Chapter 5 Starting work

"As I said, Mr. Ethan is a very busy man, and he might want to cancel the meeting when it's not convenient for him to attend", Hannah informed her

They were a lot of things that Ethan didn't like, Hannah went on and on about them; I started regretting why I didn't start jotting it down, but I was confident that I wouldn't forget

I was also glad that Hannah took her time to explain to me about my job, Hannah also answered every question with a warm smile

"Thank you," I said, and Hannah smiled at me again

"One more thing, always wear a smile on your face; please quit frowning. It's not that Mr. Ethan cares, but it seems politer" Hannah paused and took a brief look at me before shifting her attention back to the files in her hand and trailed again to the door of another office not too far from Mr. Ethan's office

"This is your office, Olivia" The room was big and neat. I couldn't believe that I would be working here from now on. I loved how Hannah related to me while telling me about the job.

I turned to Hannah and asked "who is the guy standing close to Mr. Ethan's door?"

"This is his bodyguard, Nicholas," Hannah said out loud to Nicholas hearing,

"Hello," Nicholas said with a straight face

"I'm Olivia," I said, introducing myself

"Nice to meet you, Olivia," Nicholas said

"It's almost eight o clock; you need to get Mr. Ethan's coffee ready; there's a coffee machine over there," Hannah said before I could reply Nicholas

I hurried to the Coffee machine, and I couldn't believe I was about to face my boss. It was terrifying in a way for me because my new boss is very strict.

While she was talking to Nicholas, I was wondering why Mr. Ethan would need a bodyguard to stand by his door, and I also asked if Nicholas was going to stand there all-day

"Olivia, Mr. Ethan likes his coffee hot", Hannah informed me as she was making the coffee

I decided not to add sugar to it because, according to the fictional stories she read, people like Ethan hate sugar in their coffee, but then again, all those stories are fictional, and I don't want to make a mistake by comparing this situation with a fictional story

I knocked on the door and pushed it open, it was precisely eight o clock, and I had already made Ethan's coffee. I added a little sugar so that it would taste sweet. Moreover, Hannah didn't give me any detail about the type of coffee he likes

I entered the office only to face Mr. Ethan; he was busy on his laptop. I held his coffee in my right hand and a piece of paper in my left hand

"Good morning, sir," I greeted with a smile on her face. Ethan raised his head to face me; he saw the smile on my face while I gently dropped the coffee on his table.

Ethan found her smile annoying,

"Why will someone smile for no good reason at this time of the morning," Ethan said; he felt annoyed by it but ignored her

"Sir, this is your coffee," I said and stood upright

"What is my schedule for today," Ethan asked

"Sir, you have a meeting by 10 with the board members," I said as I read through the note Hannah gave to me. I was still getting used to the place and the way things work out here

"And..." Ethan said as he raised his head to look directly into my eyes. I was about to continue when I heard him say

"Hey, do you think I don't have other things to do? I can't spend the whole day listening to you tell me today's schedule, so speak fast and don't waste more of my time," Ethan said with a straight face, and I just stared at him in disbelief

"I'm sorry, sir," I said with a smile before continuing what I was saying

"Sir, you also have a meeting with Mr. Carson today by noon, and you have a meeting with Mr. Ramsey by 1 pm," I said when I was finally done; Ethan shifted his attention away from his laptop, where he fixed his eyes after scolding Olivia.

Ethan turned to the coffee and picked it up from his desk, he brought it up to his mouth, and immediately his tongue tasted the coffee; he spat it out

"What on earth is this," Ethan said

"It's your coffee, sir", I responded

"What! What on earth is this? Did Hannah not tell you the type of coffee I like" Ethan asked. I was confused, the expression on Ethan's face calm, but I could feel the room temperature change; the room was freaking hot, and the air conditioner was turned on.

I began to sweat; Ethan immediately dialed the secretary's number, which was Hannah

"Come into my office right now."

"What type of coffee did this young lady make for me? Didn't you tell her the coffee I liked" Hannah's palms began to sweat; Ethan didn't allow her to greet him, and I could see the beads of sweat fall from Hannah's forehead

Before Hannah could reply, she heard Ethan's voice ring through the room

"You're fired."

"What!" I screamed in my head; I couldn't believe my ears, I tried to say something, but Ethan raised his hands to shut me up

"Gather your things right now because I want you out of this company's premises," Ethan said

"Sir, I'm sorry, sir, please", Hannah tried begging, but the death glare she got from Ethan made her walk out of the office with tears flowing down her eyes

I became scared, "why on earth would he fire someone all because she didn't tell me the type of coffee he likes," I thought, beads of sweat began to form on my head

I felt so bad for Hannah, and I couldn't believe that Hannah was fired because of me

"Sir, Hannah..."

"Be quiet," Ethan immediately stopped me from completing my statement

I stood there for over 30 minutes, and my legs were hurting badly, but Ethan didn't say anything to me

After some time, I heard Ethan say the words I had been wanting to hear

"Why are you still standing here? Leave" I didn't expect him to be so rude.

I hurried out of the room, and as soon as U came out of the room, I saw the elevator door close with Hannah carrying her things

Reality! Hannah was just fired because of me, and I hurried to the elevator

"Don't follow her; Mr. Ethan might also fire you", I heard Nicholas say

And it was true; one of the many things Hannah said was that she shouldn't leave this floor unless it is her lunchtime or Mr. Ethan told her to, or sent her to do something for him

I felt heartbroken, and I turned back to face Nicholas, who kept a straight face. I didn't know if Nicholas blamed me for the incident, just like I blamed myself. I tried to think of how Hannah felt, and that was awful; the first day at work, and I already caused trouble

I couldn't believe that this was the guy that I had a crush on for years; all the good feelings she had for him disappeared immediately

Ethan looked calm, kind, and innocent on the outside, but within, he was wicked. I thought

I felt ashamed of myself for liking someone like him and even Daniel. "Don't judge the book by its cover", I whispered to myself

I cherished my job, and I didn't want to lose it, but causing someone to lose her job wasn't an incredible feeling; it felt like it was I that got her fired because I had looked forward to spending more time with the rest of the staff especially Hannah who was so kind and sweet to me

"Don't be too hard on yourself; just be careful so that you wouldn't lose your job too," Nicholas said as he saw the worried expression on my face; Nicholas inwardly laughed at her word; it looked as if she was fighting with herself

Nicholas's words comforted me a lot, and I was glad that at least he didn't hate me, and I was going to take his advice to heart and be very careful