Filthy Rich by Atarah Yvaine (electronic reader txt) 📖

Everyone is bowing their heads and moving aside to give way as they see Deus. They are also greeting him with the most cheerful voice that they can. They all look afraid and nervous.

Ohhh I'm not the only one who is shaking by just his mere presence. I'm normal yay.

Everyone is also giving me weird glances. 

Is it because I am walking very close to him? 

Or is it because he's holding me in my wrist dragging me with him? 

He never greets back the employees and has this foul and serious expression on his face.

Grumpy old man.

He dragged me inside the elevator and it is the same one I rode with Nayana and Donny when I first came here. No one is with us. Deus let me go. I massage my wrist and try to see if it already has marks. It's red and it hurt a little. I glared at Deus and stick my tongue out in his direction while naming him names in my brain. I'm still not planning to talk to him.

When the elevator opened, he walks out and I followed him. I remember that this is the way to his office. I'm still massaging my wrist to lessen the redness. His secretary is sitting on the desk outside his office. She wasn't the one I met the last time I came here. Did her old secretary got fired?

The new secretary stands up and welcomed us with a smile.

"You're back Mr. Cavelli" she opens the door for us. Deus go inside without saying anything.

"Good afternoon, Ma'am" his secretary also greeted me with a genuine smile.

"Good afternoon" I returned the gesture. The new secretary looks timid and shy. She's very beautiful though. She looks like an angel. I can't take my eyes off her until she closes the door leaving me with the grumpiest man inside the room.

I sit on the sofa and put down my backpack beside me. I stretched my arms and massage my shoulders. I'm sure it will going to hurt tomorrow.

"Did you eat lunch?" Deus asked and got ignored again. I don't want to talk to him.

I acted as though he is not around. I pulled out my accounting book from my bag and start reading it. It's more interesting than talking to him. We will surely just end up fighting.

"Namika, order us some food. Yeah, for two. Make it fast I'm starving"

I heard him talking over the phone. At least he still ordered something for me. Honestly, I'm starving. I already ate lunch but I suddenly go hungry. I lost all of my energy dealing with him.

I'm happy that he orders something for me but I keep my act of ignoring him. I start reading my book. It's better to try understanding this accounting book than trying to understand this unbelievable man.

He's unpredictable.

To divert my attention, I really did focus on understanding my school books. My course really needs a lot of readings.

After an hour.

I yawn.

This book will surely pass as a sleeping aid. I barely even finish one chapter but my eyes want to shut. I close my book, put it in the table near me as I lay in the sofa. I put my head in the arm rest and lay my back in position I'm comfortable. I need a break. I'll deal with the half of the chapter later.

I was about to doze off when I heard a phone ringing. More like blaring.

What a good timing. I annoyingly covered my ears.

"I need that now! Didn't I made it clear yesterday?" he's shouting to whoever is on the other line.

"It's not my fault that you're so irresponsible! I gave you enough time for that, didn't I?"

"Now, if you can't give me what I need. Pack your things and leave my company now! You're fired!"

"Useless Bitch!"

I opened my eyes and heaved a sigh. Shouting at people is his hobby. Seems like he can't live a day without increasing the pressure on his vocal cords. And he also loves discharging his employees. There’s no word "mistake" in his dictionary.

I sat up again and start massaging my head.

I'm stressed.

I want to sleep but it's too noisy. I can't do anything but to roll my eyes and messed my own hair in annoyance.

I heard another phone call.

"Yes?"

"Again?"

"What the hell! How many times do I have to tell you that you must continue the plan! STUPID!!"

"Now if you don't have anything good to say You're FIRED!".

I heard him mutter a lot of curses. He's pissed and I'm here rolling my eyes again and again and again. Does he even have a heart? He is kicking out his employees without even thinking twice. How ruthless.

After a minute his phone ring again and he received a lot more after that. And all of the caller got fired. My sympathy was with the employees. I think it's not reasonable to lost their job just like that. They deserve second change.

"Can you at least give them a chance?" I asked with a raised eyebrows and my arms crossed in my chest.