CHAPTER TWO
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Chapter 2.
“ Scott, Meet my P.A. Katherine. She hadn't started working here when we did tons of business together back in the day ”
“ Explains the unfamiliarity. ” Scott said in sarcasm.
“ Nice to meet you sir. ” Katherine retorted in a sarcastic tone.
“ Likely. ” Scott said, holding her gaze.
“ Uh.. Katherine? ” Pete called.
“ Yes sir. ” Katherine responded, averting her gaze to her boss.
“ The proposal I asked you to look into yesterday. Could you bring it in, please? ” Pete asked.
“ Of course sir. ” She said and exited the office.
Katherine walked to her desk and picked up a piece of document.
Then she walked back into the office and handed it to Pete who received it with a smile.
“ Here. ” He said, handing it over to Scott McCall who received it. He opened it and went through the pages, with each turn over of a page, he glanced at Katherine who didn't spare him a glance.
“ What do you think? ” Pete asked.
“ It's a fine proposal. ” Scott muttered and Pete smiled.
“ Katherine here did it all by herself. ” Pete said and Scott hummed, looking at Katherine.
“ Uh… Not all sir. I only made some little corrections. Not a big deal. ” Katherine said.
“ Well those little corrections might be getting us a massive deal. ” Pete said and Katherine pulled a smile.
“ Well, Is there anything else I can do for you? ” Katherine asked.
“ Yes, two cups of coffee please. ”
“ In a minute sir ” She said and turned, walking towards the door. She grabbed the knob, stepped out and shut the door behind.
She exhaled deeply, raising a hand to her chest. God. It's like hell in there. She gulped down nothing and the thought of her returning there felt like a nightmare and it was.
She pushed herself off the door and started down the lobby. She made a turn and walked into a room.
Katherine moved and pulled out two neat cups. She picked out a coffee bean and dipped it into the coffee maker, positioning the cup under its mouth where dark liquid poured into the cup.
" Hey. ” A voice said and Katherine watched her colleague, Betty walk in.
“ Hey. ” She said back.
” How is it going in there? ” Betty asked.
“ Fine. ”
“ Oh, god. I wish I was in your shoes. I can believe you are literally in the same room with that hot cake. ” Betty said and Katherine scoffed, taking out the fist cup and putting the second.
“ Oh, please. If there's a way I could switch places, I would. I can barely withstand that guy. ”
“ Trust me, girl. You are doing just fine. I can't even imagine what I would do if I was the one standing so close to him. ” Betty said, squealing dreamily like a teenager and Katherine shook her head, taking out the second cup and placing it on the tray.
“ You deserve better, Betty. The guy is an ass. ” Katherine said.
“ Huh? ” Betty said
“ Nothing. ” Katherine said, walking out of the room.
She shook her head as she walked down the alley.
It just angered her the way people react at the thought of him. Only if they knew what a jerk he is. Katherine thought.
She halted when she got to the door.
She placed a knock to the door and pushed the door open when she heard a come in.
Katherine shut the door behind and turned to the large room. She had her head tilted up as she took a gentle but smart stride towards them, a smile playing on her lips.
But it suddenly vanished when their gaze met. God, she wishes she could just do something, anything at all to get at him. And the way he sat in the chair looking all smug did nothing but anger Katherine.
She inhaled sharply and slowly moved her feet towards the table. She placed her boss's coffee on the other side of the table first. Then she moved to the other side.
She was going to place the coffee beside Scott only for Katherine's shaky hands to fail her, resulting in the coffee pouring and half of it spilling on his hand which rested on the table.
“ What the f**k!? ” Scott cursed, standing abruptly to his feet.
“ Oh my god! ” Pete said, also standing to his feet and Katherine gasped, her eyes widened in horror at his hands which had turned bright red.
She hurriedly placed the cup down.
“ Are you fuckin blind?! ” He snapped, his eyes blazing daggers at her and Katherine swallowed nothing.
She glanced at Pete who looked embarrassed than she was.
“ I am so sorry. I am deeply sorry. ” Katherine muttered, raising her gaze to him and if looks could kill, she would probably be 6 feet under the ground.
“ I am so sorry, Scott. ” Pete said and he scoffed.
“ Yeah. Well, I am too. ” He uttered and Pete brows creased.
“ What… What do you mean? ”
“ It means this meeting is over. ”
“ Just the meeting right? I mean you will consider our proposal right? ” Pete asked.
“ You know me too well, Pete. Little mistakes such as clumsiness is what I don't tolerate or work with. ” Scott said and Pete swallowed.
“ Common man, it was just a mistake. Trust me, she isn't like this. Never has been. ”
“ Well, this says otherwise. ” Scott said, gesturing which hand and as Katherine stared at his bruised hand, a wicked, little smile lingered on her face but it disappeared all too fast when Scott looked at her with brows raised.
“ Common, Scott. Everything was going perfectly fine. You seemed like you would accept the deal. ”
“ Yeal, well. My hand was doing perfectly fine then, wasn't it? ” Scott asked back, glaring at Katherine who bit her lip and gazed down, feeling she could disappear that moment.
“ Scott, please. It was only a mistake. I am begging you. I need this contract. ”
“ I am sorry but I am out. ” Scott said, making for the exit.
“ Scott, wait. Please, I will do anything. ” Pete said and he halted, turning to him.
“ Anything? ” He asked and Pete nodded.
“ Fire her! ” Scott blurted and Katherine felt a loud bang in her head as she snapped her head to him.
“ What!? ” Katherine and Pete chorused.
T. B. C.
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