Billionaire’s Redemption at Love

ANASTASIA When I left Tennessee to come to New York, I never imagined myself to be standing in front of one of my biggest dreams, and not as a normal employee but as Mr Donovan’s secretary. Well, what can I say? All those sleepless nights in school finally paid off. I quickly rushed to the receptionist's desk to get my card and find out what floor I'd be working on. “Hi, welcome to Donovan Textiles. How can I help you?” I’m new working here, but I got information saying I’m to check in here so I can get my card and know what floor I’ll be working on. “Oh yes, what's your name again?” Anastasia Lawson. “Ahhhh, your Mr Donovan’s new secretary, I’ve been waiting for you to check in, this is your card, and you’ll be working on the 25th floor. That’s the top floor. Have a nice day” “Thank you” “Oh no”, I’m fifteen minutes late already and this is my first day of work. I need to hurry because I don’t want to make a bad impression on my first day of work. I got to the elevator, but most of the elevators were filled up, except one that was about to be occupied by a tall man in a well-tailored suit that fitted him perfectly. “Hey please don’t shut the door!” I ran quickly to join him and I tripped, but he was so quick, and he caught me by my arms before I could land on him. As I looked up and caught my first glimpse of him, my breath hitched in my throat, he stood so tall with his arms still wrapped around my arms, his scent was an intense blend of earthly musk and sandalwood. He has a strikingly handsome face that fits his dark facial features, and also a sharp jawline, his hazel eyes look so pretty but at the same time, he looks like he has seen and experienced a lot of evil things. His black hair is styled so nicely and looks perfect for running your hands through—— “He cleared his throat, which brought me back to reality.” Miss? “Dem him, how can someone have such a deep voice and smooth voice all at the same time?” “Anastasia, my name is Anastasia”. So, Anastasia, do you go running around and bumping into people? Or how clumsy are you? I hope that changes as you work with her—— Before you finish your sentence, I want to let you know that I don’t go around bumping into people intentionally. And also, it’s not my fault that the time assigned to me was 8:00 instead of fifteen minutes to the required time, because this is my first time working here, and I needed to check in with the receptionist. Lastly, it's not my fault that the drive to work took longer than expected. This is New York and the roads are always busy. I’m sure you know about that. “So do not blame me for arriving at work late and bumping into you”. By the time I was done with the outing, all I needed to say was breathe so hard, while he was looking at me like I had just grown two heads. “Are you done?” If you are, then you may as well excuse me. He brushed past me and stepped out of the elevator. That’s when I realized we were on the 25th floor. I quickly stepped out to look for my desk. The floor looks so busy, but I was lucky enough to see someone who looked less busy. Thank goodness she also looks around my age. I hope she is nice, because I don't want her to add to my already spoiled mood. “Hi, how are you doing?” My name is Anastasia, the new secretary, and I don’t know where my desk is. “Oh, hi Anastasia, I’m Emily. Nice meeting you, and your office is the one next to the boss's office. “Girl, you are late. The boss sounded really mad when he asked for you to report to his desk just a minute ago, before you stepped in”. “Thank you, Emily”, I hope you have a nice day. “The same goes for your girl. Good luck on your first day and I hope to see you during lunch break!”. I smiled at her and quickly made my way to my office. When I stepped into my office, I dropped my bag, so I could report to the boss's office, but wow, this place looks so good and smells so amazing, and the view, OMG!, the view is to die for. New York is so beautiful. “I can surely say that one of the best life decisions I’ve made is moving to New York and achieving my long-term dream of working here”. I stopped drooling over the view, picked up my file and quickly stepped out and made my way to Mr Donovan’s office to report on him. I hope he is a nice old man and not like the angry type of old people, so I can sweet talk him into understanding why I came in late on my first day. I don’t want him to be a mood spoiler just like that arrogant jerk I met in the elevator earlier, cause I don’t know how much I would take in if he started scolding me about being late. I don’t want to make a bad impression on my first day. ************ Standing in front of his door, I quickly wiped my sweaty palms on my skirt, took a deep breath before knocking. “Come in”, his voice sounded so deep and rich, I could feel it through the door. I opened the door and stepped in, but he wasn’t looking at me, he was going through the papers on his desk. “I didn’t expect him to have a full head of gray hair, his hair looks so dark and thick”. From where I’m standing he maybe looks to be around his thirties. “Miss Lawson, you're late”, shut the door, and please have a seat. I didn’t know what to do because he sounded so calm and collected, but in an angry way, I shut the door and took slow steps to his desk. “So, Miss Lawson, do you have any good reason for being late?”, he raised his head up to look at me with a smirk plastered on his face, and I was stunned to see who it was.