Passion's Poison: Love's Betrayal

CHAPTER FIVE

A few hours after my encounter with my new boss and I'm still reeling from the shock. How on earth he came to that conclusion I do not know. Everywhere seemed to have calmed down and was more organized when I came out. Tessa is the only person making an effort with showing me how it works here. She's showing me how to arrange documents alphabetically. Apparently that's my job. I want to ask why it's not being done digitally, but I don't bother. A man in his late twenties, drops a big pile of documents on my desk.

He gives us a thin smile "you are to go through these documents, sort out the sum total at the end of each page and Alphabetically organize each page properly before the end of today." he shrugs lightly before leaving.

Tessa's mouth hangs open, "That jerk, how could he!! by the end of today? This will take even a genius a few days to finish."

"it's fine, I'm sure I can handle it." I give her a weak smile before she gets back to her work still fuming on my behalf and it makes me smile. It's sweet to know that someone cares enough to be angry in my place.

I'm really slow as I try to understand and get used to the documents in front of me. I try applying the short lessons Tessa gave me and I begin to get the hand of it. I smile in victory when I start improving, I did say I was a fast learner. By 6, when everyone's closing, I haven't even finished half of it, I stay behind at work till past 8 before leaving work, I can still hear faint noises around as I head home. I'm exhausted when I get home but I accomplished my mission, I barely had the time to think of my failing marriage and new life I wasn't content with. I can endure work every day if it continues to knock me out cold like this the moment I get home, even without eating. I sleep with my back aching from sitting too straight all day.

I go to work the next morning, I sit for an hour before before Alex walks in pinching the bridge of his nose, he looks around and then stops at me.

He stalks towards me and shouts. "I thought I made myself clear when I instructed that you were to finish arranging the documents yesterday?" I blink at him and it seems because I took longer than expected to answer because he bangs the table hard and startles me. "it was just some documents, if you can open your legs for the job, you should at least be able to keep up with the work given to you." I flush red.

I'm too embarrassed to be angry by his public insult. I don't know what piss in his pants this morning but how could he say that to me. I'm about to call him out for his unnecessary insult when the elevator dings and a man rushes in "Alex, Mr. Reid is on his way here." he informs breathing heavily, we don't all get to process the news because the ding of the elevator sounds again and opens to reveal the said man standing tall and speaking to someone on his right.

Everybody tenses and tries to look more organized, I see some ladies patting down their hairs and pulling down their attires to reveal more than necessary, and some men look nervous especially Alex, good for him, I almost roll my eyes at the women, I'm probably the youngest around here at 23, the rest of them look no younger than 27, some of the women should even be married, it's as much as funny as it's disgusting to watch.

Reid strides in looking as good looking as ever, he's wearing a navy blue armani suit and bits of his hair falls over his face as he speaks. His honey brown eyes search around the room till they land on my dull gray ones.

His eyes moves to Alex standing beside me and Alex sprints to his side. "Mr. Reid, I didn't get any notifications that you were coming Sir." Alex laughs nervously and Reid looks at him with that dark stare that can unnerve anyone.

"you are saying I need to inform you before walking around my own building?" Reid asks raising an eyebrow at Alex.

"No no Sir, forgive me, that's not what I…. ." Alex rushes to say turning green and I almost feel bad for him but he's an asshole and he deserves it.

Mr. Reid interrupts him. "Zip it Alex." he says calmly. "trail and get me the complete finance account book on the last six months on every department in the company." he says not looking at Alex but at me and I try to avoid his eyes

"yes sir." he ignores Alex and walks up to me. He stands there staring for a few moments and wouldn't leave. I'm unsure of what to do, why am I being involved in another public scene, I exhale a breath and look him back in the eye. His lips forms a faint smirk and he whispers "better" at me.

"are you okay?" he asks loudly. I hear gasps around me and I realize he must have asked because my poor skin is still red from Alex's embarrassment and the attention he's giving me right now makes it all worse.

I nod but he doesn't seem satisfied with my answer and I use my words "I'm fine." he relaxes his weight on my desk to get closer to me and gestures with two of his fingers for me to do the same, I hear more low gasps and I quickly do as he says so he can leave.

When our faces are close enough, he whispers into my ears "we are having dinner at my parents tonight, meet me at the private parking lot by 6 in the evening." he says queitly and when I look at him, he's already looking straight at me. I gulp slowly and move back.

He stands back straight too, puts his hand back into his pockets and walks away, I let out a breath at him no longer invading my private space. Everyone keeps gaping at me the moment he's out the floor and in the closed elevator.

The men look at me with curiosity and some eye me like I'm some piece of meat. I can already feel the animosity in waves from the women. He could have easily texted that, he didn't have to be so dramatic about it. I would have stomped my feet if I was alone. Mr. Reid just unknowingly proved Alex's rude comment earlier and put me on everyone's radar, talk about wrong timing but if only I would have guessed t

hat it was partly intentional on his side.