(One month later)
"Sir, my resume is not all that matters. I can really do the work"she tried pleading.
"Am sorry,but there's nothing we can do at the moment,we're not hiring"the cold glint in the chubby man's eye said it all, that he wasn't changing his mind no matter how much she pleaded.
She sighed defeated and standing to take her leave..
"Unless... "He said smirking up at her. She turned to hear what he had to say clearly interested.
"...we come to an agreement... "He stood from his cushioned rotating chair around his desk to stand infront of Lizzy rolling a strand of her hair in front of her face towards her ear, moving in a sensual motion.
"You know you're a beautiful girl, we can't let it go to waste and..."he was cut short by a hard slap to his chubby.
Shocked, his hand went up to soothe the burning area.
"How dare you? "He said enraged.
But Lizzy didn't give him a chance to finish his sentence.
"How dare you"?pointing a slim finger in front of his face shocking him even more.
"Now you listen, I worked hard for this certificate so you have no right to offer me anything less than what I deserve, understand?! "She shouted
Jumping,he quickly nodded trying to apologise but Lizzy was quick to speak.
"You can take your job and go to hell"Lizzy finalized and walked out with her head held high and her back straightened,proud of herself.
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As soon as she stepped out onto the lobby, she breathed out the air she had been holding for so long on her way down the elevator relieved .
That's when she saw him...
He was looking serious in his all American grey suit, his face void of any emotion. He walked with elegance and grace of a King with his bodyguards trailing behind him matching his stride.
He had his eyes shielded by dark shades.
She was in awe as she awaited him to recognise her but stopped herself from getting all giddy inside.
In the midst of her struggle with her emotion, he walked right passed her without even sparing her a glance even though she was sure she must have been within his line of sight.
Disappointment ripped through her and she recoiled. Regaining her composure she put on a brave face and made her way out of the building into the blinding sunlight and terrible traffic without looking back.
Stepping into the elevator along with his members of his security detail. He couldn't remember their names,he changed them every month.
His thought roamed back to a few minutes ago.
"Can this stupid thing go any faster?"he said irritated.
Trying his best to get the image out of his mind of her expectant face turning to one of disappointment as he ignored her.
He'd seen her but....He sighed,
thinking about the past month.
He'd been out of his mind thinking about her especially one of her putting on his shirt and another of her lying in his bed.
He growled. No matter how much he tried to get her out of his head he couldn't do so.
He buried himself in his work this past month. He smiled bitterly,even Louisa has been so worried about him.
He just needed to get this done. He had a meeting with the company's manager about investing in their upcoming product.
Finally, the ding of the elevator opening brought him out of his thoughts. Breathing out, he stepped out with his entourage following behind and there the manager was the manager coming to welcome him with his own people, he looked disheveled of some sort and one side of his cheek was a shade lighter than purple.
"Mr stone,its an honour to have you here at our company. Surely,you found everything pleasant to your liking"the short man praised. Blake scoffed.
"Of some sort" the smile on his face faded but he cleared his throat and put the smile back on.
"Well that's more than enough."gesturing forward,
"Right this way please"a big wide fake smile was plastered on his face. Blake didn't know whether to praise the old man or laugh at his stupidity.
Only a fool would think that Blake would make this transaction without making it difficult.
Looking uninterested and bored he walked in the direction the man showed him. Walking into the small office which he had to bend over to enter.
Nevertheless he sat down and crossed his leg in the little space that could accommodate him.
Looking straight at the man
"Lets get right down to business shall we?"
The man was a nervous wreck and he was sweating and not in a good way.
"Yes sir,right away..."he searched through his table of files nervously.
Blake rolled his eyes
"Come on,don't tell me you lost it"Blake asked annoyed.
"No sir,they were on my desk. I swear..."the man replied
"Then where is it?its not nice to keep people waiting,especially me"he reminded the man.
"Yes sir... Right away, just give me one minute"he begged.
Blake rolled his eyes at the man's inability to perform a simple task.
He adjusted his collar, stood from his seat to leave, he couldn't possible count on a company that had a manager that couldn't handle things this crucial,let alone take care of his money.
"Sir, please don't go. It's right here. I know it is, I just need to find it... "He pleaded still searching.
Blake's eyes caught something. A picture of her. He took up the file, opened it to see a passport sized photograph of her and her resume and documents. The manager looked up to see the file in his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Seems like you found it"he stated,panting.
The man smiled awkwardly which earned an eyebrow raise at the manager's presumptuous behaviour.
"I think you may have to Crosscheck, one more time... "He slammed the file shut unto the desk with a clang and the manager jumped scared. He glanced at the opened file and his eyes widened in recognition
"No.... "He gasped then looked up at his investors annoyed face and knew that he had failed.
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"Hey, you're back so early. We still have a few hours before we go to the club." Lilly said unlocking the door to their apartment.
