Chapter 53: Chapter 53

Triffany arrived at the best company to see the angry face of the director. "It's over an hour Triffany." He folded his arm with a furrowed brow.

"I'm sorry." Triffany apologized.

"And don't tell me you ran into traffic." Director Kammy told her, knowing that workers use that always as an excuse.

"I did not." Triffany said honestly

Elvis Daniels came out. "We better hurry now." He told them and director Kammy looked at Triffany one last time before walking away.

Tommy went over to her. "That was a nice escape." She smiled as he hands her some file.

"Let's go." Elvis Daniels told them and they all enter the big van and drove off.

They approached Glammaly estates as Triffany was shocked at the entrance. She looked up at director Kammy. "Why are we here?" She asked him.

"What?" Director Kammy looked at her like she had just asked a stupid question.

"We are at Glammaly estate." Triffany pointed at the entrance.

"Yes...so?" Director Kammy asked her. She realized this was the company and blinks as her head was in a mess right now.

Elvis Daniel's looked at her. "Did you forget you're coming to represent out company?" He asked her.

“No not that. It’s just that…” She was speechless as she looked at them. “You know..”

“Put your speech together, because am aware you’re surprise you will be working at such a big company. Let’s go.” He told her and matched forward with director Kammy.

That’s just not it. This was Glammaly estate, her husband’s company and a place she said she will never work at, she bite down her lips, right now she want to run away.

“Let’s go in, Triffany.” Tommy told her, pulling her out of her thought.

“Oh yes.” She exhaled softly and followed Tommy in.

Felicity called Carlos. “Hello sir.”

“Yes.”

“Mr Elvis Daniels and his crew are here.” She told him.

“Okay let them in.” Carlos ordered her with a smile on his lips, just the thought of seeing the shock on Triffany’s face amuse him.

“Okay sir.” Felicity put down the phone. “You can go in.” She opened the door and let them into his office before leaving to her desk.

“Welcome.” Carlos stretched his hand and shake Elvis Daniels and director Kammy. “Have a seat.” He pointed at the chair as they all sat down as Triffany stare at Carlos with a wide eye.

“Here are the people that will be representing us.” Elvis Daniels told him. “This is Tommy Maxwell.” Carlos looked at Tommy with that so-this-is-the-asshole look. “And, Triffany Joey.”

Carlos looked at Triffany with a frown. “Triffany Joey?” He stretched the last word and scoffs.

"Yes. The girl we choose to work with Tommy." Carlos looked at Tommy and then at the both of them together.

He was no so happy but still put on his business like expression. "Okay." He turned to Elvis Daniels. "Do you mind if I test the both of them separately"

Elvis Daniels looked at Tommy and Triffany. "I don't mind, you're free."

"Okay." Carlos crossed his left and looked directly at Triffany, she could see the coldness in his eyes and she sneers. "You will go first." Triffany raised her brow as Tommy and the rest.looked at her.

"Do you mind giving us a little moment before before that." Director Kammy asked him.

Carlos did not take his eyes away from Triffany as he spoke. "Fifteen minutes. " He walked out of the office.

Triffany turned to director Kammy. "Is this some kind of interview? Would he be asking is questions?"

"It's more like an oral explanation of any given topic he throws to you." Elvis Daniel's told her.

"Am not sure I can do that. I didn't prepare anything." Triff told them. She knew Carlos was going to get back but she never knew it was this way, would he really make her lose her job again.

"Why do I feel like he's only picking on Triffany?" Tommy who had noticed the way Carlos stare at Triffany asked and Triffany looked at him alarmed. "Did I see wrongly?" He asked.

"Why should he pick on me." Triffany said with haste. "When we barely know each..." she paused. "When we don't know each other."

"Triffany, this is for our company, so give it your best." Elvis Daniels told her.

Triffany exhaled softly. "Okay." In her heart she was praying that Carlos have mercy on her and recall all this.

Kammy and Elvis Daniel's left the office and Tommy walked close to Triffany who was standing still and not moving. "We should go with them, before we get lost."

