"Ahem!"

All of their heads turned towards my direction now fully aware that I heard what they were saying behind the chief of executive's back.

They straightened themselves at their chairs and smiled at me.

"You must be the newly hired Secretary of Sebastian." An older man said making his way towards me and take my hand.

I quickly took my hand out of his grasp and contorted my lips into an awkward smile and nod my head at him and extending my hand back but this time as a sign of 'shall we?'.

"Right." The older man said nodding his head before sitting back to his chair.

I smiled at the gesture and started to place the documents at the side in where they were seated one by one.

As if on cue, the door of where I entered opened and the mood inside the room sombered.

Mr. Schulz fast stride towards at the end of the table and sit at his chair and looked up.

"You must be wondering why I gathered you here twenty minutes early," he started without sparing a glance at the directors' faces, "The reason why I called you here early was to make this clear."

He paused, now looking at one of the director, the same old man that took my hand earlier. "ARE YOU DOING YOUR JOB WELL MR. POLAND?"

I jumped at the sudden booming voice that came from the man beside me, now looking too angry as he looked at the Mr. Poland, the old man.

"Of course! What else would my existence of this company if I did not do it well", replied Mr. Poland with an exaggerated expression.

It is clear that this old man was not fazed of the sudden change of mood and temperature of the room.

"If you did your job well. Then why am I still noticing some discrepancies of your people's reports!? YOU ARE RELEASING A MASSIVE HOT COILS YET THE PRODUCTION PRODUCES LESSER ROOF PROFILES!" He yelled, eyes filled with fury as he look at the man four seats away from where he was now cowering from fear waiting for saints to spare him from our boss's wrath.

"About that. M-my t-t-eam is doin-ng their best to solve that case. Please give us some more time." The old man stuttered. He was avoiding to have any eye contact to our boss.

"One week. That is how long I could give you and your team to solve the problem. I already gave you all too much time yet your team still did not show any improvements. You better do your job well this time Mr. Poland or so help me God, I will not tolerate your actions and will not hesitantly fire you even if you are my father's trusted man." He said and cleared his throat.

"Yes, sir."

"Now, who will be the one to present the statistics?" Mr. Schulz said in a now calmer voice.

A younger man stood up and goes in front of the projector screen and took out a flash drive to insert to the projector.

"Here is the current status of our progressing project. Up until this point, we have made it to the top and we will take over Worldwide Businesses which positions first in the nation. In ten years, we will still make it number one in the nation, and one of the top ten global industries."

He paused, clearing his throat and composing himself back before started talking again, "As declared in the assume control over report that so as to prod development, it is normal that we should branch into the United States, California, Myanmar., Canada and Philippines.

As per the current funds in the field-tested strategy, the asset amount adds up to 4,745 billion and the liability is at 985 billion won. So the current liquidity proportion is around at 495 percent."

"481.72589", I snapped my head to the man sitting beside me as he butted in.

"Excuse me, sir?" The younger man confusingly asked.

"If the asset amount is 4,745 billion and the liability is 985 billion won, shouldn't be the liquidity ratio be 481.72589 percent? Director Wen?"

All eyes are now focused at the man beside me rather than the young man in front of us. I just sit here, looking all too dumbfounded at the source of amount that just came out of their mouths.

Wow, Mr. Schulz surely do have big brain cells.

"T-t-t-tha, that is right. Why is this figure here?" Mr. Wen, the young man standing in front of us said, looking back and front at the projector screen and to us as he scratched his head.

"Please go ahead with the takeover., Let us end the meeting here." Mr. Schulz said before standing up and walked out of the meeting room.

"Damn, he is really a push over."

I did not listen to what they were saying more and also walked out of the room

Standing outside his room, I knocked on it

"Come in." I heard the deep but calm voice said.

Poking my head inside the room, I saw that he was not in his seat. I glanced around however there was no indication of him.

"Mr. Schulz?" I asked in a low voice but there was no answer

Where did he go?

I strolled over his enormous table and sit in one of the seat before his gigantic calfskin seat and made myself agreeable. I saw that there was a bowl on the table.

I inclined nearer to it and my eyes extended. Goodness EYM G! Gummy bears!

Why did I not saw it before? For hell's sake, why did I not seen it when I am as yet being an interviewee?

I took a bunch of gummy bears and stuffed them into my mouth. I have been here only multiple times since my first day of working here and I did not saw it previously?

