Chapter 3

• Chapter 03
• Scarlett's POV
• The following morning
• I walked over to the desk next to Lilian, Alexander's secretary, and said, "Morning," with a slight smile.
• "Morning.." She paused, her eyebrows lifted. I answered, smiling a little, "Scarlett."
• I will be helping her because I am the assistant secretary. This is exactly the position I applied for, but now that I have it, I feel anxious. This could be because I will occasionally need to be with Alexander, but it also could not be. I may assign chores like organizing documents and talking about that.
• Lilian nodded and smiled as she threw lots of documents in front of me.
• She instructed, "Arrange them alphabetically by the names on the files," and I gave the command.
• I had anticipated starting my job right away, and now here I am.
• Through the wired table phone Lilian and I shared, I saw her take a call before she left the office, and I carried on with my work.
• She entered the room with a blank expression a little while later.
• "Um.She shouted out, "Scarr," with a confused expression, and I turned to face her.
• "Those files over there.." She indicated a group of what appeared to be over a thousand documents.
• I questioned, "Yeah?"
• I was genuinely astonished when she said, "Boss wants you to arrange them too before the end of today," but I kept a straight face.
• I mumbled "Oh, okay" while cracking a small smile. I kept looking at those files and did not take a breath.
• Is this how he intends to make me pay? All of these prior to today?
• "I'm sorry, but the boss gave the order. He's never been that way; I don't understand why now"Lillian attempted to elucidate.
• "It's alright, I'll finish them as he instructed." She nodded as I interrupted her in mid-sentence with a small smile.
• The table phone rang, and Lillian grabbed it up as soon as I was done speaking. A few seconds after speaking over the phone, She uttered, "For you."
• "Me?" Unconsciously, I said as I took the phone from her.
• I made an effort not to stutter as I said, "HHi."
• I heard his icy voice saying, "See you in my office now."
• "Yyess s.." He hung up before I could complete my sentence.
• I put the phone down and stood up, then turned to Lillian. "Ale. I said, "I mean, Boss wants to see me," and she nodded.
• "You're okay, right?" I smiled as I nodded in response to her question.
• I replied with a light brow, "I'm here, sir."
• Has Lilian sent my message? Without raising his head from the magazine he was reading, he questioned.
• "She did, sir," He certainly raised his head when I casually reacted by saying that I almost regretted it.
• "You sound enthusiastic about receiving a ton of work, don't you think?" With an almost impenetrable brow, he inquired.
• I said with a bow, "I'm sorry sir."
• "You are to complete your work today and report to me when finished, as said earlier", he said.
• What if you had already left by then? I nearly asked, but I refrained.
• I bowed and said "Yes Sir" before leaving his office.
• Let's get to work, and let's pray I don't get hurt.
• *After Seven Hours*
• Without taking a single break, I had worked for seven hours straight, and I was done. I ignored Lillian's persistent nagging to take a break.
• I took a quick look at the meal she had brought to me earlier; it was cold by the time I saw it.
• Even though I'm exhausted, it's nothing compared to what I've done in the past.
• Since I was born, I have worked incredibly hard and done abhorrent work, so it would be more accurate to state that I have done a variety of occupations throughout the previous few years.
• I can therefore state that this is nothing in comparison to what I have already done, and both he and I are aware that this is just the top of the iceberg. His expressions are blank, but I can see that he intends to break me. I have no trouble reading them.
• I began to question how long he has been aware that I am in this city as a result of this. Was he with me the entire way? He refused to.
• I was aware that his father owned a business in Miami, but I never anticipated him to take over the firm so quickly. Is his father still alive? He certainly can't be.
• Should I just bag it up and take it home to reheat or should I go report to him and make do with this lunch? I should definitely do that. I trust Tonia that my twins have eaten by this point, but I don't suppose I have anything to feed them tonight, so this will have to do.
• I glanced at the time and saw that it was 4:30; nothing to worry about.
• Lillian had been called in earlier, so I assumed that she was with Alexander when I stood up from my seat; but, she wasn't there right now.
• I then proceeded to my way to his workplace. Lillian invited me inside after I gave her door a polite rap.
• I entered with a small bow. I said, "I'm done, sir," and Lillian gave me a look that said, "Well done," as if she were impressed and proud of me. She must have felt bad for me.
• Only scowling, Alexander pretended not to be astonished. He muttered, barely audible between breaths, "I expected such, you're used to working like that since you were once a maid," loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. Due to his strong voice, it did echo.
• I laughed. He'd go to this extent. "Yeah," I replied, unconcerned. I anticipated this all along.
• He probably didn't anticipate my reply, but he knew it was something I could say. I'm not ashamed, and I never have been the sort to be embarrassed by the circumstances that life has put me in.
• When he was silent, I said, "I would like to leave at this time."
• "No, go ahead and work on those files right there." I grinned drowsily as he pointed to a stack of documents.
• This is three times like the one I just finished. I almost started crying, but I restrained myself. Of course, I'm only doing this for my children.
• I muttered "Yes sir," almost audible as I moved approached the folders. I doubt my ability to lift this.
• "I'll help you."Alexander's firm voice halted Lillian when she tried to move.
• "Stay!" He ordered.
• "Lift each one by yourself. As a maid, didn't you deal with similar situations?" With almost imperceptible smirk, he said.
• Once again, he referred to me as a maid.
• When he made that vow, did he mean it? Has he since forgotten?