His Undercover Secretary

CHAPTER 2 - Intense Interview

Katelyn POV

The interview was for next Monday. I still have a weekend to prepared for everything. On early Sunday morning, Someone’s knocking at the door impatiently startled me. I jump off of my bed. I peeked through the holes in the door, and I saw Lucas standing in the front door. What is he doing so early in the morning? I took a deep breath and opened the door. “Good morning… sunshine!” he said cheerfully, then stormed into my house wearing his tacky printed shirt.  “Lucas, it was 7 am in the morning. What are you doing here?” I didn’t know where do I got the courage to speak casually with him. He chuckled, then turns me around and putting a knife in my neck. “In case you forgot, we already made a deal yesterday.” I could feel the coldness of the knife in my veins. “I…I remember it very well, Lucas. Just put the knives down.” I stuttered in fear.

He took a seat on the sofa, then stretched his arms wide and laid back. “I gave you 15 mins to get ready. We have a full schedule today. I’ll be waiting outside.” I quickly ran upstairs without asking and get prepared before he put knives at me again. When I’m done, Lucas is already waiting inside of his car. I took a seat in the back beside him. After 30 mins, we arrived at a hair salon. He turns my blonde hair into a brunette. They even put makeup on me. After waiting for a few hours, they finally finished. When they spun my chair, I looked at the girl in the mirror. I was blown away. It wasn’t the same woman that I know. I never looked so beautiful before. The hair color brings out the green color of my eyes. Lucas also looked satisfied with my transformation. “Now, you’re officially Mason Prince’s type!” He said to the reflection in the mirror. A flashed of doubt coming at me.”What if this doesn’t work?” Lucas throws me to the wall, put his hands pressing fingers on my neck. “It has to! Or you know what will happen next.”  My eyes widened in fear. I was coughing and falling to the floor by the time he releases his grip.

Luckily, I still have a few decent clothes in my closet. I picked out a white satin shirt and a black pencil skirt with side slits. I paired it with some black stilettos. I looked provocative but still professional. Yup, I’m ready! You have to pass this interview, Kate! You can do it! I cheered myself. It took me around 40 minutes to reach Princeton. The tall high building took my breath away. Nervousness strike into my stomach, I stepped inside the building. I saw many women lining up outside the room. Some of them were fixing their make up, and others were busy chatting. It surprised me that most of the women here wear decent working attire and not slutty. I wonder did I go too far this time? I close one top button of my shirt and covered my side thigh with an envelope because my skirt had a high side slit on it that reach almost half of my thigh. “Katelyn Page, You’re next.” The woman in the front called my name. I was startled and start walking like a robot to the room.

As soon as I opened the door, I was greeted by the most beautiful human I have ever seen. He was seated while concentrating on the file. He has dark brown hair neatly combed to the back, slightly tan skin color, which perfectly complements his toned body. I was still staring at him when he raised his head. Those pairs of green eyes pierced through my heart. I was utterly dumbfounded by him. He halted for a moment when he saw me, then he came back to his serious look. “Ms.Page… Please have a seat.” He said sternly while pointing at the chair in front of him. “I read your CV… Honestly speaking, your experience didn’t match what we’re looking for.” Oh no! I wouldn’t give up this easily. “Mr.Prince… with all due respect. I have worked as a PA for a year before. I guess it’s similar to this position.” I reasoned back. “You’re working for your father’s company. This is different, Ms.Page… ” He suddenly gets up and towered above me. “I wouldn’t go easy on you.” He warned me. “But I really need this job. I promise I’ll do my best!” I said back. He chuckled then back to sitting position. “Tell me, Ms.Page… Why should I hire you?” 

“Because I’ll die if you don’t…” I muttered, but he heard it. He was laughing hard. Maybe he thought I was joking. “Why would you die?” he finally asked me back. I clenched my fist under the table. “I mean… my father’s company goes bankrupt, so I have to find a job to support my family, or we’ll die.” I try to give him the most reasonable explanation. He seems to think for a while. “Fair enough! I will give you a chance. But you will be on probation for six months period.” He said monotonously. I sighed in relief. Six months is good enough for me. I only have 100 days anyway. “You can start working tomorrow at 8 am sharp.” After thanking him, I walked towards the door. Just when my hand reaches the doorknob, he suddenly said, “One more thing, Ms.Page… Next time wear a proper outfit for work. I don’t want other people to talk behind my back about my secretary.” He harshly commented. “I will…Mr.Prince.” Then I banged the door closed behind me. What an asshole!