What a loser.

"What are you doing?" A profound voice repeated all through the room and my body solidified from it.

I immediately turned and there he was, my boss, scowling at me. I swallowed those gummy bears and stood up. His appearance revealed to me that he never likes anybody eating his gummy bears. I stiffined considerably more at that idea.

"I-I was not.... Just...." I faltered. Gracious! I am in a tough situation!

Try not to eat. Do not f*cking eat on the off chance that you think he is not  anywhere near. He is consistently near.

He raised his perfectly arched eyebrow and crossed his arm to his chest. This is so messed up! For what reason am I despite everything employed? I have humiliated myself alot since the time I met him! I want to cry.

"I-I am really sorry. I did not know you were here. I am... Sorry!" I said.

"So, Ms. Mcfeller, what you are implying here is that if I am not inside my office you can do whatever you want. Is that right?" He said in a seemingly furious tone.

"Oh, no! No. No. No. I did not meant it like that! I was just. I mean I wanted to.. Oh dear Lord! Ummm... I... Am... Sorry Mr. Schulz! I will buy you a new bag of it!" I said looking at him with a hopeful eyes praying that he will let go of this matter and let it slide.

I really did not meant it like that. I do not know why I had lose my mind when I saw those gummy bears.

He shook his head and went towards his swivel chair, rolling the sleeves of his button up shirt up to his elbows as he sat on it.

"I think that instead of getting me anything, you should better do your job rather than eating someone else's food, Ms. Mcfeller."

"Oh."

He eyed me for a second and I can bet he looked amused before turning away and that demeanor quickly  washed out of his face and replaced it into a scowl. He released a frustrated sigh and opened a file in front of him.

"Is there something you would like me to do today, sir?" I asked, changing the topic.

"Actually, yes. I want you to book a flight for tomorrow at six o'clock in the afternoon." He said.

" A flight?" I asked in confusion.

"Yes, a flight. We will be going to the said countries that we will have to branch but we will go to the Philippines first before going to the others."

Philippines. I was born in Philippines. I have many good and bad memories from there but quarter of it are bad. It was the place where my mom and dad met. It was the place where Zackhary and I met. The place where I lost my cheerful life. I am dreading to go back.

"Are we-"

"Yes, we will stay there until prior notice but I think we will have to stay there for a week or two."

My eyes widened.

"It means we will leave tomorrow?" I asked raising my voice.

"Yes." He said as he opened his laptop and began typing something on it.

"We will stay there for the whole week"

No! It was the reason why I decided to live here! How will I manage to- What would be the reaction of my parents if they knew I am going back!?

"You can take the necessary files from the shelf at the mini library that was on the right corner of this room. They are labeled as P.435." he said pointing at the shelf in the corner completely ignoring my whines.

I stood up from the chair and walked over to where he was pointing at and I quickly found the files but they were on the top shelf. And let me tell you, the shelf was about at six foot high and here I am with my five one foot height.

I groaned out loud and look around the room, I noticed the chair in front of my boss's table that I was seated earlier and scurried towards it.

"Can I use it?" I asked which I received a nod from him without looking at me as he was busy typing on his laptop.

I took a hold of the chair and tried to hold it up but damn, this chair is heavy! I tried again but all my efforts are in vain so I left with no choice.

Sorry, Mr. Schulz. But you must bear with what was about to come next.

I started dragging the chair and its noise echoed throughout the room earning a glare from the man that was in the same room as me but I did not stop and continued dragging it until reaching my destination.

It is now or never.

I looked over my shoulder to see him still throwing draggers at my way.

I faked a wide smile and muttered, "If you are allergic to the noise then, you could of have helped me with this chair."

He did not express a solitary word however simply continued gazing at me as though he was glancing through my soul. I just shrugged and took of my pumps and hop on the chair.

Gaining my balance, I tried to reach the files however they are as yet an inch away I looked down to check whether anything could support me yet nothing was there. In this way, I thought carefully and took a book from the shelf and set it on top of the seat however the first top shelf is still out of my reach! Groaning loudly, I stood on my tippy toes, reaching out for the files, my fingers brushed them. I jumped a little and my hand sneaked past the documents which made them fall and dissipate on the floor.

And being a clumsy ass, the books that I am standing wiggled and I lost my balance

Gracious! I am gonna fall and die. Please help me!

I was in the air when I felt something...

Oh