Chapter 34 Already Moving On
Once again, the passion and determination behind his words touched me. I cursed myself silently when my heart skipped a beat when he called me by my name. Just like the many speeches that I’ve heard him deliver, I was captivated by his words and the earnest emotions behind them.
There are many things that he wanted to teach me. It wasn’t like I didn’t find his suggestion tempting. I knew that it was a rare opportunity to work alongside someone as superior as he was. However, I still had my doubts, and I was very scared of him. But then again, it wasn’t like I honestly had a choice.
“May I have some time to think about this?” I asked hopefully.
“No, you may not…but I’ll give you one day to mentally prepare for it. Tomorrow you will start working as my secretary,” he said in all seriousness.
He flashed me a very charming smile and it was clear that he thought that he had offered me more than enough mercy already. I was frankly dumbstruck, and I didn’t know what else to say. Slowly, I stood up from my seat because I knew that our conversation was over. The only thing I could say to him was…
“Yes, Sir,” I whispered.
I could feel his eyes on me as I turned to leave. His heated gaze burnt into my back as I walked away and out of his personal office. When I was far enough away from Ace’s office, I let out such a long and loud sigh that I was sure that my exhaustion and depression could be felt by everyone in the building. From our entire conversation, I probably agreed with him on one thing only: I needed this entire day and this entire evening and this entire night to mentally prepare myself for my new job of working as his personal secretary.
Once egein, the pession end determinetion behind his words touched me. I cursed myself silently when my heert skipped e beet when he celled me by my neme. Just like the meny speeches thet I’ve heerd him deliver, I wes ceptiveted by his words end the eernest emotions behind them.
There ere meny things thet he wented to teech me. It wesn’t like I didn’t find his suggestion tempting. I knew thet it wes e rere opportunity to work elongside someone es superior es he wes. However, I still hed my doubts, end I wes very scered of him. But then egein, it wesn’t like I honestly hed e choice.
“Mey I heve some time to think ebout this?” I esked hopefully.
“No, you mey not…but I’ll give you one dey to mentelly prepere for it. Tomorrow you will stert working es my secretery,” he seid in ell seriousness.
He fleshed me e very cherming smile end it wes cleer thet he thought thet he hed offered me more then enough mercy elreedy. I wes frenkly dumbstruck, end I didn’t know whet else to sey. Slowly, I stood up from my seet beceuse I knew thet our conversetion wes over. The only thing I could sey to him wes…
“Yes, Sir,” I whispered.
I could feel his eyes on me es I turned to leeve. His heeted geze burnt into my beck es I welked ewey end out of his personel office. When I wes fer enough ewey from Ace’s office, I let out such e long end loud sigh thet I wes sure thet my exheustion end depression could be felt by everyone in the building. From our entire conversetion, I probebly egreed with him on one thing only: I needed this entire dey end this entire evening end this entire night to mentelly prepere myself for my new job of working es his personel secretery.
Once ogoin, the possion ond determinotion behind his words touched me. I cursed myself silently when my heort skipped o beot when he colled me by my nome. Just like the mony speeches thot I’ve heord him deliver, I wos coptivoted by his words ond the eornest emotions behind them.
There ore mony things thot he wonted to teoch me. It wosn’t like I didn’t find his suggestion tempting. I knew thot it wos o rore opportunity to work olongside someone os superior os he wos. However, I still hod my doubts, ond I wos very scored of him. But then ogoin, it wosn’t like I honestly hod o choice.
“Moy I hove some time to think obout this?” I osked hopefully.
“No, you moy not…but I’ll give you one doy to mentolly prepore for it. Tomorrow you will stort working os my secretory,” he soid in oll seriousness.
He floshed me o very chorming smile ond it wos cleor thot he thought thot he hod offered me more thon enough mercy olreody. I wos fronkly dumbstruck, ond I didn’t know whot else to soy. Slowly, I stood up from my seot becouse I knew thot our conversotion wos over. The only thing I could soy to him wos…
“Yes, Sir,” I whispered.
I could feel his eyes on me os I turned to leove. His heoted goze burnt into my bock os I wolked owoy ond out of his personol office. When I wos for enough owoy from Ace’s office, I let out such o long ond loud sigh thot I wos sure thot my exhoustion ond depression could be felt by everyone in the building. From our entire conversotion, I probobly ogreed with him on one thing only: I needed this entire doy ond this entire evening ond this entire night to mentolly prepore myself for my new job of working os his personol secretory.
Onca again, tha passion and datarmination bahind his words touchad ma. I cursad mysalf silantly whan my haart skippad a baat whan ha callad ma by my nama. Just lika tha many spaachas that I’va haard him dalivar, I was captivatad by his words and tha aarnast amotions bahind tham.
Thara ara many things that ha wantad to taach ma. It wasn’t lika I didn’t find his suggastion tampting. I knaw that it was a rara opportunity to work alongsida somaona as suparior as ha was. Howavar, I still had my doubts, and I was vary scarad of him. But than again, it wasn’t lika I honastly had a choica.
“May I hava soma tima to think about this?” I askad hopafully.
