“Shit! How dare she?” Henry fumed as he watched the car Zoe jumped into disappearing.
Daniel, his secretary and personal guard ran towards him.
“Sir, is anything the matter?” Daniel inquired.
“That bitch, find her out for me. I want you to find her in 12 hours! Find out everything about her,” Henry demanded, pointing towards the already gone red car.
Daniel kept looking, trying to see if he could at least understand what Henry's anger is all about. He returned his gaze toward Henry when he got nothing to see Henry looking down at his manhood.
“Are you okay? Be okay there.” Henry mumbled, having a sad expression on.
What is going on? Daniel wondered.
Henry turned and started walking back to the club entrance, Daniel didn't hesitate to follow him this time.
“Don't ever allow that Blue hair I chased out of here back again, else, be ready to lose your fucking jobs standing here!” Henry threatened before walking into the club and heading up to a VIP room specially prepared for him.
Daniel kept following Henry until they got to Henry's door.
“Do you want to follow me inside? Perhaps, do you want to spend the night with me?” Henry asked, eyeing Daniel.
Daniel took two quick steps back.
“No, sir, of course not.” Daniel shook his head.
“Check the CCTV camera outside, the girl I chased out of the club, get me her info and also bring a girl in here. Don't bring a mad girl in, make sure to clear her on what I like and dislike. I'm in no mood for jokes tonight.” Henry warned before going into the room and closing the door.
**
“What will you do now?” Emily sat beside Zoe, who looked like she just finished eating dog poo.
“What should I do?”
“I have no idea what you should do, how come you never read about the company you summited your application to?” Emily quizzed.
“I… I only read about the CEO, I… I didn't know it was necessary to know other big shareholders of the company. I'm ruined.” Zoe cried.
“Well, I think you should go. He might not even recognize you.” Emily suggested.
“Yes, but you were the same person who told me he was dangerous.”
“Because he is, I didn't make that up. Check the net, it's a known fact.” Emily said.
Zoe heaved a sigh, “you are not making me feel better, my heart keeps beating fast. How do I stop myself from being nervous?” Zoe bites her nails.
“I should give you a pill, it will calm you down. Got it from the hospital last month, it has a remarkable calming effect, but I think you should go for the interview on Monday since they already invited you for an interview.” Emily took out a pill and handed it over to her with a glass of water.
Zoe gulped it down and returned the glass cup.
“Thank you, but why did the bastard block my way? He caused it, I couldn't have touched his thing if he hadn't blocked the entrance. I was trying to escape from that old rotten man, you know.” Zoe explained, sounding more anxious now.
“Yeah, I know.”
“But I need this job, you, and I know if I don't get this job I'll be dead. I have numerous loans to pay- I have Leo's exam fee to pay.” Zoe's fingers shook a little as she explained.
“Go for the interview on Monday,” Emily advised again.
“Are you confident? What if he sees me and arrests me for molesting him? Then I'll be all over the headline as a mad bitch who grabs a man's manhood at random.”
Emily chuckled at this.
“You know, you look so funny right now.”
“It's not funny, what-what if he is at the door right now, you said he was dangerous.” Zoe pointed and Emily jumped up to her feet.
“Stop that! I know you are trying to scare me, Zoe, stop that.” Emily frowned.
“You are the one who will appear in the headlines, not me. But I strongly believe you should go, as a vice president, I don't think you'll ever come across him if you eventually get picked for the job, tho.”
“What do you think?”
“That's certain, I read a lot about the company. Although he is the vice president, he is strict with them and is hardly seen.” Emily revealed.
Zoe heaved a sigh and looked down at the glass table in front of her.
“Okay, I'll prepare and go for the interview on Monday but if anything happens, if the bastard recognizes me or something, just take care of Leo,” Zoe said.
“What is she saying?” Emily scoffed, standing up and walking to her room.
*
“Sir, I've got her information,” Daniel informed, waking closer to Henry.
“Tell me.” Henry requested.
