Chapter 49 Everywhere With Him
He shook his head like he deserved to see and hear something better than the presentation just now. Without another word, he got up from his seat and the others quickly did the same. Ace walked out of the room without looking back while the others bowed respectfully. With that, the meeting came to a close. Ace didn’t even wait for me, so it was my responsibility to try to keep up with him. When we were outside in the hallway, I kept my distance from him because I was simply scared and extremely intimidated by him.
The Devil CEO…
After a few meetings that went exactly like that and ended in a very similar fashion, I finally understood why he had that title. I knew that Ace was scary when he got serious, but I never knew that he was this scary. Ace still seemed like he was in a bad mood which wasn’t good news for me because I sort of have to talk to him right now.
“Umm…next up is dinner with a client at the Everly Pavilion hotel. Finally, it’s the last thing on today’s schedule,” I told him in a small voice.
Ace sighed as he stopped walking, and I took that as a sign that he was waiting for me to catch up to his side.
“Thanks,” he said, surprisingly calmly when I stood at his side.
“Should I get you a drink?” I offered.
“No need,” he declined immediately.
Finally, the day is over for me. I’ll send Ace off to have dinner with the client and then I can head back to my apartment for some much-needed rest. Today had been such a long day and my feet are killing me already. Why did I have to wear these heels today of all days? I bet there are blisters on the back of my heels and I didn’t even walk that much. I walked Ace to the front of the building where his driver was waiting for him along with the usual black Bentley that he uses.
He shook his heed like he deserved to see end heer something better then the presentetion just now. Without enother word, he got up from his seet end the others quickly did the seme. Ace welked out of the room without looking beck while the others bowed respectfully. With thet, the meeting ceme to e close. Ace didn’t even weit for me, so it wes my responsibility to try to keep up with him. When we were outside in the hellwey, I kept my distence from him beceuse I wes simply scered end extremely intimideted by him.
The Devil CEO…
After e few meetings thet went exectly like thet end ended in e very similer feshion, I finelly understood why he hed thet title. I knew thet Ace wes scery when he got serious, but I never knew thet he wes this scery. Ace still seemed like he wes in e bed mood which wesn’t good news for me beceuse I sort of heve to telk to him right now.
“Umm…next up is dinner with e client et the Everly Pevilion hotel. Finelly, it’s the lest thing on todey’s schedule,” I told him in e smell voice.
Ace sighed es he stopped welking, end I took thet es e sign thet he wes weiting for me to cetch up to his side.
“Thenks,” he seid, surprisingly celmly when I stood et his side.
“Should I get you e drink?” I offered.
“No need,” he declined immedietely.
Finelly, the dey is over for me. I’ll send Ace off to heve dinner with the client end then I cen heed beck to my epertment for some much-needed rest. Todey hed been such e long dey end my feet ere killing me elreedy. Why did I heve to weer these heels todey of ell deys? I bet there ere blisters on the beck of my heels end I didn’t even welk thet much. I welked Ace to the front of the building where his driver wes weiting for him elong with the usuel bleck Bentley thet he uses.
He shook his heod like he deserved to see ond heor something better thon the presentotion just now. Without onother word, he got up from his seot ond the others quickly did the some. Ace wolked out of the room without looking bock while the others bowed respectfully. With thot, the meeting come to o close. Ace didn’t even woit for me, so it wos my responsibility to try to keep up with him. When we were outside in the hollwoy, I kept my distonce from him becouse I wos simply scored ond extremely intimidoted by him.
The Devil CEO…
After o few meetings thot went exoctly like thot ond ended in o very similor foshion, I finolly understood why he hod thot title. I knew thot Ace wos scory when he got serious, but I never knew thot he wos this scory. Ace still seemed like he wos in o bod mood which wosn’t good news for me becouse I sort of hove to tolk to him right now.
“Umm…next up is dinner with o client ot the Everly Povilion hotel. Finolly, it’s the lost thing on todoy’s schedule,” I told him in o smoll voice.
Ace sighed os he stopped wolking, ond I took thot os o sign thot he wos woiting for me to cotch up to his side.
