Chapter 5

There he stood in his dark blue blazer suit with a messy yet wonderfully set hairstyle, shocking eyes and sexy stillness in his body language. I started scanning him from head to toe and I could see a sexy smirk building up in his lips. He was controlling very hard to not give up his stance, but his eyes and lips were definitely betraying him. 

We both stood there staring at one another when I heard Brenda running towards him. “Mr Matthews, what are you doing here? Would you like to go and meet Ms Dawson inside?”, he asked looking at him. 

Even though she was speaking to him, he didn’t break his eye contact with me. She cleared her throat and that was when he turned towards her. 

“Tell her that I will be sitting in the interview till it is done. Go and inform her”, he ordered her. 

She ran like a kitty with its tail on fire. She went inside the doors and turned towards him. He looked at me for a while and took something from inside his pocket. 

“I guess this belongs to you. Ms Lily”, he said my name so easily. I was shocked at what he had in his hand, my mobile phone. He gave it to me and went towards the door, when Brenda came out. 

He turned around and looked at me once again and left inside the door. Okay, now questions are starting firing in my mind. 

1. How did he get to know my name? 

2. What is he doing here? 

3. Did he carry my mobile everywhere he went? 

I was in my thoughts and that was when I saw Brenda running towards me. “What is wrong with you? Don’t you have the common sense of greeting the boss, when you see him anywhere around you, when in this building? Everyone greeted him, except you, because you were very busy staring at him? If you are looking for a way to get into his pants and using his interview as your stepping stone, then I suggest you leave now?”, she was spitting fire in her eyes at me. 

I looked at her once again and apologized to her for my behavior. She stared at me for a while and sighed and went away murmuring something under her breath. 

After a few rounds of interview, my batch was called inside. I saw that the lady whom I saw go inside the room and the Greek God were sitting together. They were discussing something and they both stopped and looked at us, and his eyes lingered onto me a few seconds more than anyone else. 

I was turning red at this moment, but I had to compose myself. They started asking us questions and they made us answer one-by-one. The interview went very smoothly and I guess I did good in it. Our batch came out and I checked the time, it was already 12.30pm and we went towards the company cafeteria. 

Calling it a cafeteria was really not making it justice, as it was looking more or less like a diner. There were no unnecessary laughs and discussions coming from any table and everyone was busy with their business. 

I went inside  the cafeteria and ordered my food and took it and sat on a table placed at the far end corner of the room. I was having my lunch when the whole cafeteria became silent. You could hear a pin dropping and settling on the floor at this moment in the cafeteria. I saw that the lady who took our interview and my ONS guy entered the cafeteria. 

I was staring at him and he was scanning the cafeteria for something. His eyes stopped when they met with mine. I could clearly see that he was gawking at me and got out of his trance when the woman standing next to him asked her something. 

If they are here, then that means the interview is done and they have displayed the list containing the names of the candidates who have passed the first round. I rushed with my lunch and ran towards the place, where the interview was held. 

I saw candidates murmuring something, while they were scanning the list. I somehow made my way towards the door and checked the lits and saw that my name was on the top 10 names of the candidates who made it to the second round. I mentally high fived myself and checked the time at which the second round of interview will start. 

It said that the second round was cancelled and the last round will be conducted tomorrow as it was decided previously. Okay, so I can go home now. I was thinking about what to do, and somehow I decided to go home and prepare for the next round of interviews tomorrow. I took an elevator and went downstairs. 

I met Emmett on my way out of the building and I gave him a friendly smile. He gestured to me asking about what happened to my interview. I gave him a thumbs up and he understood that I had cleared the first round. He gave a thumbs up in return and mouthed me a “Let's meet tomorrow”. I smiled and waved him bye. 

I went towards the parking area and found my car. I was about to get inside my car and that was when I felt a pull on my wrist. I was afraid that there were the rapists and kidnappers lurking in the parking area of such a huge building as well. I was pulled and I bumped into a hard chest. 

“What are you doing here?”, I heard him tell me. 

“I am sorry, do I know you?”, I had still shut my eyes tightly. 

“Don’t you know me? Or perhaps, I should ask, don’t you remember my junior inside you and you screaming to God how happy you were?”, he said and that was when I snapped open my eyes. 

I stood there looking at his eyes. Brenda had addressed him as Mr Matthews and I knew only that much and also about the fact that he was an important person in the office, as he just joined the interview without anyone’s consent. 

I just stood there staring at him. “I . . . I had a business to take care of here”, I said even though he knew very well why I was here. 

