Chapter 2

Yassmin's POV

"I'm sorry, Sir! I'm sorry. I didn't mean it," Yassmin apologized to Harry as she chased his foot which he tried to pull away when she touched it.

Yassmin wanted to cry because of her stupidity. She's still wearing heels and even though the heels are small, she knows it still hurts since it's pointed.

He looked at her with a cold stare. No emotion at all, even in his eyes.

"No, it's okay," he assured her then adjusted his stance and looked as if his clothes got scrambled. Then stared at Yassmin’s face as if there was something wrong with it.

"Sir, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. Sir-" Yassmin was about to speak more when he signaled her to be quiet and then entered the newly opened elevator.

Yassmin left standing there because she honestly doesn't know what to do. She never thought that she would be able to approach Harry Lee. She was stunned to look at him but Yassmin was shocked to see that he's looking at her now.

"Are you going in or not?" he asked her emotionlessly.

Nervously, Yassmin entered the elevator and he closed it as soon she entered. Yassmin and Harry are the only ones inside it and she didn't say anything since they're going to the same floor since he was the one who will interview them.

Eventually, the elevator rang and according to it, they were on the 15th floor. In baby Harry's office.

Yassmin shuddered slightly. Why does she seem to crush him? Yassmin laughed to herself because of that thought.

"Why are you laughing?" baby Harry asked her.

From now on, Yassmin thought to put the word "baby" before his name.

When she looked in his direction, he was already outside and was holding the button to keep the elevator from closing.

Yassmin hissed!

"He saw me laughing. Shit! Maybe I also said out loud that I have a crush on him?" she thought.

She scratches her arm as she shook her head to clear the nervousness inside her.

"It's nothing, Sir, I just remembered something," she explained then shyly went out of the elevator.

As Harry walks towards his office, Yassmin got the chance to look at the man in front of her. He has a good posture and walks confidently. His hair is neat as his clothes, though it's a bit lush it's not ugly. Harry's handsome face and maturity were very obvious and his brown skin and formal clothes made him look respected.

He entered the door of an office. That's probably his office. Yassmin was about to open the door as well when suddenly a woman approached her.

"Excuse me, Miss. Where are you going?" the woman asked her.

"Oh, I'm going inside for the interview, " Yassmin answered.

"Please take a seat first and wait for your name to be called," the woman said as she motioned Yassmin to take a seat on the side.

Looking at what the woman pointed out there, she noticed the other applicants looking at her. Some of the women at the line murmur while the others glared at her. Men were just smiling at her. She just smiled back at them then sat on the chair.

"Sorry," Yassmin apologized then make a peace sign on her hand.

She noticed that they were about thirty in line and she's in the last place. She looked at her resume and waited for her turn. A few hours passes when her name was finally called as well.

"Ms. Yassmin Kurdy Smith, you're next," the woman earlier informed Yassmin to enter the office.

"Thank you, "

Yassmin walked over to the office and knocked first before entering.

"Good afternoon, baby, " Yassmin greeted him but she said the 'baby' in her head.

"Stop flirting Yassmin!" she thought as she scolded herself.

"Sit down," he commanded her as his sight was still on her resume.

When she finally sat down, he looked at her.

Harry's POV

Before he knew it, his tears were flowing again. Then he looked at the time and realized that he's late. He stood up and removed some dirt from his pants then walked to his car. As he drove his car to his company, he got frustrated because of the traffic.

"Fuck! Not now or else I'll be late for work," he cursed out of frustration.

Even though he's the CEO, he doesn't like being late to be fair to his employees who goes to work early. It was exactly 9:00 am when he arrived at the company. He parked his car then went inside. He was walking in the lobby when he noticed a woman. She's tall, has white skin, and wearing semi-formal clothes. She's looking at every corner of the company's interior.

She continued observing until she hurriedly ran to the elevator and pressed the button to open it but the elevator was closed just a minute ago and it looked like it was going up. Harry watched her stomped her foot in annoyance then walked closer to her. Unfortunately, when she stomped again for the last time, it was his foot she stepped on.

Damn!

He cursed because of the pain that her heels caused. Even her heels were low, the pointed end can still hurt someone. Harry held the end of his shoe as if he's holding his foot. He was shocked when the woman who stepped on his foot turned around and because of that, he saw how she froze for a moment. It looks like she knows him based on the reaction that registered on her face upon seeing him.

"Sir, I'm sorry I didn't mean it," she told him while regretting what she had done, and seems like she doesn't know what to do about it.

She tried to reach his foot but he keeps it away.

"No, it's okay," he stated then fixes his clothes that might have gotten scrambled when he touched the tip of his shoe.

Harry looked at the entirety of the woman, her clothes suit her.

"Sir, I'm sorry I didn't mean it, Sir-" he did not let her finish what she was about to say by entering the elevator that was just open then.

