Secretary To My Ex: The CEO Who Ruined Me

Cassandra felt tired. The shopping bags in her hands weighed a tonne, sending pain ripping through her arms as she followed her best friend out of yet another mall. They had spend the whole day searching for office wears. She wondered how Ariel still had do so much energy picking clothes for her and telling her to change clothes that Ariel claimed were bad for work - clothes Cassie didn't think were a problem at all. In Ariel's words, her best friend had bad taste in clothing.Cassie felt as if her life force had been drained from her. "I think I have enough clothes to last a lifetime", Cassie said, pointing to the numerous shopping bags she was carrying. "Cassie, you are going to be working at Rogart company. You don't want to look like a beggar standing beside the CEO", Ariel gave her friend a pointed glare. "At least let's get a Cappuccino or I will faint", Cassie pouted, giving Ariel her best puppy eyes knowing fully well that Ariel always succumbed to them. "Fine, but don't think it's because of your puppy eyes. I just don't want Rogart Company calling to ask why I let their new secrerary faint on her first day", Ariel squinted at Cassie, though the pity for her best friend lurked in her eyes as she helped with the bags. They went to the nearest coffee shop and spotted a table close to the road. "What would you like to order", a waiter came to their table. "I would love a black coffee with two sugars and a milk", Ariel said. "Cappuccino is fine for me", Cassoe requested. The waiter left as Cassie gazed at the view. "Do you know what your CEO looks like?", Ariel leaned forward, eyes full of curiosity. Cassie shrugged, "I don't. He just took over the company and his face isn't public yet. Only people in his business circle and hus direct employees know his name, i don't see the essenceof knowing him", "Essence of knowing? Cassie, you're going to be working for him!", Ariel said. "When you were a secretary for that old man, you should have heard his name at functions. You need to know your boss character instead of walking into the unknown. Cassie frowned. She remembered her former boss, Mr Crawford - a bald businessman who couldn't keep his hands to himself. She had been one of his targets. That was one of the main reason she had left. He didn't value her work and pay her far below what she deserved. Without her, his company wouldn't even function, since he spent all his time partying around. "Crawford enterprise is a lower middle class company nowhere near Rogart company", she said. "Rogart is high-class. Our events never clashed with theirs", Just as she finished speaking, the waiter returned and with their orders. A paeceful silence fell between them as they sipped quitely. Ariel leaned forward with a mischevious smile. "So... what if the CEO is hot? A little office romance never hurt anyone". Cassie's smile vanished. "I don't do romance. Not after him". Ariel's smile faded too. She knew exactly who "him", was. He had led to the friendship between them, Cassie was broken hearted at that time and had only found solace through Ariel leading to their strong bond. Cassie stared at her cappucino, her hands suddenly cold. "Okay, so here is my theory, what best way to create an office romance than to fall and tripple in his arms, if he pushes you away, then he is married or has a girlfriend but if he doesn't push you then he is clearly smitten", Ariel had a wicked smile on her face, trying to cheer her best friend up. "Do you want me to be fired on my first day of work, just to know if he is married? Do you want me to die of embarrasement?", Cassie stared at her accussingly. She knew her friend had a thing for office romance since she had set her up with one of her previous co-eorker, she had been so embarrasement that she couldn't even greeted the man. "Fine, but you have to give me the full gist of how handsome he is," Ariel wouldn't drop it. "Okay", Cassie replied grudgingly, knowing Ariel would never let it go. They both left the coffee shop and parted ways. Ariel had suggested a girls' night, but Cassie reminded her she had work the next day. "You must give me the full gist of how your CEO looks!", Ariel chipped in, claiming it was compensation for not having a girls' night. They both knew it was just because Ariel wouldn't drop the subject. Back home, Cassie dropped onto her bed a sihh escaping her. The torture of Ariel's shopping marathon still stung in her arms and legs. The shopping bags were dumped in one corner of the room. She covered herself with her blanket, remembering to set her alarm. She usually woke up before it, out of consistency rather than discipline, but she didn't want to take chances. She looked forward to the next day, working at a huge company known for its numerous successes in the business world, especially with the arrival of the new CEO. She couldn't wait to do real work involving huge assets, rather than struggling to maintain Mr Crawford's company. A peaceful smile stayed on her lips as she fell asleep. She had no idea that the mysterious new CEO she was eager to meet was the same man who ruined her six years ago