Chapter 13: Chapter 13

CHAPTER 11: PART TWO: Unexpected Visitor

"What took you so long?"

Ivyna didn't fully entered the office yet when Taese's questioned her. She came to a halt about halfway through. While holding the doorknob, she then looked at him.

"What?"

"What took you so long?"

Ivyna glanced at her watch. "It's still break time."

"What took you so long?"

Ivyna looked at him with an impatient in her face. "What?"

Taese wasn't sure if she was joking or not. Is it true that she didn't understand what he was saying? What a moron she was.

"What was it that took you so long?" He took a look at what she was holding. It's a cup of coffee. "How long did it take you to brew that? Was it difficult for you to make just one cup of coffee?"

Ivyna looked at him, disoriented mentally. Did he talking about her coffee?

"I got it. But what is that for you?"

"I'm your boss."

"And it's not office time yet, it's still break. So, I can do whatever I want on break time, right, SIR?" She emphasized the word 'sir'.

Without hearing anything to Taese, she walked to her table and sat down.

"I can't understand him. Really." She murmured.

A few minutes had passed. They're both preoccupied with their business. Not until someone knocked on the door that made them looked at it.

"Sir, you have a visitor?" A man voice came from outside.

"Open it."

Ivyna was aware that her boss was speaking to her. So she stood up and pushed open the door. Then a man and a beautiful woman appeared.

"Is Sir inside?" the man asked.

"Yes, come in, ma'am." Ivyna gestured the way.

But the woman just stared at her. He scanned her from head to toes.

"Who are you?" the women asked.

"Pardon, ma'am?"

The woman furrowed. "Are you deaf?"

Ivyna could tell she came from a wealthy family by the way she spoke. Her black dress made it clear. Her demeanor, on the other hand, was abysmal.

"Ma'am, I am Ivyna Ortiz, new secrety of the CEO of the company. May I know who you are, ma'am?" Ivyna tried to not being sarcastic.

The woman's lips curved in disgust as she looked at her. Then she walked inside and purposefully collided with her.

"Taese, why didn't you answering my calls?"

Ivyna bowed to the man and then closed the door. She was about to return to her table when she heard Taese's voice.

"Mom, what are you doing here?"

Ivyna stared at them, stunned. 'Mom?' She rehearsed in her head. 'Oh my gosh! Is that her mother?! Oh, my! I don't know why I didn't notice it sooner! Oh, my!'

Ivyna attempted to hide behind her table. She was ashamed of her attitude toward her boss's mother.

"I told you, I've met someone. I'm sure you'll like her. She is perfect for you." She stood in front of him.

Taes didn't give a glance at him. "Mom, I'm busy."

"Dinner?"

"Still."

"Taese..."

Taese stopped what he was doing and looked at her. "I'm really busy, mom. Look." He pointed out the papers in the table. "I need to pass this within this week."

"Why did you accept your grandfather's proposal? He's torturing you." Her mother commented.

'You're the one torturing me.' He thought.

"Grandfather's need to rest. I care for his health so I accept this."

His mother sighed. "Okay, maybe next time." She then sat down until her eyes drawn to Ivyna who's trying herself to be busy to her works.

"By the way, is that your new secretary?"

Taese looked at where Ivyna was then to her mother. "Yeah."

"Mhmm..." She scanned her. "She's beautiful but... poor." She whispered the last word.

Taese heard her. "Mom!"

"What? I'm saying the truth."

"Why are you here, by the way?"

"I'm here for you. You're not going home." She sounds sad.

"I'm staying at my condo. It's near from near so I'm sleeping there. I'm lazy to drive from home to here. That's far away, it will takes me two hours before I reach here."

His mother nodded. "Okay, okay, don't stress yourself too much, son."

Taese went silent.

"So, maybe I'll visit you again. I'm going. Next time, answer my calls, okay?"

He just nodded.

She stood up. "I'm going then. Take care yourself."

"Yeah." He whispered.

The woman took a glanced to Ivyna before she left the office.

Ivyna heave a sighed as she heard the door close. She then stood up and went to Taese.

"Is that your mother?" She asked.

Taese looked at her with confused face.

"Really?" She didn't wait for him to answer. "Oh my gosh! I think she will think of me as a bad employee now."

"Why?" His eyes arched.

"I-I think I talk to her with a... a sarcastic tone?"

Taese didn't bother to speak.

"Is she mad at me or what?"

"No."

"Really?"

He furrowed.

"Thanks god." She exhaled. "I thought she will fired me."

"Why?"

"Duh, of course, I talked to her with an attitude."

"And your talking to me with an attitude too. Should I fire you?"

Ivyna smiled. "No, sir, hehe."

"Go back to your work."

"Yes, sir."

Taese shook his head as he watched her run toward her table like a kid.

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