life, so she had to return the favor.

"Work for me. You'll be my personal assistant, accompanying me wherever I want. Tomorrow, you come to my office in a thigh-length black span skirt, topped with a tight white shirt. Do not button the top two buttons on the shirt." Jared said it firmly. 

"But-" Caroline hesitated a little. She was scared because Jared asked her to come in sexy clothes. She was not used to wearing such revealing clothes.

"You have to return the favor, don't you?" Jared stared with his right eyebrow raised. 

Caroline was silent. She had promised to do whatever Jared wanted. There was no way she would refuse when Jared asked her to do something. 

"I'll give you a first salary of fifty thousand dollars." 

"Fi-fifty thousand dollars?" Caroline repeated the sentence nervously. How could this be possible? She knew the salary of an assistant intern was not that expensive. This was many times the actual salary. If she worked for Jared, she would be able to help pay off her parents' debt.

"Give him my card." Jared ordered Thalius. 

Thalius quickly handed Caroline a business card. "It has the address of Mr. Madison's office. I'll be waiting for you tomorrow morning at ten in front of the lobby door." 

Caroline accepted the card hesitantly. She was still hesitant to accept Jared's offer.

"I want you to dress up nicely." Jared said, then walked out of the room. 

Caroline could only stare in confusion until Jared and Thalius disappeared behind the door. 

***

At ten in the morning, Caroline arrived as promised. However, she did not heed Jared's request to come in sexy clothes. She wore black material pants and a white shirt with black stripes. Her slightly wavy blonde hair was tied up to make it look neat. 

Despite her casual appearance, Caroline can't cover up her beauty at all. She looks radiant this morning.

Thalius waved when he saw Caroline get out of the taxi. The well-built man immediately showed them the way to the elevator that would take them to Jared's office on the fifth floor. Caroline couldn't believe that Jared was the CEO of the cloud company. The head office that Jared held was in a luxurious building with 21 floors. 

"Do you always welcome new employees like this?" Caroline asked Thalius, as he was being very nice to her this morning. This was their second meeting, so they didn't know each other yet. 

"I'm just carrying out the duties assigned by Mr. Madison. If I'm asked to be nice, I'll be nice. And vice versa." Thalius answered as he was. 

The elevator stopped when they arrived at the fifth floor. Thalius led the way down the hallway to Jared's office. When they arrived, a female employee came out of the room looking disheveled. Her hair was a mess, and some of the buttons on her shirt were open. The lipstick on her lips also looked very messy.

What made Caroline even more alarmed was when she saw the expression on the woman's face. She looked so upset and angry. She began to wonder. She wondered if the female employee had been forced to serve Jared in there. Imagining that made Caroline even more afraid. She clenched her hands tightly to cover her nerves. 

"Sir, Caroline is here." Thalius said as he knocked on the door. 

"Come in!"

Caroline took a deep breath, then let it out slowly. She stepped inside after Thalius had entered first. She was amazed when she noticed the man's study. It was spacious, grand, and filled with expensive items. 

"I want you to fire that woman!" Jared said this as soon as Thalius stood in front of him. 

"Yes, sir." The man nodded, then moved away.

"Have a seat." Jared looked at Caroline so tenderly. 

Realizing she would be left alone with Jared, Caroline became even more afraid. She was about to turn around and follow Thalius out of the room, but Jared's words that asked her to sit down immediately made her turn around and take a seat in the chair across the table. She sat facing Jared.

"This is the file you'll be working on today. You've got this data, then set up my meetings with the clients." Jared handed Caroline several folders containing files. 

Caroline accepted the handout. She still sat there, staring at Jared as she waited for her next order. 

Jared frowned, giving Caroline a confused look. 

"Okay, I'll go." Caroline rose to her feet once she realized she had to get to work. 

"There are unwritten rules that you must abide by." Jared said as Caroline was about to touch the doorknob.

"What is it, Uncle? Uh, Sir." Caroline was at a loss as to what to call Jared. 

"Never flirt with any man. You are not to speak to any male employee other than Thalius and Donny. Those two are my confidants. If you need anything, search for them if I'm not available to you." 

"Yes, sir." Caroline replied, even though she did not understand what Jared meant. She quickly went out and looked for her desk so she could quickly analyze what Jared had given her.