Chapter 2 Ch. 2

" Fire her! " Scott said and Katherine felt a loud bang in her head as she snapped her head to him.

" What? " Katherine and Pete chorused.

" I think I was pretty clear. " Scott gritted out.

Katherine looked at her boss who gazed down and she knew had already lost her job. Her heart broke into a million pieces.

It was a practiced evasion, one she'd seen before in countless movies, a million gut-wrenching stories.

In that averted look, her stomach lurched, and her heart fractured into a million jagged shards. It was a familiar ache, a cold dread that seeped into her bones, stealing her breath.

She turned abruptly on her heel and rushed out of the room.

She ran towards the restroom and opened the door. Once in, she shut the door and pinned her back to it.

Katherine stared up at the ceiling, fighting back her tears which threatened to fall.

' Fire her! ' Those two words kept echoing loud in her ears and Katherine just couldn't hold in it anymore.

She gave up and her tears came rolling down her cheeks. She slipped gently to the floor and palmed her face as she sobbed quietly.

" Scott, please. Can you just let this go? For old times sake. " Pete pleaded

" Trust me, it's exactly because of that I am giving you this chance. " Scott said.

" You just asked me to fire my employee and you call that a chance? "

" Yes, Pete. And if you are not up to it. Then forget it. "

" Scott - "

" Have a good day. " Scott cut in and walked out of the office.

Pete sighed, running a hand over his face.

He had been looking forward to securing this deal with him for a long time and now he could have it but he had to fire his P.A.

And she wasn't just his P.A. She was his best employee so far. He couldn't just fire her. Neither could he lose his deal with Scott. Hell, he felt in f*ck*ng dilemma right now.

Pete shook his head knowing there was only one choice to make and whatever that is going to be... He had to make it fast. The thought had him sighing again as he slumped into his chair.

Katherine sniffed and stood up, she moved her legs to the zinc and ran the tap, washing her hands and face.

Once done, she pulled out a handful of tissue and used it to dry her hands.

Katherine stared at herself in the mirror and sighed.

What's done is done. She thought and exited the restroom. She walked to her desk and pulled out a pen and paper.

She scribbled down some words and folded the paper, putting it in an envelope. Then she walked to her boss's door and placed a knock on it.

" Come in. " Pete responded and Katherine walked in.

" Katherine. " Pete called, standing to his feet.

" Listen, I am so sorry about what happened. But I am going to talk to him, okay? There is no way I am firing you. " Pete said and Katherine pulled a smile.

" I really appreciate you saying that but it would be selfish of me to accept that. You and I both know what good this deal with Scott McCall would be to the company.

And I can't sabotage the company's success for mine. And to be fair, What happened was my mistake not yours. So... " Katherine paused, gazing down.

She inhaled and exhaled before raising her gaze back up.

" I have decided to resign. You know, to make this easier for both of us. " Katherine said and Pete gazed down, feeling bad.

" Katherine. I... "

" Please accept it. " She cuts him off and Pete slowly receives the letter.

" I should go now. " She added.

" I will have your things sent to you. " Pete said and Katherine nodded, turning on her heels.

" Katherine. " Pete called and she halted, turning back to him.

" Thank you. " He said and Katherine smiled, exiting the office.

Katherine stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Scott McCall. She frowned deeply as he dipped his left hand into his pocket.

She continued on her tracks and walked past him and Scott also continued on his tracks.

But then Katherine halted abruptly. Her fists were clenched so hard it began to hurt as she could feel anger like no other coursing through her entire system.

No way she was going to let him go home feeling like a champ. Without thinking, she turned abruptly on her heels.

" You really have no human feelings, do you? " Katherine blurted, causing Scott to halt on his tracks.

He turned to face her.

" If this is about your job which is on the line then I would say you pretty much deserved it. "

" Deserved it? I made a mistake which I apologized for and all you could think of was asking my boss to fire me. "

" You call it a mistake but do you want to know what I call it? An act of stupidity which is nothing but irritating and annoying and I don't do business with people like that. " He said.

" Yeah? But you expect people to work with an *ssh*l* like you? "

" Excuse me? " He said, raising his brows.

" I am pretty sure you heard me. " Katherine said.

" Listen, I don't have time for this, alright? And don't even come here playing the victim. It's pathetic. "

" You know what else is pathetic? It's the fact that you are so self-conceited and arrogant that you no longer have a sense of reasoning. " Katherine retorted and she turned on her heels, walking away leaving Scott fluttering his eyelids in bewilderment.

He scoffed unbelievably, totally taken aback.

Self-conceited and arrogant?

He swore no one had ever spoken to him like she just did.

He continued to stare at her as she walked off and there was only one burning question he so much wanted an answer to.

Who the hell is she?