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CHAPTER FOUR
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Daisy took the bold steps to walk into that office, as she could feel her legs trembling underneath her. It took a lot of energy to push the door open and she wondered why the door was that hard, perhaps, that was just her being nervous and anxious. She shivered as her first foot stepped into the office.
Some part of her in a big way, wanted to turn around and run away as fast as she could and damn the consequences, forget about the pay, forget about the job, forget about the sweet rates. She had never felt this way before. She felt that it got scarier, the closer she went.The other part of her waved it off and convinced herself that the fear was only based on the rumour she might have heard in the past and not based on reality. She had to remind herself what she stood to have as a secretary of the CEO and what she could achieve with the title alone. So, with boldness, she walked into that office, shoulders raised up in utmost courage, face focused and ready to tear down any questions and whatever that could come her way. As soon as she walked in, she felt that intense aura when the CEO walked past her earlier and it dawned on her that her friend Suzy might be right about what she told her. There was only one way she could find out! "I need a secretary as fast as possible, when did you schedule the interview Mark? That was the first thing she hears as she entered the office. "In two days time sir. On Friday, so that she can resume by Monday, if the interview was successful and accepted by the CEO sir." Mark replied abruptly. "In two days? Are you sleeping or something? I just said that I need a secretary as soon as possible and not just a secretary, I need whoever to work as my personal assistant." The CEO said, in an angry manner. Then, he turned to Daisy, "Have you read the terms and conditions? Daisy was taken aback by the question, as she wasn't expecting any questions from him, since he was having a conversation with the Mark, perhaps the application guy.She cursed quietly under her breathe, then stammered. "Well, sir .. I err, I uhm." She paused, cleared her throat sharply, then replied firmly. "No sir, but if I could get a hold of one now, I could do justice to it! She replied. After that, she wondered where the boldness came from.The CEO dropped the pen he held and stared at her briefly. "Hmmm... Are you ready to begin work today? I don't have any time to waste." "Yes sir! If I could get few minutes off to take breakfast in-between work time. I could start working immediately." Daisy answered unwavering. Still staring at her, he said "Mark, get the company's brochure and the manual contract now!As soon as he finished his statement, Mark dashed out of the office. Daisy could sense a little sign of relief from him as he left the sight of the sadist of a man, or should he say, the monster? She composed herself and assured herself that it wouldn't be as difficult as the world around them made it look like. She convinced herself into believing that even if he was a monster, she was going to break him and take him to be a human, that is if humans can be tamed! "What is your name? The Ceo, Mr Dash asked, jolting her from her kingdom of imagination. "Ohh. I am Daisy sir. Daisy Omorh. I am the first daughter and the first child of my parents, though my dad is late now, but my mom is still alive and kicking." "Good for her, unfortunately, I only asked for your name."That was when she realized that Mark had returned with the brochure and the manual contract. Mark handed the brochure over to her, while she took it.Mark stood by the side as she opened the brochure and scaneed through. "Flip to page 15. Check the terms and conditions involved in working with the CEO. I specifically put that there. You have five minutes to do that and give me your response. Then, we can proceed to the next step. Sit! Daisy sat down on the chair just across him as she flipped to the page number he had mentioned.Something caught her attention, she saw a part that stated that the CEO has the right to dictate to the secretary every activity of each day if needs be that the activities were changed. Another aspect that got her captivated was the part that says, the secretary does not have a working time frame. "I have a question." Daisy said, raising her hands. "Refer that to Mark." Daisy turned to Mark and asked, "no working time frame, what does that mean?Mark hesitated a little before he responded, "well, that means that you cannot leave when other workers does, except permitted by the CEO. you don't have any closing hour or time."Daisy nodded as she reflected back to what Suzy said about working all night just to make sure that a particular work is done. After a little while, Daisy spoke up. "I am ready to work sir! The CEO nodded at Mark and he handed the manual contract to her. The manual contract contained options for her name, age, address and some personal information.She filled each one of them as fast as she could, careful not to make any mistake which could ruin the business.After filling the contract, she gave it back to Mark, who in turn submitted it to the CEO to complete the final signing and stamping of the manual contract.As soon as he was done, he handed it back to Mark who took it judiciously from him.The CEO received a call which took a little time of the partial interview phase. He dropped the call and turned to Mark. "Work on that immediately." Then to Daisy, "You start tomorrow. Mark will give you some heads-up on some basics you need to know. You two can leave." Both Mark and Daisy left the office almost simultaneously. Daisy could feel her heart racing so fast as she walked out. Mark locked the door behind him and walked back to his own desk. "Mr. Mark. Uhm, I know this might not be the right question to ask but, is he always like this? So cold and ill mannered? Mark smiled calmly, "Daisy, right?She nodded. "Yes, correct". "I'm not in a position to answer such questions, but yes, he is. You don't have to be afraid alright, just do the jobs assigned to you as fast as you can and without mistakes. That is how you can keep out of trouble from him." Daisy sighed coldly. "That's a scary revelation. I hope I will cope with him." She said dryly. "I won't say it will be an easy job, I have been acting as his secretary since the last one left after her contract expired. It hasn't been easy, but I assure you that you can cope. I will contact you on W******p since I have your details, all you have to do is meet me if you encounter any issue." "Thank you Mr. Mark, I won't easily forget this kind gestures of yours." "You are welcome, but just call me Mark, no need for the formalities." "Okay, I will keep that in mind."Daisy walked into the elevator, her files held firmly in her left hand. 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