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“I am so sorry, Sir,” the guard apologized to Eduard when he recovered from shock. “I really didn’t know that you are the CEO’s son.”
“It’s okay. I know that you are just doing your job but please next time, don’t be judgemental. Try not to look down to anyone that you are going to meet along the way,” Eduard said meaningfully to the guard.
The guard bowed his head. He couldn’t meet Eduard’s eyes because of embarrassment.
“Yes, sir. Again, I am so sorry for how I have acted earlier,” he said in a low voice.
“It’s alright,” Eduard said and then he entered the penthouse with Ryan.
“Sir, Donovan Smith and his girlfriend have already left. They were really pissed off. I overheard them saying who do you think you are to make them wait for a couple of hours,” Ryan reported as soon as they got inside the penthouse.
“Don’t mind them. I do not have any spare time to talk to those kinds of people. Besides, no matter what he will be saying, there’s no way that I will give up the shares to his company. This is just the beginning,” he said the last sentence in a low voice but that didn’t escape from Ryan’s ears.
“What do you mean, sir?” His assistant suddenly asked.
Eduard shook his head. “Never mind.”
He crossed his legs while he was thinking of what he was going to do. Donovan challenged him earlier.
“Sir, do you want me to order anything for your dinner?”
“Ryan, actually, I need you to do something for me. I am so sorry if this is just a short notice. I want you to get a limited edition sports car for me with the highest price,” he said in a calm tone while his eyes were focused on the TV in front of him.
Ryan was taken aback from what he heard.
“Oh, sure, sir,” he quickly responded.
“Thank you. I need it in an hour. I am relying on you on this one,” he said to the man.
“No worries, sir. I will arrange this for you and your sports car should be here in less than an hour.”
“Thank you, Ryan. I know that I can really count on you with everything,” he said to his assistant and gave him a quick glance.
He was wondering what Donovan and Isabella’s reaction would be when they saw him riding in a sports car.
For Donovan’s eyes, he was nothing but a poor man while for Isabella’s he was nothing but her ex-husband who she dumped because of another man.
The anger in his heart suddenly rose just thinking about Isabella. It was clear that the woman was not worthy of his love. He wanted to think that it was a blessing in disguise that he discovered her infidelity. He wouldn’t like to spend the rest of his life with a woman like her.
He never thought that his dad would accept him and he would get his luxurious life back.
It didn’t take long and he heard a knock on the door.
His eyebrows knitted together as he was quite surprised. Did Ryan already get the car that he asked him to get?
“Come in,” he said without looking at the door.
It didn’t take long and Ryan came back.
“Sir, here’s the key of the most expensive sports car and limited edition that you ask me to get for you,” Ryan said as soon as he entered the penthouse.
“Thank you, Ryan.”
They were already at the parking lot when all of a sudden a woman went in their direction.
“S— Sir,” the woman called him.
Eduard was surprised to see the receptionist.
“Yes, how can I help?”
He could see the cheek of the woman turned red.
“Sir, I just want to apologize for what happened earlier. I know that I should have not acted like that,” she said in an apologetic voice. “It’s just really so happened that a lot of people are coming in to see the CEO and even with that kind of attitude, I have the best interest in heart for the company. I am so sorry if I judge you,” she added.
Eduard nodded his head. He could feel the sincerity of the woman in her voice.
“Sir, please, I know that I have hurt your feelings. I am really sorry for everything that I have said. I hope it will not be a cause for me to lose my job,” she said in a pleading voice.
Eduard didn’t know but he felt like she was the woman before. He pleaded for him to be retained in his job but unfortunately, even after begging, he was kicked out of the company.
He didn’t say a word and remained silent.
“Sir,” the woman called him again. “What can I do to make up with the mistake? I know I sound so desperate right now and I am so sorry if I am bothering you during this moment but I cannot really afford to lose my job. I am the breadwinner of our family since my father got sick. If I will be terminated because of what happened, I really don’t know what I should be doing. My father is still on medication. My siblings are still going to school. My mother is the one looking after them all. I am really sorry, sir. Please give me a chance and do not kick me out of the company. I promise that incident will not happen again.”
“Sir, please, I beg you,” the woman was about to kneel down but Eduard stopped her.
“Don’t do that,” he said.
He could understand what the woman was feeling. He knew that she was wrong but a part of him also knew that she was just trying to perform her job the best way that she could but unfortunately, she just didn’t know how to do it the right way.
“It’s alright. You don’t have to kneel. Your apology is accepted.”
He saw when the tears formed in the corner of the woman’s eyes suddenly fell on her cheek.
