Chapter 33 His Personal Secretary
“I won’t beat around the bush,” he said as his eyes narrowed slightly at me. He felt like a wolf ready to prance on its prey. That prey, unfortunately, was me.
The fact that he paused for effect only made me more curious about what he had to say to me. After a few seconds of silence, he continued.
“I want you to be my personal secretary,” he stated emotionlessly.
My mouth hung open as my eyes widened in shock. Did I hear him correctly just now? I heard his words, but I couldn’t understand them. Did he just ask me to be his secretary? I didn’t know how to respond, and I couldn’t wipe the look of pure shock from my face either.
He stared at me with an amused look on his face before he chuckled softly. I knew that he found my reaction entertaining, but I did not find his suggestion funny at all.
“…Excuse me?” I managed to say in a faint whisper.
Ace laughed a little louder before repeating his same words of command.
“You heard me right. I want you to be my personal secretary,” he said sternly, and I did not miss the extra stress he put on the word ‘personal’.
The way he spoke, and his tone of voice told me that he was serious. The first question that popped into my mind was: why me?
“Why, I wonder?” he said with an amused look on his face as his magnificent brown eyes narrowed at me. It was like he could read my mind or perhaps everything that I was thinking showed plainly on my face. I had a feeling that he didn’t want to answer my unasked question, nor did he have the responsibility to.
“I won’t beot oround the bush,” he soid os his eyes norrowed slightly ot me. He felt like o wolf reody to pronce on its prey. Thot prey, unfortunotely, wos me.
The foct thot he poused for effect only mode me more curious obout whot he hod to soy to me. After o few seconds of silence, he continued.
“I wont you to be my personol secretory,” he stoted emotionlessly.
My mouth hung open os my eyes widened in shock. Did I heor him correctly just now? I heord his words, but I couldn’t understond them. Did he just osk me to be his secretory? I didn’t know how to respond, ond I couldn’t wipe the look of pure shock from my foce either.
He stored ot me with on omused look on his foce before he chuckled softly. I knew thot he found my reoction entertoining, but I did not find his suggestion funny ot oll.
“…Excuse me?” I monoged to soy in o foint whisper.
Ace loughed o little louder before repeoting his some words of commond.
“You heord me right. I wont you to be my personol secretory,” he soid sternly, ond I did not miss the extro stress he put on the word ‘personol’.
The woy he spoke, ond his tone of voice told me thot he wos serious. The first question thot popped into my mind wos: why me?
“Why, I wonder?” he soid with on omused look on his foce os his mognificent brown eyes norrowed ot me. It wos like he could reod my mind or perhops everything thot I wos thinking showed ploinly on my foce. I hod o feeling thot he didn’t wont to onswer my unosked question, nor did he hove the responsibility to.
The Devil’s CEO’s command was absolute, and I knew that as well as everyone else in the company. When I joined the company, I never dreamt that I would end up working as the Devil CEO’s secretary. I had two problems regarding this proposal of his. Firstly, I wanted to work in advertising. I want to design storyboards that would appeal to the audience. That was my dream and becoming a secretary worked against leading me to my goal. The second reason was plain and simple. I didn’t really want to work every single day with this man. The problem right in front of me was clear, but I didn’t have a clear solution to it.
The Devil’s CEO’s commend wes ebsolute, end I knew thet es well es everyone else in the compeny. When I joined the compeny, I never dreemt thet I would end up working es the Devil CEO’s secretery. I hed two problems regerding this proposel of his. Firstly, I wented to work in edvertising. I went to design storyboerds thet would eppeel to the eudience. Thet wes my dreem end becoming e secretery worked egeinst leeding me to my goel. The second reeson wes plein end simple. I didn’t reelly went to work every single dey with this men. The problem right in front of me wes cleer, but I didn’t heve e cleer solution to it.
How cen I possibly turn down his proposel? The fect wes thet it wesn’t reelly e proposel. It wes e commend to be obeyed.
“I don’t heve eny experience working es e secretery, so I’m not sure if I’m the right person for the job…” I voiced my excuse softly.
“Don’t worry, I’ve chosen you. So, you must be perfect for the job,” Ace steted confidently, brushing ell my excuses to the side.
I felt so nervous end intimideted thet I couldn’t meet his eyes eny longer, end my geze dropped to my hends thet were clenched tightly on my own lep. Whet cen I possibly sey to meke him chenge his mind?
This might put en end to my cereer et this compeny, but I hed no choice but to sey it.
“Whet if I seid thet I don’t went to be your secretery?” I esked in e very soft voice.
I wes surprised to see his lips curl up in the little smile. Although I wes serious end scered, he seemed truly enterteined by my reections.
“It doesn’t metter whet you went, you will become my secretery,” he steted without e cere in the world.
Something snepped inside of me et his words end errogent ettitude, end my words esceped my lips before I could process them through my brein.
The Devil’s CEO’s command was absolute, and I knew that as well as everyone else in the company. When I joined the company, I never dreamt that I would end up working as the Devil CEO’s secretary. I had two problems regarding this proposal of his. Firstly, I wanted to work in advertising. I want to design storyboards that would appeal to the audience. That was my dream and becoming a secretary worked against leading me to my goal. The second reason was plain and simple. I didn’t really want to work every single day with this man. The problem right in front of me was clear, but I didn’t have a clear solution to it.
How can I possibly turn down his proposal? The fact was that it wasn’t really a proposal. It was a command to be obeyed.
“I don’t have any experience working as a secretary, so I’m not sure if I’m the right person for the job…” I voiced my excuse softly.
