CEO's Cat Lady [Complete]

Chapter 1

Two days before…

"No, you can't." Amy said in a resolute voice, leaving the hapless employee with a visible disappointed face.

"But Ma'am Amy–"

"No."

The male employee left the office with a sigh.

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"So?" Chris greeted his coworker Vance after he left the HR Manager's office.

"The b***h said no," Vance answered in a harsh tone. He was fuming, but he was trying to rein it in because their lady boss might still hear them.

"I told you so…"

Chris knew that what Vance wanted, which was to request for booze, was doomed from the start. After all, the company outing was supposed to be used for team-building purposes and not for mere frivolity. Not to mention, Ms. Amy was known for being strict and no-nonsense.

Ms. Amy was not popular with the employees of the company, but she was a feared entity. Just one glance from her was enough to silence any irate subordinate, as such, ensuring discipline in the workers. That did not stop the employees from wagging their tongues out and rumors about the HR Head being a woman who's bound to be an old maid because no one wanted a bossy girl abound circulated around. It also did not help that no one knew much about Ms. Amy as she was a very private individual.

Chris did not participate in spreading the rumors because he actually liked the discipline that Ms. Amy instituted in their company. Unlike his coworkers, he brought his play outside the office.

"Well, it's better to just follow the rules, dude." Chris patted Vance's shoulder as an advice.

"Nah. I'll just sneak in booze," said his coworker.

"Bro, what if she finds out?"

"She won't because we won't invite her anyway," Vance told him in a mischievous voice.

Chris just sighed. "Alright. But don't say I didn't warn ya."

Vance smiled. It'll be okay. Besides, Regine will be there. You'll have a chance to make your move on her there."

That made Chris smirk. "I like that idea. Alright, count me in."

Regine was the busty marketing assistant that Chris had a crush on for a long time. Chris also had a hunch that the woman liked him back, if he had to judge the lingering stares and cryptic smiles that she sent him every time he went to request a report from their department. The only real problem was that he hadn't gotten a chance to talk to her, but now, the company outing provided a good opportunity. He would make sure that he would at least reach first base then, or better yet, go all the way with her.

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10 hours before…

Amy had suddenly felt dizzy right after they ate buffet, and so, she was desperately trying to find her way back to her hotel room. The whole day was spent for fun activities like games and challenges so that employees from different departments could socialize with each other. Amy, as the head organizer of this event, was exempt from participating and mostly just observed the results of her planning. She needed to get this done and over with, because she was given another task over the creation of a new sister company.

The only time she really mingled with the rest was when they came down for the buffet dinner served. However, it seemed that something was wrong with the punch she drank. Somehow, it made her a bit tipsy. After dinner, she excused herself right away while the others were left still singing the karaoke in the pavilion.

It probably was because of her confusion out of her dizziness that she somehow ended up in a secluded area on her way to the hotel. Once she realized her mistake, she set out to turn the other way when she heard a laughing voice speak loudly.

"I saw Ma'am Amy drunk as f**k earlier. She was entirely clueless that the punch was spiked!" It seemed to have had been Vance's voice.

Loud chuckles followed but it was stopped by another voice.

"Hey, why did you do that? You probably made the whole company drunk!" That was most likely Chris who just spoke.

"It's that feminazi's fault! Let's see what she does about the booze now that she herself is drunk, hah."

"Feminazi?" It was Chris again.

"Yeah. You know, bossy girls who think they're much better than us men when the truth is that they're miserable because no man wanted them?"

A female voice butted in. "Hey, don't be too loud. Someone might hear us and tell Ms. Amy."

Vance piped up. "Hah. Let her. I ain't afraid of that bitch."

That was Amy's cue to butt in. Even while tipsy, her mind was surprisingly lucid when she revealed herself and saw how there were five people sitting in a circle in makeshift seats with bottles of booze in front of them. Chris froze as he was the one who first spotted her.

"Since you are not afraid of me anyway, I guess it wouldn't be too much of a trouble if all of you face the disciplinary committee on Monday. With the fact that you even spiked the punch which affected everyone, I can't promise you that the punishment would just be a mere reprimand."

Vance jumped in his seat when he heard her voice. "Ma-ma'am Amy! I-it's not what you think!"

She shook her head. "You don't need to pretend because I heard everything. If I were you, I'd start looking for another job." Amy then turned around to head for her room, leaving her subordinates in a stupor.

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She was already in front of her room, having trouble inserting her key when Chris came running on the hallway calling her name. He was making so much noise, but luckily, it seemed that they were the only people there since others were still in the pavilion. Damn, she was not in the mood to talk to anyone right now.

"Ms. Amy, please listen to me first," Chris told her as he was panting from the chase he did.

"I've seen and heard all that I needed to see, Mr. Pascual." She said as she finally managed to insert her key and turned the doorknob to open it.

Chris stopped her by holding on her right shoulder as she made a gesture to step inside her room.

"Please give Vance another chance. He's the only breadwinner of his family and he really needs this job."

Amy flicked away the hand that was holding on her shoulder and continued on stepping inside her room. "He should have thought of that before he decided to break the rules," she answered she finally faced Chris.

"Now, Mr. Pascual, I would need to lie down and sleep off this drunkenness courtesy of your childish pranks."

Amy expected Chris to heed her command, but he surprised her when he went inside the room with her and even locked the door behind him.

"You're taking this personally, Ms. Amy." Chris' tone changed into a challenging one. "I know you're being like that because you heard Vance bashing you."

Amy raised her eyebrow as a brief chuckle escaped her mouth. "Oh, you mean that? Did you think I'm that stupid so as to not know of the rumors about me? I've observed people enough in the company to know that they call me 'miserable virgin' behind my back, not that it bothers me."

"Then if you're not bothered, why do you want to fire us?" Chris asked.

"Simply because you guys broke the rules. Indecent and insubordinate employees are not good for the company."

"Then I guess what they say about you as a miserable virgin was true after all."

Amy's face reddened out of anger and she fought to restrain her emotions. "I don't care what you think about me," she hissed.

Chris' jaw dropped to the ground. "W-wait. You're really a virgin?"

"What about it? It's a choice, okay?!"

"Huh. You're missing out on life, Ma'am." Chris even had a smirk on his face as he said it.

That was the last straw for Amy and she advanced towards Chris, intending to push him out of her room. The six foot tall man resisted though and she was left helplessly pushing out his sturdy chest.

Panting, she looked up at him and shouted on his face. "Why are you still here? I've had enough of this talk!"

Amy was not expecting it when Chris suddenly swooped down to catch her lips.

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"The majority of the shares are actually registered to that of his sister, so you'll need to buy them from her before you can assume the full control of the company." The man sitting across from him told the man who was currently looking out the high window of the skyscraper they were in.

"And how do I contact this woman?" The man in front of the window asked as he went on to observe the hustle and bustle of the cars below.

"That's the problem, Sir. His sister's existence was actually kept secret and even the board members have never met her. It will be hard to establish communication with her."

"Then it's your job to find her and let me get to her without her brother's knowledge," the man answered as he took a side glance on the man behind. His brief look and delicate voice was enough to instill fear on his subordinate.

"I understand, Sir."