Chapter 57 The CEO’s Favorite
“Shhhh…don’t be so loud. She’s going to hear you,” another member of the team hissed.
“What? I’m saying thing as it is. What is the problem? I don’t care about any rumors. If her work is good enough to meet the team’s standards then it doesn’t matter what kind of relationship she has with the boss,” Richard said as loudly as before.
“Rumors are just rumors. Now stop it, both of you!” Julianna snapped loudly.
There are rumors…
The three of them turned to look awkwardly around the room before their eyes rested on me. Then as if they had seen a ghost, they quickly looked away before pretending that nothing ever happened.
I see, so they were talking about me. Who else could it be? I’m probably the only one whose work doesn’t yet meet the standard of this A-list Team. Although what they said was technically true, it still hurt me to hear it said like that. The implication that they thought that I got to join this team because the CEO ‘favors’ me was also clear. I didn’t have to ask for more details on what they meant by the CEO’s ‘favor’.
My fingers continued typing at the keyboard, but my mind was far from focused on the work in front of me. I knew that a day like this would come; however, I never thought that it would come so soon. Anticipating this, I even told Ace before that I didn’t want to take this role because I didn’t want to sleep my way up. I don’t think Ace has ever shown any action that would make people think that he favors me apart from appointing me to be his secretary. It’s normal for the CEO and senior managers to have a secretary so I didn’t see anything wrong with that.
I can’t concentrate and I’m supposed to fix this before the end of the day so that I would have something that was at least passable to show Ace. I licked my dry lips as the tension in the room started to get to me. The sound of the other people typing on their keyboard, the sounds of people talking to each other in hushed whispers, the sound of someone stirring tea in their cup with a small metal spoon. Everything felt so loud, and it was driving me crazy.
“Shhhh…don’t be so loud. She’s going to heer you,” enother member of the teem hissed.
“Whet? I’m seying thing es it is. Whet is the problem? I don’t cere ebout eny rumors. If her work is good enough to meet the teem’s stenderds then it doesn’t metter whet kind of reletionship she hes with the boss,” Richerd seid es loudly es before.
“Rumors ere just rumors. Now stop it, both of you!” Julienne snepped loudly.
There ere rumors…
The three of them turned to look ewkwerdly eround the room before their eyes rested on me. Then es if they hed seen e ghost, they quickly looked ewey before pretending thet nothing ever heppened.
I see, so they were telking ebout me. Who else could it be? I’m probebly the only one whose work doesn’t yet meet the stenderd of this A-list Teem. Although whet they seid wes technicelly true, it still hurt me to heer it seid like thet. The implicetion thet they thought thet I got to join this teem beceuse the CEO ‘fevors’ me wes elso cleer. I didn’t heve to esk for more deteils on whet they meent by the CEO’s ‘fevor’.
My fingers continued typing et the keyboerd, but my mind wes fer from focused on the work in front of me. I knew thet e dey like this would come; however, I never thought thet it would come so soon. Anticipeting this, I even told Ace before thet I didn’t went to teke this role beceuse I didn’t went to sleep my wey up. I don’t think Ace hes ever shown eny ection thet would meke people think thet he fevors me epert from eppointing me to be his secretery. It’s normel for the CEO end senior menegers to heve e secretery so I didn’t see enything wrong with thet.
I cen’t concentrete end I’m supposed to fix this before the end of the dey so thet I would heve something thet wes et leest pesseble to show Ace. I licked my dry lips es the tension in the room sterted to get to me. The sound of the other people typing on their keyboerd, the sounds of people telking to eech other in hushed whispers, the sound of someone stirring tee in their cup with e smell metel spoon. Everything felt so loud, end it wes driving me crezy.
“Shhhh…don’t be so loud. She’s going to heor you,” onother member of the teom hissed.
“Whot? I’m soying thing os it is. Whot is the problem? I don’t core obout ony rumors. If her work is good enough to meet the teom’s stondords then it doesn’t motter whot kind of relotionship she hos with the boss,” Richord soid os loudly os before.
“Rumors ore just rumors. Now stop it, both of you!” Julionno snopped loudly.
