Chapter 37 Margray's rule

Chapter thirty-seven
I feel Nancy's hand on mine. I look up at her," I understand you Jones but you at least need to go to work. Let's see what these two are up to. We can always run off after you get paid. But if you decide to run now, what do you have to offer?"
She's right. Nancy is one of the smartest girls on earth. The only thing I'm skilled at is sports and running. If I decided to run, Richard Margray wouldn't catch me. But I need to beware of him catching my mom and brother.
"You are right. I will go dress," I say and smile.
She pulls me into a bear hug, "We are in this together ok?"
I nod, then realize she's not even looking at me, "Yes dear, thanks so much".
She pulls back after a while," Lest I forget, have I told you something? That you are looking beautiful these days?"
I laugh and hit her playfully," Let me go and dress up".
" Yeah, I will drive you to work".
I smile at this and hurry off to clean myself.
I couldn't stop the hard beating of my heart. I couldn't calm myself, I keep thinking of a lot of things till we arrive at Tianshi company.
My heart did a flip at the sight of the huge building. There's something about this building giving me some kind of creepy feeling. Maybe because I'm suddenly scared of meeting Richard and of what he would do to me. Why is my heart beating this way? I'm not getting it.
I turn to look at Nancy after she pulled the car to a stop in front of the company. "Thanks for the ride bae," I say with a faint smile.
"You will be fine Jones. Call me if anything happens and I will be here as fast as I can".
I nod briefly before getting out of the car. I started towards the building only to stop again. I look behind me as if to grab a cab and return home. Gosh, I've never been so intimidated in my entire life.
Nancy is still in the car, smiling at me. Gosh! Why does it have to be like this? Why is my life in so much mess?
I reciprocate her smile and start towards the building again.
I used to have this courage, I had a lot of my dignity intact but after the encounter with Dave Margray, the small devil. I think I lost a bit of them, if not all. For once, I regret ever running. If I hadn't run after Dave, then all this wouldn't have happened. Even now, Michael can't even save me.
I walk in and the event that happened at this particular building comes to my mind. I lost it here, in front of all these people. How am I going to handle the stares?
I walk to the stupid Kim. She seems so engrossed in whatever she's doing on the desk. I couldn't see what she was up to with the way her desk was made.
"Hi, I want to see Mr. Dave Margray," I say and Kim looks up at me.
"Like seriously, it's you this devil!" She says as if she has seen the devil before. If I wasn't here for a more important reason, I would have punched her face. She's so stupid!
"I have an appointment with your boss, Miss little devil," I say, eying her.
" Oh, "I think she lost it," Do you remember that was how you started troubling the other day?"
"Because you are always behaving like the senseless human being that you are. Or why would you keep stopping me when I told you I have an appointment with your boss. Is that your office etiquette?"
" What!" she split out and hit me across the face before I could do something.
I place my hand across my face unconsciously and watch her amazingly, "You slapped me?"
I still couldn't believe I was slapped?
"Yes," she seems so full of herself as she watches me, "Yes, I did. What do you want to do?"
Is this girl seriously kidding me?
What should I do with this girl? A slap or a punch? Slap will be better because I don't think she will be able to stand the punch.
"Kim and Jones should meet me in the office now," a deep voice typical of Dave says. I crane to look at him, silently cursing him for disrupting what I was about to do to his stupid secretary
Kim eyed me dangerously before walking away.
I didn't say anything. I didn't know what to say. So, I complied with Dave's instructions. This was all Dave's fault, to begin with. And I'm not going to forgive him.
I enter his office with Kim and Dave is already sitting on his chair. He looks up at us when we enter.
"Kim, what did I tell you about fighting in the office?" He made a straight expression as he asks his question.
I sigh and look over at Kim, "Sir, she_," Kim started, only to be cut short by Dave.
"You have no excuse. I wonder how many contracts we would have lost if prospects came in at the time you guys were disagreeing. And what if Jones had reciprocated your slap, what would have become the company and you personally. Do you think you would have been able to handle the result?" He didn't shout or sound angry but there's something in his voice that's so authoritative and firm, "You are hereby suspended for two weeks. If you get suspended for another two weeks, then you will be fired".
Kim goes down on her knees," Please sir. I'm so sorry and I promise you that it wouldn't happen again," she pleaded earnestly.
Dave look away," That's why I'm being kind by giving you only a two weeks suspension. I would have sacked you immediately Kim!" his voice rises above normal and I jerk back," You know my rules and you keep breaking them. I won't tolerate any more shit from you. The next time you try this bullshit, then you will be going for good. Is that understood?" he yelled at her.
Kim shivers and looks away from him. When I look at him now, I realize what she saw. He looks like an angry tiger. He has never been this way, even with Michael. Does that mean he wasn't angry at all?
"Now out!" He says authoritatively and Kim rushes out.
I look at him and caught him looking at me. He looks so different now like someone who has been caught doing something bad.
"Sit," he commands and goes to sit too. I force myself to the chair.
He looks up at me again, "Why are you staring so hard at me? Any comments?"
I roll my eyes, "I wanted to say you have no rules here actually when your secretary slapped me but I had a rethink".
" Do you think everyone will be like you? Aren't you the one slapping people as you like?"
I hiss and look away," Why do you want me here anyway?"I look back at him now and he's looking again.
He does look different today. He was handsome before but he is even more attractive with his white shirt unable to hide a fantastic chest.
"I want you as my assistant and Michael already sign the papers. I don't think you should be asking your boss this kind of question".
God, I'm not going to like it here.
" I don't know if your boss has rules but I do. And you must observe them diligently or it will affect your salary".
Is he kidding me? I never asked to be here!
" Hey, why did you have Michael sign the papers without my consent?" I ask instead, ignoring his ranting.
He gets up and leans on the table, beside me, "Rule one, no asking of questions".
What!
"Don't I deserve an explanation?" I scream at him, angrily, unbothered by his so call rule.
I suddenly feel like hitting him again.