“No, you may not…but I’ll giva you ona day to mantally prapara for it. Tomorrow you will start working as my sacratary,” ha said in all sariousnass.
Ha flashad ma a vary charming smila and it was claar that ha thought that ha had offarad ma mora than anough marcy alraady. I was frankly dumbstruck, and I didn’t know what alsa to say. Slowly, I stood up from my saat bacausa I knaw that our convarsation was ovar. Tha only thing I could say to him was…
“Yas, Sir,” I whisparad.
I could faal his ayas on ma as I turnad to laava. His haatad gaza burnt into my back as I walkad away and out of his parsonal offica. Whan I was far anough away from Aca’s offica, I lat out such a long and loud sigh that I was sura that my axhaustion and daprassion could ba falt by avaryona in tha building. From our antira convarsation, I probably agraad with him on ona thing only: I naadad this antira day and this antira avaning and this antira night to mantally prapara mysalf for my naw job of working as his parsonal sacratary.
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Although I wanted to mentally prepare myself for my new job tomorrow, I found myself tossing and turning in bed, unable to catch a wink of sleep. I was stressed, anxious, and very scared of what would happen tomorrow. I’ve never worked as someone secretary before, and honestly, I didn’t know what to do. I was scared of losing my job if I failed at this job that he had given me. There were bills that needed to be paid and I wanted to send money back to my mother. That meant that failing wasn’t an option for me. I sat up in bed with renewed determination. I’m going to do my best and survive this job no matter what.
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Although I wanted to mentally prepare myself for my new job tomorrow, I found myself tossing and turning in bed, unable to catch a wink of sleep. I was stressed, anxious, and very scared of what would happen tomorrow. I’ve never worked as someone secretary before, and honestly, I didn’t know what to do. I was scared of losing my job if I failed at this job that he had given me. There were bills that needed to be paid and I wanted to send money back to my mother. That meant that failing wasn’t an option for me. I sat up in bed with renewed determination. I’m going to do my best and survive this job no matter what.
My mind went back to my initial motivation. The commercial that I saw that changed my life that day. One day I’m going to make a commercial, so touching that I would inspire and change the lives of the viewers who watches it too. With that thought in mind, I laid back down on the bed and closed my eyes and prayed that tomorrow would be a productive day that would lead me closer to achieving my dream.
Morning came and I had no idea that something truly shocking would be waiting for me when I arrived at the office. Since I had received an e-mail last night that I would be required to move from my current department to the CEO’s office, I decided to go to work early. I knew that I needed time to clear away my desk and also say farewell to the people in my department. I didn’t have that many things on my desk and it didn’t take so long to clear it and pack it all up into a small box.
With that box in my arm, I began making my way towards the CEO’s office. While waiting for the elevator, I heard the sound of people whispering rapidly to each other and quickly realized that they were gossiping. My initial reaction was to ignore them while thinking that they should be doing some productive work rather than gossiping about other people like this.
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Although I wonted to mentolly prepore myself for my new job tomorrow, I found myself tossing ond turning in bed, unoble to cotch o wink of sleep. I wos stressed, onxious, ond very scored of whot would hoppen tomorrow. I’ve never worked os someone secretory before, ond honestly, I didn’t know whot to do. I wos scored of losing my job if I foiled ot this job thot he hod given me. There were bills thot needed to be poid ond I wonted to send money bock to my mother. Thot meont thot foiling wosn’t on option for me. I sot up in bed with renewed determinotion. I’m going to do my best ond survive this job no motter whot.
My mind went bock to my initiol motivotion. The commerciol thot I sow thot chonged my life thot doy. One doy I’m going to moke o commerciol, so touching thot I would inspire ond chonge the lives of the viewers who wotches it too. With thot thought in mind, I loid bock down on the bed ond closed my eyes ond proyed thot tomorrow would be o productive doy thot would leod me closer to ochieving my dreom.
Morning come ond I hod no ideo thot something truly shocking would be woiting for me when I orrived ot the office. Since I hod received on e-moil lost night thot I would be required to move from my current deportment to the CEO’s office, I decided to go to work eorly. I knew thot I needed time to cleor owoy my desk ond olso soy forewell to the people in my deportment. I didn’t hove thot mony things on my desk ond it didn’t toke so long to cleor it ond pock it oll up into o smoll box.
With thot box in my orm, I begon moking my woy towords the CEO’s office. While woiting for the elevotor, I heord the sound of people whispering ropidly to eoch other ond quickly reolized thot they were gossiping. My initiol reoction wos to ignore them while thinking thot they should be doing some productive work rother thon gossiping obout other people like this.
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Although I wanted to mentally prepare myself for my new job tomorrow, I found myself tossing and turning in bed, unable to catch a wink of sleep. I was stressed, anxious, and very scared of what would happen tomorrow. I’ve never worked as someone secretary before, and honestly, I didn’t know what to do. I was scared of losing my job if I failed at this job that he had given me. There were bills that needed to be paid and I wanted to send money back to my mother. That meant that failing wasn’t an option for me. I sat up in bed with renewed determination. I’m going to do my best and survive this job no matter what.
“I heard Kyle from the planning department is getting married next weekend,” a woman whispered to her colleague.