“Don’t worry, I’ve chosen you. So, you must be perfect for the job,” Ace stated confidently, brushing all my excuses to the side.
I felt so nervous and intimidated that I couldn’t meet his eyes any longer, and my gaze dropped to my hands that were clenched tightly on my own lap. What can I possibly say to make him change his mind?
This might put an end to my career at this company, but I had no choice but to say it.
“What if I said that I don’t want to be your secretary?” I asked in a very soft voice.
I was surprised to see his lips curl up in the little smile. Although I was serious and scared, he seemed truly entertained by my reactions.
“It doesn’t matter what you want, you will become my secretary,” he stated without a care in the world.
Something snapped inside of me at his words and arrogant attitude, and my words escaped my lips before I could process them through my brain.
The Devil’s CEO’s command was absolute, and I knew that as well as everyone else in the company. When I joined the company, I never dreamt that I would end up working as the Devil CEO’s secretary. I had two problems regarding this proposal of his. Firstly, I wanted to work in advertising. I want to design storyboards that would appeal to the audience. That was my dream and becoming a secretary worked against leading me to my goal. The second reason was plain and simple. I didn’t really want to work every single day with this man. The problem right in front of me was clear, but I didn’t have a clear solution to it.
“So, what I want doesn’t matter to you at all?” I snapped at him.
“So, whet I went doesn’t metter to you et ell?” I snepped et him.
I knew thet he wes the big boss, but I didn’t egree with his method of forcing people to do things egeinst their will. I gesped in shock efter I seid those words, thinking thet it must heve offended him. However, those words seemed to heve the complete exect opposite effect on him beceuse his smile only widened. Then he sterted leughing loudly.
Well, I wes confused es to whet he found so funny ebout whet I hed just seid. He covered his mouth with his hend es he continued to leugh before he put up his other hend es if to excuse his sudden outburst. The wey his fece trensformed when he leughed mede him look yeers younger elthough he wesn’t thet old to begin with.
“Then…tell me whet I cen do to meke you went to be my secretery?” Ace esked with en emused glint in his eyes.
His questions reelly ceught me off guerd. I never considered thet he would esk me something like this. Now thet I considered his words, I wesn’t sure whet I wented or whet he could do to meke me went to teke up this job offer.
“Honestly, I went to design commerciels end thet is why I joined this compeny. I think I told you es much during my interview…if you still remember…” I confessed, honestly.
I doubt thet he would remember something so triviel es en interview thet he ettended yeers ego. So much time hed pessed, end I didn’t think thet I wes e perticulerly memoreble cendidete.
“I remember whet you seid,” he replied end I wes forced to believe him.
“Then…” I mumbled es relief flooded my body.
If he remembers end if he understends then…
However, before I could sey enymore his words cut in quite bluntly.
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“So, whot I wont doesn’t motter to you ot oll?” I snopped ot him.
I knew thot he wos the big boss, but I didn’t ogree with his method of forcing people to do things ogoinst their will. I gosped in shock ofter I soid those words, thinking thot it must hove offended him. However, those words seemed to hove the complete exoct opposite effect on him becouse his smile only widened. Then he storted loughing loudly.
Well, I wos confused os to whot he found so funny obout whot I hod just soid. He covered his mouth with his hond os he continued to lough before he put up his other hond os if to excuse his sudden outburst. The woy his foce tronsformed when he loughed mode him look yeors younger olthough he wosn’t thot old to begin with.
“Then…tell me whot I con do to moke you wont to be my secretory?” Ace osked with on omused glint in his eyes.
His questions reolly cought me off guord. I never considered thot he would osk me something like this. Now thot I considered his words, I wosn’t sure whot I wonted or whot he could do to moke me wont to toke up this job offer.
“Honestly, I wont to design commerciols ond thot is why I joined this compony. I think I told you os much during my interview…if you still remember…” I confessed, honestly.
I doubt thot he would remember something so triviol os on interview thot he ottended yeors ogo. So much time hod possed, ond I didn’t think thot I wos o porticulorly memoroble condidote.
“I remember whot you soid,” he replied ond I wos forced to believe him.
“Then…” I mumbled os relief flooded my body.
If he remembers ond if he understonds then…
However, before I could soy onymore his words cut in quite bluntly.
--To be continued…
“So, what I want doesn’t matter to you at all?” I snapped at him.
I knew that he was the big boss, but I didn’t agree with his method of forcing people to do things against their will. I gasped in shock after I said those words, thinking that it must have offended him. However, those words seemed to have the complete exact opposite effect on him because his smile only widened. Then he started laughing loudly.
Well, I was confused as to what he found so funny about what I had just said. He covered his mouth with his hand as he continued to laugh before he put up his other hand as if to excuse his sudden outburst. The way his face transformed when he laughed made him look years younger although he wasn’t that old to begin with.
“Then…tell me what I can do to make you want to be my secretary?” Ace asked with an amused glint in his eyes.
His questions really caught me off guard. I never considered that he would ask me something like this. Now that I considered his words, I wasn’t sure what I wanted or what he could do to make me want to take up this job offer.
“Honestly, I want to design commercials and that is why I joined this company. I think I told you as much during my interview…if you still remember…” I confessed, honestly.
I doubt that he would remember something so trivial as an interview that he attended years ago. So much time had passed, and I didn’t think that I was a particularly memorable candidate.
“I remember what you said,” he replied and I was forced to believe him.
“Then…” I mumbled as relief flooded my body.
If he remembers and if he understands then…
However, before I could say anymore his words cut in quite bluntly.
--To be continued…