The CEO and his assistant

"You're going to work for me"

He said while looking me straight in the eyes and I gulped.

"work for you? Why?"

He smirked and came closer to me, his face was so close to mine that for a while I thought he was going to kiss me but he just smirked again and I swear it was so devilish.

"Because if you don't, I'm gonna make you very sorry. That's right, I know your little secret and I am very capable of sending you to prison."

My heart skipped three beats at his revelation but I tried to keep my cool. There's no way he knows, it's not possible, nobody knows about it so how did he know.

"What secret?" I asked indifferently while taking a step back from him. He laughed maniacally and took a step closer.

"You're really going to play this game Angela? Really? Well then, since you want me to jog your memory, have a sit" he gestured for me to sit and proceeded to sit on the opposite chair.

He stared at me for a while and I tried desperately to hide my fear.

"Well? I'm waiting" I said trying to sound as relaxed and indifferent as possible.

He took out his phone and played a video then set it in front of me, blood drained from my face as I watched it.

How was this possible, I could have sworn that no one saw this happening. I shut my eyes as the memory replayed in my head, the screams, the sound, the anger, the gory image, blood.... I opened my eyes suddenly.

"Stop" I said in a choked voice and he paused the video and put it back in his pocket.

He crossed his arms over his chest and smirked "appearances can be deceiving. Wouldn't you agree, Miss Cameron?"

He commented, sweeping me up and down with his burning gaze.

"What do you want from me" I asked angrily.

"I already told you, I want you to work for me"

"Why? I don't know you from anywhere and by the way I can sue you for blackmail"

"Really? Well then, go right ahead and sue me but I assure you that your time in prison would be way more than my time in prison or you may even get killed and may I remind you that you don't have any proof, I on the other hand have proof. So please go ahead, sue me"

I stared at him blankly, he was right, he has proof, video proof, I have nothing to prove that he is indeed trying to blackmail me.

"What do you want me to do?" I finally asked and he smirked.

"Easy, be my assistant"

I stared at him in confusion.

"Assistant?"

He nodded "Yeah, my assistant, you know, follow me around, writes out my schedules, just basically everything an assistant does"

"Why assistant? With what you have on me, I was expecting like a maid or something like that"

He smiled, "Don't think it's going to be easy Angela, I plan on making you very miserable"

I sighed. There it is, I thought and I looked him squarely in the eyes.

"All this for a slap Mr Perry?" I chuckled "I regret stepping foot in that goddamn mall" I mumbled.

"I told you you're gonna pay for it" he stood up "so miss Cameron, are you in or out?"

I glared at him for a while before saying "I'm in"

He tossed me a huge stack of paper.

"what the hell is this?" I asked

"It's your contract, I suggest you read it first before signing it"

I stared at the stack in my laps, he's kidding right? How on earth does he expect me to read this.

"No thank you Mr Perry, I don't need to read it" he raised a brow as I signed it and handed it back to him

"When do I start?" I asked.

"Tomorrow, I want you in my office by six a.m tomorrow, am I clear?"

"Six a.m? Why? Isn't that too early?" I asked in a panicky voice and he chuckled.

"If you read your contract, Miss Cameron, you would have known that it states that your boss is not to be questioned at any point in time, whatever I say, stands and you need to be here by six a.m tomorrow morning. Now, have a good day"

He gestured for me to leave and I did. Maybe I should have read that contract I thought to myself as I left his office.

That bastard!

Angela's POV

How did I get myself into this mess, this has got to be the worst thing that's ever happened to me and bad things happen to me a lot.

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I walked into the store 'grandiosa y hermosa' a very beautiful and expensive store, it was known to sell only the most exquisite and beautiful items,the clothes there were designers, the shoes were simply to die for and not just anyone could shop here.

The cheapest thing in the store ranges from three hundred dollars and I didn't have such money with me, I just thought I'd look around a bit and try on some beautiful shoes. I went to the shoes aisle, I needed to get a new pair of shoes fast before Monday, I had a job interview to attend and I didn't have any nice shoes or clothes to wear, I usually shop at a thrift store and I've already gotten a really nice outfit but I was unable to get good shoes.

I honestly don't know why I came to this store to buy shoes, everything here is crazily expensive and I could see some shoppers giving me weird looks but who cares.

I saw bunch of beautiful shoes but most of them were too expensive, ugly, or not my size. After checking out several shoes, I finally found the perfect one, it was a black diamond studded heel, it was perfect. I just needed to check if it was my perfect size.

I tried it on and it fitted perfectly, just as I was admiring myself, someone bumped into me hard making me fall and break the heel.

I stood up and turned furiously to the person who bumped into me. It was a man with the most arrogant look ever, he didn't even look sorry, he just stared at me and shrugged. He was about to turn away when I shoved him around angrily.

