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After about 15 minutes I had finished arranging the papers on the desk and I was ready to start reading them.
I was still very scared believe me, because this was very unusual. I was thinking he probably would hand me my resignation letter after all of this.
"Proceed", he said
I cleared my throat and picked up the first one.
"Dear Mr Grumpy...", oh s**t this was the name I gave him, oh shitt.
I didn't even look him in the face, I continued.
"A little thank you after an extra effort job would really go a long way".
I picked the next one
"Personally I think you're a good boss, everything here is working well because of you but we don't get the appreciation we deserve, especially the Engineers running this place ".
"Hi Mr Greenwood, whatever the anonymous letter said was true, please work on your character else you're never going to get an assistant that will last a week in this place ".
Yup, that definitely sounded like Vera. Definitely.
I kept going on and on and on
Everything everyone talked about was Mr Greenwood improving on his Employer - Employee relationship. He was quiet all through it, he didn't utter a word...
About 30 minutes later, I was done and I was still scared of looking at him.
I finally gathered courage to and lifted up my eyes and he was staring at me.
Now hear me out it's not that usual look, its how he looked at me that night! That lust that hunger that... holy f**k what is happening.
I cleared my throat, "All done", I said.
He suddenly snapped out of whatever that was and straightened up.
I'm guessing he didn't hear s**t I said.
"Okay, thank you Michelle, you can leave now", he said.
I nodded and left.
This was a hot 20 seconds.
I went straight to Miriam's office.
They almost jumped on me when I came in.
"What happened?"
"Did he fire you?.
They asked in union.
I shook my head.
"I think he's under a spell", I whispered.
They looked confused, "How?".
"He asked me to read all of them to him, all the reviews, everything ", I said.
"And he didn't tell you to get out afterwards?", Vera asked more shocked than I was.
"No, he asked me to leave, like, he's done go on ".
"Holy s**t, I think our boss has gone Crazy again ", Miriam said.
"Again?", I asked confused.
She sighed,"Have a seat Michelle, let's tell you a little story".
"You know no one has ever like, told Mr Greenwood how he acts before, no one has , ever, and not because we're scared of him, I mean well yeah we are but, there is a specific reason ".
"Before now, he was the sweetest boss ever, especially when his Dad became old and he took up the company. Greenwood's Auto mobile was the biggest in the area. I mean best, like people will kill to work here, plus the huge pay check, it was good.", Vera said.
"But then he lost his Wife and son".
I paused, Shocked!
"He was married?".
"To the love of his life, they have been dating since highschool days, they got married pretty early, after she got pregnant. They were in love so they just tied the knot.
I think he was like 25 when they got married, he was the youngest Millionaire in the country that time. So on their sons 1 year birthday, they decided to go on a boat cruise. He had some work stuff to do that day so he couldn't join them that day, but he promised them he'll meet them the next day. Something happened and the boat sank and both she and his child died. He couldn't forgive himself. He kept on saying it was his fault for now being there. Do you know the craziest thing about it all? he never mourned them.
He didn't even attend the funeral. The next Monday he was already back to work acting as if he didn't just loose two people that meant the world to him. But everybody knew he was hurting, badly. She was the only woman he could bring himself to love. He started isolating, not talking too much, he stopped talking in general. Started using eye contact to talk and because arrogant and rude about everything.
We just came up with the assumption that he's still holding in a lot inside so it's the only way he can cope ".
I'm a monster, a horrible terrible monster.
"Why didn't you tell me all of this before now?", I asked almost in tears.
"We didn't want to just... talk about it ".
"Vera I feel like a monster, a very horrible monster, I mean, oh my God he's grieving, he's grieving so bad and.. and... how long has this been?".
"Two months ago made it give years I guess, cuz I started working in this company a month before it happened ", Vera said.
I sat on the chair.
"We've been unfair to him", I said so sad.
"Indeed, we get it we really do, but sometimes it could be out of hands and we just do what employees do, but no one would ever say it to his face, we could never, trust me I think he's not going to fire you. I think he needed to hear it, it's more like a reality check in. "
"So then what of his girlfriend, Veronica?", I asked.
Vera rolled he eyes.
"She's not his girlfriend, side chick I think, or s*x partner or something. Her daddy has money and she's obsessed with Mr Greenwood, she's such a desperate girl, I've never seen someone be such a pick me".
Ohh.. make sense.
"Well, I have to get back to work, we'll see you around Michelle ", Miriam said.
We said our goodbyes and I headed back to my office.
Mr Greenwood was on his table going through the reviews, he looked so invested in it.
Like he was really willing to change after loosing two people that he loved and didn't mourn them.
I should really get my s**t together and do my job, I'm beginning to forget what brought me here in the first place.
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