Sky's POV

Monday morning and I'm already walking into my office building. Starting from the security guard, every employee who sees me are greeting me good morning. I couldn't keep up with them all so instead of replying to each and everyone, I just keep nodding at all. Of course they would understand since that's how it's been for the past years. Getting on the elevator, I press the button to my floor and wait for it to stop. After a while when the elevator stops, I step down and get greeted with complete silence. She's late again. Shouldn't the secretary be in the office before the CEO? Anyway when was she on time or before time.

Shaking my head, I walk to my cabin and take my seat before keeping the bag down. I log into my system and start the work. Just because she's late, I can't wait until she comes. As she's always late, I always keep my schedule known a day before so that I can work on something by the time she comes and hands me the files. When my secretary is not so suitable to work with me, why did I still keep her? Because she works well. The girl is late, always and never on time but when working she's unstoppable. Among all my past secretaries, she's the best and that's why she's still in job even with her non-punctuality.

I was busy checking the mails and replying to them when suddenly the door to my cabin burst open. I don't even need to look up because I know who's that.

"Sir, I'm sorry. You know I couldn't catch the bus on time." She gives me the excuse, the one she's using from the past 3 years that she's working for me.

"I know, Rui." I look up at her, "now, go and start working. Bring me the files that need my reading or signature. Go now."

"Yes, sir." She nods and runs back.

She wasn't even panting with the act she was putting on. If she was hurriedly coming into my office because she's late, she should at least be panting and breathing heavily because of running. But none! She must have clearly walked like a model while coming.

Shrugging at the thoughts, I get back to my mails. A while later, Rui enters into the cabin again and puts a set of files on the desk.

This girl never knocks on my door and asks permission from me. Always comes in as and when she wants as if it's her own cabin.

"Sir," she calls me, "here is your coffee. It's time."

"Thank you." I thank her and take the mug from her.

Everyday at 11 sharp in the morning and four in the evening it's my coffee time. At home, I might not follow this but here in office, I definitely need this to work. Other timings, I don't bother. Rui tells me what I should do with each file and I listen to her while enjoying my coffee. She explains and leaves once she's done. When I finish my coffee, I take those files and start working on them. Time passes by and yet again, Rui walks into my room. This time she brings the lunch bag and I smile seeing it. I put down the pen and close the file before standing up.

"Sir, your mother has sent the lunch bag." She says and hands the lunch bag to me.

"Thanks." I take the lunch bag from her and walk to the couch and the table that I have in my room.

I place the lunch bag down and go to open it but stop when I see Rui still standing and leaving.

"What?" I call her out.

"Um... nothing, sir. Nothing." She stumbles and leaves.

Weird lady!

Anyway, I get up and go to the washroom where I wash my hands and get back to the couch. I open the lunch bag and take out the boxes one by one. My mom always sends me lunch and I prefer it this way. At times, like maybe when I have meetings outside or when mom can't send the lunch to me, I eat outside but everyday he cooks and sends the lunch to me sharp by 1:00, my lunch time. Sometimes he comes by himself and sometimes he just sends through the driver. Even if he's not with me, just eating his hand made food makes me feel like he's here. I scoop the food and serve in the plate and just before I start to eat, my phone rings.

Seeing my mom's name, I smile and answer the call immediately.

"Hey, mama." I greet him excitedly.

"Hello, baby. Did you get the lunch?" He queries me.

"Yes, I'm just about to eat and you called." I tell him.

"Oh, really. I'm sorry, baby. You continue eating, maybe I'll call you later." He apologizes.

"No problem, mama. How about a video call so that I can talk to you and at the same time eat my lunch?" I request because I don't want to hang the call without talking anything.

"Okay, that's fine." He agrees and video calls me again.

Just like that, I talk to him and eat my lunch. We talk about random things and he tells me how the old man is irritating him from the morning asking for a date. It's because mama and I had a date yesterday. For god's sake he was with us as well. And I don't really call it a date because all we did was just bake the cake. Isn't he such a child? I don't know how my mom is still bearing him. Soon, our call gets over and my lunch as well. I bid bye to my mom and pack the lunch bag back before standing up and leaving my room.

"Hand this to the driver." I give the lunch bag to Rui so that she can give it to the driver. He'll take it back home.

"Will do that, sir." Rui replies and leaves her desk as she walks to the elevator.

I walk back to my cabin and settle back in my seat as I get back to work again.

"Sir, Miss Eve is here to meet you." Rui walks in almost while screaming.

"Damn it! Rui, can't you at least knock the door." I yell at her, it's getting out of hand now, "tell her to come in."

"Okay, sir." She pouts because I yelled at her.

Whatever! I'm the boss and she should respect me regardless I tell her anything or not. Just because I wasn't telling her, she don't just come into my room like it's hers.

"Hello, Sky Davies." Eve says while stepping into my cabin.

"Hello, Eve. Have a seat." I greet her back.

"I'm here to talk about the business. You know that your company has agreed to work for us but it's still pending. Do you guys have the intention to continue or should I give the quotation to another company?" Eve questions me.

Eve is the CEO of another well known company in our country. She's like 2-3 years younger than me and inherited her father's businesses being the only child. People might think a lady can't keep up with the competition in the market like men but this woman here is exceptional. Their company's rank is immediately after ours and many dealers are dying to work with them. During an auction few days ago to make a project for them, we put forth our quotation and it got selected among the thousand others. And now, she's here complaining that the work hasn't been submitted yet. But the thing is there are still two weeks for the submission date and she's already here complaining.

"Why are you complaining, Eve? There are more two weeks for the submission date. The project is almost done. However we can't send it to you before the date." I tell her.

Just because we completed the work, we can't submit it before time. We have to follow the business norms.

"More two weeks? I didn't know. I thought more two days left and I came here to remind you since I didn't receive any notice from your side." She acts fake surprised while standing up from her chair and walking to me, "so, Sky, how about a date tonight?" She asks while rubbing her finger on my suit in a feathery way.

Girl could have just told she's here to ask me for a date.

"Thanks Eve, but no. I'm not interested." I grab hold of her hand and push it away.

She has a thing for me and trying her luck for years. She's beautiful, I give her that. But she's not my type. Not what I'm looking for in my partner.

"Well, I'll get going now." She easily feels embarrassed buts till tries to hit on me.

She turns around, grabs her bag and leaves the room hurriedly. I hope she won't try this kind of acts again. It's getting annoying at this point.