Chapter 8

She left the bathroom and began to dry her body. Then she ran her hands through the clothes that were in the closet. 

She ran her eyes to see something that was nice and good, but her eyes seemed to be failing her. 

Alex was not serious with their family's business, so there was never a time she frequented the office to have decent office wear. 

"I should not be waiting for you for this long" she heard Aaron's voice, obviously frustrated from waiting. 

She sighed as she picked one of the outfits that were there. She grabbed her bag and then her phone was next, she was trying her best to hurry up with what she was doing. 

She opened the door and he was not near the door. 

She hurriedly went outside the house, hoping to see him in the car. He was already inside the car. 

" Why did you take so long just to appear this way?" He looked at her from her head down to her toes and then shook his head like he was very much disappointed in her for her choice of clothing. 

She had to look at herself. 

" This is one of my best clothes," she said. 

" It does not suit me," he said. 

She tried to open the door but it was locked. 

" I will only let you come in if you agree that we will be going out to get what to wear later in the day," he said. 

" Whatever you say" she rolled her eyes at him.

He opened the car door for her and she stepped in. 

Her eyes were fixed on the road as they drove to the office. She loved the things she was seeing and, for some reason, did not want the car to stop. 

The car stopped. She looked around and saw that they were in the company. She came down from the car after he was done. 

" I'm sure Alex never cares to bring you here," he said. 

" I will appreciate it if you do not mention his name in our conversation" 

" I'll continue to do that, you spent so much time with someone like that? Meaning you can be production here for a long-term project," he said and began walking towards the main door. 

She squeezed her hands, trying her best not to yell at him. 

She followed behind him like a secretary. 

They got into the building and the eyes of the workers there were all over her. 

There were side talks as well, people whispering to themselves. 

This was something she was trying to avoid, the people talking about how she did not want to leave the same family. 

They walked into his office. 

" Wow, you have a nice place; the last time I was here, it was not like this; you had changed a lot," she said.

" I did" 

" I'm impressed" 

" I didn't do it to impress you; this was because I was expecting a new deal, and I had to make this place look like that standard," he winked at her. 

He was always winking at her and that made her heart race so fast. She hated it but she could not help the feeling. 

" So what am I doing here?" She asked. 

" You are going to start working here from today," he said. 

Her eyes shone brightly as she was shocked to hear that. She was not expecting him to say that to her. Alex told her that she could not work there because she was not good enough. 

She had her certificates but he said it was not enough reasons to work in his family's company. 

She was never welcomed and that was the way Alex made it. 

" I can work here even with the certificate that I have?" She asked, shocked that he would let her work there. 

" You heard what I said; you are to start working here today," he said. 

She was meant to be happy at this point, but it seemed she was not. She had mixed feelings about everything.

Why had Aaron agreed to marry her, and why had they also agreed to let her work here when Alex kicked against it so badly? 

She stood up and went around the office, her hands running through the books that were there. 

" I do not like my property being carelessly handled; you have to be careful around those books," he said. 

She frowned. She felt like he was talking to her like she was some kid and not a grown woman who was going to be careful around his properties. 

Besides, she knows that she won't be able to afford the things that he has in his office, so she better be careful with them. 

" Where do you want me to function?" 

" You are to be my assistant, follow me wherever I go, and make sure you arrange what I will be having for each day,," he said. 

She frowned. 

" Are you being serious right now? This is what you wanted me for?" She palmed her face, shocked at his request. 

" What do you mean?" He raised his head and looked at her. 

" You should not have bothered going as far as getting married to me; you should have remained with just employing me and making sure that I do the job you want," he said. 

" That is not the issue here, Cat. Do not push me. Do what I ask you to do, and stop asking questions that are clearly not necessary," he said. 

Cat felt humiliated by the way he talked to her. She felt used. He only wanted to use her for what he wanted and not like she was of any importance to him as regards marriage. 

"I am not doing whatever you ask me to do. I am not under you, and I refuse to be under you, do whatever you want, but I am not going to obey you until you tell me the reason I am in this place and in a marriage with you." She hit her hands on the table. 

She walked to the door, and as she tried to open the door, someone else was already trying to open it. 

She stepped back to let the person come in. She was at the door when the person walked in. 

Their eyes met and she froze right there, then she turned to Aaron. She felt so betrayed; all that was in her head was the fact that she was betrayed, and this was just something that was planned by both of them. 

" What is she doing here?" Alex turned to Aaron. 

He was so upset to see her there that he felt she manipulated his brother so he could bring her to the company. 

" She is here to work, she works now and she is going to be an assistant to me" 

" What the hell does that even mean? You can not be serious, this is not happening. You can not let the same person come in here like they own the place" 

" I never said she owned the place, what the hell is wrong with you?" he was a bit upset with Alex. 

" Is Mom aware that she is here?" 

" I was left with this company to manage, I do not see how that is anyone's business. I got an assistant and you are not happy about it? I'm sorry, I can not do anything about it" he said. 

Alex felt Aaron was running crazy or he was probably on a spell because it should not be Cat of all people.