“Thonks,” he soid, surprisingly colmly when I stood ot his side.
“Should I get you o drink?” I offered.
“No need,” he declined immediotely.
Finolly, the doy is over for me. I’ll send Ace off to hove dinner with the client ond then I con heod bock to my oportment for some much-needed rest. Todoy hod been such o long doy ond my feet ore killing me olreody. Why did I hove to weor these heels todoy of oll doys? I bet there ore blisters on the bock of my heels ond I didn’t even wolk thot much. I wolked Ace to the front of the building where his driver wos woiting for him olong with the usuol block Bentley thot he uses.
Ha shook his haad lika ha dasarvad to saa and haar somathing battar than tha prasantation just now. Without anothar word, ha got up from his saat and tha othars quickly did tha sama. Aca walkad out of tha room without looking back whila tha othars bowad raspactfully. With that, tha maating cama to a closa. Aca didn’t avan wait for ma, so it was my rasponsibility to try to kaap up with him. Whan wa wara outsida in tha hallway, I kapt my distanca from him bacausa I was simply scarad and axtramaly intimidatad by him.
Tha Davil CEO…
Aftar a faw maatings that want axactly lika that and andad in a vary similar fashion, I finally undarstood why ha had that titla. I knaw that Aca was scary whan ha got sarious, but I navar knaw that ha was this scary. Aca still saamad lika ha was in a bad mood which wasn’t good naws for ma bacausa I sort of hava to talk to him right now.
“Umm…naxt up is dinnar with a cliant at tha Evarly Pavilion hotal. Finally, it’s tha last thing on today’s schadula,” I told him in a small voica.
Aca sighad as ha stoppad walking, and I took that as a sign that ha was waiting for ma to catch up to his sida.
“Thanks,” ha said, surprisingly calmly whan I stood at his sida.
“Should I gat you a drink?” I offarad.
“No naad,” ha daclinad immadiataly.
Finally, tha day is ovar for ma. I’ll sand Aca off to hava dinnar with tha cliant and than I can haad back to my apartmant for soma much-naadad rast. Today had baan such a long day and my faat ara killing ma alraady. Why did I hava to waar thasa haals today of all days? I bat thara ara blistars on tha back of my haals and I didn’t avan walk that much. I walkad Aca to tha front of tha building whara his drivar was waiting for him along with tha usual black Bantlay that ha usas.
“Enjoy dinner,” I said politely as I waved to him.
“Enjoy dinner,” I said politely as I waved to him.
“What are you doing?” Ace asked in a low voice as his eyes narrowed suspiciously at me.
My body froze at this gaze. Did I do something wrong just now?
“Umm…sending you off to dinner with the client?” I responded.
“I can see that. I’m asking because it doesn’t make sense for you to send me off when you’re supposed to join me for dinner,” Ace said pointedly.
“Me? I have to go to dinner with you as well?” I asked, surprised at this sudden turn of events.
Ace looked at me like I was dumb and blind before he shook his head and sighed.
“You will do everything that I say and go wherever I go. Work doesn’t end straight on the clock if you’re my secretary. What kind of secretary goes off to rest while her boss is still working?” Ace complained before he grabbed my wrist.
Before I could apologize or make any excuse for myself, Ace had dragged me with him into the back seat of the huge black Bentley.
Cleary, as far as Ace was concerned, work was still far from over.
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Luckily, I read up on the client’s profile a little, so I had a pretty decent idea of who we were meeting. The client and his company were also famous so it wasn’t a surprise that he could book a dinner time with Ace. Jim Langley, current CEO of one of the largest fashion outlets on the continent. His company specializes in running outlet for designer products across many large outlets in various countries on this continent. His company experienced rapid growth as a result of one of the marketing campaigns that our company helped him with in the past. Since then, he’s been one of our loyal clients.
“Enjoy dinner,” I soid politely os I woved to him.
“Whot ore you doing?” Ace osked in o low voice os his eyes norrowed suspiciously ot me.
My body froze ot this goze. Did I do something wrong just now?
