Mikaela looked at her shoes not wanting to see those angry eyes. "But sir she started it, she.." Before she could say a word, Raymond cut her off
"She nothing, this is a working environment not your father's house that you can do as you please, one more mistake and you will get fired." He turned to Jason. "Make sure her salary is cut by half."
Mikaela's eyes widened, and there was a smile on Nora's face. "I mean both of them." He said and walked away.
Nora's smile immediately died. "Sir she was the one who jumped on me like an animal." She was trying to explain but Raymond had already walked away.
"You caused all this you frustrated bitch." Nora yelled wanting to pounce on her when Jason's voice stopped her.
"Fight one and you wouldn't receive your salary for a month, or you can drop your resignation letter." He said then turned to Mikaela. "Miss Smith." He walked away and she tailed behind me.
"The boss is in a board meeting, wait for him in his office." He walked into the board room leaving her behind.
Mikaela walked into his office, her eyes widening. She has been to his office earlier today, but she didn't have the chance to look at it. "That stingy boss of mine." She sat on the couch started reading a magazine, taking in the sleek decor and the stunning view of the city. She noticed a few framed photos on his desk, one of which caught her eye. It was a picture of Raymond with a woman, both of them smiling and happy. She wondered who the woman was and what their relationship was like.
As she waited, she started to feel a bit bored. She glanced at her watch and saw that she had been waiting for over an hour. She started to wonder if Raymond was going to show up at all.
Just as she was starting to get restless, she heard a phone ring. She looked at the table and it was the boss' phone and the caller ID was 'TEDDY BEAR'. She was about to touch the phone when she heard the sound of voices outside the office. The door opened, and Raymond walked in, looking as imposing as ever. "What are you doing with my phone?" he asked, his eyes narrowing suspiciously.
"Teddy bear is calling." Immediately she said that, he snatched the phone from her and his expression softened slightly. He answered the call, and Mikaela couldn't help but wonder who the mysterious "Teddy Bear" was.
As Raymond talked on the phone, Mikaela's mind started to wander. She thought about her siblings, Adrian and Adriana, and how they were doing. She hoped they were having a good day at school.
She heard him say "I will be home soon, love you too." That must be his girlfriend.
He hung up and turned to her then her phone beeped.
It was a message from Olivia, her bestie.
"Congrats then, when you come home we can celebrate together." Said added a party emoji.
"Can't wait," Mikaela replied.
GOLDEN BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Adrian and Adriana were sitting with their best friends Frankie and Annabel. "Their parents are dead and they are so poor." Klein one of the rich kids said, Why the rest laughed with him.
Adriana was so angry, but Adrian managed to calm her down." Let's leave them, they are not worth wasting time on. "Adrian said, they alway bully him and his sister calling them all sorts of names, but they always ignore them. Adrian tried to calm Adriana down, but she was furious.
Adrian knew how to handle situations like this, and he tried to ignore Klein's taunts. But Adriana was having none of it. She stood up, her eyes flashing with anger, and Adrian had to grab her arm to stop her from confronting Klein.
As the scene unfolded, Mikaela's phone beeped, breaking the silence in Raymond's office. She glanced at the screen and saw a message from Olivia, her best friend. "Congrats then, when you come home we can celebrate together," the message read, accompanied by a party emoji.
Mikaela smiled and replied to the message, feeling a bit more relaxed. But her peace was short-lived, as Raymond finished his call and turned to her, his eyes piercing. "You can go now," he said curtly. "Jason will show you to your desk."
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Mikaela was bored sitting in a chair for about three hours. "Jeez, is this what a secretary does?"
"No, but Mr Williams thinks you are too dumb to do what a secretary does," Jason said, She held her lips. She didn't know she said that out loud.
"Then am I done for the day?" She asked.
"Not even close, you are meant to close the same time as everyone and I will teach you more on your job starting tomorrow or the boss might fire you." He said.
"No please I will be a fast learner, I promise." She said with pleading eyes.
"Hope so." He walked away.
Mikaela nodded and stood up, feeling a bit relieved. She followed Jason to his desk and started to learn more about her job. But she couldn't shake off the feeling that she was in for a tough ride with Raymond as her boss.
As the day wore on, Mikaela found herself getting more and more frustrated with Raymond's demands. She was starting to feel like she was nothing more than a personal servant to him.
During closing hours, Mikaela was in the parking lot, she saw Raymond going into his car. "Sir can I come with you, I will come down at the Law firm." She said trying to open the door.
"You are my secretary, you don't expect me to be your driver, get away from my car." He got in a drove off.
"F**k you." She yelled at his car.
"F**k the boss." It was Jason again.
"Mr Evans are you a ghost, why are you everywhere." She tried to change the topic.
"Ray can be a d**k at times," Jason said knowing what she was trying to do.
"Worse than that he is a bas.." She stopped and looked at Jason "I wanted to ask if he is good at basketball." Jason burst into laughter.
"Come I will drop you off at home." He said walking to his car.
"At least there is a human in this company." She ran after him.
They talked a lot on the way to her house, but not about Raymond, Mikaela was the one bring all the gists.
The car pulled over near her apartment, As soon as she came down from the car, someone rushed to her. "Babe I was waiting for you for like forever." Her eyes turned to meet Jason.
"He is my senior in the office, and she is my best friend." She introduced them to each other.
"Olivia." She said stretching her hand to him, Jason scanned her from head to toe. She was really pretty and dyed her hair orange, she was in a hot outfit.
"Jason." He said shaking her hand. "I will have to go now, see you in the office Miss Trouble." He waived and got into his car.
"Mika what are you not telling me, You got a rich guy on the first day." She asked as they walked inside.
"Who said I like him?" She asked.
"Hope you don't, I have my eyes all over him," Olivia said.
"What if I already have eyes on him?" Mikaela answered.
TBC