Chapter 3 The Return

Amy's POV

I knew that I was in trouble as Mrs. Stella would scold me. "Ma'am, I tried stopping him, I clearly told him you didn't want to be disturbed but he didn't listen and -"

"It's okay Amy, excuse us," She said and I nodded and left her office.

I wondered who the strange and rude guy was, even if he was her special visitor or one of her random men, he had no right to ignore me when I tried to stop him. He looks like one of those spoiled rich guys. I concluded, because I know one when I see one, I was once that way too until my punishment. He looked oddly familiar but I didn't know where and when I had seen his face before.

The telecom on my table rang. I picked up and it was Mrs. Stella, asking me to report to her office. I stood up quickly and went over to meet her.

"Yes, ma'am," I answered as I entered her office.

"Bring the data, I asked you to compile," she said to me.

"I'm in no way done," I responded.

"Let me see what you've done," she said.

"Huh.." I said in surprise as I knew she might be disappointed with my result.

"Is she always this slow?" The stranger asked her and I looked at him in surprise, the audacity was provoking.

"Excuse me!" I said and from his expression he wasn't expecting me to reply.

"Hurry up Amy," she said to me, and I went over to my table, picked up the document and then went to her office to give it to her.

"I want this one sacked," He said.

"She's one of our best," Mrs. Stella replied almost immediately.

"She has no manners," he said to her and I wondered who gave this stranger the audacity to talk to me that way.

"I'm sorry sir, but I don't think we've met before apart from the moment you walked into this office, and I was only doing my job," I said.

"Walmark Park, have you forgotten?" He asked and I looked at him in confusion.

"You spilled iced tea on me and didn't bother to apologize," he said. It was then I remembered.

"I'm sorry about that, I was in a hurry that day, wasn't one of my best days," I said. Honestly, I was in a hurry that day, it was due to his attitude I didn't bother to apologize thinking I would never come across him again.

Nothing prepared me for what he did next, he picked Mrs. Stella's coffee from her table and then poured it on me.

"I guess we are even now," he said in a snarky tone. My white dress was ruined. I looked at him in utter surprise.

"I said I was sorry, now who do you think you are? You are the one with no manners, people like you think you can do whatever you want, whenever you want, you've messed with the wrong person," I blurted out without thinking, I picked up a glass of water from the table and poured it on him.

"Amy !" Mrs. Stella, who had been silently watching the drama unfold, shouted. "How could you be disrespectful to Mr. Munroe?" she said as she rushed to pick up paper towels and helped him clean his suit.

Her sentence rang in my head. He's the Mr. Munroe we have been expecting, the real CEO of this company, Munroe Enterprise, and it was then I knew I had taken it too far. Damn!

Get out! Mrs. Stella demanded.

I'm definitely getting fired!

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I sat watching my favorite cartoon while I ate popcorn. I heard the front door opening and my head snapped in the direction of the door.

"You didn't tell me you were coming, I would have prepared something for you to eat," Lily said as she entered the apartment.

"I got chased from work and I couldn't go home, else I'll give my parents another reason to mock me, you know how they can be" I responded as I threw my popcorn into the air and caught it with my mouth.

"I totally forgot you work," she said sarcastically. I rolled my eyes as she dropped the bag of groceries on the table.

"What happened? Why did you get chased from work?" She asked.

"I kind of poured a cup of cold water on our CEO," I responded.

"Mrs. Stella? I'm lost, why did you do that?" She asked me in a confused tone.

"No, it's not her, The CEO, like our main CEO, you know I told you we were expecting him anytime soon yeah?" I asked her.

"Yes, you did, but how did you pour water on him? Was it a mistake or something?" She asked.

"Yes and no," I responded and this made her furrowed her brows.

"I don't understand," she said as she dropped her bag and sat beside me on the couch.

"The first time it was a mistake but the second time was completely intentional yet a mistake too," I said to her, trying to sound reasonable.

"Amy, you're confusing me, was it or was it not a mistake," she asked.

"Sorry, I'm spiraling," I said as I dropped my bowl of popcorn on my lap and then took a deep breath.

"Do you remember that stranger at Walmart Park?"

"Yes, the rude guy that almost caused a scene at the park that day, but that's like three weeks ago. What about it?

"That was the first incident, I mistakenly spilled iced tea on him that day, but today he turned out to be my boss who has been absent , so he reminded me of that day and in a bit to make us even, he poured coffee on my precious white gown," I started off saying.

"Out of reflex, I was being defensive, I took a cup of cold water from Mrs. Stella's table and poured it on him. It was after that I found out he is the CEO," I said as I covered my face in shame.

"Damn! That's messed up girl," she said.

"I know, it is indeed a big mess,"

"Mrs. Stella demanded I leave the premises immediately," I said to her as I slouched on the couch even further.

"So you're fired?" She asked.

"I guess so," I responded.

"I'm sorry dear, I guess we have to start looking..." She started off saying but stopped mid-sentence as my phone rang.

Looking at the caller made my heart skip beats, it was Mrs. Stella. I panicked before picking.