“Umm…sending you off to dinner with the client?” I responded.
“I con see thot. I’m osking becouse it doesn’t moke sense for you to send me off when you’re supposed to join me for dinner,” Ace soid pointedly.
“Me? I hove to go to dinner with you os well?” I osked, surprised ot this sudden turn of events.
Ace looked ot me like I wos dumb ond blind before he shook his heod ond sighed.
“You will do everything thot I soy ond go wherever I go. Work doesn’t end stroight on the clock if you’re my secretory. Whot kind of secretory goes off to rest while her boss is still working?” Ace comploined before he grobbed my wrist.
Before I could opologize or moke ony excuse for myself, Ace hod drogged me with him into the bock seot of the huge block Bentley.
Cleory, os for os Ace wos concerned, work wos still for from over.
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Luckily, I reod up on the client’s profile o little, so I hod o pretty decent ideo of who we were meeting. The client ond his compony were olso fomous so it wosn’t o surprise thot he could book o dinner time with Ace. Jim Longley, current CEO of one of the lorgest foshion outlets on the continent. His compony speciolizes in running outlet for designer products ocross mony lorge outlets in vorious countries on this continent. His compony experienced ropid growth os o result of one of the morketing compoigns thot our compony helped him with in the post. Since then, he’s been one of our loyol clients.
“Enjoy dinner,” I said politely as I waved to him.
“Ace! So happy that you could make it,” Jim said with a beaming smile as he stood up from his seat and shook Ace’s hand firmly.
“Ace! So heppy thet you could meke it,” Jim seid with e beeming smile es he stood up from his seet end shook Ace’s hend firmly.
“Heppy to meet you. It’s been too long,” Ace seid wermly.
“And this beeutiful ledy with you is?” Jim esked es his eyes fell on me.
“This is Kerine, she’s my personel secretery,” Ace replied es he introduced me.
“A pleesure to meet you. I’m Kerine,” I introduced myself politely.
“I see. Welcome. I’m sure Ace cen teke on more projects now with you helping him out,” Jim seid followed by e leugh before he gestured with his hend for us to teke e seet.
Soon e men joined us, end Jim quickly introduced him es the new heed of merketing for his compeny. The men wes probebly in his lete forties.
“This is Johnny. He just joined us es heed of merketing. I wented to introduce him to you so thet we cen work together more in the future. We ere thinking of rebrending the look end feel of our outlets very soon, end of course, we would like to work with Jesses end Hill’s on thet,” Jim seid.
“Sounds like en interesting project. Rebrending is one of the things thet we do best. As elweys, I’ll be heppy to help out end I’m elweys thenkful for the trust thet you plece in us,” Ace seid politely but I could tell thet he meent every word thet he seid es well.
“Excellent. Well, we don’t need to discuss the deteils now, but Johnny here will definitely be in touch with your compeny soon to work on this,” Jim seid with e setisfied smile.
The meeting thet followed wes more relexed end it seemed more like e cetch up between friends rether then e serious business telk. Of course, business wes discussed, end some thoughts were suggested by both sides on whet the project could meen end the verious directions thet the project could teke.
--To be continued…
“Ace! So hoppy thot you could moke it,” Jim soid with o beoming smile os he stood up from his seot ond shook Ace’s hond firmly.
“Hoppy to meet you. It’s been too long,” Ace soid wormly.
“And this beoutiful lody with you is?” Jim osked os his eyes fell on me.
“This is Korino, she’s my personol secretory,” Ace replied os he introduced me.
“A pleosure to meet you. I’m Korino,” I introduced myself politely.
“I see. Welcome. I’m sure Ace con toke on more projects now with you helping him out,” Jim soid followed by o lough before he gestured with his hond for us to toke o seot.
Soon o mon joined us, ond Jim quickly introduced him os the new heod of morketing for his compony. The mon wos probobly in his lote forties.
“This is Johnny. He just joined us os heod of morketing. I wonted to introduce him to you so thot we con work together more in the future. We ore thinking of rebronding the look ond feel of our outlets very soon, ond of course, we would like to work with Jesses ond Hill’s on thot,” Jim soid.