Triffany looked up at Tommy. "Am scared." She told him.

Tommy place his hand on her shoulder. "You will be alright." He flashed her a smile. "This is just a project that will be done in two weeks and we can return to our company."

"Okay. Let's go then." Triffany told him as they followed Elvis Daniels.

Carlos watched her and Tommy come into the office he sat with some other staffs. "Triffany is the editor that will help Tommy in publishing the work right?" He asked Elvis Daniels.

"Yes."

Carlos smirk and hands her a manuscript as Triffany looked at his daring face. "To test you ability, I want you to line edit that work shit. In an hour am hoping to hear more of your ideas to it."

He told his hands as Triffany glance through it. Never will she let this man make her lose her job. She knew he was good at this part since he helped her a lot in the file Tommy sent.

Why he was doing this, she knew not, but one thing she knew was she would never give him the satisfaction he wants.

She wish she could punch off that smirk he has on his lips. She took few minutes going through the manuscript with eyes watching at her.

To Carlos surprise she looked up at him and smile as he started cutting big chunks out and insisting he rethink some parts and gave him ideas on some of the things he never thought of adding before.

Carlos was impressed and he seems to have lost this battle as he surrendered. She had finished lining out the places he knew had faults and it was not even up to an hour.

Director Kammy and Elvis Daniel's smile. "Wasn't she good?" Elvis asked Carlos.

Carlos unfolds his arm and said nonchalantly. "Well, she's still a beginner." Triffany scoffs, this was actually the person he was, so it's not a surprise to her.

Carlos looked at Tommy. "I'm sure you're good at what you do." He then turned to Elvis. "I will work with them."

"Thanks." Elvis smile and shook hands with him as Carlos let them.

Tommy turned to Triffany and the rest. "Am I the only one who noticed that he have a bad way of complimenting someone?"

"No you're not the only one." Triffany looked at the door Carlo had just left from. "I never compliments me." She muttered.

Tommy heard her and was surprise. "Why only you?"

"Ah...I mean people." She smile and look away.

"Since you both will work here for now. Why don't you look around the company." Elvis told them and they both smile.

In the process of looking around Triffany head over to Carlos office to find him but was stopped by his secretary. "Miss how may I help you?"

"I need to see your boss. Carlos Zack." Triffany told her.

"Do you have an appointment card with you?" Felicity asked her.

"No." Triffany told her. "There wasn't an appointment." She told her, hoping that Felicity will recognize her as Carlos wife and she wonder why he was popular and she was not.

"Sorry miss but you can't meet with him."

"But, you let me in this morning." Triffany pointed at her face.

"That was this morning. Right now Mr Carlos Zack needs a time alone."

Triffany exhaled softly. "Call him and tell him I want to see him, let him know Triffany Joey is here."

"Am sorry Miss, without an appointment I can't do that." Felicity told her seriously.

Triffany looked around, if she can't meet Carlos this way, she have to use the other method. "I am his wife."

Felicity chuckled at her word as she looked at Triffany again. "Please don't put up such lie and leave quietly else I will call the securities." She told her and continue her work.

"I'm serious." Triffany told felicity. She knew an evidence will make her believe, so she looked down at her finger but she was not wearing her wedding ring.

Double crap!

She looked at Felicity again. "I know am not wearing my wedding ring but, am Carlos Zack wife."

Felicity looked up at her again. "You're making me laugh Miss. Please leave now." Carlos came out just in time to hear Triffany's word.

"I am his wife." Triffany raised her voice this time. Felicity saw Carlos standing by his office door.

"Sir." Felicity called out as Carlos walked over to them and Triffany looked at him.

"What's wrong Felicity?" Carlos asked her, still looking at Triffany who looked door.

"This woman is claiming to be your wife, just to see you." Felicity reports.

Carlos raised his brow. "Seriously?" He said amused as Triffany looked up at him and scoffed.

"Yes. I told her to leave else I will call the security." Felicity told him.

Carlos looked at Felicity and put on a serious face. "What stopped you from calling them?" Triffany's eyes widens. Does he actually mean it.

