You're very efficient

It has been a month since Michael keeps on bugging his boss to allocate his job and place in ASC headquarters. Being the direct representative of Orb, he must be within reach of ASC.

"Sir, have you seen my proposal? It will be advisable for me to be in ASC headquarters so that we can accommodate their needs as the local collaborator in the Philippines."

"Let us not make them feel that after gaining too much exposure from the mass after we became their collaborator, we will abandon them. It will be a bad impression for us if that will happen."

Michael used all his reasonable reasoning to convince his supervisor to approve his proposal. He really wanted to be relocated in ASC headquarters. Do we still need to tell you why??

His supervisor starts contemplating his points. Of course, ASC is a big fish to let go and letting them feel used is a big no-no. Being a big fish means being a giver of opportunities. Just attach your name alongside ASC will shower you tons of offers and deals. So why would he let them feel to be unwanted?

"Do you really think ASC feel that way?" He asked.

"Probably! One of ASC head officer is my very close and dear to me. She once mentioned it to me the last time we talk."

The supervisor panicked after what Michael had mentioned.

In a swift move, he signs Michael's relocation proposal and passed it to him.

"Starting tomorrow give your pending projects to your reliever and start moving your station to ASC. I will give them a call right now."

He returned to his office and start sorting his pending projects. He was busy filing up his paper when he thought to send a message to someone.

To: ZF

Message: Z looks like we gonna be seeing each other every day starting tomorrow. Hope to share meals with you then. See you soon my love.

He was grinning from ear to ear when his assistant opened the door.

"Sir Cortez, will I also be accompanying you to ASC headquarters?" Lira is the most ambitious secretary/assistant in Orb. Perhaps we can say that birds with the same feather can make a good feather duster. Michael and her team up were very lethal and dangerous in the entire Orb Corporation. No one ever beat them since the day this team was formed.

"Not for now Lira, stay here and be my eye against the other prominent managers that might steal our position."

"Yes, sir. Sir do you want me to help you?" Lira asked her boss. She thought that being a filial assistant to Mr. Cortez will lead her to greater opportunities, so she maintains her filial attitude to him and makes him feel that she was loyal. She knew that leeching to his position will be a great advantage against the other assistants in Orb.

"Just sort the pending projects and give it to my assign reliever."

Lira nods the start the task given to her. Will full pride and arrogance. She entered the secretary office and began commanding the other secretaries inside.

"Molly! Come here!" A rookie secretary approached her. "Segregate all Mr. Cortez pending projects and give it to his reliever's assistant. Do it within 2 hours." She moved her chair on the side and took the monoblock under her desk and looked at Molly as if she was saying to sit down bitch.

"Angela! Come here!" A shaking girl appeared on her side. Angela is just an intern in Orb. Under Lira's supervision, she On The Job Training turned to be a living hell. Since the day she started her internship, the only task given to her was to wash her dishes, buy her coffee, etc. All in all, she was considered as a maid. Of course, being an intern, she cannot voice out her angst as Lira was the one giving her ratings. If she made her mad, she might give her a five in her OJT card.

Lira took her nail file and instruct her, "Log this reports and projects down. Create a calendar to when they are due."

Angela took the files and went to a vacant table.

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After an hour Angela presented a complete calendar with all the file's due dates and purposes. Lira was impressed by her outstanding summary file. "Very good! Now, buy me a coffee. Also, treat yourself with the chance." This is the first time Lira complemented her performance. Angela was very happy with the praise Lira gave and receive the money to buy her a coffee.

After Angela leave the room, Lira went inside Michael's office.

"Sir?" She knocked first the door and try to listen to his presence. It was a courtesy to ask permission before entering someone's office. She then heard a soft 'mmm' inside.

"Sir, I presented you a summary report of the files you've given me a while ago. In here, I segregate the reports and projects in a calendar form with its purpose and agenda. It will help you to schedule your stay in ASC." Lira took Angela's report and claim it to be hers. She even claimed that she is the one who taught it that way to make his stay in ASC easier. Well, in fact, the only thing she asked Angela was to list down all the projects by its due date.

"Wow, Lira! You're a very efficient secretary ever. Thank you." Michael took the file and place it inside his messenger bag. He even took two thousand pesos to reward her idea.

"This is for your outstanding idea. Buy something and treat your co-workers inside."

"Thank you, sir!"

Lira's retreat to the secretary's office with boxes of pizza. "Everyone come here and eat the pizzas I bought. My boss rewarded me for the summary report I prepared! You guys should excel well to be rewarded by your bosses just like me. Oh! let me ask? Are your boss as generous as mine? If not? I pity you then."

Others went to get a piece of pizza and disregard Lira's boastful remarks. Let us say that they are already immune to her arrogant manner. But this is a portion of free food so either she is insulting or boasting as long as she gives free food they will come.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Hi everyone! Can I share big news here?

Yes? Really? Okay! Thank you, guys!

Last November 30 was the happiest night of my life. All because of a very wonderful question.

My boyfriend, oh no scratch that part, my fiance, proposed to me.

Hehehehehe! Until now, I feel kilig as I remembered that night. With the help of my entire family and friends, that night became a very wonderful plot twist of my short PH vacation.

As I have said before, I need to go home to attend my friend's wedding. Unknowingly that soon I will also say I do to my love.

Hehehehehehe sorry for making this long. But as my readers, I would like to share this happiness with all of you, as you guys were also my virtual listeners and friends. Thank you for listening!