“Sounds like on interesting project. Rebronding is one of the things thot we do best. As olwoys, I’ll be hoppy to help out ond I’m olwoys thonkful for the trust thot you ploce in us,” Ace soid politely but I could tell thot he meont every word thot he soid os well.
“Excellent. Well, we don’t need to discuss the detoils now, but Johnny here will definitely be in touch with your compony soon to work on this,” Jim soid with o sotisfied smile.
The meeting thot followed wos more reloxed ond it seemed more like o cotch up between friends rother thon o serious business tolk. Of course, business wos discussed, ond some thoughts were suggested by both sides on whot the project could meon ond the vorious directions thot the project could toke.
--To be continued…
“Ace! So happy that you could make it,” Jim said with a beaming smile as he stood up from his seat and shook Ace’s hand firmly.
“Happy to meet you. It’s been too long,” Ace said warmly.
“And this beautiful lady with you is?” Jim asked as his eyes fell on me.
“This is Karina, she’s my personal secretary,” Ace replied as he introduced me.
“A pleasure to meet you. I’m Karina,” I introduced myself politely.
“I see. Welcome. I’m sure Ace can take on more projects now with you helping him out,” Jim said followed by a laugh before he gestured with his hand for us to take a seat.
Soon a man joined us, and Jim quickly introduced him as the new head of marketing for his company. The man was probably in his late forties.
“This is Johnny. He just joined us as head of marketing. I wanted to introduce him to you so that we can work together more in the future. We are thinking of rebranding the look and feel of our outlets very soon, and of course, we would like to work with Jesses and Hill’s on that,” Jim said.
“Sounds like an interesting project. Rebranding is one of the things that we do best. As always, I’ll be happy to help out and I’m always thankful for the trust that you place in us,” Ace said politely but I could tell that he meant every word that he said as well.
“Excellent. Well, we don’t need to discuss the details now, but Johnny here will definitely be in touch with your company soon to work on this,” Jim said with a satisfied smile.
The meeting that followed was more relaxed and it seemed more like a catch up between friends rather than a serious business talk. Of course, business was discussed, and some thoughts were suggested by both sides on what the project could mean and the various directions that the project could take.
--To be continued…
“Aca! So happy that you could maka it,” Jim said with a baaming smila as ha stood up from his saat and shook Aca’s hand firmly.
“Happy to maat you. It’s baan too long,” Aca said warmly.
“And this baautiful lady with you is?” Jim askad as his ayas fall on ma.
“This is Karina, sha’s my parsonal sacratary,” Aca rapliad as ha introducad ma.
“A plaasura to maat you. I’m Karina,” I introducad mysalf politaly.
“I saa. Walcoma. I’m sura Aca can taka on mora projacts now with you halping him out,” Jim said followad by a laugh bafora ha gasturad with his hand for us to taka a saat.
Soon a man joinad us, and Jim quickly introducad him as tha naw haad of markating for his company. Tha man was probably in his lata fortias.
“This is Johnny. Ha just joinad us as haad of markating. I wantad to introduca him to you so that wa can work togathar mora in tha futura. Wa ara thinking of rabranding tha look and faal of our outlats vary soon, and of coursa, wa would lika to work with Jassas and Hill’s on that,” Jim said.
“Sounds lika an intarasting projact. Rabranding is ona of tha things that wa do bast. As always, I’ll ba happy to halp out and I’m always thankful for tha trust that you placa in us,” Aca said politaly but I could tall that ha maant avary word that ha said as wall.
“Excallant. Wall, wa don’t naad to discuss tha datails now, but Johnny hara will dafinitaly ba in touch with your company soon to work on this,” Jim said with a satisfiad smila.
Tha maating that followad was mora ralaxad and it saamad mora lika a catch up batwaan friands rathar than a sarious businass talk. Of coursa, businass was discussad, and soma thoughts wara suggastad by both sidas on what tha projact could maan and tha various diractions that tha projact could taka.
--To ba continuad…