"Mum, Oliv is here," Austin announced as soon as we entered the poolside."Olivia?" I heard my mum say as she turned around to look at me."Mum," I said, emotions taking over my body and tears filling my eyes.She had aged with some of her hair turning grey but was still pretty. I ran into her arms as she opened them to receive as soon as she stood up from the chair."Olivia," she said my name."Mum," I said and began to cry."What is she doing here?" I heard the deep voice of my father."Calm down father," Austin intervened.My mum put me behind her shielding me from my dad who appeared to be angry."Honey, you have not seen your daughter in three years. This is not the first thing you do," my mum said to my father as I peeped at him from behind my mother."Three years ago, my daughter died. I don't have a daughter," I heard my father say and he walked into the house with Austin going after him.My heart was crushed into multiple pieces. This reaction was exactly what I feared. My mum
Olivia's POVI walked Vera to her parked car and said goodbye to her after a hug."I told my friend you were interested in the PA job. He said you shouldn't worry about the missing certificate. If you have a CV it is enough to do the verification they need," Vera informed me."I don't even have my CV. I don't remember where I kept them," I informed her."Just put something together and send it over. Monday, I will send it to him to start the process," Vera said and got behind the wheel. I took a step back and watched her drive out of the compound. I exhaled deeply walking back into the house. I spent most of my time with my brother and my mum. My dad was barely around. According to my mum, some of the businesses were having issues and he was trying to put them back on track. He spends practically the whole day locked up in his office and comes out just to play guff for a couple of minutes, eat and then he goes back to continue. Sunday evening, I was inside Austin's room. He was telli
"Thank you, Vera," I appreciated. "So what is the name of the company?" I asked."Here," Vera said and pulled some documents out of her bag which she handed over to me."La Mejor Constructions," I read the name of the company."La Mejor is Spanish for 'The best', right," I asked to confirm and I saw Vera retrieve her phone from her bag.I watched her fingers dance on the phone for a while before she lifted her head to meet my gaze."Yes, it is," she confirmed. "You forgot your Spanish lesson?" I teased."Well, you and I did not complete our lessons," she said standing to her feet. "So everything you need to know about the company is in that document. I understand the manager is mostly not around. That means, you will be doing a lot in his absence," she added as she walked towards the staircase.I looked at the document and started going through it. I took my time and prepared myself for my Wednesday interview. I did a lot of reading, online about the company and also went through the
Olivia's POV"Thank you," I appreciated. "Can I ask a question?" I said."Sure, please go ahead," he said."Please don't take this the wrong way. I am just curious about why the interview did not happen?" I asked calmly trying to understand if it was the case that my CV was too good or someone worked this out for me."Well, the CEO who sits at the head office, saw your CV and asked us to hire you," Mr Wilson said with a smile."Your CV was impressive, I must say and everything you stated checked out," he added and I smiled."You will be working directly with the CEO," Mr Wilson said and I raised an eyebrow."What happened to the manager?" I asked before I could stop myself."The manager resigned weeks ago for personal reasons. You are the new manager," he announced to my surprise. "Manager?" I repeated."Yes," Mr Wilson acknowledged. "Here is your contract, you can go through it and sign but first you must sign this one-page agreement contract," Mr Wilson said and gave me a single pa
"Alex," I whispered his name on my lips as I stared at him shocked. I was wondering how it was that he was sitting in the CEO's seat. The only question running through my head was, did Vera know about this, but I quickly dismissed the thought knowing there was no one Vera would arrange this for me if she knew Alex was the CEO."Olivia, can I have the signed contract?" His voice cut through my thoughts snapping me out of my daze."What do you want from me?" I asked staring at him angrily."What do you mean by your question? You applied for a job and you got it," he replied with a frown.He was right. I applied for this job. It suddenly crossed my mind. I could quit. I have received too many warnings about him to ignore. "Fine. I don't want the job again," I said and turned to walk away."You can't quit, Oliva," I heard him say and I froze in my steps. "Do you remember the agreement contract you signed?" I heard him ask and I turned around to stare at him."You are bonded by this contr
Olivia's POVI lay on my bed in deep thought. I know nothing about this Alex guy aside from the warnings from Vera and the fact that my family dislikes him. This is my second encounter with him and I feel Vera is right about the person he is. I turned to face the other side of my bed still lost in thought. What would be my true reaction towards him if Vera had not said anything about him being a scumbag? How would I look at him if I didn't know I was once married to him? All these thoughts ran through my head and I was not sure how to feel about them all. Is he a scumbag or I feel that way because Vera said he was?My mind drifted off to the party scene. Of course, he didn't act like a gentleman at all but come to think of it, he was there for me, his wife. I thought and frowned. Ex-wife, I repeated and turned again on my bed. I recalled his face and features."He is a nice handsome guy. Everything about his appearance fits the image of the kind of mind I will want," I thought and m
Olivia's POVI stood in front of the door for a while and left for the cafeteria. I didn't have an office yet as my onboarding was not done. I ordered a cup of tea and a sandwich. "How much?" I asked the lady at the counter. "You don't have a company card?" the lady asked and I shook my head in a no."No, you can only make a purchase here with the company card," the lady said to me and I blinked twice."I am new," I said."Kindly see the HR for that," the lady informed me and I just nodded.I walked to the HR office to get the card. I knocked gently and entered upon invitation. I greeted the lady in the seat and introduced myself."Your card will be ready tomorrow. In the meantime, Mr Wilson will attend to you," the HR manager said to me."Thanks," I said."Can I ask a question?" I said."Sure," replied the HR manager."Did you also sign an agreement contract in addition to the employee contract and what is the agreement contract about?" I asked trying to confirm what Alex had said t
Olivia's POVI went with Mr Wilson to complete the onboarding process. All through the session, I was hungry and also thinking about some of the things Maria had said to me. It made me curious about what happened while I was with Alex."Ms Hudson, are you concentrating?" Mr Wilson's voice cuts through my thoughts."Yes," I replied."This is very important and you should know it," Mr Wilson said."Yes," I replied.We continued and I tried to give it my full attention but I realized I was too hungry to concentrate on what he was saying. Finally, my stomach gave me out making a growling sound. I immediately felt embarrassed and lowered my head."Have you eaten?" Mr Wilson asked."No please," I replied shyly placing my hand on my stomach which appeared to have gone quiet after growling so loud."My apologies," Mr Wilson said and quickly exited the office.He returned a few minutes later with some food whose aroma filled the air immediately even when it was still in a paper box."Let's cont