Owning The Elusive Billionaire's Heart | Published on E-Book

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CHAPTER ONE | WORK FOR HER CHILD'S BIRTH FATHER

"MISS Jimenez?"

Tawag na gumulantang kay Sierra matapos ng ilang minutong pagka-upo sa waiting lounge na kinaroroonang lugar. Muntik na siya maka-tulog sa katunayan dahil galing pa siya sa ospital kung saan dinala ang kanyang ina matapos itong atakihin ng hika. Mabuti na lang at hindi na nito kailangan na ma-confine. Hindi alam ni Sierra saan kukuha ng pera kung nagkataon pa.

Agad na tumayo si Sierra at lumapit sa babaeng tumawag sa kanya. Malalim siyang huminga saka nagpakawala nang matamis na ngiti pagkalapit.

"Are you ready for your interview?" tanong sa kanya ng babae.

"Yes,"

"Good luck, and I think you'll get hired today because they badly need an assistant."

"Uhm, to what department po ba nangangailangan ng assistant? Wala po kasing nakalagay sa job posting ng kumpanya."

"The CEO's office. Iyon lang naman ang opisina na nangangailangan lagi ng assistant." Binukas ng babaeng kausap niya ang pintuan ng conference room. "Good luck ulit," anito sa kay Sierra.

Ngumiti lang siya at tuluyan na pumasok sa loob ng conference room. Doon bumungad sa kanya ang isang babae na alam niyang hindi nalalayo sa kanyang edad. The lady was tall, dressed in a black formal office attire and has blonde hair. A remarkable smile etched her beautiful face upon seeing Sierra. She will pass as nation's girl crush if ever she decided to switch career paths.

"You must be miss Jimenez." Naglahad ito ng kamay sa kay Sierra na agad namang tinanggap. "I am Bernadette Ruiz, director of Fritzgibbons Corporation's HR Department. Have a seat, please. Will it be okay to you if we wait for my boss to arrive before we start?"

"Yes, no worries."

Marahan naupo si Sierra at nilagay sa gilid ng silyang kinauupuan ang bag. Ipinatong naman sa lamesa ang dalang folder na naglalaman ng iba niyang requirements. Inilinga niya ang tingin sa paligid at mabusising pinagmasdan ang kinaroroonan.

Base sa nakalap niyang impormasyon, Fritzgibbons Corporation was a leading corporation in the country and South East Asia. It handles more than ten subsidiary companies such as those in line of infrastructure, hotel and restaurant chain, resorts and casinos. Base sa Metro Davao ang isang branch na ang CEO mismo din ang may hawak. Meron din sa Metro Cebu kaya masasabi na malaking kumpanya ang pinag-a-apply-an ni Sierra.

Nakakasilaw ang offer na sahod sa assistant position ng Fritzgibbons Corporation na siyang dahilan kaya nag-apply si Sierra. Tumatanginting na eighty thousand pesos monthly ang nakasulat na sahod sa website. Kailangan niya ng pera pang sustento sa medikal na pangangailangan ng nanay niya at sa mga gastusin kay Zeke - anim na taong gulang na anak niya.

"Miss Jimenez, I have questions about yesterday's written essay we asked you to answer. It isn't part of the interview, but I am obliged to ask." Tumango siya bilang tugon. "You said in your essay that you need this job to provide for your son's growing needs and mother's medical expenses, right?"

"Uhm, yes, I have a six-year-old son and a health-impaired mother."

"How will you handle everything when we choose to hire you? Being an assistant to our CEO is a tough and demanding job, Miss Jimenez. It means no weekends, days off, or vacation leaves. The CEO loves to travel intercity to check his business personally."

Halata naman sa sahod pa lang pero game pa rin ako, gusto niyang sabihin ngunit umisip siya nang mas magandang salita na maaaring sambitin.

"Being a single mother for six years taught me something I couldn't learn in school. I learned to be selfless and think about their needs first over mine. Zero leaves, days off, and vacations weren't new to me. My son understands that I need to strive harder for his growing needs. I'm still his mother at the end of the day, even if I'm always not around. He knows I'm doing it for his own sake, and it's cliché. But I am cliché.