Chapter 32: Chapter 32

Chapter 32 Be hated by the superior

"You don't remember anything in your past? Are you familiar with this city when you first came back here?" Alex looked at her complicatedly. He felt that she was just pretending but it looks like it was very true. 'Could the accident have caused this?' Alex thought.

She tilted her head to think and did not answer. The familiar eyes seemed to be covered with something confusing, ambiguous, and depressed. Finally, she shook her head, it made her angrier at her amnesia "No, I don't remember what it was like before, but living at John's house is very familiar."

Alex's bright eyes were gloomy again, he hoped that she would say something useful. Alex looked at her innocent face and suddenly found it intolerable, his voice suddenly became provocative. "Can't you offer your guest a glass of water?"

Elly asked shyly. "What do you want to drink? I have only water."

"So why did you bother to ask me?" Alex answered with a straight face.

She turned away and stuck out her tongue mischievously. She accidentally bumped into the papers on the table while getting water.

"Why is your room being so messy?" Alex continued to disdain, he leaned over and picked up a few A4 papers to examine. Although it wasn't made professionally, the distinctive style is unique.

"Did you draw these yourself?"

Elly picked up the papers back and she rolled her eyes in anger "Don't laugh at me. Being in this room was boring, so, I just sketched out what just happened in my mind."

He saw her face turned into red, he felt that he had discovered another part of her personality every single day. When she was silent, she was very similar to Maddy but when she opens her mouth, she was sly and thorny as if she had just got free from her prison. Although Alex was single-minded, he very serious in his work, he always creates opportunities for talents to develop.

"You should be more confident in your talents. Do you want to go to the design department to learn more?"

Her eyes widened with joy but she hesitated. "But my professional qualifications ..."

"Forget it! Of course, it takes a long time to be professional. However, the spirit in your sketches, I can still feel it. " Alex looked directly at her. "You just need to answer yes or no."

"What about my position as a secretary?" She asked.

Alex laughed. He was happy because she remembered her task of making coffee. "Good job. Tomorrow, you will be transferred to the design department. I will ask Secretary Leon to send the notice down."

She felt like she was dreaming, she did not have a design certificate because John had always directed her to study a professional education because it was easy to apply for a job after graduation. However, she loves creative design jobs more. Alex gave her a chance and she was very grateful, she thought that Alex wasn't that cruel after all.

Elly went to the design department with excitement the next morning. The strange thing was, her colleagues are quite indifferent to her.

While she was puzzled by their attitudes, an indifferent voice came from behind. "Are you Elly, the little deputy secretary of Mr. Alex?"

She heard that the two words 'little secretary' clearly emphasized, she started to guess the attitude of her colleagues. She looked at the expensive outfit of the beautiful and dignified woman in front of her and immediately guessed her identity.

"Hello, Director Linda. I came to roll in. " Elly answered. Linda was satisfied by her clever gaze, nodded in motion. "I am the director of the design department. Follow me into the room"

"Yes, madam"

Linda assigned her a lot of work, most of which were research and reports on previous designs, she does not allow her to participate in planning projects with everyone.

She thought that Linda wanted her to get acquainted with the environment and the design department's workflow. However, when she tried to submit a few new sketches to ask to join in the field with the other colleagues, Linda frustratedly dismissed them.

"Don't bother me with this nonsense. I am very busy. I do not have time. Why don't you come back to continue researching the designs of your seniors? "

"Director, I have been looking at all the designs from a year ago"

"So, you should go back to researching designs from two years ago." Linda continued to speak when Elly gasped in shock. "Elly, you should know who you are. Without professional qualifications, competition, awards, you are not qualified to enter this design department but because of orders from superiors, I have to accept you."

"Director, what do you mean? I do not understand." Elly was surprised.

"You are annoying. You used your relationship with the Boss to get into this department, don't you just want to play with the salary? I take care and arrange everything for you to be here, what do you want more?"

"That's not true, Director, you misunderstood. The boss transferred me to this design department because he appreciated my works, we are not doing what you think we're ..." Elly utters but suddenly interrupted by Linda "Do you mean the boss appreciated someone without qualifications more than the peers in the design department?"

Elly was dissatisfied and didn't say anything.

"So, now what? You want to cry over and report it with the Boss?" Linda's pride made Elly breathless. Linda was her superior and she does not allow Elly to develop her abilities. She has to deal with it on her own and she can't bother Alex.

"Get out of here and continue with the blueprints from two years ago! I'll be waiting for your report." Linda watched Elly trembled with anger and laughed happily.

She left the room and some of her colleagues outside heard the noise and were gossiping around her. She went straight to the bathroom and wanted to wash her feelings away. Elly hid in the toilet to balance her emotions, her mind was so dull that when the bell rang, she did not even notice. The moment she returned absentmindedly, she crashed into a person.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry ..." She hurriedly apologized but the other person didn't say anything, she lifted her head and worried that she might hurt someone.

"Sir?"

Alex was frowning and looking at her intently.

Even though she calmly washed her face but her worries and unhappiness showed clearly on her face. This was quite similar to Maddy, sometimes what she thinks appeared on her face. Remembering this made him unhappy.

"You skipped work?"

"No, no, I'm on the way back to the office." She shook her head and was about to run when Alex pulled her hand.

"What happened? What were you thinking that you did not know that the bell already rang?" Alex asked.

Elly was startled by his delicacy, her face sagged sadly, and shook her head. "Nothing, sir."

In her absence, she used honorifics with him. This made Alex even more unhappy, he wanted to find out the reason why she had this strange mood.

"Mr. Alex, do you have time? Maybe give me a few minutes."

He did not miss the opportunity, pretending to calmly say. "Okay, we can have dinner together, and I'll listen to what you have to say."

"There's no need for dinner." She waved her hand hastily. "It would only take a few minutes, we can talk to your office."

"Time has passed and I'm very hungry. I will not work outside office hours. If you want to talk about business, dinner with me is your only chance."

She still firmly refused, "Mr. Alex, I am sorry. It's okay, I can talk to you tomorrow. I can't go out with you anymore because it's easy for colleagues in this company to misunderstood... "

"Were you pursuing me?" Alex interrupted.

"Of course, it's not," she exclaimed in frustration.

"Well then, we are pure, there is nothing to worry about what may people think" When he finished, he pulled her towards the elevator. "You worried a lot of things. I have not seen any staff that afraid of the boss' dinner offer like you. Anyway, I don't eat people. Come on, I know a very interesting restaurant."

Elly resigned to the forced dominance of Alex, she sat on his expensive car with worried eyes. She firmly believed that tomorrow she would be the subject of all talk. After fifteen minutes, the car stopped in front of a luxury restaurant. Elly was dumbfounded when she got out of the car. If she knew that Alex brought her here for dinner, she would refuse more resolutely.

"Want me to get your hands on?" At Alex's calm gaze, her smile stiffened.

"Mr. Alex, this is a restaurant for couples ..." she especially emphasized, "It's not suitable for us ..."

"I'm only interested in the taste. Other things don't affect my mood," he answered shamelessly.

The receptionist bowed to welcome them, Elly knew it would be very impolite to leave now. She lowered her head and walked in with him, in her mind, there were countless words of scolding the old fox, Alex. If a colleague in the company would catch her, she cannot wash away the misunderstanding if she continually goes out with Alex.