𝒮𝒽𝑒'𝓈 𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑒

Devil In The Suit

I catch a taxi and ask the driver to take me to the location Mr. Williams gave me .

When i arrive , i find myself standing in front of a large good looking building , with huge letters spelling the word " EMPIRE " in the front . That was the name of the company this man "Damon" owns .

I walk into the reception office and greet the woman standing there . " Hello " i said .

"Hello , how can i help you miss " she said .

" My name is Anna Gilbert , i came here to interview Mr. Sorrentino , I'm from Barnard university".

"Oh ! Another one , i can swear you're the 9th college girl who came to do an interview with the boss "she said .

"Oh! Really , !" i said acting surprised but i knew that other colleges would do the same as us .

" Yes , ... well let me just call the boss and see if he's willing to meet you ".

"Sure "

She picks up the phone and waits for him to answer, when he does she tells him about me , i can assume that he agreed to meet me from the look on her face , she hangs up the phone and turns to me .

" Mr. Sorrentino is ready to meet you Miss Gilbert " she said .

"Thank you " i say right before she cut me off ,
"quick advice , don't ask too mush questions , he hates that , probably why most of the girls before you came out from his office were annoyed and upset , i can swear one of them was almost crying, so if i were you , i would get enough with only 3 questions.

" Well you're not me , and i know what I'm doing , but thanks for the advice tho " i said smiling at her as she leads me to his office , I personally don't like people telling me what to do claiming to be an advice .

Once we arrived to his door step , " Good luck" she said while walking away .

I take a deep breath then i knock on the door .

" Come in " , a rough strong voice was all i heard , i open the door and enter . I was stunned to see a tall muscular man standing and staring at the window

I clear my throat to announce my presence , he turns to me and keeps standing there , scanning me with his eyes from head to toe

I can feel myself blush a little , I don't know why but it just happened.

He sits on his chair and tells me to do the same
" Have a seat " he said . And that's what i did , i sat on the chair , i was so nervous, I've done many interviews before but never felt this way .  

" Hello , my name is Anna Gilbert , from Barnard university" i said trying to break the silence and stress between us .

" Damon Sorrentino " he replied.

" I know ... nice to meet you sir , our college is honoured to have this interview with you , if you don't mind , can we start? " i asked him , grabbing my pen to write down his answers .

" Of course "he said .

" Oh , so the first question is , how do you feel about being too mush successful at this young age?"

"don't feel anything, this is the age of success
" anyway

" I see ... okay next , do you consider anyone as threat or a competitor to you ? "

"a threat, yes , competitor , no "

As much as that answer was confusing , I didn't wanna push him any further, I didn't wanna be one of those girls who came out sobbing , so i let it drop .

"are you ashamed of the kind of business
you manage ?"

"Why would i be ashamed ?"

" Well some people think of casinos and stripping clubs not mush of honorable business ."

" Did those people help me with anything ? Do they pay for my employees?"

" hmm , no? "

" than there is nothing to be ashamed of "

" okay . Why did you agree on doing interviews with several colleges of New York ?"

" I plan on offering scholarships to the college students i like most and get my attention , give the great impressions "

" I understand, .... so my final question is ... do you see any changes in your life after 5 years ?"

" I don't think so , no "

" really , so you plan on following the same protocol for the rest of your life ?"

" that question written on that paper or is it you who's asking ?"

A moment of silence took over the room , i was shivering, nervous and i can feel my face sweating , to be honest the last question was not written, i improvised , couldn't control myself and just let it out .

" Actually it's not written, I'm sorry sir " i said , i saw a little smirk on his face , I didn't know what that means , " Anyway we're done here , thanks for your time " i said as i stood up right before he interrupted me .

" No we're not , please sit down " he said .

I was surprised, I remember clearly the receptionist saying he didn't like too mush questions, so why would he ask me to stay ? I do as he says and get back to my seat , saying nothing and try to avoid eye contact with him , but that didn't last .

"Now it's my turn " he said staring at me . " I'm sorry what ?" i asked in confusion.

You heard me , it's not fair you're the only who gets to ask questions right?

I just stayed there silent looking at him confused, I didn't expect from this man to talk to me like that , like he was interested , or is this one his ways of humiliation ?

" Ok so the first question, do you see any changes in your life after 5 years ?"

I was shocked to hear the same question that i asked him , at this point, i knew for sure he was definitely interested . After a short while of thinking , I decided to answer him.

" Hopefully a garden designer , a successful one"

" Really!? Interesting, is that what you want or is it what your parents want you to be ?"

I jumped at surprise at what he said , never expected him to go that further , i stayed silent for a while, trying to process everything

" My parents are not even around to welcome me home " . I say calmly "

I can see the look of regret on his face , wishing he never said what he said . "I'm sorry "he said
"That's okay " i said back .

" Final question.... Do you have a boyfriend?"

My throat shocked at the sound of that question, it was the last thing i excepted him to ask me , at first i thought he was kidding but then i look up at him to see his face , i knew he was being serious.

" Excuse me ?" i said

" i said , do you have a boyfriend?" he said

" Ooh i... actually... I don't "  i said

" Good " he replied

" Miss Gilbert , let me walk you to the door " he said , i grabbed my things and followed him , he opens the door to me , and suddenly i felt a strong hand behind my back , i turn around to see him , he had beautiful blue eyes , any woman could fall for him .

" Nice to meet you Anna " he said . " Nice to meet you too Mr. Sorrentino " i replied.

- I walk out his office and the company , i stand outside taking a breath , i felt like there was a huge rock on my chest and it's finally gone .

           ~~~~~~~End of the chapter ~~~~~~