CHAPTER FOUR

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“ Is there a problem Miss Samantha Brooke?” the lady asks her, everyone is looking at her, including him, someone was whispering beside her, asking if she was okay, that she gets to work on the same floor with Mr Bass, the actual Jake Bass, all hot , fine , sexy and oozing of bliss and she is frowning, and everyone here would wish to be in her place. someone even asked what the hell she was doing here and if she knew who Mr Jake Bass was, another was saying maybe she needs to be checked, to see if she was gay and all that crap, another manages to say…I wish I could stand up and switch places with her.

Maybe she could

“No, there is no problem but..why me??” Samantha is curious

“Miss Samantha, like I said, the managerial department is on the last floor, then we have the human resources, the construction and other departments below it, we have already placed everyone where they would be spending their internship for the next couple of months and there is only you who has experiences in management, according to your Cv, you have also worked in organizations as an event planner, consultant and also amongst other things, you are good in secretarial admin as well yes?””

“Yes” Samantha replies

“And that being the case, we have an opening in the managerial department at the top floor, where you would be assisting Betty here..when she is not on sit, you would be in charge and that means, you would be assisting Mr Bass most times as his stand-in PA” she completes

The girls gasps.

What the hell was wrong with these people, he was just a man. A man!!!!.

Jesus!!

“So..?”

“So…if you think you are not competent enough for the task Miss Samantha, you can step down for someone else to fill in , I do not want someone who is slow in understanding, and looks daft to work with me. This would be problematic for me Miss Andres, kindlly find a replacement, If not that Betty would be going on leave in a couple of days , I won’t be looking for a stand-in, she has worked with me long enough and she seems competent enough even though poorly, atleast my patience hasn’t run out on her..yet “ He says

“Yes sir” The Andres woman nods

Samantha frowns.

what the hell does he mean that she was incompetent by just looking at her, was it written on her forehead “Hey look!! I am stupid and I would work poorly, don’t hire me”??

she didn’t have those work experiences on her Cv for nothing, she wasn’t stupid neither was she daft… and she hates to be told she was slow, she wasn’t slow, she just didn’t like his Aura as soon as he walked in and didn’t want to work with him.

Well fine “I can do it, and I rather appreciate sir you don’t assume about my capabilities by stressing it on incompetence at a first glance, I am more to what that meets the eye and I can assure you, incompetence, daft and slow isn’t the adjectives used in describing me”

“And what adjectives would that be Miss Brookes?”

“I would live that to you .., like they say Mr Bass, seeing is believing “

“Miss Samantha Brooke, you would watch your language when speaking to Mr Bass, he is your superior and your boss , and your internship here would be based on your good conduct, based on your merit and hard work, this altitude won’t get you very far..so I advise you to apologize to Mr Bass” Betty, standing close to Mr Bass says

Oh wow!! What is she now, his savior , his Calvary ?

Oh wait, she was Voltron, defender of the universe or rather, Mr Bass’s enterprises !!

Pfffft!!!!!

Let the man speak for himself, he knows how to put people down, he should fight his battles.

Well, she won’t be apologizing, she didn’t say anything wrong, she just stated what she wasn’t.

she mentally crossed her hands, puts her legs on her invisible desks and waits.

That was no crime, unless it was in his books . she stares at him straight in the eye

“There is no need, No harm done” Mr Bass says ‘’I am sure Miss Samantha would mend her ways soon enough and realize that here, we do not suffer fools. For today, I let it pass” then he turns to the interns

“Ladies, welcome , now that you all have been fully apprised of your duties and fixed in your departments, I do hope you enjoy it here, it’s a stiff market out there and here, the competition is sticker, we may not be able to take all of you after your internships but have no fear , we would give you good referrals, recommendations, and a worthy thank you package for being part of us because here at Bass, we take care of our own, and the interns who do exceedingly well, you would be made staffs, until then, work hard, be beautiful and may the forces be with you” He smiles, they gush again,

Samantha felt like puking.