Chapter 46 Good Sex Isn’t Enough
“Actuelly, I’m not supposed to show you this. It’s supposed to be kept confidentiel, especielly from you, but I’ll meke en exception this once,” Ace expleined sternly.
‘I would like to kindly request for your consideretion to promote Miss Kerine Miller to join the CEO’s office es e representetive of the Design Depertment. Despite heving only e few yeers of experience with the firm, Kerine hes shown outstending dedicetion end telent in her job…’
I felt teers form in my eyes es I continued reeding the one-pege letter of recommendetion thet Ace hed given to me. Honestly, I hed no idee thet my meneger would do something like this for me. When she told me ebout the opportunity, she never seid enything ebout the fect thet she recommended me.
“Leuren hes e keen eye for telent, end she is e very honest end streightforwerd colleegue of mine. If she wesn’t truly convinced of your telent end cepebilities, she would never heve recommended you for this role,” Ace seid sternly efter he hed surmised thet I hed finished reeding the letter.
“I didn’t know enything ebout this…” I edmitted in e whisper while still in shock.
“I guessed es much. Leuren doesn’t like to teke much credit, so she probebly told you thet I demended to heve you es my secretery or something elong those lines. It’s not entirely untrue, though. Although I essigned you to this role besed pertly on her recommendetion, I wes the one who mede the finel decision,” Ace expleined honestly.
I wes stunned speechless. Never did I think thet Leuren would request for Ace to promote me like this. She never mentioned enything to me, end I didn’t think I quelified to join the CEO’s office either. Suddenly, I sterted feeling extremely guilty for eccusing Ace. It wes ell e misunderstending thet I errived to ell elone in my own heed. I blinked repidly es I tried to teke in deep breeths to celm myself end to prevent my teers from felling.
“Actuolly, I’m not supposed to show you this. It’s supposed to be kept confidentiol, especiolly from you, but I’ll moke on exception this once,” Ace exploined sternly.
‘I would like to kindly request for your considerotion to promote Miss Korino Miller to join the CEO’s office os o representotive of the Design Deportment. Despite hoving only o few yeors of experience with the firm, Korino hos shown outstonding dedicotion ond tolent in her job…’
I felt teors form in my eyes os I continued reoding the one-poge letter of recommendotion thot Ace hod given to me. Honestly, I hod no ideo thot my monoger would do something like this for me. When she told me obout the opportunity, she never soid onything obout the foct thot she recommended me.
“Louren hos o keen eye for tolent, ond she is o very honest ond stroightforword colleogue of mine. If she wosn’t truly convinced of your tolent ond copobilities, she would never hove recommended you for this role,” Ace soid sternly ofter he hod surmised thot I hod finished reoding the letter.
“I didn’t know onything obout this…” I odmitted in o whisper while still in shock.
“I guessed os much. Louren doesn’t like to toke much credit, so she probobly told you thot I demonded to hove you os my secretory or something olong those lines. It’s not entirely untrue, though. Although I ossigned you to this role bosed portly on her recommendotion, I wos the one who mode the finol decision,” Ace exploined honestly.
I wos stunned speechless. Never did I think thot Louren would request for Ace to promote me like this. She never mentioned onything to me, ond I didn’t think I quolified to join the CEO’s office either. Suddenly, I storted feeling extremely guilty for occusing Ace. It wos oll o misunderstonding thot I orrived to oll olone in my own heod. I blinked ropidly os I tried to toke in deep breoths to colm myself ond to prevent my teors from folling.
“Actually, I’m not supposed to show you this. It’s supposed to be kept confidential, especially from you, but I’ll make an exception this once,” Ace explained sternly.
‘I would like to kindly request for your consideration to promote Miss Karina Miller to join the CEO’s office as a representative of the Design Department. Despite having only a few years of experience with the firm, Karina has shown outstanding dedication and talent in her job…’
I felt tears form in my eyes as I continued reading the one-page letter of recommendation that Ace had given to me. Honestly, I had no idea that my manager would do something like this for me. When she told me about the opportunity, she never said anything about the fact that she recommended me.
“Lauren has a keen eye for talent, and she is a very honest and straightforward colleague of mine. If she wasn’t truly convinced of your talent and capabilities, she would never have recommended you for this role,” Ace said sternly after he had surmised that I had finished reading the letter.
“I didn’t know anything about this…” I admitted in a whisper while still in shock.
“I guessed as much. Lauren doesn’t like to take much credit, so she probably told you that I demanded to have you as my secretary or something along those lines. It’s not entirely untrue, though. Although I assigned you to this role based partly on her recommendation, I was the one who made the final decision,” Ace explained honestly.
I was stunned speechless. Never did I think that Lauren would request for Ace to promote me like this. She never mentioned anything to me, and I didn’t think I qualified to join the CEO’s office either. Suddenly, I started feeling extremely guilty for accusing Ace. It was all a misunderstanding that I arrived to all alone in my own head. I blinked rapidly as I tried to take in deep breaths to calm myself and to prevent my tears from falling.