"I was about to..." She tries to explain but on second thought. "I will call them now." She picked up the phone to make the call.

"She's my wife." Carlos word made her pause and look at him. He look down at Triffany who look pissed by his act.

"Huh!" Felicity look surprise.

"She's my wife. She's Triffany Zack." Carlos told Felicity as he held Triffany's hands. "So let her in whenever she want to see me." He smile down at Triffany.

"Okay...sir." Felicity look at Triffany. "My apologies ma'am." Felicity apologize.

Triffany flashed her a smile. "It's okay. It's totally not your fault." Triffany looked at Carlos.

"Carry on with your work Felicity." Carlos told her and lead Triffany into his office."

Felicity drop to her chair. "Jeez! Felicity, you almost got yourself into trouble." She paused. "She's the wife he cancelled businesses for."

Felicity smile. "That's so cute and he held her hands just now too. He must love his wife a lot." She closed her eyes gently. Glad she did not make any rash decision just now.

Once inside the office, Carlos Zack chuckled as he mimic her word. "I'm his wife."

Triffany frown and pull her hands away from his. "Laugh all you want."

Carlos tilt his head to his side and look at her face. "So why are you here, Triffany Joey." He stretched the last word.

"Don't be sarcastic." She furrowed her brow, knowing fully well what he's trying to do.

"You're married and you still use Joey as your surname and not Zack. What are you trying to prove?" He frown. "That you're single?" He looked at her in an unbelievable way. "Gosh!" He sat on his chair.

"Why?" She looked straight at his face. "Are you jealous?"

Carlos scoffed. "Jealous of what?" He looked down at her finger. "You aren't even putting on your wedding ring. How do you think she would know you're my wife?"

"She ought to." She told him bluntly. He would have told his secretary about her if he really loves her.

"Really?" Carlos rolled her eyes. "So tell me why you are here?" He asked her.

Few minutes ago she had forgotten why she wanted to see him and just as she remembered she knitted her brow. "Why didn't you tell me you signed a contract with my company?"

Carlos raised his chin. "Are you now interested in my business?" He asked her sarcastically. "You hate my company, so why should I tell you about it?"

"It had to do with me that's why." She raised her voice, knowing that he was looking down at her now.

"Who would have thought you would come here after all, huh!" Carlos has that smirk that Triffany wish she can smack off his face.

"That was why you..." She was too angry to continue her words as she glared at him. She knew she was getting all worked up now and there he was looking so calm and enjoying her reaction.

She calmed herself down and sat down on the chair across him as Carlos waited for her to continue. "You told me to wear this yellow dress and left home without waking me up, you are the reason I arrived late and recieved an early morning scolding."

Carlos smile. "I warned you last night to sleep early but, you didn't listen."

"A husband duty is to wake his wife when he knows she have to leave for work early." And she had told him last night about it.

"Why are you acting like a typical wife now?" He asksd her.

"Jeez!" Triffany rolled her eyes. "Nevermind since it's bygone." She knew she would always lose to him.

"Okay. You may leave now." He pointed at the door.

"I need a favour from you." Triffany told him as she blink her eyes like a cute puppy.

Carlos looked at her cute face. "What favour?" He asked her, not surprised by her switch in attitude. Just now she was angry at him and now she was acting cute and asking for a favor.

"Tanner school closes by 1:00.p.m. please help me pick him up. Since am kind of busy now." She blinks again.

"I took him to school this morning." He reminded her.

"Please...hmm." She pressed her lips together.

Carlos stare at her face for a while, wondering how she could be this pretty suddenly. "Let's go together." He told her and Triffany was surprise.

"I can't leave my work." She told him.

"I have got schedule at that time." He looked at his wrist watch as Triffany sighed. "You know what? Why don't we both cancel it." He told her.

"That's easy for you to say." Triffany muttered. She wish she can also cancel her schedule, but right now she was still on trial. Writing this article with Tommy will still determine her promotion.

Just as they were still taking Triffany's phone rang and she picked up. "Hello Gabby." Carlos looked at her.