The woman burst out her emotions after she heard what Eduard said.
“Don’t cry. I am not going to fire you but you have to promise me that that will never happen again. Always remember that you have to be kind to all the people you meet along your way. You have to care even for strangers because you never know what they are going through. Wealth is not the basis of respect nor the physical appearance. I hope this serves as a lesson to you,” he exclaimed as he wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes.
“I am really sorry. Thank you for not terminating me. I really don’t know what will happen to me if I lose my job.”
Eduard smiled. “Just do your best and make sure not to judge anyone right away, okay?”
The receptionist nodded.
“By the way, what is your name?”
“A– Abby, sir,” the woman answered.
“Since you owe me one, Abby, come with me to a party. I need a female companion,” he invited the woman.
Shock was registered on her face. For a moment the woman hesitated.
“Please, can you come with me?”
Abby smiled at him and nodded.
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“Alright, sir. Do you need anything else before I leave?”“No, I am good. But just make sure your line is open just in case that I will have any request to make while I am at the party.”“Okay, sir. No worries. I will just be one call away.”“Thanks for that.” Then, Eduard averted his gaze to Abby. “Shall we go?”Abby nodded and smiled timidly at him.He gestured his arm to her so she would wrap her arms around but he saw that the woman hesitated.Eduard grabbed her arm and put it around his arms.“You will be my female companion tonight. Feel confident and comfortable. You are beautiful,” he said as he gave her a compliment.“Thank you,” Abby said and her cheek blushed because of what Eduard said.Just after a couple of minutes, Eduard and Abby were already in front of the restaurant where Eduard would meet Donovan and Isabella.When they were already at the entrance, Eduard heard a sound of laughter.He looked at the direction where it came from and he saw a group of people with Don
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“Car race,” Isabella said and smiled sarcastically.“What? A car racing challenge! But how can he challenge Donovan? He didn’t even have a car!”Donovan mockingly spoke.“Don’t be so hard on the man, Isabella. He might be wearing an expensive suit but where on earth would he borrow a car on such short notice?” One of the men said.“Yeah, do you think you can just come here and accept my challenge? So, what are you planning to do now? How are you going to fight me?” Donovan said as he shook his head. “Think before you act, loser!”Donovan leaned towards Isabella and kissed her. It was as if he was taunting Eduard. But Eduard remained calm and unaffected.Abby looked at Eduard as if she wanted to say something but Eduard stopped her using his eyes. He would just show the arrogant Donovan what he was looking for.He was wrong to underestimate him.“I accept the challenge,” Eduard simply answered.“If you lose then, I am going to kiss your girlfriend—”“And if you lose, you will kiss the
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Donovan was skeptical when he saw the Rolls Royce in front of him.Isabella was just standing beside him in shock while looking at the most expensive car she had ever seen. She couldn’t help but wonder how Eduard managed to get the car.“How did you get this car? Did you bury yourself in debt just to pay for the rent of this car and that woman? Did you agree to be forever a slave of someone?” Donovan asked one after the other. “I didn’t know that you would really go up to this extent just to impress us.”“Impress you? I think you are getting it wrong,” Eduard said. “You always have something to say but this is not a rental car like what you think,” he added.“So, did you beg someone rich to borrow this one?” Isabella exclaimed.“Hey, what are you talking about?” Abby couldn’t help but interrupt. “I don’t think you know what you are talking about.”“I am not talking to you. You better stay out of this, woman,” Isabella said and sharply glared at her.“Let her be. I can’t imagine how th
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Isabella laughed along with Donovan after hearing what Eduard said.“Are you out of your mind?” Donovan continued while he shook his head. He was entertained by Eduard’s words. “I do not know what came up in your mind and challenge me. I wonder who is backing you up to speak up on me with so much courage. Do you know who I am?” He added arrogantly.“Come on, honey. There’s no sense talking to this man,” Isabella spoke.“Yes, but I am wondering where he got his car. How can you get that kind of car in such a short period of time? No one in the right state of mind will let you borrow a limited edition sports car like what he used. I wonder if he borrowed it or …” Donovan paused as he looked at Eduard directly.“Or what?” Isabella’s eyebrows knitted together.“Or he has stolen it,” Donovan finished his words.Abby was about to speak but Eduard held her hand and stopped her with just his eyes.For Eduard, there was no need to say anything. Let the next thing that would happen shock his ex
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Eduard tried his best to hold his temper. He didn’t want to say anything but his connection with Isabella. He would let Donovan just get shocked when he found out the truth.Though he couldn’t deny the pain that he felt inside his heart because of how the woman was acting.He was thankful that Abby was there. The support that he was looking for was given to him by a strange woman.A woman who looked down on him as well during their first meeting.“It’s on Wilbur Avenue,” Abby said.“Okay,” Eduard said. “Please let’s drop Miss Abby on that address.”There was a deafening silence for a couple of minutes between him and Abby.“So, how long have you been in the company?“Almost a year. I just graduated last year and was lucky to land in the company right away,” Abby said and smiled at him.Eduard nodded.“I see.”After that, silence was between them again.Eduard was thinking a lot of things. He couldn’t believe that Abby would be there to support him even if they didn’t know each other.