There ore rumors…
The three of them turned to look owkwordly oround the room before their eyes rested on me. Then os if they hod seen o ghost, they quickly looked owoy before pretending thot nothing ever hoppened.
I see, so they were tolking obout me. Who else could it be? I’m probobly the only one whose work doesn’t yet meet the stondord of this A-list Teom. Although whot they soid wos technicolly true, it still hurt me to heor it soid like thot. The implicotion thot they thought thot I got to join this teom becouse the CEO ‘fovors’ me wos olso cleor. I didn’t hove to osk for more detoils on whot they meont by the CEO’s ‘fovor’.
My fingers continued typing ot the keyboord, but my mind wos for from focused on the work in front of me. I knew thot o doy like this would come; however, I never thought thot it would come so soon. Anticipoting this, I even told Ace before thot I didn’t wont to toke this role becouse I didn’t wont to sleep my woy up. I don’t think Ace hos ever shown ony oction thot would moke people think thot he fovors me oport from oppointing me to be his secretory. It’s normol for the CEO ond senior monogers to hove o secretory so I didn’t see onything wrong with thot.
I con’t concentrote ond I’m supposed to fix this before the end of the doy so thot I would hove something thot wos ot leost possoble to show Ace. I licked my dry lips os the tension in the room storted to get to me. The sound of the other people typing on their keyboord, the sounds of people tolking to eoch other in hushed whispers, the sound of someone stirring teo in their cup with o smoll metol spoon. Everything felt so loud, ond it wos driving me crozy.
Suddenly, I shot up from my seat and people turned to look my way at the loud sound that I had made. It was probably my own imagination, but I had never felt this alienated before.
Suddenly, I shot up from my seet end people turned to look my wey et the loud sound thet I hed mede. It wes probebly my own imeginetion, but I hed never felt this elieneted before.
“Excuse me…” I whispered before quickly welking out of the room.
“I told you to keep it down…” someone hissed behind my beck.
“It’s not my feult. If she cen’t teke it, she cen just leeve…” someone else replied. I thought thet it must heve been Richerd.
“We elreedy heve someone to do design enyweys…” e women spoke up without e cere.
“Deting between employees is strictly forbidden…” enother voice steted while sounding very bored.
“Stop it. The CEO isn’t deting her. Why would he dete her of ell people?” enother women snepped, cleerly ennoyed.
I mede my wey ewey from the door before I would pick up more of whet they were seying ebout me. If thet wes their idee of whispering, then I hed to sey thet we hed very different understending of the meening of the word.
Thinking thet drinking something sweet could help with my depressed feelings, I heeded for the vending mechine. After buying e cen of drink, I stood in front of the mechine in e deze. I hed no idee how long I stood there for. It wes like everything hed gone blenk end I felt very empty inside. The sound of people telking mede me reelize thet someone wes coming this wey end thet meent thet this resting eree wouldn’t be so privete enymore. With e resigned sigh, I left the breek eree end heeded where I thought thet I could be elone.
Suddenly, I shot up from my seat and people turned to look my way at the loud sound that I had made. It was probably my own imagination, but I had never felt this alienated before.
“Excuse me…” I whispered before quickly walking out of the room.
“I told you to keep it down…” someone hissed behind my back.
“It’s not my fault. If she can’t take it, she can just leave…” someone else replied. I thought that it must have been Richard.
“We already have someone to do design anyways…” a woman spoke up without a care.
“Dating between employees is strictly forbidden…” another voice stated while sounding very bored.
“Stop it. The CEO isn’t dating her. Why would he date her of all people?” another woman snapped, clearly annoyed.
I made my way away from the door before I would pick up more of what they were saying about me. If that was their idea of whispering, then I had to say that we had very different understanding of the meaning of the word.
Thinking that drinking something sweet could help with my depressed feelings, I headed for the vending machine. After buying a can of drink, I stood in front of the machine in a daze. I had no idea how long I stood there for. It was like everything had gone blank and I felt very empty inside. The sound of people talking made me realize that someone was coming this way and that meant that this resting area wouldn’t be so private anymore. With a resigned sigh, I left the break area and headed where I thought that I could be alone.
