A love Triangle; Leave me alone boss

I got this

Ariel.

“Ariel it’s 6am, get your ass up and get yourself ready for work!” Ivana says, tapping me lightly

“Ugh! How come you’re up early?” I say squinting, trying to stop the light from entering my eyes

“Girl I was too excited I was barely able to get enough sleep! This is a big opportunity for us. and the driver would be here by 7. First impressions matter alot and I know that you know that” Ivana says

“Ugh fine!” I sigh getting up from the bed

“I made breakfast, just some toast and hot chocolate. I made sure to straighten your dress! Now go be great!” Ivana says and she’s way too excited, like she’s the one getting the job

“Girl, you got to chill just a little bit” I say, walking to the bathroom

“A win for you is a win for me! I need you to be ready and look your best!”

“Alright”

I ate breakfast and had gotten ready. Ivana picked out a purple top with a light purple shade of palazzo and I couldn’t remember ever seeing that dress. But it was a really nice outfit for my first day of work.

There was a light honk at the entrance of the house and I knew it was the driver. I looked at the clock. 6:45am. Well, at least I’m ready.

I kissed Ivana goodbye as I headed out of the house. I was a nervous wreck but it was sure worth it.

“Good morning” I greeted the driver. It was a familiar face

“Good morning” he replied, his voice deep and soft.

“You’re the other guy from yesterday. I thought you were his brother, you both did look alike you know” I say, trying to make small conversations.

He turned up the music and that told me everything I needed to know, he didn’t want to make small talk with me. The least he could have done was to be polite about it.

I didn’t realize I had slept off. I opened my eyes to see that we had entered into a large building that looked like an estate. “The Maxwell Company” was boldly crafted out at the entrance.

“WOW!” I exclaimed, maybe a little too loud.

“And here you go!” He says, as the engine of the car goes off.

“Well, which building am I heading to exactly?” I ask, looking at the numerous buildings

“One step at a time” he says smiling sarcastically and comes down from the car and I do the same.

“Now, I’m not here to give you a tour, there’s someone assigned to do that, but I’ll let you know the basics, just in case I’m not able to drive you to work regularly” he says

“Oh!” I say, not expecting that my boss’s personal driver was about to be my driver too.

He walks to the building opposite the parking space! And it was tagged “Maxwell Marketing Firm”

“Now this is the office of the CEO, and this is the office you’ll be working in” he says, leading me inside.

The inside is covered with silver designs and a portrait of the marketing team hanging on one side of the wall. It was busy, people were walking with files in their hand. The center was empty, and made the building look circular from the inside. I was too scared to look down, but wow! It was a busy day for the company I could tell.

“If you’re done admiring, we could head to your office!”

“Yeah, sorry” I say shyly

We walk into the elevator and he presses ‘5’ and the arrow that indicated it was going down

“Hmm, an underground building?” I asked

“Yup, you scared of the underground?” He asks

“Well no, not really, but since you and I might get to interact often, can I get to know your name?” I ask

“It’s Nicholas Ben” he says

The elevator dings open and wow! If you think the entrance was beautiful, this was breathtaking. It had very few offices but it speaked and reeked of wealth. I take out my phone to take a picture for Ivana to see.

Nicholas stops me, and points to a warning plastered. “No pictures”

“But why?” I whine like a child

“The boss’s order!” Is the only thing he says.

He walked me into my office and I could have sworn that the office was bigger than the size of my entire apartment.

“Settle in, the boss would arrive very soon and send for you. The files on your table are what you need to go through for the presentation at 10. It’s easy, it’s marketing, and the boss knows you’re up to the task. If not, you won’t be here. You don’t need to be scared.” Nicholas assures me, giving me a sense of calm.

“Thank-

Before I could complete what I was about to say, Nicholas leaves, shutting the door behind him.

Well so much for his reassurance. I sigh.

I decided to take in the aesthetics of the office before diving into the files. It was 7:20, and I figured I would have a lot of free time.

My office desk was at the middle of the widely spaced office, and at one end was a fridge and a coffee machine with some cups aligned. It’s like I could make my own breakfast!

The other end was a couch and some small stolid with few books on it… I could not tell if it was meant for my relaxation. And the other part of the office was just space. It had something that was made to look like a window but I didn’t bother to check it out, I was not curious.

I looked at the file on my table “Acquisition of El Viom”

I decide to go through the file to have an understanding of who or what El Viom was and why Maxwell wanted to acquire it. And just then, I heard a voice clearing the throat that startled me.

I looked up and of course it was him.