My Innocent Girl novel Chapter 8

"You work under me, Ash," he said. "And I say you are not leaving"

"But..." I sobbed. "Why? You don't trust me and moreover, you think I did that. I of all people?"

He looked down and threw the papers in the dustbin and came to me. He looked in my eyes.

"I apologize for that"

Ashley

"I apologize for that," he said.

Was it real!?

Was the 'rude' boss really apologizing to me? The CEO of this heaven?

"And trust me or not," his vision lingered on my eyes for a small moment. "This was my first apology till... now. I never apologized to anyone"

The sole sound of that sentence made shivers run across my body. He was here; he was apologizing. Maybe I shouldn't be that stubborn anyway. Maybe it was just a misunderstanding and I shouldn't make a big fuss and I should forget.

I didn't say anything as I was drowned in my thoughts and I didn't even know how to react. I mean, the staff, the people, and Kate, I could feel everyone staring at us. He didn't whisper anything, he said everything audibly. Everyone heard everything.

"Come in my cabin," he said and turned around and left.

I stood for a second, just to think it through.

"I paid everyone here to work and not to stare, at least not to make my personal assistant uncomfortable. Don't stare at us and particularly her, or I'll fire you without any second thoughts" I heard him stopping and giving them warning, while I could also sense the anger he was holding back.

That same second, everyone started working and it looked as if the world had stopped for a moment and it again started moving. I remembered I have to go. I looked towards his cabin. He already left.

I stood in front of his cabin.

'Go on, he is definitely not mad at you' my inner conscience said.

'I know, but I am afraid or rather... embarrassed' I mentally replied.

'Go or I will cut your hairs and dump it into a sewer and then sew them again-' I stopped thinking and knocked at the door.

I entered the room and closed the door behind me.

"Sit down, Ash," he said in a soft tone. I sat down, a hint of a smile hiding in my face at his soft voice. He was definitely very cute, only if he didn't 'mistrust me' and didn't have a low temper, I'd actually wanna be his date.

Gosh, I am crazy.

"Listen. About that..." he looked at his table. "I shouldn't have blamed it on you. I shouldn't have blamed my failures on my new assistant"

I just lowered my head. I didn't know how to react.

I nodded but he already went out. His long strides were so long that I had to literally run to keep with the pace.

We sat in the car while he drove off.

"Where are we going, sir?" I questioned.

"My house" he replied, his gaze fixed on the road.

His house? Why?

"Is there a problem, Ash?" he asked and I realized he was looking at me with the rear-view mirror.

"N-No sir" I replied but he looked at me and raised an eyebrow. I don't stutter normally. "I mean, no sir"

"Okay," he replied and kept going.

We soon reached a building. It was a big one too.

"Come," he said to me and I got out of the car and followed him.

Iris sensor was again present on the door of the building and as he passed it, the door opened. The hall, as I entered, was exquisite. It was so beautiful.