When he finally enters, he was surprised to see that the woman was still standing outside and seemed to be thinking more. He stared at her but avoided it when she suddenly looked at him so she won't notice that he was staring at her.

"Are you going in or not because I'm going to close it if you're just going to stand there?" he asked her and she entered.

Harry didn't ask which floor she's going because it was obvious that she's one of the applicants. After all, he noticed the folder that she's carrying.

He immediately went out as soon as the elevator had opened but the woman was still standing there like a statue so he pressed the button again to stop it from closing and going down the ground floor again. He was about to call the attention of the woman when she left out a laughed.

She laughed as if she thought of something funny then shook her head.

"Why are you laughing?" He asked her, he's afraid that she's crazy and was inside his company's premises.

She was surprised by his sudden question band have no idea that she was able to express her thoughts.

"It's nothing Sir, I just remembered something," she said then walked out of the elevator with her head facing the floor.

Harry walked to his office while the woman was walking behind her. He smiled at his staff and nodded to them as they greeted him. There are so many applicants today. The interview got disturbed by an emergency meeting and that's why it was already afternoon when Harry instructed Jane to call the last applicant.

Jane is the company's Chief of staff, which means she is responsible for hiring or firing a staff but according to Harry's decisions only. Since they're looking for a new secretary, Harry decided to take the interview himself to personally find a worthy applicant. After a while, he heard a knocked on his door and the woman before entered the office. Harry did not pay attention to her since he's busy looking at her resume.

'So, this woman is a psychologist? Impressive' he thought.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Lee," she greeted him and by that, he confirmed that she already knows him.

"Sit down," he ordered her to take a seat which she immediately obeyed. His eyesight was still at her resume.

"According to your resume, you're a psychologist but why are you applying to my company then?" he started to ask.

"Well, yes Sir, I am a registered psychologist but I decided to apply for the position of secretary at your company because I want to develop my skills in this kind of job since I already had a little experience in working in a company back then," she answered while looking directly at his eyes.

That's what Harry wants, looking at his eyes so he could know if someone is telling the truth. He nodded before asking her again.

"Why do you want to be a secretary while you already had a nice job? Why would you trade your job as a psychologist in being my secretary knowing the big difference between the two?"

"I am applying as your secretary because I know that working with you will help me to get better at this kind of job and that's would help me to manage our company someday. I am applying to your company because I saw your commercial and I'm interested in that deal, Sir,"

"So you have a company, huh? What is the name of your company, by the way?" he was interested to know the name of their company and the real reason why she's making an application to my company.

He was afraid that she's just spying to bring down his company. He is just being careful.

"The Kurdy Clothing Company, Sir,"

"The Kurdy Clothing Company? That's the company we bought, isn't it?"

'So, it's theirs?'

"Yes, Sir and that's the main reason why I am applying to your company because according to your commercial, the applicant that you will hire will be given a chance to make a wish and you'll make it true. So, I am trying my luck and if I got accepted, I'll wish to get our company back to us," Yassmin revealed.

"Okay, just wait for our call. You may go,"

She stood up from the seat and said goodbye.

"Thank you, Sir, I will wait for that call, " that was all then she left his office.

She was the last applicant so he took care of his paper works, signed everything he needed to sign, and then arranged his belongings to go home.

"Jane, thank you so much for finding applicants," he thanked Jane then left.

Harry immediately drove home because he knew that Manang Lita was still at his house. Manang Lita's house is just near his house so she's not staying at his home. She's just coming to his house to cook his food, clean his house, and do some chores. Manang Lita is like a mother to Harry, she is kind and so hands-on.

"Manang, I'm home," he slightly shouted as he sat on the sofa then turned on the television.

"Have you eaten? Wait, I'll prepare something for you to eat,"

Harry didn't answer because he's wondering if he would call Yassmin later. He chose her as his secretary because of all the applicants, she is the only one with long experience in the field of business and he also thought that it will be a great advantage for the company since they have the same business.

"Hijo, eat first before you get some rest,"

"Okay Manang, come and eat with me," he said as he approached the table.

Manang Lita cooked adobo and pinakbet which are both Harry's favorite so he ate a lot. After eating, he said goodbye to Manang Lita to take a rest. When he entered his room, he entered his bathroom to take a bath. It's normal for him to take a bath at night to get rid of tiredness. After getting dressed, he sat on his bed and leaned on its headboard while holding a book that he's going to read before going to bed.

Before he could forget, he picked up his phone and dialed Yassmin's number. It didn't take long for Yassmin to answer his call.

"Hello," the woman said on the other line.

"Good evening, Ms. Smith. This is Harry Lee of HLC, I just want to inform you that you are hired and shall start working on Monday,"

It's only Friday, so she has a few more days to prepare.

"Thank you, Sir, I won't let you down," she replied cheerfully.

Harry didn't bother to say another word and turned off the call.