I am the boss - English version

Chapter 4: “The Office”

Is it really a bad thing to be called to the owner's office?

We walk to the far end of the floor, passing the elevator and at the background, you can observe a huge set of wooden doors, I do not know exactly which type, I do not know if it is mahogany or oak, but they look extremely luxurious, expensive and heavy, with a very nice design, unlike the whole floor, you cannot see anything inside this particular office, on the right side, at eye level there is a silvery plaque that says 'Bennett Jones CEO', daaaaamn, here we are.

What will he want from me?

Did I really make him angry because I made him arrive late?

Is it a bye bye on my first day here?

No! please, lord mercy, do not fire me!

Do I have to beg him, even on my knees if necessary?

No, no no no, what do you say woman, I do not beg, ever, not to anyone, even if that one is the owner of the company in which I dreamed of working since I knew that I would study the Degree in Pharmaceutical Biologist Chemist.

So be it, dignity above all.

Holy mother of God!

I crossed myself mentally, hoping for the best and whatever that has to happen, will happen!

Richard stopped, he looked at his watch, he waited for a moment, I looked down to see mine and it was 1:44 p.m.

He stayed there not moving and when my watch changed to 1:45 p.m., Richard knocked three times on the wooden door.

A hoarse, manly, sexy voice of the Lord Arrogant is heard.

- Go ahead.

Richard opened the door, passed by, stopped the door for me with his hand and just as I walked in, he said

- Mr. Jones, here we are, how can we help you?

- It is all Richard thank you.

Richard made a face of confusion, he shook for a millisecond his head in sign of being completely lost in the situation.

- Hmm, Do you want us to leave Sir?

- No Richard, only you can go. Please close the door when you leave.

F uck and now what?

Is he going to kill me?

Richard immediately went around me and got out of the huge, luxurious office, without saying another word, as he was told, he closed the door behind him.

He is sitting at his huge, luxurious desk, he has not looked up from the file with some papers that he is reading and reviewing carefully.

The office is large, very large, it is not just any office, it is “The Office", it has a huge glass wall that allows you to observe Central Park in all its glory.

On one side is his desk, next to me a 3-2-1 set of sofas, with a coffee table in the middle and two side tables.

There I am, standing by the door, mute, unable to blink, I can barely breathe, I feel the air is so dense in here that I cannot breathe in, also his scent fills the whole room and I feel like fainting, I blinked.

I feel a hand, which strongly takes me from my left arm, I opened my eyes and I see Mister Arrogant over me, with a lock of his silky and shiny black hair falling over his forehead, his beautiful blue eyes watching me in astonishment, his beautiful and huge eyelashes are fanning as he blinks, his eyebrows, well defined and populated, his white and smooth skin, with no visible pores or imperfections, his pink, moisturized and completely kissable lips are half open.

All of him in his total and complete splendor is dangerously close to me, I feel his breathing on my skin.

Wait a minute, wait, what? I am on the floor!

- What happened?

- You fainted Layla, I barely managed to reach you so you wouldn't hit your head on the floor. How are you feeling? Do you think you are able to stand up?

Holy cow!

Did I just faint?

What is wrong with me?

- Yes, of course.

He straightens, takes me with both arms and lifts me off the floor holding my elbows as if I were light as a feather.

- Come, sit here.

He hugged me up to the couch, helped me sit down and he rushed to take a glass from the credenza behind us and he served some water.

He came back with the glass of water in his hand, he sat next to me and then he told me

- Layla, here, drink some water.

I touched my forehead because of a sharp pain I felt.

I took the glass and took a good sip of water.

I gave the glass back to him and he placed it on the center table.

- Are you okay? What happened to you?

- Mmmm, I think I am fine, it doesn't hurt anymore, I was feeling a severe headache, but it is disappearing now.

- Do you faint often?

- Nooo, I had never fainted before.

- What happened? How did you feel?

- I don't know, for a second, I was standing, I felt suffocated, your scent invaded me and I remember feeling like I couldn't breathe, and suddenly I opened my eyes and I saw you on my face.

- Did you get dizzy from my lotion?

- I don't think so, earlier at the revolving door I didn't feel anything.

- I see. Did you have breakfast this morning?

Bingo!

Like I was in such a hurry this morning, I did not have breakfast at all and I forgot to bring something to eat, not even a fruit.

- Ups, maybe, that is why?

- What? What do you say? Didn't you have breakfast?

- I was in a hurry in the morning, the new dress shirt I was going to wear today, I accidentally burnt it with the iron and everything went crazy after that, so I forgot to take a fruit with me.

- You really are one-

- One what?

- An infuriating woman!

- Don't you dare Judge me MISTER!

- Feisty, I see!

- Why am I, according to you, infuriating?

- How can you leave your house without eating breakfast? Right now it is two in the afternoon and you have an empty stomach.

- I didn’t plan this, it just happened.

- Did you bring food for your lunch?

- Obviously not, I didn't just tell you that I didn't have the time to eat breakfast and that I totally forgot to have a shake, a granola bar or a fruit.

- Can you walk now?

- I think so, Why?

- Let’s go to eat, get up.

He stood up, gosh looking so handsome and he extended his arm to me, so I could take his hand.

- Is there not a cafeteria inside the building where I can buy a ham sandwich?

- Of course we have a cafeteria in the building, and it is not only one where there are plain sandwiches to eat, I have hired one of the best chefs in town, so the food in our cafeteria not only compares to any five star restaurant in Manhattan, so we take pride in it, I eat there sometimes, but today I am going to take you to eat outside, so I can make sure you eat the right food to regulate your sugar levels, that is why you fainted, you most definitely had a glucose drop in your blood.

- No need Mr. Jones, seriou-

- Give me your hand, Layla, come on, I am not asking, I am telling you, and I won’t accept a no from you, come on.