"Hey, what are you? Blind or stupid? You bumped into me and you're leaving like nothing happened? Are you crazy or something?" The man looked shocked for a second and then pissed.

"How dare you touch me? Do you know who I am?" He roared.

"Oh I'm sorry your royal highness, I didn't realize that your skin was made of gold"

"You insolent peasant....."

I delivered a tight slap to his face and he looked more furious and shocked.

"Who the hell do you think you are? God? You walk around arrogantly and act like you own the place...."

Suddenly two employees came rushing in, one had red hair and she was tall and slender, she had a mean girl look and vibes, the other lady who looked like she just started working here was a young smallish brunette.

They both addressed the man with respect which seems crazy because he was a very young man, even though he looked very important. One of them, the redhead, spoke to me "What's going on here?" She demanded harshly.

"We heard a loud noise" the other lady said

"This lady, this peasant slapped me!" The man said angrily and both of them looked shocked. The redhead turned to me again.

"You did what? Who are you anyways? Do you know who he is?" Then she turned to the man "I'm terribly sorry about this Mr Perry, I promise this won't happen again..."

"It better not, people like her will ruin this store's reputation" he turned to leave but then stopped abruptly and turned to me "you're going to pay for this" he said and then left.

The two ladies turned to me and they looked livid "you're gonna have to pay for that" the redhead lady said while pointing to the broken heel on the floor.

"How much is it?" I asked

"Three hundred and fifty dollars" the second lady said casually.

"What? Three hundred and fifty? but you didn't give me a chance to even explain myself, he bumped into me, if anything, he should be the one paying for it, not me"

"Do I look like I care? Listen to me, you either pay for the shoe you ruined or I'll have you arrested"

"Arrested? But it's not my fault.... I didn't ruin it on purpose.... It's his....."

"Oh I see how it's gonna go, Clara, call security and have them hold this lady down until I call the cops"

The other lady ran to call security while the redhead stood looking me up and down.

"I know your type, you walk into expensive stores, start trying on things you can't afford, take pictures of yourself and post it all over social media so people think you're rich not knowing you're just a filthy lowlife with no money and judging from your appearance, you probably don't have a job either" tears welled up in my eyes at the lady's harsh words.

"You can't stand there and judge me, do you have any idea..."

"Oh please, save the waterworks, nobody cares about your life or your sob story."

She smirked as a security guard approached us

"I'll make sure you never have the guts to show your face in public again, you're gonna regret the day you stepped foot in grandiosa y hermosa" she said.

"Mark? Please escort this lady to the counter and see to it that she remains there until the cops get here"

"Yes ma'am" the security guard replied and gripped my arm firmly "this way ma'am" he said and I followed him silently with my head bowed in shame as shoppers turned to stare and whisper.

I must have been waiting at the counter for what feels like forever but in reality, I've only been there for five minutes when a phone corner rang and Clara went to pick it up, she spoke into the receiver for a while and then called the redhead whom I just discovered that her name was Stacey

"Stacey, it's for you" Clara called and Stacey walked up to the phone and placed the receiver in her ear

"hello?....oh hi sir.....yes sir....absolutely.....excuse me?....seriously?....um, okay..." she glared at me before whispering into the receiver even though I could still hear her "three hundred and fifty dollars sir.....okay sir, I'll do that....thank you sir" she slammed the receiver down and walked back to me.

"Well, aren't you a lucky bitch, Mr Perry just agreed to pay for you, guess you're not going to jail today but that doesn't mean you're welcome back at this store, in fact, I'm banning you from this store, you are not to step even one foot close to this store, do you understand me?"

She asked and I nodded slowly feeling dazed, embarrassed, slightly relieved and a bit shaken.

Then, she called the security guard again.

"Mark, see to it that this lady never returns here, she's banned" Mark nodded and escorted me out.

I drove back home in tears, the humiliation was too much. But who was that man, I wondered.

"Angela? Angie? Angela, are you planning on getting up anytime soon?"

Angela yawned lazily as she turned to put her alarm on snooze yet again.

"Angela, aren't you going to get up?" Jane asked.

"What time is it?" Angela mumbled sleepily."It's six a.m...."

"Six a.m?" Angela yelled as she jumped off the bed and flew to the bathroom "why didn't you wake me up Jane?"

"Your alarm's been going off for thirty minutes now, I thought you'd be awake by now"

Angela flew to the small adjoining bathroom that connected her and Jane's room as she hurriedly took a shower while brushing her teeth at the same time. She had done it again, why couldn't she just be organized for once in her life, it's such an irony that she got a job as an assistant because assistants are supposed to be organized.

She was out of the bathroom in less than four minutes as she hurriedly got dressed. Jane came into the room and Angela saw that she was already done dressing, she was even about to leave the house. 'She's more suited for the role of assistant than I am' Angela thought as she looked Jane over.

