I park the car as I enter my office, Jinhee the financial analyst leaves the cafe at the sight of me.

"Thanks, Mei" I mutter to the barista,

I remember suspending her for spilling water on my laptop. She's been avoiding me ever since the incident, it's fine, a little fright is always good

"Good morning ma'am, someone left this for you" Sunjae, the receptionist says handing me a bouquet

"Morning Mr. Ryu, thanks for keeping it safe"

"Morning ma'am," Yuna, the data analyst says on the hallway

Everyone is here, except the CFO

"Mr. Kim is off duty today." Min Yoongi, The CFO's manager said

"I didn't ask, Mr. Min " I say

"I didn't want to say either, he's told me to let you know" he says rolling his eyes

If he was in my team, I'd fire him long ago

In my office I sit down

"Ma'am, the secretary candidates are here"Mrs. Yoon says

"Bring let them in, one by one" I say

Sipping my coffee

I take the bouquet in front of me, I don't smell the flowers but take out the note. 'Die' it says

*Achooo*

I sneezed but they were roses, I've never been allergic to anything but daisies

They must've put something in it, I throw it in the trashcan. That's exactly why I didn't sniff them

°°°

"What do you do to cope with workplace stress?"

"Usually at work I only vape and after work I smoke weeds. But I do keep a secret stash of Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD in my bag. If you want, I can get you great deals on them"

The guy places his fringes in place, smiling as if I'd actually buy coke from him

°°°°°°
" Why do you want to work for the Kims'?"

"Oh, well my previous employer, Mr. Baek looked just like you and she was a kind women. I see Mrs. Baek in you" she says

"Thank you, that's very sweet of you" I smile

"No, like I literally see her over your head" she says

"What do you mean?"

"Mrs. Baek wanted to kill you before she died, so after her death she follows me. She says she won't leave me untill I come to your office with her so now she has her fingers around your neck" the girl says

A creepy smile doesn't leeve her as the breeze sways her dress

And for a moment I swear I felt like I can't breathe

"Mrs. Yoon, help" I try to yell but it's only a whisper

"Hahahaaaaa" the girl laughs maniacally

I press the sos of my phone and the rest Mrs. Yoon takes care

°°°

After the doctors rushed to me, taking the oxygen mask I feel fine now.

"Mrs. Yoon, call in the rest of the candidates"

"I have dismissed them but one guy doesn't want to leave" she says

"Call him in, we only have 2 more. Call all of them back, they may have not gone too far"

A man walks in, dark blue jenim jacket adorning his godly physique. A physique that displays a perfect proportion of bulky muscles and an elegant, almost dainty waist. The rolled up sleeves hint out what could be a whole body of tattoo

Too many piercings all over his face, hair in a mullet and that sharp gaze staring right at me as if holding some sort of authority over me.

"Good evening, Madam." The man speaks with a melodic voice contradicting from the rough appearance

"Excuse me, ma'am" he calls out, snapping his finger at my face

"Sit down" I command

That would have been very rude to do to your potential employer but given the type interviews I had up untill now, I may just let it slide... As if I had not been staring at him like my last meal on Earth

"Good evening, you are ?" I say

"Jeongguk Jeon" he says in an English dominated accent

"Jungguk? As in Ggukie?" I gasp, no way

"Took you long enough, Noona" he smiled slightly and I do see the resemblance, the break of innocence in the facade of arrogance

But he's Ggukie!

"You changed so much, I couldn't recognize you. When did you get this big and these piercings? Tattoos? Where did our Sundobu go?"

[순두부 (Sundobu) = a term used to express kind looking or gentle looking men or teens in Korean ]

"So many questions Noona, none of them befitting for a secretarial interview, let's get to business. Maybe catch up after the interview?" He says, smile disappearing

In a long time or maybe first time I've been caught being unprofessional, this is not a good look on a Chief Executive Office. I need to be the most professional one

"Tell me, why do you want to work as a secretary in our company when you're one of the heirs of Jeonsoft." I ask, a genuine question

He has everything in front of him decorated in a silver platter, why would he want to earn bread for himself?

"Here as a secretary, I can learn the nook and cranny of starting from zero. I want to work my way up in terms of experience before joining a bigger scale position with meticulous decisions" he says

Impressed by his way of speaking, I reposition myself to sit straight

"Working here wouldn't be easy for you, Jungkook. I won't give you any special treatments just because I'm your Noona, I can be pretty scary at work" I say

"Then I'll prefer calling you ma'am" he says

Says propping one leg over another

"Very well. What's your biggest weakness?" I ask

He looks at me with that strange look, as if amused by my question. At this point I do feel he holds more authority throughout his gaze than I do.

I don't like this feeling

"You" He says, those sharp corners of his eyes make me hold my breath "My biggest weakness is you" he says

This interview is a joke, isn't it?

"What do you mean?" I ask posing a defensive hand over my collar to fix it, I button open one of the open buttons. I'm not a very modest person but I don't want to be the subject of eye fcking

"Being questioned by authority about sincerity or being deemed immature even when asserting pure hardwork" he says

A breath I held, I let out

"How do you handle workplace stress?" I ask

"By staying focused, having my eyes unwavering from my goal" he says but his eyes don't leave mine

"And what would your strength be?" I ask

"In mental terms, I am very detail oriented and strong-willed person. If I set my goals, I don't breathe easy until I reach it. In physical terms, I am a black belt in Karate and quite decent in boxing so if there comes an emergency of physical combat, I can carry out the role of your bodyguard too"

"Okay, thank you for your time. Kims' will reach out to you if you're selected, may the odds be in your favor "

I say, as he leaves the room I unbutton that one button again. I roll up my sleeve. I need more coffee, this day has been hectic enough

°°°°

"Mr. London what's your biggest weakness?"

"Seeing hot men or women like you, I can't control myself. I need to jack off if you excuse me"

"GET OUT!" I yell in frustration

"Oh you're reacting like this because I'm trans?" Oli London dares to speak back

"NO, BECAUSE YOURE A FCKING PERVERT. GET OUT YOU CREEP, GUARDS!" I didn't close the door after that shaman girl so the guard ran to my otherwise soundproof room

Looks like I'll have to hire Jungkook of all people

As I walk out, I thought Jungkook must be waiting given he said he'll catch up later. But he wasn't, he left just after rtge interview as my current secretary says

He's changed, if it were the old him, I would have waited

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