Chapter 2
Anya strolled towards their door. She even squatted down so that her steps would not be noisy. She also hides in the furniture that passed by so that she couldn’t be seen immediately.
“Where are you going?”
She was startled at the same time she sighed. She also turned in her father’s direction and saw him staring at her. She sniffed to have a pity effect on him, but he was probably the father who was very hard to tame.
“Outside, Pappi,”she said with a smile on her face.
“In this house, there is a law. When it is forbidden to go out, it is forbidden to go out!”litany of his father. She got bored with it. She was fed up with that dialogue with Kim Chiu. It went viral recently on social media, and almost everyone in the Philippines remembers it.
“I thought there was a classroom law only?”she asked his father.
He raised an eyebrow at her and waved. He was annoyed with her, but she knew he was just preventing him from squeezing her groin.
Her father was gay. Not typical for others, but she did not care what others said because she knew her Pappi was very good. He raised her alone regardless of the hardships of life.
She was now twenty-three and had finished studying in the teacher course, but her Pappi said she should not look for a job. It was annoying for her to make her lazy. Now was her chance to look for a job, but he did not want to let her go.
“Hard-headed! You’re too young!”he shrieked and scratched his head.”Now go into your room and comply with my law, so I will allow you to leave!”he said while slapping her ass.
She frowned because of that. It was annoying sometimes because he was too strict. She was like a child to him. Her Pappi didn’t like the way she dressed. Though she wore her clothes the way she wanted it for her Pappi, she looked like an old-aged woman from the nineties.
She understood it, though. Her Pappi was a stylist to well-known celebrities, so he just hated the clothes she liked. But, she couldn’t do anything about it because it was her fashion. She loved the way she wore them. She looked classy and timid.
She sighed. She went to her room reluctantly. It was her chance to have a job because the Monterio Empire was hiring, so that was where she went. It would be a loss of opportunity if she couldn’t.
Comply to the law! Her brain repeated what her father had said. To comply means to change her dress. It looked like she won’t be able to get out because of what happened.
Anya just took the cellphone on the top of the dresser and called his friend Carla. It was also recognized before someone answered his call on the other line. Her forehead was still furrowed when he did not speak, and he could only hear a crackle from it.
“Ohhh! I’m cumming!”she heard a moan.
“Fuck! Faster… Andrius… Ahh!”
She was dazzled. Shocked by what he heard, she turned off the call quickly. Her eyes widened as she lay down on the bed. Her heart was pounding at what had happened. It looked like her friend was doing lewd, but she had the guts to answer her call.
She was shaken. She was suddenly scandalized.
“Arghhh! Annoying!”she shouted. She even pulled her hair because what happened earlier could not be erased from her mind. She admits she has no experience in those things, so she was shocked.
My virgin mind!
She was in that position when her Pappi entered the room. He looked terrific right away when he looked at her. His forehead furrowed as he looked around the room. When he looked up at his closet, he approached it. He opened the cabinet and scanned her clothes. He also placed his finger under his chin and meditated deeply.
“What are you going to do, Pappi?”grabbing the attention, she asked him. He looked earnest and looked like something was being planned. She also stood up and approached it.
“I will dress you up. You look old, Anya. You are a wonderful child. What happened to you? You never used to be like that?!”His artistic response to her. He did not even look at her and took something inside the cabinet.
Anya’s Pappi gave her a yellow-gold high waist-length knee-length skirt and a dark blue three-fourths style voluminous blouse. He looked at them and decided to wear them.
When she finished dressing, she smiled at the reflection in the mirror. It still fitted the style she liked. The skirt was close to her lower body, but it was okay. She let her shoulder-length hair loose;then, she put on her thick black-rimmed eyeglasses. She also wore her white heels.
Perfect! She also smiled for a moment as she watched her look. Her Pappi would allow her to come out.
Anya was beautiful. Her nose was naturally pierced, while her lips were heart-shaped. Her eyes were almond-shaped that fitted his little face. Her teeth are evenly matched, which further enhances his physical appearance.
“Pappi, I’m out!”she shouted. She found him in their living room. He was watching Crash Landing on You again, a K-Drama.
If her Pappi had a hobby, it was to watch Korean dramas. He was a big fan of Lee Dong Wook and once joked that he was going to Korea just to see his idol.
Her father turned to her with a smile. He even hovered over, looking at her whole being. She knew he liked what he saw because of his expression.
“Perfect! You’re at the same level as Se-ri. I hope you have a Captain Ri!”
“Who is that, Pappi?”she asked with a frown. He spoke an unfamiliar word again.
“Nothing. Now go! You ruined the moment. Sometimes you also run a marathon in K-drama, Anya. You are very morbid!”he remarked irritatedly.”Don’t forget the face mask!”he added while his attention was on the T. V.
She scratched his head. She hated watching dramas. She gets annoyed when the protagonist cries because she also cried with them. So her first and last K-drama was Gong Yoo’s Goblin. But, she had a crush on Lee Min Ho.
Wearing a facemask while taking a taxi to Monterio Empire, she could not help but be nervous. She would apply for a job for the first time, so she has no idea what would happen. She was used to his Pappi working for both of them. Only now would she come out of her comfort zone.
“Miss, we are already here.”
