In too Deep

Chapter 9: Raphael

・The Next Day・

I woke up from my sleep and looked for my phone to check the time. It read 6:15. Thank God I woke up on time. I quickly freshened up and got dressed before sitting down on the breakfast table to have some pancakes which Maria, one of my cooks had prepared for me. I thanked her and began shoving down a few pieces before looking at my appearance one last time in the mirror and bolting out the door. I was dressed in a white collared v neck shirt paired with a pair of beige dress pants. My hair was held up in a tight bun with a few front strands running over both sides of my face. I took extra care not to put on heavy makeup and went with a simple look which made my features stand out. I'm usually always in a rush in the morning and today was no different. I took the elevator that led me downstairs. As I got down, I was led by my PA to a black SUV as she opened the back door for me. I gave her a short thank you and got inside. Soon enough, I got to my office building and entered with my head held high. I looked around to see everyone greeting me with happy wishes of good morning. Unfortunately for me, my morning didn't turn out to be so happy after all when I looked at my schedule for the day and saw my first meeting with Mr Raphael. I was just about to call my secretary to cancel it when I remembered what Aaron said about keeping an eye on him and as much as I dreaded, I went along with it.

*Time skip to 11am when the meeting with Raphael is just about to start*

I pushed open the door to the meeting room and saw everyone already seated at their respective seats. I turned my gaze towards Raphael who had an evil smirk planted on his face. The mere sight of him made me cringe but I kept my composure normal and greeted him. He, being the creep he is however tried to hold my hand for too long when I went to shake hands with him as a formal gesture. I quickly removed my hand from his grip making sure no one noticed it and sent a short glare in his direction then turned to my seat which was at the centre of the table. After the meeting, as everyone began walking towards the door and I was too, I was stopped on my tracks when I felt someone hold my wrist in his tight grip. I swiftly turned around to see that it was none other than the man I despised, Mr Raphael. I wriggled my hand out his grip and raised an eyebrow at him as if urging him to give an answer to why he did that. "sorry to startle you, I didn't mean to. I just wanted to discuss the new car launch partnership with you. Let's head to your office, yeah?" his voice rang out in my ears as I replied back, "don't touch me next time and yes, I was actually meaning to talk to you as well but not today. Let's arrange a followup meeting at your office next Thursday." I asked him but it came off as more of a demand than a request. "Oh, uh yeah sure. I'll let my manager know and he'll text your secretary the time. I'll be looking forward to it, Miss Cassandra"
"Likewise", I said and walked out of the room without another glance at him