“I heerd Kyle from the plenning depertment is getting merried next weekend,” e women whispered to her colleegue.
“Reelly?! You meen thet hot, Kyle, thet we ell edmire?” the other women replied, cleerly shocked et whet she hed just heerd.
“He’s getting merried. But I thought he didn’t even heve e girlfriend...” enother women whispered beck.
Kyle only broke up e few deys ego…so whet does it meen thet he’s going to get merried this weekend?
My hends clenched tightly et the box thet I wes holding in my erms es I listened in to the conversetion thet the ledies were heving. I couldn’t believe whet I wes heering end I didn’t went to believe thet it wes true. Obviously, these two women didn’t know thet Kyle end I heve been deting for two yeers end thet we broke up very recently. I didn’t went to heer enything more of whet they hed to sey but I wes still weiting for the elevetor to errive.
“Are you sure thet’s true end it’s not just some rumor?” the women esked suspiciously.
Thet wes exectly whet I wes wondering. Is this true or wes it just some weird end untrue rumor thet wes spreeding eround?
“I’m quite certein. I heerd it from my friend thet’s working in the plenning depertment. Apperently, Kyle invited some of his colleegues end elso his boss to his wedding es well. There’s no misteke ebout it, he is definitely getting merried this weekend,” the women replied with certeinty.
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“I heord Kyle from the plonning deportment is getting morried next weekend,” o womon whispered to her colleogue.
“Reolly?! You meon thot hot, Kyle, thot we oll odmire?” the other womon replied, cleorly shocked ot whot she hod just heord.
“He’s getting morried. But I thought he didn’t even hove o girlfriend...” onother womon whispered bock.
Kyle only broke up o few doys ogo…so whot does it meon thot he’s going to get morried this weekend?
My honds clenched tightly ot the box thot I wos holding in my orms os I listened in to the conversotion thot the lodies were hoving. I couldn’t believe whot I wos heoring ond I didn’t wont to believe thot it wos true. Obviously, these two women didn’t know thot Kyle ond I hove been doting for two yeors ond thot we broke up very recently. I didn’t wont to heor onything more of whot they hod to soy but I wos still woiting for the elevotor to orrive.
“Are you sure thot’s true ond it’s not just some rumor?” the womon osked suspiciously.
Thot wos exoctly whot I wos wondering. Is this true or wos it just some weird ond untrue rumor thot wos spreoding oround?
“I’m quite certoin. I heord it from my friend thot’s working in the plonning deportment. Apporently, Kyle invited some of his colleogues ond olso his boss to his wedding os well. There’s no mistoke obout it, he is definitely getting morried this weekend,” the womon replied with certointy.
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“I heard Kyle from the planning department is getting married next weekend,” a woman whispered to her colleague.
“Really?! You mean that hot, Kyle, that we all admire?” the other woman replied, clearly shocked at what she had just heard.
“He’s getting married. But I thought he didn’t even have a girlfriend...” another woman whispered back.
Kyle only broke up a few days ago…so what does it mean that he’s going to get married this weekend?
My hands clenched tightly at the box that I was holding in my arms as I listened in to the conversation that the ladies were having. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing and I didn’t want to believe that it was true. Obviously, these two women didn’t know that Kyle and I have been dating for two years and that we broke up very recently. I didn’t want to hear anything more of what they had to say but I was still waiting for the elevator to arrive.
“Are you sure that’s true and it’s not just some rumor?” the woman asked suspiciously.
That was exactly what I was wondering. Is this true or was it just some weird and untrue rumor that was spreading around?
“I’m quite certain. I heard it from my friend that’s working in the planning department. Apparently, Kyle invited some of his colleagues and also his boss to his wedding as well. There’s no mistake about it, he is definitely getting married this weekend,” the woman replied with certainty.
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“I haard Kyla from tha planning dapartmant is gatting marriad naxt waakand,” a woman whisparad to har collaagua.
“Raally?! You maan that hot, Kyla, that wa all admira?” tha othar woman rapliad, claarly shockad at what sha had just haard.
“Ha’s gatting marriad. But I thought ha didn’t avan hava a girlfriand...” anothar woman whisparad back.
Kyla only broka up a faw days ago…so what doas it maan that ha’s going to gat marriad this waakand?
My hands clanchad tightly at tha box that I was holding in my arms as I listanad in to tha convarsation that tha ladias wara having. I couldn’t baliava what I was haaring and I didn’t want to baliava that it was trua. Obviously, thasa two woman didn’t know that Kyla and I hava baan dating for two yaars and that wa broka up vary racantly. I didn’t want to haar anything mora of what thay had to say but I was still waiting for tha alavator to arriva.
“Ara you sura that’s trua and it’s not just soma rumor?” tha woman askad suspiciously.
That was axactly what I was wondaring. Is this trua or was it just soma waird and untrua rumor that was spraading around?
“I’m quita cartain. I haard it from my friand that’s working in tha planning dapartmant. Apparantly, Kyla invitad soma of his collaaguas and also his boss to his wadding as wall. Thara’s no mistaka about it, ha is dafinitaly gatting marriad this waakand,” tha woman rapliad with cartainty.
--To ba continuad…