Anything she was thinking stopped. She also turned to the driver of the Grab taxi. It had stopped earlier, but she did not even notice. She paid first before getting off. When she was in front of the building, she looked up to see it. The Monterio Empire Chain of Hotels was very high. This was the principal office of the empire. And she would apply for a job inside.
This is it! She spoke to herself. She needed a fighting spirit for her hoped-for chance. With her finger crossed, she walked straight to the entrance.
She continued walking towards the entrance of the building. The guard just looked at her as well as the employees inside the building. She caught their eye and attention. Classy, pretty, and nerdy. She has the body too, plus the height minus the face mask that was on her face.
The truth was, she never wore it before. She was not used to dressing like an old-aged woman. But that was from the past, and she doesn’t want to remember it. She loved her new fashion now, and it was enough.
Anya shrugged the thoughts off. Past is past, as they said. She continued walking until she reached the receptionist’s location. She removed the face mask before she spoke.
She smiled instantly.
“Excuse me. Where is the interview for the applying secretary?”she asked politely to the receptionist.
The receptionist nodded her head and acted like she was thinking. The woman was estimated to be in her mid-thirties. Mirrored to the eye and with a strict aura. If she were not determined to work, she would be reluctant to approach her.
“You’re hired,”she said unhappily. She did not even blink. She just looked stoic as if she was an essential toy.
“What?!”she asked incredulously. She was surprised by what she said. Everything was just as easy. Who will hire an employee like that? She did not even search for her credentials.
With that in mind, she volunteered to show her papers. She presented her credentials to her, but she just stared at it. Then, the receptionist turned to her again.”No need. You’re perfect for the job. You can start now.”
Shocked. Anya looked at the receptionist. What was this woman saying? Maybe it was just a prank? Anya looked around. Everything was fine, so that they couldn’t joke with her.
“Are you sure?”she asked again.
The receptionist nodded before handing her a piece of paper.”That’s Mr. Monterio’s office. He’s expecting you.”
She was still shocked by what the woman said. She was hired as Mr. Monterio’s secretary in an instant. No effort at all. Very impossible.
“Thank you!”She picked up the paper and looked at it. Mr. Monterio’s office was on the twentieth floor. It looked like her office was also there. She was about to start walking when the hotel receptionist spoke.
“Lucky bastard! Someone else applied!”
She ignored it and went straight to the elevator. She hit floor twenty and leaned his head slightly against the wall. Her day was stressful, but the sudden acceptance of her job was even more stressful. She just hoped his future boss was kind. But from what she heard from random people, Mr. Monterio was a ruthless businessman. He looked like a monster.
She was busy thinking when a man entered the elevator from the fifteenth floor. He stared at her for a moment before he continued going inside. She raised an eyebrow at it because he was watching her.
“What?!”she asked, annoyed.
He ignored her and just smiled foolishly at her. He then received a double whip from her. When they stepped on the twentieth floor, they went out at the same time. Exactly someone called on her cellphone while walking. She immediately took the device out of the bag and answered it.
“Witch! Where are you?”
“Are you okay, Carla? Don’t disturb me now. I’m doing something important,”she replied. She even rolled his eyes as if she could see her. Carla, her best friend, was annoying.
“All right, you look busy! I will visit you once in your house while you live together. Get a life, Anya!”she said with a laugh before ending the call.
Anya sighed when the call ended. She kept walking, so she did not notice the bulk of the body in front of her. She collided with it, and she lost her balance. She expected to fall to the ground, but it didn’t happen. She just felt her body being held by someone else. When she opened her eyes, a browned-eyed man had her waist to stop her from falling.Text © owned by NôvelDrama.Org.
“Are you okay?”There is a concerning question about it.
“Yeah! Thank you,”she replied while avoiding looking at him. She desperately stopped herself from blushing. She just didn’t know if it was effective. She felt ashamed. On the first day of work, and she already looked dumb in front of this stranger.
“Good! By the way, I’m-”
He stopped speaking when a man approached them. The man she was with inside the elevator a while ago. His crazy aura earlier was gone. He looked severe and lethal. He looked scary and shaky.
“What are you still doing here, Montreal?”his loud voice roared all over the place. He was immediately shocked because of that.
“Relax, Andrius. I was just polite here.”The man collided with her.
The man immediately turned to her, and as before, he turned her head to foot again. She also noticed his blue eyes.
“And who are you?”He frowned when he looked at her.
“I’m Anya. Newly hired secretary,”she replied. She also raised an eyebrow at him.
“What?! You’re my new secretary?”It was a shocking question to her.
Anya was surprised by his statement, but she did not budge. If her boss were rude, she would also be rude to him.
“Yes, why? You don’t want to?”
The man who was with them laughed.
“Looks like I’m gonna visit you more often, asshole!”he said to her new boss before turning around.”Attorney Kraius Montreal, at your service,”he said while offering his hand for a handshake.
She accepted that out of respect for him. He held her hand tightly and winked. Anya wanted to roll her eyes at him. This one was also a playboy, which she does not like.
“Stop getting to know each other. You! Get out of this place.”At the same time, he pointed to Attorney Montreal.”And you!”He swallowed before saying,”Come with me and start your work,”he told her before leaving.
Anya was just shaken. It looked like double stress would happen to her in the next few days of working at Monterio Empire. She still has a rude boss to work with.
She sighed. How could she handle him?