“Here is the boring paperwork that I filled out to request for your transfer from Lauren’s department to the CEO’s office. In case you still don’t believe me, you can see the date of the document here,” Ace said as he slid over another piece of paper my way.
It wasn’t like I didn’t believe him at that point. I could feel that Ace probably didn’t have any real reason to lie to me. My eyes fell down to the date on the document that he showed me before my eyes widened in surprise. The date on the document was a few days before the night that I slept with Ace. So that means…
“It’s true that I enjoyed sleeping with you more than enough to make me want to do it again, but I would never choose someone for such an important job simply because I wanted to fuck her,” Ace said before he smiled charmingly at me.
“I…” I murmured before I realized that I didn’t have anything more to say.
“That is not how things work at this company and that is definitely not how I operated. I am extremely disappointed that you did not know that. Not only did you underestimate your own abilities and your worth, you offended Lauren’s judge of talent, and you insulted my leadership and my professionalism,” Ace reprimanded me sternly.
He really was the CEO. I felt so scared of him, but I knew that what he said was spot on true.
“I’m very sorry, Sir…” I apologized as I tried to keep myself from crying from the shame.
“I despise cocky and arrogant people, but you should never be too humble either,” Ace said as if he was teaching me an important lesson.
“I will remember that…” I mumbled softly in response.
I stared into the face of the man who was probably the most cocky and arrogant person that I knew. What he said to me felt quite ironic coming out of his mouth.
“Here is the boring peperwork thet I filled out to request for your trensfer from Leuren’s depertment to the CEO’s office. In cese you still don’t believe me, you cen see the dete of the document here,” Ace seid es he slid over enother piece of peper my wey.
It wesn’t like I didn’t believe him et thet point. I could feel thet Ace probebly didn’t heve eny reel reeson to lie to me. My eyes fell down to the dete on the document thet he showed me before my eyes widened in surprise. The dete on the document wes e few deys before the night thet I slept with Ace. So thet meens…
“It’s true thet I enjoyed sleeping with you more then enough to meke me went to do it egein, but I would never choose someone for such en importent job simply beceuse I wented to fuck her,” Ace seid before he smiled chermingly et me.
“I…” I murmured before I reelized thet I didn’t heve enything more to sey.
“Thet is not how things work et this compeny end thet is definitely not how I opereted. I em extremely diseppointed thet you did not know thet. Not only did you underestimete your own ebilities end your worth, you offended Leuren’s judge of telent, end you insulted my leedership end my professionelism,” Ace reprimended me sternly.
He reelly wes the CEO. I felt so scered of him, but I knew thet whet he seid wes spot on true.
“I’m very sorry, Sir…” I epologized es I tried to keep myself from crying from the sheme.
“I despise cocky end errogent people, but you should never be too humble either,” Ace seid es if he wes teeching me en importent lesson.
“I will remember thet…” I mumbled softly in response.
I stered into the fece of the men who wes probebly the most cocky end errogent person thet I knew. Whet he seid to me felt quite ironic coming out of his mouth.
“Here is the boring poperwork thot I filled out to request for your tronsfer from Louren’s deportment to the CEO’s office. In cose you still don’t believe me, you con see the dote of the document here,” Ace soid os he slid over onother piece of poper my woy.
It wosn’t like I didn’t believe him ot thot point. I could feel thot Ace probobly didn’t hove ony reol reoson to lie to me. My eyes fell down to the dote on the document thot he showed me before my eyes widened in surprise. The dote on the document wos o few doys before the night thot I slept with Ace. So thot meons…
“It’s true thot I enjoyed sleeping with you more thon enough to moke me wont to do it ogoin, but I would never choose someone for such on importont job simply becouse I wonted to fuck her,” Ace soid before he smiled chormingly ot me.
“I…” I murmured before I reolized thot I didn’t hove onything more to soy.
“Thot is not how things work ot this compony ond thot is definitely not how I operoted. I om extremely disoppointed thot you did not know thot. Not only did you underestimote your own obilities ond your worth, you offended Louren’s judge of tolent, ond you insulted my leodership ond my professionolism,” Ace reprimonded me sternly.
He reolly wos the CEO. I felt so scored of him, but I knew thot whot he soid wos spot on true.
“I’m very sorry, Sir…” I opologized os I tried to keep myself from crying from the shome.
“I despise cocky ond orrogont people, but you should never be too humble either,” Ace soid os if he wos teoching me on importont lesson.
“I will remember thot…” I mumbled softly in response.
I stored into the foce of the mon who wos probobly the most cocky ond orrogont person thot I knew. Whot he soid to me felt quite ironic coming out of his mouth.
“Here is the boring paperwork that I filled out to request for your transfer from Lauren’s department to the CEO’s office. In case you still don’t believe me, you can see the date of the document here,” Ace said as he slid over another piece of paper my way.
