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Chapter 2

"Nara, would you come here a second, please?" Mr.Carpenter called in their current assistant, who Will was there to be the replacement of, after their short conversation that left him questioning whether he should really go for this job.
It wasn't too late to turn back yet.

Not ten seconds later, the door was knocked ever so quietly and after a brief 'come in' the lady walked inside. She was one of the people that were present at his interview the other day. Will was surprised to see the lack of high heels on her but then again the evil CEO must hate that sound as well so that must've been the reason for the sneakers.

"Is Theo back yet?" Mr.Carpenter asked as he sat behind his desk.
"No, did something happen? I was in the copy room until a minute ago." Nara, or Mrs.Lee as it said on her name tag asked worriedly.

"Both of us were absent and our new friend came inside without him knowing." Was the short explanation by the CEO and the lady's eyes grew so wide, Will thought her eyeballs would jump out of his scalp.

"Oh dear god..." She said under her breath before turning to him. "You must've been really scared. I'm sorry. I should've been there to warn you beforehand." She had an apologetic look on her face.

"No, it's...fine." Was it? Absolutely not!

"Anyway, Nara, show William around and tell him about his tasks."

They talked some more about their own business but he zoned out. How was he going to face this man when he came back? His gaze had been so scary, his bones were still shaking. Was the salary really worth it? Was Nara on a run for her life from this company? But they didn't look tense around each other. She even called Mr.Carpenter by his first name easily.

" come on, Will. Let's teach you how things work around here."

He felt like the woman was babying him. He was 28 for god's sake. Judging by her face, Nara was definitely younger. And she was like half his height. So tiny!

"So... your soul must've jumped out of your body, huh?" She asked quietly, looking up at him while they walked the few meters to her desk outside of the two CEOs' office.

"Hasn't returned yet, to be honest." He spoke the truth.

The other laughed without a sound and gestured him to sit on a chair as she sat behind her desk.
"Again, i'm sorry you had to go through that on your very first day." Nara said as she moved a few folders around on the desk. "As you probably might've noticed, there's only us on this floor. The CEOs and me, the assistant. All the other employees are on the lower ones. That should tell you how much Theo hates sudden noises. So, first rule: knock on their door gently."

"But... why is he so sensitive to sound? It's just sound!" No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't get it.

"Well,..." There was a moment of hesitation and the lady refused to look straight at him, looking somewhat nervous, or even guilty. "The simplest way I can explain this, is that he tends to drown in what he's doing to the point that he can literally have a heart attack if you as much drop a book suddenly. That's why we had to move into a two-story building just a month after we started the company. Since then, with each building we changed, the three of us always have a separate, noise-free floor to ourselves." She finished her last sentence fast as her eyes moved to somewhere behind Will, at where the elevator doors opened with a quiet 'bing'.

The CEO's steps made no sound as he walked to them, glanced toward them for a mili second, which sent a shiver down Will's spine when the man's eyes landed on him, and then disappeared behind the doors of their office. He didn't miss the smell of cigarette mixed with his cologne that filled the air as Mr.Walton passed by.