Chapter 11_ The new house ( 2 )

"What are you doing here," Jason asked her.

"I got here last night. My brother's company said I can stay at their employee's apartments here in this city". Laura explained.

"So my house is now a company apartment," Jason said to himself.

"If I may ask, what are you doing here sir?" Laura was confused.

"Does this look like an apartment to you?" Jason asked feeling stressed.

"Now that you mentioned it. It doesn't. But I feel like I've been here before" Laura said looking around the house.

"I thought you were smart," Jason said to her

"Uuhh?" Laura said feeling confused.

"This is my house," Jason said.

"What?" Laura exclaims. "No wonder it looks familiar," she said to herself.

"But, how come I'm here?" She asked him.

"You don't need to know. Now let go" Jason said walking towards the door.

"Go where?" Laura was confused.

"Work of course. Is that not the reason why you are dressed up?" Jason asked.

"Oh yes but."

"But what?" Jason asked her

"I already submitted my resignation letter," Laura said facing the ground.

"I never granted it so you don't need to worry. let's go" Jason said.

"Oh," Laura said before following him out.

***

The journey to the office was awfully quiet. Jason kept working on his laptop and Laura just sat down feeling uncomfortable.

When the car pulled up at the parking lot Laura was the first person to get out. They got to the lobby and Laura walks towards the public elevator when she heard Jason's voice.

"And where do you think you're going?"

"To the elevator" Laura answered feeling confused.

"You're coming with me," Jason said walking to his private elevator.

Laura was beyond confused.

"Why will he ask me to take his private elevator with him".

Laura looked around to make sure nobody was looking their way before following behind him.

"All through the day you are going to receive your punishment," Jason said while sitting down.

"Punishment? What punishment" Laura feeling confused.

"Do you think you can just resign and expect me to take you back just like that?

"But sir"

"No, but Laura, are you willing to accept it or you can just leave this company". Jason said.

"What's wrong with him? Why didn't he tell on the way coming?"

"Yes," Laura said.

"Yes, what?"

"Yes I will take the punishment" Laura replied.

"That's good you can start by finishing all the work you left behind starting with these," he said pointing to some files on the desk.

"I want all these done today"

"What?" Laura shouted.

"Are you complaining?" Jason asked staring at her.

"No sir" Laura forced a smile.

She took the files and went out.

The moment Kate saw her, she ran up to her and Hughes her.

"Laura what are you doing here I thought you left" Kate was surprised.

"No"

"How? Did Noel let you stay? But I went to your house after work yesterday but you guys have already left. So how come you're here?" Kate kept purring questions at her.

"It's a long story " Laura replied.

"You know I love hearing long stories," Kate said while smiling.

"Not now Kate, as you can see I have a lot of work to do," Laura said showing her the files.

"Ok, go and do your work we can always talk later, I'm so happy you are back" Kate walked back to her desk.

Laura started work immediately going through all the files and also making some calls to clarify some issues.

It was already lunchtime but Laura was still busy with her work forgetting she has not eaten since morning. The sound of the phone jotted her back to reality.

"Hello," she answered the phone.

"Ok sir, on it sir," Laura said before ending the call.

"Aaahh" Laura shouted and everyone turned to look at her.

" Sorry," Laura said to them.

Then Kate walked up to her.

"Laura it's lunch time let's go and get something to eat," Kate said to her.

"It lunchtime already?" Laura asked her.

"Yes," Kate replied.

"I'm so sorry I need to go maybe next time," Laura said to her before rushing out.

Kate was surprised.

"What's wrong with her?" Kate thought to herself.

Laura went to the planning department to get all their paperwork to check everything for the upcoming event.

On her way back she started complaining to herself.

"Why I'm I doing all this work? Why does he think he can order me around? Laura make sure you check the event arrangements and there should be no room for mistakes" she quoted him. " How is that part of my work? Isn't the planning department in charge of that? Who does he think he is?".

Laura kept mumbling until she got to her station and sat down. The whole place was empty because they all left for lunch.

"Oh I'm so hungry I wish I have the time to eat something," she said to herself.

Then the phone rang again.

" What does he want this time," Laura said before picking up the phone.

" Hello, sir. Okay sir"

Laura picked up the files and went to Jason's office.

"Ross I need you to keep a close watch on my mother and report to me everything she does and I want you to limit all her access . I think I gave her too much right". Jason end the call when he saw Laura walk in.

"Are you done with the files?" Jason asked her.

Laura was surprised. "Didn't he just call me a few minutes ago how did he expect everything to be finished now? I'm a superhuman?" Laura didn't dare say that out loud.

" No sir" Laura replied.

"So what have you been doing all morning? I don't think you know how serious your punishment is. Sit down there and start doing your work " Jason said to her.

"

Laura didn't say anything she sat down and started doing her work.

It was already closing time and Laura was still busy. Jason was already done with his work so he just relax and kept looking at her.

A few minutes have gone by and Laura was still working. Jason walked up to her and closed the file she was working on.

Laura looked up at him wondering what was going on in his head.

"It's late let's go," Jason said to her.

" Don't worry sir, I will go when I'm through" Laura said to him.

"No, it's my house and you can't come in whenever you want," Jason said to her.

"But I'm not done yet"

"You can take them with you," Jason said to her.

"If you say so, sir"

Laura paced up her things and followed him out.

****

When they got to the house it was already a few minutes past seven. Jason went straight to his room leaving Laura wondering to herself.

"Can't he just have a normal conversation with a person? How I'm going to live with him?" Laura said to herself before going to her room.

After she finished freshening up, she decided to continue her work. But she remembered she hasn't eaten all day.

" Let me go and make something to eat," Laura said to herself going out to the kitchen to make something for herself.

A/N; Sorry for the delay my battery has been giving me a headache.

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