CHAPTER 18: SLOWLY DRIFTING AWAY

She was on time!

She was catching her breath as soon as she reached the office. She was able to log in on time, however, the assistant manager saw her running towards her desk.

"Miss Arria, do you want to submit your resignation letter now?" She asked arrogantly.

"I don't have any plans for now." She smiled sweetly since that's her way of provoking the aged woman.

"Then make sure to be early moving forward if you don't want to have a break for good." she sneered in contempt before going back to her office.

Jade was about to sit down when the aged woman came back to her.

"Miss Arria, please make sure to work on the papers of our new employees within this day because we will have to hand it over to the head manager tomorrow."

Jade glanced at the envelopes in her desk and slowly fell on her chair. Can she really finish it within this day? She might need to sleep at the office if that's the case!

She made a disappointed face and glanced at her best friend who stick her tongue out to tease her.

Looking at her best friend, Jade logged in her computer and sent her a message.

"Traitor!" Jasmine respond.

As soon as she read Jasmin's message, she burst out laughing. It may not seem like it but Jaz means yes.

Meanwhile, Marcus was having a bad day when Sonny informed him about his secretary who resigned without prior notice. It was the secretary's immediate decision that's why they didn't have the time to find a replacement.

"You better hurry and find a new secretary as soon as possible if you don't want to do all the jobs here." Marcus flared up in anger.

"Don't worry, I already started the interview." He smiled meaningfully.

"And make sure to educate whoever that person is. You know I hate people who makes even the slightest mistake."

"Of course, Mr. Hanes. Rest assured that I will personally train your new secretary." Sonny kowtowed and left his office.

Marcus caressed his temple as soon as Sonny left the office. The immediate resignation of the secretary who only lasted for three months gave him a headache.

Yes, three months. Almost all the secretary who applied for him only lasted for a few months. The longest person who stayed under him only lasted for four months and a half, the others lasted only for two or three months.

Marcus was known for his abrasive personality at work. He is a perfectionist who always finds the smallest and common errors employees could make. Also, he always have his ways of offending whoever made the mistake. Not that he is voluntarily insulting the person but the way he reprimands the employees was deemed abusive. He is very particular with absences and tardiness as well. He only gives consideration for grave reasons like situations that involves life and death cases.

Employees cannot tolerate his attitude and his austere personality spread throughout the company. So whenever there is an opening for secretarial position under him, everyone doesn't have the courage to apply even if the salary is high.

"Yes?" Marcus answered his phone when it suddenly buzzed.

"Babe! How are you? I haven't seen you since you came back."

"I'm sorry Rachelle, I was very busy these past few days."

"You didn't even send me a message."

"I'm truly sorry. But I'll find time to see you."

"But you have time on Sundays yet you didn't call me even once. Are we still okay?"

"Of course we are!" He creased his brow. He's hoping that Rachelle won't be added with his problems.

"Or are you perhaps enjoying your woman's company?" A hint of suspicion shadowed the woman's tone.

"Rachelle, I was just busy the past few days and for the next coming days as well since my secretary left her post without prior notice." Marcus sighed disappointedly. "Don't worry, as soon as we have a new secretary, I'll make sure to visit you."

"Hmp!" Marcus heard the woman scoffed before dropping the call.

Once again he sighed frustratingly. He's guilty because he was free last Sunday. He must have been tired spending the day with Jade that he failed to check on Rachelle.

Oh, speaking of Jade, she said she'll be back to work starting today but to be honest, he doesn't even know what department does she belongs. He was about to call Sonny but he immediately shook the idea after. Why does he need to know? he thought.

Therefore, instead of calling Sonny, he called the flower shop and ordered a bouquet of flower to be delivered at Rachelle's agency. He could at least flatter the woman through that simple gesture.

Currently, Sonny searched a particular person in the employees' contact list. As soon as he spotted the name, he dialed his extension.

"As soon as tomorrow, sir?" The man on the other line was a bit surprise.

"Yes. Please prepare all the necessary papers needed for the transition."

"Yes sir. I will call you as soon as everything's okay."

"Alright. I'll be waiting." As soon as the call ended, Sonny grinned mischievously.

"I can't wait to see the result. I hope everything will go according to plan." He muttered.

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"So what now? I told you, you should not let your guard down." The man voiced.

"Dad, he was just busy the past few days. You've been there too so you should know."

"Yes, I've been there. That's the very reason why you must watch him carefully."

"What do you mean, dad?" Rachelle raised her brow skeptically. She's smart enough to read in between his father's line.

"You don't need to know it for now. But you should know that a man, no matter how busy he is, will always find time to be with the person he loves. No communication for a week is next to impossible!"

Thinking about his father's advice, Rachelle suddenly thought of the times where Marcus called once a day to check on her. He never let a day pass without letting her know how much he loves her. Yeah, that's Marcus before he got married.

However, for the past few days, she only got a message when the man came back to the city.

She also knew his weekend off and how he goes to work on Saturdays and take a rest only on Sundays. But Sundays are usually a special day for them.

Could it really be true that he's slowly drifting away from her? Is it because of his wife? No! She won't let that happen. She will definitely fight for her love!