Chapter 008
Akira's POV
"Where are you going? Did you just fire yourself?" His voice came from behind me and I tilted my head to where the voice was coming from, I clutched my chest when I saw him standing right there, that mask of yesterday was on his face, I was consumed by anxiety, imagined my dismissal. My Heart was racing, my brain tried to form a good apology and I rehearsed apologies mentally but I just couldn't make one.
"I didn't do anything, why should I fire myself?" His eyebrows raised as he stared at me without expression, my heart was throbbing in my chest and his eyes were scaring me and making me more nervous, I wanted to apologize to him, but this loud mouth of mine brought out something I couldn't explain.
"Really?" He asked with that stoic face, I parted my lips to say something he interrupted me, "In my office." He said, I shut my eyes while I parted my lips and spoke with my eyes still shut.
"Fine, I know I did wrong, I wouldn't have bossy you that way and I apologized for bad-mouthing you when I have no idea who you are, I know I shouldn't have judged you based on what people say that is not my character but the thing is I am sorry and I know you, you are going to fire me because I deserve it but no need, I am just going to leave and yes, I just fire myself."
"Ms..." My eyes flew open, only for me to see Mr. Meredith was the one standing in front of me, I looked confused, 'he was here, where did he go?' I said mentally.
"Hey, why are you acting like you seem a ghost?" I shake my head trying not to make a fool of myself.
"Oh sorry, what did you say?" I asked not leaving his gaze.
"Come with me, CEO Logan want to have a word with you."
"Oh! Sure!" I said still standing, he had walked into the elevator but I was still standing.
"C'mon, beauty." He said holding the elevator door for me.
"Sure!" I said nervously as I hurried into the elevator and then the door shut in front of us, nervousness had crept into every sense of my body, and I didn't think my cells were working anymore. My brain started malfunctioning, I should have left the very moment I found out that it was Mr. Wolfie. I wish I had a better option, I would have turned around and left but I know I can't because my Mother will kill me and I need money to pay her debts and my Mother's gambling lifestyle.
'Akira, you are doom.' I said mentally standing beside Mr. Meredith.
"Are you okay?" He asked saying the way I was sweating badly.
"Do you think Mr. Wolfie will fire me?" I asked and then I think I saw him curve his lips into a smile before he masked his expression.
"What did you do?" He asked.
"You don't know? That I was the..."
"That you are the what?" He asked.
"Never mind..." I said pinning my lips, I was talking too much again.
"Anyways, Mr. Logan is not as heartless as most people think he is, you see everyone he fired, did something worthy of that pink envelope and I know you must have heard a lot about him but don't you think it's unfair to judge someone based on what you heard from others?" I tilted my head to him.
'why is he telling me this? Is he saying that because he doesn't want me to think that Mr. Wolfie is bad when he fires me.' we both didn't say anything to each other after that first conversation before the elevator door opened and then the marble floor of the hallway appear in front of me before I step out of the elevator.
"You can go on now?"
"Aren't you coming with me?" He shakes his head. "I thought you were..." He interrupted me, "No, my office is over there, besides Mr. Logan, we have just two people on this floor but I think it might be increased to three pretty soon.
Slowly I walked towards his office like some drenched cat I raised my hand to tap on the door but it opened on its own, so I walked into it and it shut immediately after I entered.
"Hello sir Wolfie, Mr. Meredith said you want to see me?" I said standing behind the big chair that was right in front of his desk.
The chair behind the desk swiveled and the face of Mr. Wolfie came up, he wasn't even on a mask. I gasped but I was able to compose myself almost immediately even though his eyes were piercing at me, my heart was thudding loudly in my chest but I was not going to cower in front of this man.
'what is he planning to do? Scared me with those eyes of his? He can't scare me,' a few minutes ago, I admit, I was scared but standing right now in front of him without a mask, I wasn't scared, I don't know the reason but his eyes didn't picture someone that could hurt me. 'Anyways, maybe, I should just apologize, since I still need this job.' I said mentally.
"Ahem..." I cleared my throat, and even though I knew that I had apologized for what happened yesterday maybe, this iceberg man was still not satisfied with it. "I'm deeply sorry about what happened at the hotel garage. I swear, I had no idea that it was you, if I had recognized you beforehand, I would have waited for someone else to enter the garage or even just let that stupid boyfriend of mine, voice out all the rubbish from his gullet. Please understand me, I only did that because I was waiting for an escape root, and in the part where I refer to you as a monster, I didn't mean it, because you have never done anything to hurt me or jeopardize my safety, whereas, you are always the opposite of every rumor I heard about you and I know you are not going to fire me just because of that silly mistake I made."
I have said a lot of things, and I think this apology is more sincere than the former I was giving on the down floor. All this while, I refused to stare at him when I was done, I hiked my brow hoping I could see a reaction from him but his expression was still stoic and he had that poker face. I parted my lips wanting to say something else, but then, he suddenly stood up from his chair. He moved from behind the desk and walked towards me, I didn't move from my spot, I couldn't tell if it was boldness or too scared to move.
He stopped at a hand length between us and then his eyes squinted, "Did you know the gravity of what you have done? First, I lost my appointment, and the next thing, I was dragged into a scandal. Did you know how I worked my ass out to keep this reputation that you tarnish in a blink because you were trying to escape an irresponsible boyfriend of yours? The video of a girl calling me, her boyfriend is all over the internet and you think it's not a big deal." I twitched my lips I hadn't thought of that, and I had no idea that he was Mr. Wolfie, but that isn't an excuse, even if he was someone else, it would have still put the fellow in a tight corner.
He move closer, and that was when I realized how tall he was, he is a perfect boyfriend, 'oh fuck, Akira, you shouldn't be admiring him.' I said mentally, he leaned closer to me and put his breath fan my face. "I understand that you needed to get away from that asshole but you pick the wrong person, so Akira right?" He asked and I stupidly nodded and smiled at him.
'Geez! Akira, you are falling for him.' I said mentally again before I masked my emotions.
"Akira, give me one thousand reasons why, I wouldn't fire you because, at this point, the only punishment I could think of, is to fire you."
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