Two Times the Charm

Chapter 13

“There are loads of jobs out there that can put grub on the table for your kids and pay off your debts, you know. Like AW! Even if you lose the gig at Melendez, you’ve always got that. So don’t go pinning your hopes on me.”

Emmett’s fingers tapped rhythmically on the desk with a meaningful look in his eyes

“AW, huh…”

Clara’s eyes flickered with panic for a moment, but she quickly regained her awkward smile. “But I really wanna work here, at Melendez”

“Why?”

“Um… it’s pretty simple!” Clara lightly touched her forehead, her mind spinning. “You’re my debtor right now. Seeing you every day would constantly remind me of the money I owe you, giving me more motivation to earn money!”

“You wanna see me every day?” Emmett asked with a meaningful tone.

“Yes, but don’t get it twisted. I want to see you every day only to remind myself that I still owe you money. I need to work hard to pay off my debt.” Clara raised her finger earnestly in promise. Anyway, she would never work at AW, never face Taylor… and she actually thought the Melendez Group was better. Getting into the Melendez Group was her goal after much effort, she couldn’t give up on this job.

Seeing Emmett still not agreeing, Clara started to get anxious. “Mr. Melendez, trust me. I can bring unforeseen profits to Melendez, there’s definitely room for me to shine… If you think I can’t, you can fire me on the spot once I’ve paid off your debt! At that time….” Anyway, she would stay as long as she could.

“Deal.”

She hadn’t finished speaking when she heard Emmett’s low voice.

“You mean… deal?” Clara couldn’t believe her ears, wondering if she heard wrong.

“My personal secretary” Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

“Personal… secretary?” Clara looked puzzled, “But… but I applied for the position of secretary to the branch manager…

“This is the only position you can hold at Melendez. You have ten seconds to consider.”

Emmett didn’t plan to explain much to her. He kept this woman just to let the outside rumors fade away on their own. He raised his wrist to check the time for a moment, he spoke in a low voice, Time’s up. You can leave now.”

“No!” Clara quickly explained, “I agree!” She lowered her eyes. It didn’t matter who she worked for as a secretary anyway. She just didn’t expect Emmett to directly propose that she work as his personal secretary. It was a shock, not a rejection.

“Tomorrow morning at nine, report here.” Emmett’s deep gaze lifted to look at her, his tone still indifferent.

“No problem.” Clara answered decisively. As long as she wasn’t fired, she would definitely cherish this job opportunity. Ha, she was already feeling excited about her repayment plan. What a great idea, killing two birds with one stone.

“I don’t like lateness, nor do I like my secretary being tied up with personal matters.” Emmett added expressionlessly.

“Don’t worry, Mr. President. I always put my work first. Unless it’s about my son, nothing else is more important than my work. I promise.”

“You can leave now!” Emmett just turned his chair around, leaving her with an unresponsive silhouette.