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A long sigh was heard from the other line.Eduard could feel that Dan was concerned about him.“Well, just stay calm, okay? I saw your wife with another man. I do not want to give meaning to it at first but they were just so intimate that it was so hard to ignore,” finally, Dan said.He was right all along. His ex-wife was not afraid to flaunt her infidelity in broad daylight.“It’s okay, bro. I am fine. You don’t have to worry about me. I already know about it,” he said in a calm tone. It does affect him but not that much anymore. He had something else to put his energy into at the moment.Dan was shocked on the other line.“I see. If you need someone to talk to just let me know. Tell me when you go back and let’s have a drink,” Dan said.“Okay,” he said and then ended the call.He looked at the ceiling. He never thought that he would find himself in that situation.He could still remember how Isabella fought for their love. Her parents were against their relationship. They prefer Is
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“Ryan? Are you still there?”“Oh,” Ryan mumbled. “Yes, sir. Someone is waiting inside your office.”Eduard couldn’t help but wonder with Ryan’s gesture. Probably, it was Auntie Ana again.He took a deep breath as he continued his way to the lift.It didn’t take long and he reached the floor where his office was.It was the room that his father designated for him while he was assessing his skills.The next day after they met, his father had his staff prepare his office for him. He could say that it was one of the best days of his life. He never imagined that he would be given a chance to work in his father’s company.He was still young and his Auntie Ana always reminded him that he had no place in the company. He was lucky enough that his father recognized him and he should be thankful for that.“Good morning, sir,” Ryan greeted him as soon as he opened the door.“Good morning. Who’s there?”“It’s Sir Eddie,” Ryan answered and the fear in his voice couldn’t be hidden.“What does he nee
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“Is this the woman that he hired as his secretary?” Auntie Ana asked while one of her eyebrows raised.She looked at Abby from top to bottom. Obviously, she was looking down at her.“How can she be qualified? I heard that this woman didn’t have any degree. Ryan, what exactly is your boss planning?”Ryan was just quiet. He didn’t want to get involved with the family feud.“Tell me, is he trying to degrade the quality of the staff that we are hiring in the company? I came here and recommended to him someone who graduated from a very prestigious university but he declined it. How could this woman who didn’t even graduate college got the position? What kind of game is he trying to play?” Auntie Ana continued in a firm tone.Abby was just silent. She was looking down at the floor because she didn’t know what to say. She was right. She was not deserving of the position but what could she do? Eduard ordered her to report to him directly.“Look! Look at her, Ryan. She couldn’t even carry hers
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“Ryan, are you there?”Ryan cleared his throat before he answered. “Yes, sir. I am here.”“Okay, can you come in with the new secretary? I want you to run over to me what are the things that I need to do for today,” he said.“Alright, sir. We will be there shortly,” Ryan said and then he looked at Abby. “You are going to be fine.”Abby smiled.“Come on, let’s go. Let us not make him wait.”Abby stood up and then she followed Ryan as he knocked and opened the door in Eduard’s room.She could feel her heart beating so fast. That was the moment that she had been fearing since last night.Abby took a deep breath before she entered Eduard’s office.She and Ryan were standing in front of his executive desk. He was looking through the documents on top of his table.It was just that time that she noticed how good looking their acting CEO was. He had a high nose which looked like it was perfectly drawn. His eyes were brown with thick eyelashes and eyebrows.His lips were red like those lips of
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“Good morning,” Eduard said in a formal tone.“Good morning, sir,” Abby and Ryan said at the same time.Abby couldn’t help but feel nervous as she faced Eduard. She bowed her head. She couldn’t look him in the eyes.“Hi, Abby. How are you?”Abby quickly raised her head.“Hi, S— sir,” she mumbled. Her voice almost couldn’t be heard.“Ryan, please do the orientation to Abby,” he said and then he went into his office without giving her another look.“Abby, are you okay?” Ryan asked as soon as Eduard was gone.“Y— yes,” she said as she nodded her head.“Are you sure? You look like you are not. You are so pale,” he said.“I am so sorry, Ryan. I am just really afraid. Do you know why I am the one who has been chosen?”“Well, I think the CEO just likes to work with you, why?”“I am afraid that he might make things hard for me because of our previous encounter.”“Jeez! Forget about that. Eduard is kind. He may look so cold but he is a kind-hearted man,” he said. “There is nothing to be afraid