Jane was a tall, pleasingly plump young lady of twenty five years, she had green eyes with long gorgeous black hair that was always shining for some reason, she had an aura that commanded power and respect, anywhere she went, people automatically want to please her, she was bright, smart, cheerful and very friendly with a figure to die for.

She had on a pair of blue jeans with a white camisole and red blazers and she looked stunning with her black hair in a tight ponytail and there was a touch of light makeup on her face.

"Angela, I'm leaving. What time would you get off work?"

Angela zoned out for a moment as she had no idea, she had forgotten to ask Tristan about her closing time.

"Shit! I'm sorry Jane, I didn't ask. But I'll be sure to text you as soon as I find out. You look great by the way."

"Thanks." Jane said as she checked herself out one more time "what are you wearing by the way?"

Angela shrugged and pointed out what she'll be wearing "just my LBD and black stilettos with a black blazer"

"The body con dress?"

"Yeah" Angela answered.

"Ooh, Angie, are you planning to seduce your boss on your first day of work?" Jane asked with a sly smile.

"Absolutely not, that man is the devil himself. Does he even have human feelings?"

Jane laughed long and hard over this.

"I should go, so I won't be late. See you later, love you. Remember to text me"

"I will. Love you too" Jane left and Angela got dressed quickly, when she was done, she stared at her reflection in the mirror, her hair was a mess. She hated her hair, it was like a sponge over her head. She tied it up in a very messy bun and stared at her reflection again.

Angela was a very gorgeous lady of an average height, her lips were red not pink and she had a smile that could melt even the coldest heart, her brown eyes were warm and showed tenderness, she was slim and her long legs were one of a kind and she often enjoyed showing it off. The only problem is her hair, it was always a pain in the ass for her, it's damaged and the split ends are straight from hell, it was giving her a headache.

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Angela's POV

I walked to the bus stop and waited, I took one more glance at the time on my phone and gasped. 6:50?

I'm fifty minutes late on my first day, I'm not so sure Tristan would be happy about this.

Just then, a sleek, white limousine parked in front of me and I was confused until the window at the back rolled down and I saw Tristan's angry face.

"You're late!" He growled and I began to stammer,

"I'm.... I'm really sorry, I....er.... I had a bit of an emer.....gency and....."

"Just get in" He yelled and I stood in front of the door pulling and pulling the handle but it wouldn't budge

"Stop, just stop!" He yelled and a chauffeur came to open the door for me.

"Thanks" I said and gave him a smile and he nodded I sat in the limousine and looked around in awe, the leather chairs were so soft and comfy, I could sleep in it, there was a flat screen TV, a world class stereo system, a..... I came face to face with Tristan and I cleared my throat

"Um, good morning Mr Perry" I said nervously.

"I asked you to get to work by six a.m Miss Cameron" he said coldly.

"Yeah, I know but I had an...."

"What's my schedule for today?" He interrupted harshly and Angela was lost, she knew Assistants were supposed to have their boss's schedule because she read about it online, but Tristan didn't share his calendar with her and this job was gotten in such a rush that everything was just happening so fast.

"Um.... I don't have it?" I replied shakily and his blue eyes became bluer which by the way, I've never noticed how gorgeous they were.

Come to think of it, I've never really looked at Tristan, the man was beautiful. His brown hair was perfectly combed, his bearded face was perfectly outlined, he had a chiseled nose and well defined cheekbones, with perfect lips. He looked like a prince straight out of a fairytale, too bad he always had a scowl on his face.

"What do you mean by you don't have it?" He snapped, jolting me out of my thoughts "You didn't...."

"Do you even know anything about being an assistant?"

"Yeah, but...."

"I don't think you know how this job works. What the hell am I supposed to do this morning? Just sit in my office all day and stare at space...?"

He kept on ranting and I could feel my temper rising, this man was rude, very rude and arrogant, he didn't even let me finish a sentence before cutting me off. I've had enough of his disgusting attitude.

"Shut up!" I yelled and he stared at me in surprise.

"What the fuck did you just say to me?" "Sorry, that came out wrong, what I meant to say was please keep quiet."

I met his burning gaze but managed not to squirm under it "look Mr Perry, I know you plan to make me miserable and all, but don't you think it's way too early to start yelling at me, you're as much to blame as I am in this. You gave me a job outside my qualifications, you didn't share your calendar with me, you just expect me to miraculously have it? What do you take me for, a computer? Even computer needs programming to enable it carry out the instructions you give it. So please sir, can you kindly forward me your calendar and all your agenda so I can arrange them for you?"

He stared at me for a long while with disbelief on his face and without saying a single word, he turned to his phone. The rest of the drive was very quiet.