Falling in Love in London

Chapter 21

Chapter 21

Connagh and I never talked about the dress and shoes he left in my room. I didn't even send him a message confirming that I got what he gave for me. I really don't think it's necessary for him to give me a lot of stuff. Just because we happened to be together in Vegas and there were a lot of quirky and fun moments, it doesn't mean I'll take advantage of him. That I'm not going to mind that he's my boss and I'm just an intern.

Amanda's right. I might hate her, but she's quite right in some ways.

I kept doing my tasks and that's the right thing for me to do. Ayon din sa napagkasunduan namin ni Berk, we wouldn't be so intimate with our actions or anything that people would mind our relationship. We're still dating anyway. I'm still getting to know Berk more so I think being boyfriend and girlfriend is still far from our mutual understanding.

But it's nice. It's cute. Berk's funny and a gentleman. I've imagined myself with a prince or whatever—but I guess, Berkeley Jones is a fine human being as well. He's quite endearing. Such a personality coming out of him.

I'm heading to Connagh's office now. I'll be reporting my tasks to him and I'm not expecting we'll talk about what happened last weekend because it was kinda awkward. Not just for me, but I guess for him, too.

I knock on the glass door, announcing my presence then when I heard him giving me permission to walk inside his office, I greeted him a smile. Dahan-dahan din naman akong naglakad papunta sa kanyang desk at umayos ako ng pagkakaupo sa upuan.

"Have you had your lunch?" he asked. Tumango naman ako. "Great. Because I will be discussing things with you. I only have an hour before my next meeting so if you ever have some questions, please do ask, alright?"

Tango na lamang muli ang itinugon ko sa kanya. Umayos naman siya ng kanyang pagkakaupo at iniharap niya sa akin ang screen ng desktop so he can show to me what he'll be discussing with me.

Good to know that this is work-related. I don't have to worry about some other things—and by means of that, it's about me, Berk, and Connagh. And how did it became triple trouble? I'm not sure.

"This maybe our little assessment a few weeks before your final assessment," Connagh said. I swallowed as if my throat's getting dry in this kind of situation. "You're the first intern I handled ever since I became the CEO and my mentoring is quite rusty, but this is our relationship in work, of course. You'll learn from me, I'll learn from you."

"Yes, sir," I nodded.

"So, from the past few weeks, you've been doing great at the tasks I have been given to you. You're quite a fast learner, too. I admire your determination and hard work. I can really see that on you. Your ethical and work behavior is what I was looking for in an employee. If you happened to be an applicant in my company and I was the one who interviewed you, I might hire you. Not because of your credentials, but because of your personality. Though aside from those things, I might need to see an improvement from you on other things."

"Like what kind of things, sir?" I asked.

"Like on how you engage with people," he pointed out. "I see how you make friends around here and I noticed some things that needed some improvement. I'm not judging how the way you approached or communicate with other people, but because I'm training you and based on your course as a marketing student, engagement is the core itself to have a successful relationship with your clients or your buyers."

"I will try my best, sir. I know I'm still lacking at some areas, but I'm going to try my best."

He shook his head as if he's not agreeing to my statement. Kinabahan ako sa respond niya. "Don't try, Miss Gillespie. Do your best. Always, alright?"