"Morning Erika! The boss wanted to talk to you quickly can you stop by his office now?" Biglang salubong ni Rolly sa kanya the moment she stepped on the office floor. It took a moment to register what he was saying she just stood there for a quick second processing the information he shared with her.
"Erika?" Rolly confirmed.
"Yes-yes will do that Rolly thank you" she finally managed to snap back.
What does Francis want from her? Hindi kaya ito tungkol sa bata? Or maybe related to work? She exhaled thinking that this setup might only mean more complications to her professional career.
Should I start looking for another company instead? She thought to herself.
She roamed her eyes around and saw Val and Tina while Rocel was in the other far side of the office lay out habang nakangiti namang nakatingin si Noel sa kanya. She realized that she liked her team and that working with them was an experience she truly appreciated but then again, the pressing issue of her life is that she can't continue working under Francis, especially with the circumstances now. Her eyes widen suddenly when a thought prompts. Would this talk possibly mean that he would terminate her?
She swallowed hard.
He has all the power to do so if he wants to. Biglang nanlupaypay ang kanyang mga balikat habang mabilis siyang tumalikod patungo sa opisina ni Francis. She would need to face this soon, if he would terminate her then she had to accept that and move on, at this point she just wanted to take in everything that would be thrown at her no matter how dreadful she was feeling inside.
When the elevator opened, she stepped outside and walked her way towards Kaye's table, remembering the boss' secretary. Their last encounter didn't turn out well, but she couldn't care less what she thinks of her anyway.
"Good morning, I am here because Mr. Gutierrez wanted to speak with me," Erika greeted formally. Kaye looked at her and a spark of recognition registered in her eyes as she immediately raised a brow and just continued to stare at her with contempt.
"You are?" she asked sharply.
"Erika Cuizon from advertisement" she replied.
"Yes, Mr. Gutierrez is expecting you. You can probably find your way to his office, it's the one you forcefully entered last time." Came to her snarky remark.
"Thank you" Erika then turned around and went into Francis' lair, before she pushed the door fully, she offered a silent prayer, calming her nerves in the process.
"Good morning, Mister Gutierrez you were looking for me?" She greeted, trying to sound casual as much as possible.
Francis raised his head and their eyes met. He stood up and walked towards her. He then stopped just a few inches closer while Erika had to raise her chin to meet his eyes as his towering height covered her smaller frame.
"How are you?" He asked out of nowhere.
We are not here for this Francis, go straight to the point. She wanted to snap but managed not to blurt it out.
"I'm okay, may I know what this is about?" She dared ask.
She heard him take a long breath. Her brows raised.
"I would like to apologize for what happened last time; I realized I acted like a child. I want to rectify my actions if you are okay with it." He stated.
Erika's eyes widened; she didn't expect an apology at all.
"What for?" Erika asked, feeling more confident than usual.
BINABASA MO ANG
Hello There, Stranger
Romance"I'm pregnant Francis" Erika uttered nervously as she carefully watched his reaction. She clasped her hand anticipating the worst. He looked at her dead in the eye. "Are you sure it's mine?" Francis blurted out. She felt a stab in her chest recogn...