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The sound of the alarm clock woke up Abby.She rubbed her eyes and lazily got up the bed.Abby suddenly woke up herself as she realized that it was the day that she feared. She never thought that she would be working directly for the CEO after she got hired.Due to her education, they said that she couldn’t get a position inside the office. One should have a master’s degree to be an office staff and she accepted that already.But today was a different day for her. She didn’t know what exactly she did for her to finally get the job she wanted ever since she graduated.Though inside her heart, she didn’t know if she should feel excited or nervous.Abby had no idea why of all people she was chosen to be the acting CEO’s secretary.Her heart started to pound again as she remembered that she would no longer be at the reception.“Abby?” Her mother’s voice made her get up quickly from the bed. There were knocks after that.“Abby? Aren’t you coming to work?” She continued to ask.“I am going
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“Please make sure to come to the office thirty minutes early,” Geneva continued. But all her words didn’t sync to Abby’s head. She was just looking at her while her heart was still throbbing so fast. “Miss Nixon?” The HR officer called her attention. “Are you listening to me?” “Oh,” she mumbled and then she nodded her head. “B— but ma’am, why am I going to report in his office?” “He requested you to be transferred under him and work as his secretary,” Geneva continued. “Haven’t you had an encounter with him?” Abby suddenly felt her cheeks turn red. “Yes, Ma’am.” “I can’t help but wonder what he is planning because out of all the applicants he has chosen you instead. You have to be very careful and do your job very well,” the HR office reminded her. She smiled timidly. “I will. Thank you, Ma’am.” “Okay, you can go now.” Abby nodded and then she stood up and left the room. She closed the door and then leaned her back on it. She sighed. She didn’t know if she should be thankfu
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Eduard’s eyes became sharp as he looked at Auntie Ana.“While I still have my respect, please leave. If you continue to say anything about my mother, I do not know what I can do next. Please take that woman with you and leave my office. Or do you want me to call my father to let him know that his wife is trying to disturb me from working?”Eduard tried to hold his temper but he really wanted to shout at the woman who was in front of him.He could take everything that they wanted to say about him but not about his mother. She had already suffered enough and she was already at peace.“Why? Are you afraid that the people here in the company will lose respect from you when they know the truth?”“Ryan, can you please guide the guests out of the office?”“Okay, sir.” Ryan who was standing behind Auntie Ana said and then he convinced the woman to leave and not to cause anymore trouble.“I cannot believe that even Ryan is following this man. What has he done?”“Please, Ma’am. I do not think i
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"Take a look at this resume," Eduard said when Ryan came near him. He handed the piece of paper to his assistant."Isn't she already working here?"Ryan's eyebrows knitted together as he looked at the photo intently. He was trying to recall the woman's face. It didn't take long and he nodded his head."You're right, sir.""I think she's the receptionist. Why is her resume still here?""I am not sure but that can be a mistake. Let me ask the Human resource department.""Please," Eduard said and he put Abby's resume at the top of his table.Ryan made a phone call and Eduard was just listening to his assistant as he was speaking to the Human Resource department.If it was really a mistake, he could see that he had to review the other department's process as well. It was a small mistake but impacting.What if they contacted a person who was already an employee? Wasn't that embarrassing? Their system would really be questioned if that happened.He let out a deep sigh. His father worked hard
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It was another day for Eduard going to his father’s company. It was still early in the morning and as soon as he entered the building, he was greeted by the employees. His eyebrows knitted together because he knew that they were not yet informed who he was and what was his role in the company.“Good morning, Sir,” they greeted him one after the other with smiles on their faces.“Good morning,” he said as he nodded his head.“Good morning, sir,” Abby greeted him as well when he passed by the reception.It had been a couple of days since he took her with him to meet Donovan and Isabella.“How are you?”“I am fine, sir. Thank you for asking.”Eduard just smiled and then went on his way. He could not explain the feeling he had at that moment. It was the first time that he felt proud. Before people would always look down at him because he was either an illegitimate child or because his mother was called a whore.For the first time in his life, he felt that he was top of everyone.“Good mo
