Chapter 1.1

"I am sick and tired of these men Natasha! Can you imagine the nerve my blind date had, to bring a business proposal," Joanna said as she paced around her office. "I mean seriously..."

"At least this one was honest about his agenda Jo, just let it go. A good guy will come along."

"Miss Powell," Kim her secretary said as she walked into her office with some files.

"What!" she answered angrily.

"Your two o'clock meeting is in a couple of minutes. All of the board members are already waiting for you."

"They can wait, I am in the middle of something," she told Kim as she went back to her chair.

"Sorry Tash but I have to attend this meeting, else my old man will be breathing down my neck, and he expects a miracle in the one year I have taken over from him. Come over later, we can have a girls night, I really could use the company."

"Sure thing Jo. I will be there later, I don't have anything to do with my Friday night anyway," she told her friend as she left her office.

Strutting her way to her boardroom, every employee of hers avoided her, not wanting to be added to her list incompetent fools. They knew to avoid her, especially when she was in a foul mood, which was almost every day. ?As the sole heir of Powell Architectural and Construction Company, she had to be ruthless in an industry dominated by men. Her heels were loud as they clicked on the cold marble floor informing people she was out of her office. She had on a black pencil skirt which showed off her lovely caramel skin tone. A crisp white long sleeved shirt tailored to accentuate the swell of her bosom, and small waist. Her curly hair was pulled into a tight pony tail, making her hairline cry out in pain.

Kim followed closely at her heels holding her laptop and cell phones.

As soon as she entered the boardroom, there was complete silence, it was as if a judge had ordered silence in court.

"Gentlemen, good afternoon. You all know why we are here," she said as she walked up to the head of the table.

Kim handed her, her spectacles and set up her laptop for her.

Looking around she looked at each and every head of department, and saw complete fear in their eyes. They knew someone was getting fired before they began their meeting. Their new boss had been slowly sifting out the company pests and killing them in a ruthless manner as she restructured the company for the better.

Her eyes landed on the head of accounting and she said, "Your services are no longer required in this company Ted, I know you have been stealing my money over the past few months and as we speak your accounts have been frozen."

"What you cannot do this, I have worked for this company for seven good years, you can't fire me!" He said standing up walking up to her. Jonathan her driver/bodyguard walked in with two other men as they got hold of Ted before he reached her.