Class today had been exhausting. Too tired to even notice her roommate's slumped shoulders, teary eyes and a forced smile on her face. All signs that she wasn't happy.
"Hey, Lizzy?"she called walking into the apartment and pulling off her brown cotton jacket leaving behind a black camisole underneath.
Confused at Lizzy's silence. She asked.
"Lizzy is something wrong?"she paused,hesitating.
"..you didn't get the job? "Only silence. She came around and hugged Lizzy tightly squeezing her shoulders .
"...don't be sad, there'll be other interviews. I know the manager didn't see your potential, others will. You'll see"she said reassuringly .
"Do you want to eat something?"
Lizzy spoke already moving towards the kitchen and was searching through pans and pots till she got what she wanted ;a sauce pan.
"I'll make spaghetti and sauce "she said with a smile.
Lilly couldn't help but smile back as she got to the kitchen.
Lizzy loved cooking among other things she loved doing like sewing, baking, knitting, with cooking and baking her favourite things to do and she also had an eye in art as well. She was amazing.
So on cue ,she left her alone to do her thing while she went to take a shower. Knowing that when she was ready to talk,she would.
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"Sir, miss Elliot was 'job hunting' as they call it"Roberto reported then cleared his throat hiding his smile.
"Apparently, there was some showdown in his office when she refused to sleep with him..."that earned a white knuckled Blake sitting in nothing but a robe and slacks with his fireplace brimming in his home office.
"I want that manager fired immediately, and let them know am pulling out from the investment"he ordered.
The burly man nodded with his black shades and com device going all the way down along his neck into his black suit.
"Already done sir, there are confirmations that he has been sexually harassing young ladies who come for interviews in exchange for the position they were overqualified for.
Blake nodded,taking in all the information with rage in his eyes and his teeth clenched and his fist tightened. He needed to punch someone.
Dismissing Roberto,he went down to his indoor gym that had state of the art equipments and a ring where he wrestled with his men,once in a while.
Taking off his robe and putting on his boxing gloves,he moved over to the punching bag and started but didn't stop until all the rage he felt had been extinguished inside him which took a long while.
Taking off his gloves,running a hand through his wet hair,he reached for a bottle of water and moved upstairs to take a shower.
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"So you're telling me that the manager offered you sex in exchange for a job?"she repeated and Lizzy nodded to confirm it.
"I swear if I just get my eyes on him i would strangle him"Lizzy chuckled.
"Its okay.Besides i gave him a hard slap across his cheek."she stated proudly.
"Yeah, that's my girl! "Giving her a high five,they chuckled and went on to finish their meals exchanging stories about their day.
Night time came, they got back from work a little earlier and Lilly went straight to bed but falling asleep was far from Lizzy's mind. She had a lot of things on her mind like how she'd been lying to Lilly about Mr. Stone.
Sighing, she gave up trying to fall asleep and turned ,facing the bedside lamp which was the only light that illuminated the room.
Closing her eyes for a brief moment,a sound broke her out of her thoughts.
'It must be Lilly 's phone'. she thought
Groaning, she settled back in bed. This time she heard it ring, louder this time. She brightened the lamp to give her enough vision to see the whole room.
"What the he'll is that?"Lilly groaned turning around.
"Lizzy could you get that"she said facing Lizzy,her eyes still closed settling back to sleep.
"Isn't it yours? "Lizzy asked confused.
Lilly hissed then snapped
"Does that sound like my ringtone?"she went back to sleep.
After a while she got out of bed and tumbled through the room till she got to where the sound was coming from... Her bag.
She dipped her hand in and finally brought out the vibrating iPhone.
Coming on,it read 18 missed calls and one message. She swiped up to open the phone and opened the message box from memory.
The message read 'Blake'
She gasped in shock almost dropping the phone. She was careful not to wake Lilly.
She read the message:
'It's yours. Keep it.
10am at Stone industries
DON'T BE LATE .'
Just these simple words shook her then it made sense.
Flashback:
Feeling rejected, she headed for the exit, but bumped into someone ,her sling bag slipped off her shoulder and fell to the floor along with her documents.
The man bent to help her pick her bag up while she scurried to pick up her documents. In shock, she realized that these were not her resume..
Still in shock and confusion, the stranger handed her her bag which she was grateful for. Looking up she met dark shades but he had a gruff appearance with his bulkiness .
"Thank you"she said trying to place his face.
Taking off his shades to look into her eyes. He smiled then replied with his deep voice.
"You're welcome"he winked, putting his shades back on, he rushed off....
Flashback over.
Then it clicked,
"Sir, we confiscated the camera... "
He was Mr. Stone's bodyguard.
Smiling she went back to sleep and let sleep take over in the midst of her thoughts of tomorrow.
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