“Okay, her name is Zoey James, she is 19 years and an orphan, although she has a brother who she seniors with 2 years. She is an American, graduated from…”
“Wait! I need the most important facts about her. I don't need her details, how do I get to her fucking ass? I want to destroy her.” Henry cut off and said.
“She lives along Norway road, she stays with her best friend – Emily David, who is also 19 years old.” Daniel supplied.
“I require someone sent to her, go get her annoying ass for me. I can't imagine that I was being gentle with her, it's my first time speaking politely to a woman who is not my mother, and she dared… She dared to touch me…” He groaned and stopped speaking.
“She must pay!”
“Sir, I have one more thing to report about her, it's the most interesting part I think you need to know.”
“What is it? Go ahead.”
“She is actually a computer genius, and she summited her application to your company a month ago, she has been called for an interview, and she is to be interviewed on Monday along with others,” Daniel reported.
“Do you mean my company? My family's company?” Henry asked, pointing towards himself.
“Yes, sir,” Daniel confirmed.
Henry chuckled, he dropped his drink and walked to the window.
“What an interesting fate.” He exclaimed, looking out of the window.
“What are your plans, sir?”
Henry broke out laughing, laughing so hard while thinking of something.
Daniel kept staring at him, knowing that something dangerous was going to come out at the end of his laughter.
Zoe was in trouble.
Zoe stood in front of the skyscraper, she was to go in to the second floor of the building for the interview. She turned back to look at Emily, who sat inside her car, staring out at her.“Are you sure about this?” Zoe mumbled, feeling troubled.“Yes, you should go in. It's almost 7 am, you don't want to be late. Go now,” Emily urged her.“Once again, take care of yourself and my brother if I don't make it out alive,” Zoe mumbled before she tightened her grip on the files she was carrying and proceeded to the security men standing in front of the door.“I'm here for the interview,” Zoe simply told them, they directed her towards an elevator, and she immediately took the elevator to the second floor.On getting there, she found about twenty other applicants. What in the mother fucking name is this? Zoe thought, staring at their faces.“Are you one of the applicants?” A lady who seemed like a secretary walked up to her and questioned her.“Yes,” Zoe turned and replied. Does it look lik
Zoe stood in front of the company, looking lost in thought. She didn't think she was going to get the job, and she even got it without an interview with the old man whom she scammed.Something is not right. This doesn't feel right at all. Zoe thought as she kept standing there.“Hey!” She heard and looked up to see Emily standing beside her car.“I've been horning, have you lost your hearing or what?” Emily yelled.Zoe started walking toward Emily on sighting her, she got into the car and sat on the passenger side.Emily got in through the driver's side and brought the engine of her car to life.“I've been horning, what were you so busy thinking of?” Emily grumbled.“I find it weird,” Zoe mumbled.“You find what weird? I guess you didn't get the job, saw many other applicants coming out of the company. They all looked well-qualified.” Emily grunted.“Yes, right? They all looked qualified, right?” Zoe turned towards Emily and asked.“Of course, you haven't even started college. You onl
“Take a seat,” Zoe heard and slowly walked to the chair in front of her. She took a sit, but kept her gaze low, hoping that he would not recognize her.“So, what is your name?”“Zoey James sir,” Zoe replied, still keeping her gaze down.“And how old are you?”“I'm 19 years old, I'll be turning 20 in months.”“You've only got a high school degree, I see, how did you manage to get this job?”Zoe lifted her head a bit at the question.“I'm an expert sir, I may not have the exact qualifications,” Zoe answered, keeping her voice neutral.“Hmm,” Henry hummed. “And how much do you want this job?” He asked yet another question.“I need this job, I have loans to pay up and my brother's exam fee needs to be paid else he won't be joining them for the exam.”“Your needs seem essential.”“They are.”“But why do you keep looking down?” Henry questioned.“I find it to be respectful, I would rather not be disrespectful by looking into your eyes,” Zoe answered, she had already thought of what to say.