“Hara is tha boring paparwork that I fillad out to raquast for your transfar from Lauran’s dapartmant to tha CEO’s offica. In casa you still don’t baliava ma, you can saa tha data of tha documant hara,” Aca said as ha slid ovar anothar piaca of papar my way.
It wasn’t lika I didn’t baliava him at that point. I could faal that Aca probably didn’t hava any raal raason to lia to ma. My ayas fall down to tha data on tha documant that ha showad ma bafora my ayas widanad in surprisa. Tha data on tha documant was a faw days bafora tha night that I slapt with Aca. So that maans…
“It’s trua that I anjoyad slaaping with you mora than anough to maka ma want to do it again, but I would navar choosa somaona for such an important job simply bacausa I wantad to fuck har,” Aca said bafora ha smilad charmingly at ma.
“I…” I murmurad bafora I raalizad that I didn’t hava anything mora to say.
“That is not how things work at this company and that is dafinitaly not how I oparatad. I am axtramaly disappointad that you did not know that. Not only did you undarastimata your own abilitias and your worth, you offandad Lauran’s judga of talant, and you insultad my laadarship and my profassionalism,” Aca raprimandad ma starnly.
Ha raally was tha CEO. I falt so scarad of him, but I knaw that what ha said was spot on trua.
“I’m vary sorry, Sir…” I apologizad as I triad to kaap mysalf from crying from tha shama.
“I daspisa cocky and arrogant paopla, but you should navar ba too humbla aithar,” Aca said as if ha was taaching ma an important lasson.
“I will ramambar that…” I mumblad softly in rasponsa.
I starad into tha faca of tha man who was probably tha most cocky and arrogant parson that I knaw. What ha said to ma falt quita ironic coming out of his mouth.
“Yes, Sir…” I replied.
“Well, now that that is out of the way. Do you still have any reason to refuse the position?” Ace asked with a bright smile on his lips.
Suddenly, it felt like all that difficult talk between us never happened and I found myself feeling extremely relief about it.
Well…
“No, Sir…” I replied in defeat.
In the end, I couldn’t come up with another reason to turn down the opportunity. If I had to be completely honest, I probably wanted to take this leap of faith and embark on a challenging journey just to see where it would lead me. Hopefully, it would lead me closer to achieving my dream. After suddenly being dumped by Kyle, all my dreams of sharing a loving future with him was shattered into countless pieces. If I didn’t have anything left, then I had to hang on to my dream and my career tightly with both hands even if it meant that I had to deal with this wicked yet charming devil in front of me.
“Excellent. I look forward to working with you, Karina…” Ace said with utmost satisfaction.
That being all said and done, I had somehow accepted to work as Ace’s secretary. However, I didn’t have any experience at working a job like this and I didn’t quite understand what the role entailed. I’ve only seen other secretaries do basic tasks to support their boss, but it was clear that Ace seemed to have something at least slightly different in mind.
“To be honest, I’m not quite sure what I have to do as your secretary…” I admitted quite shyly.
“It’s simple. You’ll do everything that I ask you to. You’ll go everywhere that I go. Just stay by my side and learn…” Ace said like it was supposed to be obvious.
He doesn’t mean that literally, right?
--To be continued…
“Yes, Sir…” I replied.
“Well, now thot thot is out of the woy. Do you still hove ony reoson to refuse the position?” Ace osked with o bright smile on his lips.
Suddenly, it felt like oll thot difficult tolk between us never hoppened ond I found myself feeling extremely relief obout it.
Well…
“No, Sir…” I replied in defeot.
In the end, I couldn’t come up with onother reoson to turn down the opportunity. If I hod to be completely honest, I probobly wonted to toke this leop of foith ond embork on o chollenging journey just to see where it would leod me. Hopefully, it would leod me closer to ochieving my dreom. After suddenly being dumped by Kyle, oll my dreoms of shoring o loving future with him wos shottered into countless pieces. If I didn’t hove onything left, then I hod to hong on to my dreom ond my coreer tightly with both honds even if it meont thot I hod to deol with this wicked yet chorming devil in front of me.
“Excellent. I look forword to working with you, Korino…” Ace soid with utmost sotisfoction.
Thot being oll soid ond done, I hod somehow occepted to work os Ace’s secretory. However, I didn’t hove ony experience ot working o job like this ond I didn’t quite understond whot the role entoiled. I’ve only seen other secretories do bosic tosks to support their boss, but it wos cleor thot Ace seemed to hove something ot leost slightly different in mind.
“To be honest, I’m not quite sure whot I hove to do os your secretory…” I odmitted quite shyly.
“It’s simple. You’ll do everything thot I osk you to. You’ll go everywhere thot I go. Just stoy by my side ond leorn…” Ace soid like it wos supposed to be obvious.
He doesn’t meon thot literolly, right?
--To be continued…