Chapter 5: Cocktail party

“Katherine, boss has a meeting this afternoon at 3 p.m. At 5:30 p.m., Mathew will drive him to the cocktail party of the chairman of Sonat Corporation. Please pay attention to remind him."

"OK, I get it."

Ms. Chloe had just come out of the CEO's office, stopping at Katherine's desk to remind her of something. Chloe Stewart was the chief secretariat of the Flying Star Corporation headquarters. With many years of professional experience, she coordinated projects, worked between departments in the company, and arranged the personal schedule of Louis William. However, the Flying Star Corporation was constantly expanding its branches, while lacking professional personnel to delegate leadership responsibilities, Louis William was forced to direct his trusted employees to the newly opened branches. So, three months later, Chloe Stewart would move to work at the new headquarters in city A as director of the human resources department.

Almost a week has passed since Katherine was accepted as CEO's secretary. Every day, except for announcing the work schedule with Louis, buying breakfast, and lunch, and preparing coffee for him, she and Louis didn’t seem to have a chance to talk privately. There were some things she needed to talk to him privately in order to solve her problems.

The job of a CEO was extremely hectic. After all, Katherine thought, she would accompany him to many social drinking parties in the future, like this evening for example.

…

“Boss, can I accompany you to the party tonight?”

Katherine handed the document to Louis to sign, she quietly watched his expression and asked shyly.

Louis suddenly raised his head, looking directly into her eyes, making her a little startled. He only said one word: "Why?"

"I'm your secretary. Parties like this can help me know more about our company’s partners. Absolutely I will accommodate them and work with them better in the future. Anyway, I'm new to the company, need to…”

Katherine didn't have time to finish her sentence. Louis put down the pen in his hand, and raised his head to interrupt her:

“Cocktail parties like this don't need to be accompanied by a secretary, but always have to bring a woman. Do you know what it means if I bring women in?”

“Your secretary isn't a woman, right? What's that…”

Katherine was about to argue back, suddenly feeling something strange. She paused for a moment, immediately understanding what he meant.

The women accompanying him to these parties would be taken for granted as his girlfriends, or at least his mistresses. For a man of such high status as Louis, either he did not bring women with him, or his women must be outstanding.

"How? Do you feel like you're worthy for me to bring to the party?" Louis sneered, pushing the document toward her.

Can a single sentence like that make Katherine flinch? She had thought of what to do at today's party, of course, she would insist on going to the end.

“What is ‘not worthy’? I'm the secretary you directly chose. You don't need to explain what I am to you, if people misunderstand me, uhmm, I’m quite satisfied."

Katherine received the document from Louis, double-checking all the pages that needed his signature. Before leaving, she did not forget to wink at Louis, smiled, and said: "I will tell Mathew not to drive anymore, I will drive my lovely boss to the party. See ya."

Louis stopped spinning the pen in his hand, watching her back leave. However, as soon as the door closed, a faint smile appeared on his face.

5:30 PM.

Mathew Thompson drove in front of the company, Louis had been waiting before so quickly got in the car.

Before the car had time to roll, Katherine came running from nowhere, calling after them while running: "Wait, Mathew, wait for me..."

Katherine rushed to the driver's seat and tapped the window to let Mathew roll it down.

“Mathew, let me drive boss to the party for you…”

Before she finished her sentence, she glanced at Louis sitting in the backseat, her tone was sulky: "Boss didn't say anything to you?"

Mathew stared blankly at Louis, shaking his head. Seeing that Louis did not object, he motioned her to the front passenger seat, saying: "Sit over here and let me drive. After all, the party hall is quite close to my house.”

Mathew watched Katherine happily get into the car, doubt in his heart.

Louis had never taken a woman to cocktail parties before. He knew a lot of women. A-list supermodels also want to fall in love with him. It was easy to understand why people couldn't resist the charm of this single-diamond man. Moreover, Flying Star Group regularly invested in entertainment projects. If Louis wanted an outstandingly beautiful woman to accompany him to cocktail parties, just need to say a word. But even Catherine who was very close to him had also never been taken to any cocktail party.

Louis agreed to bring Katherine to the party simply because she was his secretary?

Katherine just opened the car door, Louis sitting behind the front passenger seat said coldly: "Sit in the back seat, I don't like having other people sitting in front of me."

Louis, you looked like a grumbling old man!

However, Katherine of course did not dare to disobey. She quickly got into the car right next to him.

Louis didn't glance at her, just focused on reading the newspaper on the iPad. The faint scent emanating from him was very pleasant. It was said that "a man's appearance when focused on work is the most attractive" is not wrong. Each line on his handsome face was exceptionally sharp, his lips were slightly pursed… Even when he was silent and motionless, Louis was as handsome as a sculpture.

“Have you seen enough?”

Suddenly, a deep, warm voice woke Katherine up, and at the same time attracted the attention of Mathew who was driving.

Katherine averted her gaze, and Louis continued, "Are you going to dress like this to the party? Aren't you afraid to embarrass me?"

Katherine hesitantly looked at herself from top to bottom. She was still wearing business clothes, a black skirt combined with a white shirt, and her platinum hair was tied up neatly. Even though the makeup layer had faded, her face was still rosy and pretty.

However, she did not have time to answer. Louis told Mathew: "Go to Selena's fashion store, call her to prepare. Make up and do hair in only 20 minutes.”

Do hair, and makeup in 20 minutes? Their boss was so good at “bullying” others, Mathew thought.