“Oh, a business, I see. Okay then, I just wanted to tell you that I can get you an easy pass through the interview rounds, if you, you know, let me have you again, as I cannot get your body out of my mind”, he said to me and I just blinked at him twice. 

“I have some free time now, if you would like us to go at it now. If you prefer, then we can book a hotel room. I am okay with anything you wish. What will you say?”, he was dangerously closer to my body and I could feel something building up inside my body. 

“Get away you perv. If sleeping with you will get me the job, then I prefer not to pass such an interview. Get the he*ll away or I am going to use my pepper spray on you”, and with that I put my hand inside my bag. He smirked and took a few steps back from me. 

“Do you know what position you had applied to and have attended the interview? I will let you work on your own on that. See you very soon Miss Lily”, he said looking at my nametag and suddenly pulled it off of my blazer. I stood there staring at him again and I didn’t know what he meant. I just got inside my car and drove off to my destination. 

I reached my apartment and went inside and locked the door behind me. I threw my bag on the couch and dropped on the other side of the couch. I was just thinking about what that guy actually meant. Now that I think about it, his name is Mr Matthews and as per I know, the CEO of the company’s name also has the same surname. 

Oh crap, is he related to the CEO of the company or like a son of the CEO or something. The CEO’s name is Richard Matthews. Let me google and check who it is. I took my mobile out and googled the name and the name started listing the images of someone whom I had seen at close quarters, like in all his glory. 

I AM SO SCREWED. That perv is actually the CEO of the company. I started googling about him more and got to know that he is a grade one womanizer and has images with many women on many occasions. Oh crap. What have I got myself into? I applied for the position of the PA of the Executive Assistant to the CEO, which means, I am directly working for him and will be meeting him again and again on so many occasions. 

I am really fu*cked. I thought for a while and shrugged off the feeling of working directly for him, as I stool had a round to clear. Moreover, I didn;t have the liberty to be choosy with the jobs, as I was already idle for many days now. I had to think about Jade as well. So, I pulled my big girl pants and went to my room to freshen up and start preparing for tomorrow’s interview. 

I saw that the time was already 6pm and it was time for the return of Jade. Oh the things I have to share with her. I know that she will definitely have a heart attack after I complete my explanations about the things that happened today in the office. I went towards the kitchen and filled the coffee maker for some coffee to drink later with Jade. 

She loves a drink when there is some news that can make her jaw drop, and I definitely had such news. I was waiting for her eagerly and finally the door knob opened and she entered. She looked at me with questioning eyes, as she wanted to know how my interview went. 

I smiled and got up from the kitchen barstool. 

“Girl, go wash up and join me. I have news girl, such news that will surely make your jaw drop”, I said to her. 

“Oh awesome. Fill the coffee maker because we will definitely need enough drink to drown ourselves while gossipping about your news. I will return within 10 minutes”, and with that she ran towards her room. 

After 10 minutes, I saw her come out of her room in a messy bun, loose t shirt with the sleeves that had dropped like a boatneck on her right shoulder and exposed her pink brassier. She was wearing pajama shorts and she came and sat towards the couch and I also did the same.  

“Firstly, congratulate me because I made it to the list of the top 10 candidates who passed the first round of interview”, I said to her and she did. 

“Wow, congrats babe. Why wasn’t I informed about this till now?”, she looked at me. 

“I haven’t finished with my news for the day. You know what position was being field today?”, I asked her. 

“Yes, it is the position of the Personal Assistant to the Executive Assistant of some big position person. I guess some Manager or something like that”, she said with a sense that said that she was not sure about the news. 

“Oh my God, Jade. You really don’t know, do you?”, I looked at her with can’t-do-anything-about-you look. 

“Bi*tch, stop the suspense and spill now”, she looked at me with serious eyes. 

“Let me explain everything in detail now. Today I made it to the office at around 8.45am, and met a very charming guy in the reception area. His name is Emmett and he is really a very nice person. I bid my goodbye and went towards the floor where the interview was held. I was waiting for my turn when I saw HIM”, I said to her. 

“HIM as in?”, she asked me with the look that said, stop the suspense and spill BI*TCH. 

“My first-time guy. He was there. Turns out, he is the CEO and his Executive Assistant is looking for a PA and I have passed the interview for that post”, I said and looked at her. 

She was looking at me like I had grown an extra pair of heads. “So”, she said. 

“Yes”, I said. 

“And”, she said. 

“Yes”, I said. 

“That means”, she said. 

“Yes”, I said.