Chapter 16- New Secretary

*Rylan Nichols POV*

This shit is just eating my head.

Ava's life is in danger and I am still sitting in the office doing nothing.

How pathetic of me.

Why am I blaming myself for this? It's not like it's my responsibility to protect her but still.

I have to do something.

This hotheaded person gets angry every time I do something. I have to do something different without making her doubt.

Something which will make her 24/7 by my side.

An idea popped up in my mind making me smirk at it.

Wow, Rylan I didn't know you were this genius.

I picked up my phone and called my receptionist.

"call Ava in my office"

"ok sir", a voice replied.

After a few minutes, ava came into my office.

When I saw her, I remembered the vivid memory of her hugging me. Oh, how I wish to hug her again.

I felt peace to be in her arms. It felt like all my stress was gone.

I didn't notice how I am staring at her for a few minutes.

She coughed and made me out of my dreamland. She looked awkward again.

I fucked up again. I shouldn't have made her uncomfortable with my gaze.

My all plan was to never make her uncomfortable but I am still doing it. Fuck me.

It looks like she was trying to not face me.

Well too bad, she will have to face me 24/7.

*Ava Jones POV*

Why did he call me? It's still embarrassing to face him after what I did.

What was I even thinking?

I want to delete my existence. At least better than being embarrassed in front of this fucking Rylan.

I knocked lightly and he allowed me to come in.

He was sitting and looking at me.

And after this, it became all so awkward.

He kept staring for minutes.

Is he thinking about that morning scene? Fuck my life. Now I can never face him again.

He finally started talking again.

"oh, you are here. I have a piece of good news for you."

I looked at him with a questionable look.

I have a bad gut feeling about it.

Then he continued speaking.

"We have seen your abilities during your all time here. So I have decided that you will be my personal secretory from now on."

"But I just came, how only am I the only one the one to get promoted to Secretary position", I said to decline his offer.

"Didn't you interview for the secretary position? ", he said making me frozen.

Oh shit, he is right.

"And making you an employee was a simple test for you", he said again.

Am I an object who he can test around? But still, I don't want to be his secretary.

I guess he saw my face which was showing disagreement.

"your salary will be double, higher than your current salary", he said again.

Wtf. This much money. Oh my God, I would be like a millionaire in a few years. What is the reason for me to decline this sweet offer?

"oh thank you for the offer", I said happily making him worried about what kind of duality I even have.

*Rylan Nichols POV*

Wtf she completely changed in seconds, actually less than seconds.

This gave me a lesson even though she has nothing to do with it.

The lesson money is something dangerous in this world, due to its presence and absence it can help you to show who is by your side and who isn't but more danger is in its present form cause you don't even know who to trust anymore.

Leaving all that, Did I just really make her salary double? just to have her by my side, I never did that for anyone.

Do I have any feelings for her which made me want to protect her?

Do I love her? No no no it's not possible. I may have like little attraction towards her and want to be as close as Raider is but I don't love her.

I can't love her in this less time.

Love is not a game or something.

Love is not a simple thing... It's hard to understand... It's not an action or a word... But something much grander.

For me feeling love is something that should not be taken so easily.

I do believe in love but I think if you want to say that you love someone then you should do more careful thinking about it, not just fool around with someone's feelings in the name of love.

Then why am I doing this for her?

Trying to protect her as her boss or as a friend.

Whatever is it, I am just trying to protect her whose life is in danger and only I could protect her.

What I am even thinking. I should not be thinking about loving. I even haven't told her the schedule to her.

I called her this time instead of calling her here by the receptionist.

"Hello, yes sir?", Ava answered.

"From tomorrow you will have to start working in my office and today after your working hours, wait for me. I have to explain your work as a PS", I said in one go.

"she was quiet and then again spoke with a heavy sigh.

"ok sir", she said and cut the call.

I know ava you might find all this annoying and in the future even way more annoying and tiring.

But trust me I am doing all this to protect you.

I can't just sit here and do nothing about the situation.