Akinetopsia

12 : Threats

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"What do you want? y'know i am a busy person, right?"

Kent chuckled while simply relaxing on his bath tub, playing with the bubbles.

"You already met her?"

A rather monotonous voice of a woman replied to him. Kent's smile widen up.

"You wanna know?"

He asked in a mischievous tone.

"Yeah,"

she answered. Who is he talking to the phone?

"then talk to her yourself. I ain't telling you anything,"

he playfully teased her. Keisha Mircovich bit her lips in annoyance.

"We are talking about my brother here Kent. don't play with me,"

she murmured. she heard Kent laughing from the other side of the phone, pissing her even more.

"You really won't tell me anything?"

she asked once again.

"I'm kidding 'kay? Why so stiff.."

Kent shook his head, laughing

"Don't piss me even more. You won't like it when I'm mad, Mr. Aphelion,"

she warned him. Kent shrugged his shoulder and stared at the ceiling, softly sighing.

"I'll send you her number and her information. That's enough for you right?"

he answered, smirking. She didn't replied. She stood up from her seat and watched the Paris' skylights from her condominium's glass wall.

"Fine. "

she hung up the call after she answered.

Kent laughed, finding it entertaining to be stuck in the middle of their family dillema.

"why am i even helping her?"

he asked to himself while taking his phone and sending Athena's number to Keisha.

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"Ohh god,"

Athena groaned as she rushed towards the company building. She's late. after what Ethan told her yesterday, He never talked to her again leaving her hanging with what he meant with those words. Athena didn't had the chance to sleep properly because of that.

"Wait!!"

she yelled, seeing the elevator door closing. She slipped her hand inside so that it won't close. thank god it didn't.

"Ohh Assistant Saavedra?"

Director Dawson greeted her. Athena bowed her head politely, greeting the older woman.

"Director! Good morning"

she greeted her, Director Dawson greeted her back with a small smile.

"So what happened yesterday?"

'should i be honest?'

"It... went well..... fortunately,"

she faked a smile . Director Dawson sighed in relief. She then noticed Athena's head, chuckling as she dug on her bag to find something.

"I think you need this, Assistant Saavedra."

Director Dawson said and took a comb from her bag and gave it to Athena. Athena awkwardly smiled and took it.

"I-I'm sorry..."

She awkwardly answered. the elevator door opened on the floor where Director Dawson is designated.

"Kids these days...You're so persevering, Assistant Saavedra. Keep up the good work."

Director Dawson  complimented her and tapped her shoulder and walked out from the elevator.

Athena sighed the moment the elevator door closed. She combed her messy hair while using the elavator wall as mirror.

"It's his fault. That blind asshole,"

she murmured while fixing her hair. There's no other worker inside the elevator since it;s moving towards the top floor where the executives and directors are.

The elevator door opened while she's fixing her lipstick. 

"Chairman!!"

she was surprised by Ethan standing in front of the elevator door. 

Ethan walked inside, glancing at her frozen body.

"You're late,"

he said pressing the ground floor. Athena rolled her eyes. 

"Of course I will be-" she stopped the elevator door from closing, "I have so many things on my mind yesterday that i can't sleep," she said scoffing at him. She started to walk outside to put her bag on her table.

But then, Ethan pulled her wrist suddenly.... unfortunately, she slipped because of her high heels and fell towards Ethan's position.

Ethan accidentally wrapped his hands around her back to support him but her weight made him lost his balance, both of them were pushed to the wall. 

Everyone on the last floor who saw what happened had their eyes wide. The elevator door slowly closed, Athena was shocked and so as Ethan

Athena froze on her position. Slightly embarrassed with what just happened.

"W-Why did you do that?!!"

she yelled, pushing Ethan against the wall to break free from his embrace.

"The... What?"

"Why did you pulled me?!!"

she yelled at him again. Sunghoon just looked at her blankly.

"Isn't it your job to be with me?"

he asked her.

"Yes! But- No! I am-"

"Tone down your voice young lady i am only in front of you,"

he said, slightly pissed.

"Oh god! Why do you have to pull me?! Can't you see i'm walking towards my desk? I'll just put my bag on my table and rush to you!! Can't you see that?!!"

Athena snapped. Ethan looked at her with annoyance.

"First of all, I can't. I can't freakin see you moving to your desk. Thank you for telling me that." he sarcastically laughed after those words, "Second, I pulled you since the meeting is too urgent and i can't waste 5 more minutes waiting for you to come back. And third, I saved your life from tripping down and shaming your ass and yet you're here nagging on me like a freakin brat weeping over a piece of candy stolen from her. I don't even know what's the big deal about what happened. Thank you. You just made my day. "

he sharply glanced at her and walked out from the elevator.

Athena was shocked. In every word that Ethan told her, it has emphasis and annoyance.

It was too intimidating.

" C-Chairman!! "

she realized she was spacing out already and ran towards Sunghoon who just left the entrance door.

"Wait!!"

Ethan already went inside the car and left. Athena tried to chase it but clearly, her feet weren't enough to keep up with the speed of the four-wheeled vehicle.

"no way..."

Athena whispered in frustration. she put her hands on her knees while panting.

This is a nice day for her.

She was late for her work.

Unable to fix herself on the house so she hustled on the elevator,

Embarrassed herself by tripping on the chairman,

Pissed Ethan very very much to the point that his eyes are already telling her that he's mad,

And she just missed the car so she need to commute or else the files she's keeping for the meeting won't be presented on the meeting itself.

How can this day be worse?

*ring! ring! *

Her phone rang, an unregistered number appeared on the screen.

'Is this chairman?'  she thought to herself, hoping t'was him. She don't really know, maybe it's actually the 2nd Secretary that was driving the car right?

"Hello?"

She answered the phone call and waited for ten seconds for a reply.

Unfortunately, she received none.

"Hello? I'm not really in the mood right now for some pranks so please. Fvck off."

She became reckless again.

yet again.

"Meet me at the Haven's Cafe Ms. Secretary."

A monotonous voice of a woman can be heard from the other side of the phone.

"And why would i do that?"

she asked. a small laugh was heard from the other side before the reply,

"Because i am Keisha Mircovich. Ethan's older sister."

she confidently answered and ended the phone call.

Just when Athena thought the day could have been much worse, Here comes another problem.

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