Q is for "Quick A/N."

kidding. XP

seriously tho, SORRY FOR NOT RESPONDING TO ANY COMMENTS OR fOR NOT UPDATING THIS BOOK FOR TOO LONG I WAS BUSY BEING CELI AND BEING A "GOOD" STUDENT XDD

AND I TOTALLY FORGOT THIS STORY, SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY

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Q is for "Quick! The Coldhearted boss summons you!"

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7 Days before the masquerade...

[Marinette's POV]

"No, not again!" I screamed as I hurriedly ran down the stairs. My dad looked at me confusingly as I grabbed a towel and ran to the bathroom. I hurriedly took a shower, hurriedly ran back to my room, hurriedly changed my clothes and hurriedly went to our bakeshop and grabbed some croissants. "Dad, I'm late again!" I said to my dad who was entertaining a customer.

"Good morning to you too, Miss Cheng." My eyes widened as I heard his voice. I jumped and screamed as I saw Sir Adrien standing in the counter. On the counter was a tray of croissants.

"Err--I--uhh, good morning, s-sir." I replied and cleared my throat. "I'm gonna---go to the office now."

"All right." He replied and I nodded before exiting the bakeshop. I closed the door and I suddenly gulped, before looking back at Sir Adrien that was paying my father the money, then I gasped before running to the Gabriel Brand building.

As I was running halfway. I heard a car that stopped behind me. "Miss Cheng." My eyes widened before looking back and saw Sir Adrien peaking his head from the window.

"S--sir Adrien." I squeaked. Are you going to offer me a ride or something?

"Race ya to the office, if I get there first, you'll be given a punishment, but if you get there first, I won't bother you for the rest of the month." He said and grinned as I frowned. SERIOUSLY?!

"Fine." I said sternly before running again and I heard him laugh. I groaned. "Why is he so rude?!" I mumbled to myself as I saw his car run passed through me. Then, I looked at the time of my phone and realized something.

8 AM means RUSH TRAFFIC!

I chuckled to myself before walking calmly and started whistling. I saw his car stuck on traffic, when he spotted me, I smiled and waved at him before I carry on walking.

[Adrien's POV]

Damnit. I forgot about the 8AM rush traffic. I sighed heavily before looking at the window, there I spotted Dupain-Cheng...waving at me. "This girl is trying to annoy me more." I mumbled as I watched her walking calmly. "That's it." I opened the door.

The gorilla, err, my driver that looked like a gorilla looked at me confusingly. "This traffic is going to kill me." I said before going out and closed the door. The I started running. Meanwhile, I spotted Dupain-Cheng walking. I frowned before running past her.

I heard her gasp and I laughed. "I'm totally going to get there first!" I said and I heard her groan, I heard footsteps so I assume that she is also running.

"Sir Adrien, have you forgotten that I am like this everyday?" She grinned before running past me.

"Whoa." I managed to say before racing her to the company.

I panted hard once I reached the door and the guard looked at me confusingly. I nodded at him and walked in. "Hah!" I frowned and looked at Dupain-Cheng, crossing her arms and smirking at me, she's not even panting. "First!" She yelled.

"We're not in the office yet." I said and fixed my tie. Both our eyes widened before we both started running to the elevator. I opened the door but she got in first. "No fair!" I said and frowned.

She crossed her arms as I also got in. The elevator door closed and started to go up. We were surrounded by awkward silence, the orchestral music filling in our ears. When the elevator made the ting sound, I stopped her when she was about to go out. "I'm gonna get there first!" I said as I held her waist and stopped her from walking. She was kicking and her hands were on my hands, trying to break my grip.

"Let go of me!" She yelled and the elevator door suddenly opened. My eyes widened when I spotted someone who looked like me standing on the elevator, looking at us in shock.

"What on the Eiffel Tower's top are you doing?" Felix asked confusingly, looking at me and Dupain-Cheng's awkward position. I released my grip on her and she yelped and fell on the ground. She immediately stood up and entered the office.

"HAH! Still got first!" She yelled and closed the sliding glass door. I sighed and Felix suddenly looked at me amusingly.

"What?" I asked.

"Dude, what was that all about?" He asked and crossed his arms. "You friends already?"

"No." I frowned and fixed my ruffled hair. "We made a deal."

"What deal?" The idiot was still smirking.

"A race, if I get here first, she gets a punishment, if she gets here first I will not bother her for the rest of the month." I said and he nodded.

"Huh." He replied. "And she beat you, dude, I think you should go jogging early in the morning."

"Shut up." I said and walked pass him, I entered the employees' office and spotted Dupain-Cheng holding a folder and walking towards me.

"Sir, I have received reports." She said and handed me a folder, I simply nodded before turning my back to her, but then I realized something, I looked back and watched her turn her computer on, I furrowed my eyebrows. How is she not even tired of what just happened earlier? I don't think she even broke a sweat.

Meanwhile, me.

I shook my head and sighed before entering my own office, good thing I have extra suits, I could simply change.

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"So, demands are here, huh?" Felix crossed his arms as he read the reports. "Welp, got to call our designers to get working, oh wait, where are our designers?"

I rubbed my temples. "We have a fashion show coming up five days after Chloe's ball, and dad's gonna be there. Our designers cannot stop preparing now for these."

"Nature themed ball." Felix said. "I should've read this yesterday, but you know, we should call a substitute, one who can do designs like these." And suddenly a light bulb appeared above my head, I suddenly smirk, while Felix, understanding what I am thinking, looked at me in horror. "Brother, NO!"

"Brother, YES!"

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[Marinette's POV]

I was quietly doing my work, but then Felix suddenly appeared. "Marinette, quick! The coldhearted boss summons you!" I paused and then my eyes widened.

"What?" I turned around and faced him.

"The coldhearted boss summons you!" He repeated.

"WHAT?!" I yelled.

"The coldhearted--"

"You don't have to repeat it!" I said and hurriedly stood up. I hurriedly ran to his office. "SIR! You summoned me?" I asked, my voice unintentionally too loud. He looked and me and frowned before closing his laptop.

"Miss Cheng--"

"Look, we had a deal, you said you wouldn't bother me for the rest of the month if I won the race, if you're gonna fire me--"

"Miss Cheng, I didn't call you here to fire you." He cut me off and I looked at him surprisingly.

"W-what?"

"Mari, our designers can't afford to put the fashion show on hold. And there are customers who demands nature-themed dresses." Felix said as he also entered the office and sat on the couch in my front.

I looked at Felix then at Sir Adrien, the two person I always get confused with. "What does it have to do with me?" I asked.

"We need you to design the nature-themed dresses that the customers are demanding for Chloe's party." Sir Adrien said and my eyes widened in shock, as my heart was about to jump off my chest.

"What?"

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FINALLY I HAVE EDITED THIS. HAAAAAAA---okay no.