Never Meant To Be

Chapter Seventeen

Aria's POV

"Here is your office." Connor said he opened a door and we got inside. To be honest, it was well decorated. There was a glass window that had a really good view of the city. In front of it, there was a brown table and an office chair on one side and two other chairs on the other side. Across the room there was a small glass table with the two-seat grey sofa, and a few steps away from it, there was a door.

"What's that door for?" I asked.

"That's your bathroom. You have a pretty nice office if you ask me. It's one of the biggest offices on this floor and it's right across from the boss's office."

Did he just say it's right across the Axel's office?

"Yes I did, see." Connor said pointing across the room where you could see a closed door through the glass window and I realized that I said my thoughts out loud.

"But we call him boss or Mr.Campbell, it's surprising how you called him Axel as if you know each other."

"No, no, we don't know each other.....I mean I don't even know him, I've only seen him in magazines and television." I explained, not wanting Connor to start suspecting anything.

"Then why did he not interview you?" Connor said raising his eyebrows.

"No.....you see....ummm..... I had sent my application to Mr.Campbell and maybe he saw that it was good enough."

Connor started chuckling and I looked at him confused.

"Relax, I'm just playing with your mind. Look at you, you were already sweating trying to explain to me. I saw your application Aria, it's really good."

"You did?" I ask surprised.

"Yeah, I am Mr.Campbell's personal assistant and I saw it and I must admit you had the best application out of everyone else who had sent there's, and I guess that's why Mr.Campbell didn't see the need to interview you. It was strange though, but that was his decision and I agree with it."

"Thanks Connor." I said even though I had no idea what application he was talking about.

"You will be working as one of the designers of this companies, you are supposed to be here everyday at eight and you'll be leaving at six, but you can leave earlier if you have finished all your work. You will be having the weekends off, and don't ever be late for work, Mr.Campbell hates tardiness. The laptop on your desk has every information you need to know regarding the company and the same information is also copied to that tablet." He said pointing to the laptop on the desk.

I nodded my head as I took in everything he said.

"If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me."

"Sure, thank you."

"Your welcome. Now hurry up and get settled, you need to be in Mr.Campbell's office at ten."

"Why?"

"Well he asked me to tell you that so you'll just find out when you go there?"

I felt my heartbeat increasing. What does he want now?

"Don't worry, he's not that bad, once you get to know him." Connor said noticing my uneasiness. If only he knew that I already know Axel, and that it I who changed him from being so jovial and optimistic to being the rude, arrogant person he was today.

"Alright then, I'll leave you to settle in and don't forget about your meeting with the boss." He said and left the office.

I looked around the office once more as I went to sit on my chair behind the desk. I have always wanted to work in a cloth designing company ever since I was young. I have always watched my parents work, especially mother, how she draws her designs in her notebook and how she used to make them. I always used to take the fabric pieces that remained after she sews her clothes and make tiny clothes for my dolls. I had specialised in fashion and designing during my college year and I graduated with first class honours, and my mother threw me a small congratulations party where it was just me and her, my father didn't come because he was 'busy' and since I was homeschooled I didn't have any friends, and at time I still hadn't met Axel. Even after I had graduated and even went to the extent of getting a masters, my father never employed me, because he said he didn't never liked any of the designs I showed him, but my mother defended him and told me it's because I was sick and he was just looking out for my health by not wanting me to exhaust myself with work.

Since both my parents were designers, they used to ran our family company together, that's how my mother told me she met my father, she was a new employee at the Watson Corporation and Designs and my father had just been made the CEO by his retired father, and they met and fell in love.

I know that Axel has hired me so as to get revenge but he's also made my wish to work at a cloth designing company come true.

I looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was already ten.

"Shit!" I am going to be late. I quickly stood up and ran towards the door.

I briskly walked across the hallway and stood in front of his office. My heart was racing and my knees felt wobbly.

"Calm down, calm down, everything is going to be okay."I said to myself as I brought my shaky hand on the door and knock.

I didn't get any response and I knocked again but still no response.

I slowly opened the door and walked in. I felt a sharp pain go through my chest at what I saw. Axel had a woman sitting in his lap, and they were kissing. They did not even seem to notice my presence and I felt tears starting to form in my eyes. I took in a deep breath to compose myself and I cleared my throat.

They turned their heads towards me and the woman gave me a disgusted look.

"Eww, what are you?" She asked.

I swallowed the lump in my throat before answering.

"I am a new employee here." I said in a low tone as I looked at the floor.

"And what are you doing here?" She asked again.

"I am here because Ax....Mr.Campbell had called me."

"Well can't you knock before coming in."

"I did knock but I didn't get any response so I just decided to come in."

"You just decided to come in, do you own this place!" She snapped and I just kept quiet. Axel had not even said a word but I could feel his burning gaze on me.

"Baby, baby, calm down, I'll deal with her." Axel said and I looked up to see him comforting his girlfriend.

"But she just walked in here like she owns this place and look at her, where did you even get her Hades?"

Did she just call him Hades? He hates that name, even though it is his middle name. I always used to call him that when I wanted to tease him, he used to get really upset and I was forced to make it up to him by baking him a blueberry muffin, he always used to love my baking, especially my blueberry muffin. It's so sad that those days were gone.

"Hey! You ugly freak!" I heard Axel's girlfriend yell as I felt something hit me on my face, snapping me back to reality. I looked down to see a marker pen, I guess that's what hit me.

I looked up and saw her glaring at me and Axel just had a blank expression on his face. Did he not hear her call me ugly freak?

"What are you still doing? Get out!" She yelled making me flinch.

"Tiffany, baby, don't waste your energy, you know we need it somewhere else." Axel said as he kissed her bare shoulders which were exposed by the really tight sleeveless dress she wore, exposing her cleavage and I mentally gagged. She wasn't even that pretty, her face was caked with make-up making her look even less attractive.

Look who's talking, the ugly freak aka monster aka beggar.

"I want twenty five designs by tomorrow evening and they better be perfect because I am going to check them and if they do not match up to my standards, you won't like it." Axel said and I nodded.

"What are you still waiting for? Get to work!" He shouted and I scurried out of the office.

I quickly ran into my office and went inside the bathroom. I leaned against it and tried to take deep breaths so as to control my emotions but tears started flowing uncontrollably.

Does he really hate me that much? Doesn't he value my emotions anymore? His girlfriend called me an ugly freak and he didn't even care. Have I lost Axel?

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Hey guys, sorry I did not update yesterday, it's just that I was so busy and I was very tired to update, but here is another chapter and I hope you enjoy it.

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