The Dangerous Obsession

Warning

Carly’s Pov

My mind still full with questions, is taking this job a right decision?

What had happened earlier kept ringing in my head.

Why me?

I got home feeling exhausted about how my day went today.

I dropped my bag and lay down on my bed, staring at the ceiling.

It couldn’t get any worse.

Then she crossed my mind again, that woman was obviously mad at something. But why divert her hate towards me?

It’s evening I had settled inside my apartment when my phone rang.

I took my phone and stare at the screen it’s an unknown number, who’s this?

Still holding the phone curiously.

It rang for the third time, then I picked.

“Hello?”

The other was silent for some moments.

“Hello?” I reiterated.

“ Miss Carly?”

Is that you?

The voice was calm.

Yes, I replied.

“Mr Grayson?”

It’s Me.

Hope there’s no issue sir?

Still don’t why I was sent home after the interview and the woman reaction was behavior.

He paused.

Then he respond.

I need you to resume work tomorrow, I’ll like to clear few things and discuss our schedules.

Okay sir.

And he ended the call.

What are these people up to?

“I’ll be there tomorrow, that’s the only way to find out what’s going on.”

I set my alarm and fell asleep faster than I expected.

Next morning my alarm woke me up early.

All I could think was happened the day before.

An hour later, I arrived at Grayson Enterprise.

I walked into the building and approached the receptionist.

She looked up.

“Good morning, she replied.

“I’m here to see Mr Grayson.”

“Miss Carly?”

“Yes.”

He’s expecting you.

I nodded.

I walked into the elevator and pressed the button to the CEO,s floor.

It begin to lift up few minutes later the elevator stopped, and the door opened.

I noticed a lady coming towards my way and stepped on me.

“Oww!”

I was still trying to pull myself back and observe from her toe to her face then she gave me a deadly stare.

Before I could utter a word, she walked away.

I stood there confused.

Why do I have to encounter another weird scene here?

Another lady with stupid attitude in such a corporate environment like this?

I took a deep breath and continued walking.

When I reach my CEO office, I knocked and he answered immediately.

Come in then I walked in.

“Good morning sir.”

“Good morning.”

“Miss Carly, Have a seat.”

“Thank you sir.”

I pulled out a chair in front of his desk.

He stared at me for some moment without saying a word.

Then he begin, I believed you have questions due to your encounter here.

I adjusted my sitting position.

I looked at him, and our eyes met.

“Yes sir.”

“Miss Carly, firstly I’ll like to apologize for any inconvenience we might have caused yesterday.”

It is unprofessional whatever impression we make is unexpected.

I nodded.

“Mr Grayson I was wondering why that woman acted that way towards a new employee.And I was sent home after the Interview like my service is not needed?”

I stared at him, waiting for his response.

She’s my wife.

My chest tightened.

“His wife?”

I was deep in thought for a while.

Why does his wife acted like that way towards even the fact that was my first time here?

She barely knew me.

“Since you’ll be working here, just try to be on her good side”.

“She also deserves the same respect as me.”

“And our privacy should be honored.”

“If you want to work here without issues around you, don’t go around splitting what you see or hear.”

His words dropped like a rock in my chest.

I was dumbfounded.

Why does this sounds more like a warning to me?

I seat there trying to comprehend what I just heard.

He kept quiet for a while.

Then he frowned.

He asked, Am I talking to someone?

“Yes sir”

I understand sir.

Your resumption time is 8:00 and you will be closing by six, but you must always inform me before leaving the office.

You’ll be handling my daily schedule ahead of time, including my business trips and meetings with board members and clients.

Yes sir.

He stood up and began to walk towards the door.

Let’s go I’ll introduce you to someone staffs.

We took the elevator to the main office floor.

The moment we walked in the main office, everyone divert their attention towards us.

Mr Grayson break silence.

“Hello everyone, may I have of your attention?”

This is Miss Carly Raye, My new secretary do well to get along with her.

I’ll just do a quick introduction now .

“This is Stella. He pointed at a lady,she’s the head of administrative department.”

She smiled.

“Welcome to the board, Carly.”

“That’s George. He’s the senior manager.”

George was in an personal office close to the main staffs office.

“You’re welcome, he said.”

“Thank you , I replied.”

Everything seems to be going well.

Until I noticed a lady with frowning face.

I quickly turned my head away.

Miss Carly, please come here.

This will be your space among the other staff, I’ll call whenever your attention is needed.

Monitor my schedules and arrange the files accordingly.

Everything you need will be sent to your mail now.

He turn and return to his office.

My space was to Stella own and she seems nice .

I spent the rest of the day arranging documents, answering official calls and booking appointments for clients.

While I was busy at my desk, my eyes picked on someone across the office.

It was lady that bumped into my face earlier.

Then I asked Stella who’s that lady?

Does she works here?

“Yes she works here as a secretary to Mrs Grayson,” Stella replied.

What??

I stared at her for a moment.

I kept wondering what’s happening.

“I turned back to my laptop couldn’t give a chance for it to mess up my work.”

Few minutes later she noticed me when she was done on her desk.

“Have you both met somewhere before?” Stella asked.

“No,” I replied.

“Why are you asking?”

“Because she has been looking at this direction for a while now.”

Really??

I’m sure, she replied.

“So, these two women are connected to each other?”

What exactly is their motive?

I was deep in thought for a while.

Taking this job is more complicated than I thought.