The Wedding Night

“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is a too great burden to bear.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Giovanni POV

As soon as my assistant left my office, I felt a surge of emotions built up inside of me. An emotion I haven’t felt in a long time, Care. I have never given a damn about other people’s feelings but I felt like I was hurting this woman’s feelings.

I knew I spoke angrily to her because Lorenzo came to my house last night. I felt the world was against me and I was the only unhappy person. I hated when people around me smile because it makes me feel like I was going to be miserable for life.

“Let’s go off me Franklin, ” her words resounded in my head as I try to focus on the board meeting. Why does she keep calling me Franklin? The only person who called me by that name was my late grandmother and the woman in my dream.

“Wait for a second, the woman in my dreams,” I ran my head through my hair as I thought about the woman in my dream.

A knock sounded on my door and it bought me out of thoughts. I straightened my suit and walked out of the door.

“Sir, the meeting.” The woman I was thinking about reminded me of the meeting I was supposed to have started.

I ignored her and walked to the conference room that was on the 36th floor. We both entered and her closeness towards me was affecting my thoughts and I found myself struggling to breathe. Why was her presence affecting me so much?

“Sir, are you alright?” She asked but like always I ignored her and walked out of the elevator as soon as the doors opened.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

When I entered the board room, the directors all stood up and when I took my seat, they all sat down.

“Now, welcome to this meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to inform you all about the Chinese investors that came yesterday and like you all have known, we both collaborate to produce a new brand or new gadgets” I informed all of them and they all nodded.

“Good. So the person in charge of the project is our COO Cassandra Morgan,” I announced and Cassandra stood up as the directors all clapped their hands for her.

“I object to this,” my personal broke through the clapping as she stood up from her seat.

“What’s are you doing?” I whispered to her.

She ignored me and faced the directors. “I do not agree with this because the Chinese investors put me in charge of this project.”

“Oh really?” Cassandra asked. “This project had always been mine for the past years. I’ve always been the one in charge and you can’t change that fact even if you were picked by the Chinese investors.” Cassandra informed her.

The board directors whispered amongst themselves as they watched the exchanges between the two women. I looked at both women, Cassandra was sitting at my left-hand side while the melody was at my right-hand side.

“I’m the one chosen by the Chinese investors because I came up with an idea and you can not deprive me of that,” melody argued. “If you all please give me the chance to prove myself that I’m capable of the project,” melody spoke with confidence and it was exactly what I needed to hear.

“I am the COO and I’m in charge of this project,” Cassandra argued back but I was not impressed by what she had just said so I decided to end it all.

“Enough!” I shouted and the room grew silent. “That’s is enough,” I said again. “Since you, both think that you deserve the project, here is what’s going to happen.” I paused before I made my final decision. “Miss melody and Cassandra have one week to come with a proposal for a week and whosoever had a good proposal will be in charge of the project. Meeting dismissed”I announced and stood up from the seat, I started at melody for a while before walking out of the board room. Let’s see who will be in charge of the project by the end of next week.

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Melody POV

My face grew into a smile as soon as he made his decision. This was my project because I came up with ideas that were loved by Chinese investors. No one was going to take my place because I’m the one.

” you looked happy I must say, “the blonde woman’s harsh tone broke me out of my thoughts.

I looked around the board room and saw almost everyone leaving except the blonde woman and two other people including Lindsey.

“It’s nice to meet you COO,” I replied in the sweetest tone I could.

“Nice? You humiliated me in front of everyone!” She shouted.

“Humiliated? You were present at the first meeting where the Chinese investors chose me to be the one in charge.”

“But you are a mere personal assistant in this company and I’m the COO.”

“You don’t have to remind me about my position in the company,” I hissed and stood up from my seat. “I deserve to be in charge because I’m the one chosen for the project. ”

“Don’t get ahead of yourself. You are only a personal assistant that got a job she didn’t interview for.”

“I’ve heard you said the word personal assistant two times in a row. Is that a new word or it’s a word used in this company?”

“You bitch!” She cursed angrily but I just laughed at her stupidness.

“Don’t get so bitter miss Cassandra. We both have a week to prove ourselves. Let’s see who will get the project by the end of next week.” I challenged. I didn’t know where all my confidence came from but this was my project and I was going to get it at all costs.

“Let’s wait and see assistant. I am going to ruin you in this company and whatever business you have with the boss that made you have the audacity to speak to me in such a manner, is all going to end. Keep being his whore and enjoy it while it lasts” she whispered the last words in my ears and walked out of the room before I could give her a reply.

I smiled because I had no idea what to say. If I should go after her, it might result in something else and I might end up getting kicked out of the company. Summoning all courage, I walked towards the entrance of the room and when I was almost at the door, Lindsey countered me.

“Well, well, well. That’s was something melody. For a personal assistant, I didn’t know you’ll have such courage. Who do you think you are huh?” She asked but I was not in the mood to argue with her instead I pushed her out of my way and walked out of the room.

“You are just getting started melody. Sooner or later, you will find out your position in the company,” she shouted after me but I ignored her because she wasn’t worth my precious time.

As soon as I got to my desk, I inhale and exhale deeply. I was never going to let them get to me because I’m the one.

“In my office, now!” My boss’s voice sounded through the intercom.

I sighed before walking to his door. I knocked and entered his office but this time, he wasn’t sitting on the couch instead he was sitting behind his desk.

“I found out you do not have a mail address. Why?” He asked without looking at me as his eyes were fixed on his computer.

“I–uhm– ” I didn’t know what to say to him. How was I going to tell this man that I had no gadgets and five years of life was spent without technology.

“I need an answer miss melody. As my assistant, I need to communicate with you. So what is your excuse?”

“I uhm–” I looked up and met his brown eyes that’s stared deep into my soul. “I do not have a phone.”

“What about a laptop?”

“Nope,” I shook my head.

He dropped the file on his hand and raised his brows at me.

“You do not have any gadgets?” He asked and I nodded.”that is so absurd!” he exclaimed.

I scratched my head and tried to fake a smile.

“That’s is not an issue. This is a gadget company and we have a lot of gadgets that haven’t been released yet on sale so go to the 10th floor and meet up with Lucca Silva. He will give you everything you need,” he informed me and went back to his computer.

Did I just hear wrong or right? I can’t believe that I was about to become a proud owner of a cellphone and on top of it, a laptop. I could feel my inside bubbling with joy. I looked at my boss’s face and smiled at him.

“Thank you so much sir,” I now excitedly and walked out of the room with a smile on my face.

Guess today was my lucky day after all.