"This is genuinely unbelievable! If I become your mistress, then what? You don't even know me!" Zoe said."You should've thought about it twice before sexually harassing me at the club!""We both know that was a mistake," Zoe continued to argue."No one is going to believe that! Girl molests a young billionaire at the club! Billionaire arrests young girl for sexually harassing him at the club because she is owing to several debts and needs a job. There are several ways the headline could go, but none of these hungry journalists will pick your story of mistakenly touching my dick over mine!""And if I chose to release these documents as blackmail?""Blackmail?" Henry asked, sounding incredulous. "Zoe, don't kid yourself. The documents are legal, and I'm not breaking any law. People will praise me for doing it the right way. Besides, do you think you can turn the table around? Fine, take your salary and hire a lawyer but make sure he is damn good because I'll bring the older man you st
"Zoe, uh, I'm coming, five minutes please!" Leo said, checking under the bed. "Where is it? She's going to kill me.""Leo, hurry up! I'm going to be late for work if you don't drag your ass down here!" Zoe said, sipping her morning cup of espresso. It was still steamy, and she blew air into the cup, letting the steam dance in the opposite direction. Her patience was starting to wane because her brother had asked for some five minutes, five minutes ago.Emily was waiting in the car, and she began honking for them to come out. Zoe groaned and went up the stairs to fetch her brother. She barged into the room to see him in a frenzy, apparently frantically searching for something."Emily's waiting for us; what are you doing?" Zoe growled."The voltmeter is missing!" he said sharply, checking a drawer he had already checked."You have a voltmeter?" Zoe asked, sounding astonished."You didn't buy one for me, and I decided to borrow Davina's!"Zoe felt a jab in the heart. Great! She thought.
Henry dashed down to the lab. It was one of those rare times anyone could see him be in the company of more than ten percent of his staff. His brother throttled behind him: another rare sight for the brothers who did not ever appear together publicly. Daniel, however, was in front of Jack, keeping up with the same pace as his boss."Andre, what's the meaning of this?" Henry asked as he entered the lab."Mr. Vice President," said Andre, straightening. "The hacker just left us a message. He says you have only an hour to call him before he starts giving out our company's data for free.""Excuse me, did you say the hacker wants me to call him?" Henry said, looking around for Zoe, who he spotted at the far end of the lab."Yes, Mr. Vice President," replied Andre. "This doesn't strike me as typical ransomware. It seems the hacker isn't demanding money. Someone is trying to get your attention.""My attention? If someone just wanted my attention, there are several ways to get to me; why hack
Zoe used her queen and king to drive Whites king towards the edge squares, and with about two more seconds left, she checkmated. Everyone's hands shot up in a celebratory style, except for Henry's. However, his lips formed a thin smile. The hacker sent the words "gg," which was shortened form for: good game. Subsequently, he revealed in the chat that the first answer to his password was capital Z.Henry's phone gave a piercing ring, and everyone turned their attention away from Zoe. The hacker had called back. He asked that the phone should be put on speaker."Congratulations, Mr. Henry," said the hacker. "I want to discuss something with everyone.""What's that?" Henry said. "And for the records, address me by my proper title. It's Mr. Vice President."Zoe groaned silently, thinking about how funny it was that someone hacked into Henry's company, forced him into playing a five-minute chess game, and he was worried about his title?! She kept thinking how pathetic the moment was. To he
Henry was in his office alone. He had heard one Sunday while driving around town with his ex-girlfriend that the devil was the accuser of the brethren. And today, he felt the devil accusing him out there. He wondered what the hacker stood to gain by doing all this. He would have felt more prestige had the hacker's ransomware been about money. The money he had, lots of it! But he didn't have time to defend himself against his employees over his lack of interest in their personal lives.Besides, he wondered, wasn't it unethical to pry into the lives of your workers. The hacker called him clueless if he thought knowing about his worker's welfare was poking his nose where it didn't belong. He referred to the hacker as the accuser because his conscience continually reminded him that he had pried into Zoe's life. Wasn't it selfish? He knew all about her shortcomings. Why? Because he wanted to force her to be his mistress, or was it because he enjoyed the game of conquering women. He stubbor