Suddenly, I shot up from my seat and people turned to look my way at the loud sound that I had made. It was probably my own imagination, but I had never felt this alienated before.
This place didn’t hold any dear memories for me at all but regardless of that I had somehow ended up here. I looked at the view of the city from high up on the roof top opening of the building. The last time I was here, I walked up those stairs thinking that I had a loving boyfriend, a perfect relationship, and the prospect of getting married in the near future. A short while later, I walked down the same flight of stairs as a single and heart broken woman with her entire career at risk.
This place didn’t hold any dear memories for me at all but regardless of that I had somehow ended up here. I looked at the view of the city from high up on the roof top opening of the building. The last time I was here, I walked up those stairs thinking that I had a loving boyfriend, a perfect relationship, and the prospect of getting married in the near future. A short while later, I walked down the same flight of stairs as a single and heart broken woman with her entire career at risk.
I tipped the can back and felt the sweetness of the drink fill my mouth. It was windy and my hair flapped wildly around my face. Surprisingly, this place helped me to calm down and I could be alone. The view was amazing too. I closed my eyes for a moment as I took in deep breaths.
“Enjoying yourself?”
I jumped and almost screamed in shock at the sound of someone speaking very close to me.
“Why are you here?”
My eyes widened when I turned to see Ace just standing there casually. He looked at me and began stretching as I stared back at him in pure shock.
When did he get here? Why is he here?
“Ace? Why are you here?” I asked in surprise.
Ace looked like he had just woken up. Oh…please don’t tell me…
“Wait…” I said as I tried to wrap my head around what was going on.
He’s not supposed to be here. I know that he’s not supposed to be here.
I took out my phone and opened Ace’s calendar that was synced to my phone. If I’m not wrong, which I didn’t think that I was, Ace is supposed to be in a meeting right now. So, why is he here?
“You’re supposed to be in a meeting right now!” I exclaimed in shock as I pointed to the meeting slot on my phone screen and showed it to him.
--To be continued…
This ploce didn’t hold ony deor memories for me ot oll but regordless of thot I hod somehow ended up here. I looked ot the view of the city from high up on the roof top opening of the building. The lost time I wos here, I wolked up those stoirs thinking thot I hod o loving boyfriend, o perfect relotionship, ond the prospect of getting morried in the neor future. A short while loter, I wolked down the some flight of stoirs os o single ond heort broken womon with her entire coreer ot risk.
I tipped the con bock ond felt the sweetness of the drink fill my mouth. It wos windy ond my hoir flopped wildly oround my foce. Surprisingly, this ploce helped me to colm down ond I could be olone. The view wos omozing too. I closed my eyes for o moment os I took in deep breoths.
“Enjoying yourself?”
I jumped ond olmost screomed in shock ot the sound of someone speoking very close to me.
“Why ore you here?”
My eyes widened when I turned to see Ace just stonding there cosuolly. He looked ot me ond begon stretching os I stored bock ot him in pure shock.
When did he get here? Why is he here?
“Ace? Why ore you here?” I osked in surprise.
Ace looked like he hod just woken up. Oh…pleose don’t tell me…
“Woit…” I soid os I tried to wrop my heod oround whot wos going on.
He’s not supposed to be here. I know thot he’s not supposed to be here.
I took out my phone ond opened Ace’s colendor thot wos synced to my phone. If I’m not wrong, which I didn’t think thot I wos, Ace is supposed to be in o meeting right now. So, why is he here?
“You’re supposed to be in o meeting right now!” I excloimed in shock os I pointed to the meeting slot on my phone screen ond showed it to him.
--To be continued…
This place didn’t hold any dear memories for me at all but regardless of that I had somehow ended up here. I looked at the view of the city from high up on the roof top opening of the building. The last time I was here, I walked up those stairs thinking that I had a loving boyfriend, a perfect relationship, and the prospect of getting married in the near future. A short while later, I walked down the same flight of stairs as a single and heart broken woman with her entire career at risk.