You are going to act as my personal assistant today
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~Arabella~
My fingers trembled as I lowered them towards the mess on the floor.Hot milk glistened across the expensive carpet like a deliberate act of war.
I swallowed hard , the humiliation climbing up my throat , burning as fiercely as the milk he dumbed only minutes ago.
At this moment, I knew I had to do everything as fast as possible and get out of his sight.
I couldn't tell how long I could contain my emotions. What if I ended up doing something very dangerous at the end of it all? Something that could be worse than breaking his car window ?
I was the happiest human when someone knocked at the door….I could tell he was not impressed by it but of course I didn't care as well.
He however ignored the knocking until it went again...this time more impatient.
“What do you want?’' he barked . I nearly flinched for whoever stood outside. That tone was sharp enough to cut through a bone.
“Boss, am so sorry for the- Mackenzie's voice came through the door
“Just say the s**t you came here for already!” he yelled . I was already feeling for her. She must surely have gone through a lot at that age. working for a ruthless person like Jed Kigongo.
“The MM investors are here. They said they have only one hour to meet up with you.“
“Okay, go and see them in the boardroom. Ensure that all preparations are set for the presentation.The TLs should all be ready and in place.” I listened at how he sounded so calm following these instructions. It was the very first time he had sounded this calm.
Guess he was not as bad as I thought him to be. okay…that was just what I thought.
Mackenzie went back and then Jed turned around towards me I didn't dare look at him . I could just feel the tension that was already all over the room. I was nearly suffocating.
“Get ready,” he said coldly .“We have a meeting to attend.” he added.
I stared at him , stunned. We had a meeting to attend? With him? I didn't dare speak, at least not yet.
He was already back to his seat and seemed to be occupied with something on his laptop.
I also chose to act stubborn…I mean I didn't even know what I was supposed to do at the moment. How did the meeting even get to do with me?
“Didn’t I f*****g say something!”He yelled at me . It was obvious he was nervous.
I stood up now more confused than ever. I didn't even know what to do.
“I have said get ready , we have a meeting we are going for.”
“But how is the meeting even for me?”
I dared to say, I was already very perplexed. That is when he looked at me .
He froze.
Then slowly, he lifted his head and looked at me , not with anger but with disbelief.Like he could not believe I had the courage to speak.
He crossed the room in three long strides , heading to a tall built in closet I hadn't even noticed before. He flung the door open and pulled out a hanger.
It had a dress . A blue , elegant knee- length dress.
He turned , his eyes sweeping over me slowly and assessing.
“You are going to wear this dress.” He said as he handed me the dress.
“Let me hope you can write proper English and at the same time listen keenly.”
“You are going to act as my Personal assistant today.”
“Head in there and look as presentable as possible. This will highly determine your stay here.”
I just stood wide mouth as spoke paragraphs to me.
“What!” my mouth finally managed to part.
“You heard me,” he snapped . “Head into the washroom and make yourself look the best of you.’'
I clutched the dress tighter , nodded and hurried into the adjoining washroom.
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I was in the washroom staring at myself in the mirror. He had called me a number of times but I kept telling him to wait a little longer
I continued to stare at myself. The dress had properly fit me showing my curvaceous body. I had combed my hair down and also applied a little lipstick that never left my bag .
I couldn't believe that the lady that stared back at me in the mirror was actually me.
I never knew I could at one point look this breathtaking.
“Come on, we have to get going.” I knew I had to get out. I composed myself and slowly exited the washroom. I tried to act as calm as I would possibly be.
“Wow!”It was his first comment.
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