Filthy Rich by Atarah Yvaine (electronic reader txt) 📖

 I wave at them and enter Deus office again. He is still on his work. He is not paying attention to me.

I pick up the papers scattered on the floor. I am trying to look at its content. It looks like a marketing proposal.

"You don't have to clean it." Deus said seriously. He didn't even greet me or ask for a hug or a kiss. Maybe he really is stressed out.

"It's fine. I don't have anything to do anyway." I continue picking it up. When I am done, I compile it again and nicely put it on his table.

"Read it again." I said and he look at the files in my hands and then look at me.

"That's already been denied. Throw it out." I can feel frustration in his voice.

" Read it again when you're not mad or being rattled about other things." I said as I crossed my arms in my chest. I am not going to quit this topic. He is being inconsiderate about this matter.

" Don't start now Heaven. I'm not in the mood." he said massaging his temples. I run to his back and do it for him. I put my hand near his temples and rotate my fingers.

"Am I doing it right?" I asked and he just lean his back and head on his seat relaxing. Then I guess I am doing it right.

"Babe, I think what you did a while ago is a little too much" I scolded him.

He quickly turns his head to me and he look at me grinning. What's with this man?

"What did you just call me?" he said smiling from ear to ear. He looks so satisfied and happy.

"Babe?" I asked confused. I think that's the word that I used.

"Exactly, you never call me that. From now on you will call me babe. It sounds so good. I want to hear it again and again. Come on say it again. You made my day Love" he stands up and give me a kiss.

Really? With all the words that came out from my mouth he only heard that one word?

"Tss, I'm scolding you Mr. Deus Niccolli Cavelli. Please take it seriously" I crossed my arms again and pouted.

He laughed and pinch my cheeks.

"Ok, I'm all ears now. Tell me your concerns." he sit again and place my hands in his temple probably asking me to continue his massage.

"As I was saying, you were a little hard on your employee a while ago. You fired them at once. Eight of them. I think you did it without forethought and you need to reconsider." I explained.

"Hmmm. You think so?" he said calmly.

"Yeah, if your employees did something wrong, please don't fire them just like. And also, kindly stop shouting at them. I became an employee too and being treated like that is kinda degrading you know. Please be more compassionate with them. We have different battles and I know that it shouldn't be involved at work but sometimes we can't control it." I continue and he is just listening.

I am glad he is. I really wanted to talk to him about this a long time ago but I got no guts. I'm happy I'm this comfortable with him now to voice out my thoughts.

"Ok, what do you want me to do then?" he asked. Wow I didn't thought this will be easy.

"It's not yet too late to ask someone to call them and inform them that they can still work tomorrow. I'm sure that will be good news to them." I am feeling happy for the eight employees. I didn’t think the endearment will safe them.

Finding a stable and high paying job is a challenge nowadays and them being able to continue will be a blessing. Plus, I think their boss will somehow try to step down as the yelling king.

"Okay. I'll call them later but I can't promise you that I can do all your request specially the yelling and the termination of employees" I stop massaging his head and look at him.

"Babe, at least try it or one terminated employee will have an equivalent one day where you can't hug and kiss me. No cuddles to bring you to sleep." I proposed an awesome idea. He's so cuddly and sweet and so I know he can't survive a day without it.

"Nooo" he turns his seat to me and glare at me.

"Are you trying to kill me. I can't do that love." He whined

I shrug my shoulders.

"Then be compassionate to your employees. Think of them as me." I emphasized and he frowned.

"They are not as pretty as you. Uhhhh" he messes his hair. He is in a deep thought for while before he faces me again.

"Ok, I'll be more compassionate with them and promise to not fire them with single mistakes but the shouting and yelling I can't really promise you that specially the curses." he open his arms waiting for me to go to him and hug him.

See? He can't get his hand off of me.

"No, you need to work, right? Now finish that first" I pouted his tons of paper works and walked away from him and go to the couch.

"Damn love, such a tease" I heard him rant and rave. I smile at my torture. I decided to take some sleep. These past few days I am having a hard time sleeping and feeling heavy eyed is such a blessing to me and I make sure to take the chance to rest. It can prevent me from being crazy.