Fragments of Us

18: Jema

I instantly went to our office after rewiring my brain. Luckily, I had spare clothes in my locker to look at least halfway decent. I washed my face and brushed my teeth, then looked at myself in the mirror. Gorgeous as always.

Pep talking myself didn't do any harm. I might have gaslit myself a few times, but I must say, things always work in my favor.

I walked inside the meeting room all composed and confident, despite the headache, no bath, and the rumbling in my stomach I've been trying so hard to ignore.

"Mind over matter."

I talked to myself again.

I was just fixing my hair when Bea appeared.

"Can I talk to you for a minute?"

There she is again, with her very calm character.

"Of course."

I formally answered.

"I had an urgent call from the U.S. last night."

She started, and I looked directly into her eyes.

"I'm the only one who's capable of being the CEO of our company, so I have to leave."

My brows furrowed upon hearing that.

"It's inevitable."

She leaned against the table and bitterly smiled.

"If you're worried about your job, just know that you don't have to be. My cousin's going to take over my job here, so you're not losing yours. She's a bit of a rebel, but deep down, she's a nice person."

Her face became serious.

It's almost 10:30, and her cousin still hasn't arrived, so we decided to proceed with the meeting.

We're already in the middle of the discussion when the door opens and a five-foot cocky hobbit emerges.

I immediately hid my face when I realized it was the girl I hooked up with last night.

"It's a small world after all."

I'm screaming at the back of my mind.

"Well, thank you for your patience, everyone."

Wow, where did she get all the nerve?

Bea introduced her to us, and she's already looking like the definition of a walking headache.

"She's Jorella Marie De Jesus, my cousin. From now on, she's going to be your boss."

Bea just made it official.

Fuck, can we really not do something about this?

I'm literally inside a waking nightmare that I can never wake up from.

"If there's none, this meeting is adjourned. You can now leave. Ella and Jema, stay."

Fuck, could this day get any worse?

"Ella, this is Jema. She's my personal assistant, but she's yours now since I'm leaving. Jema, this is Ella. You're going to take care of her. She's going to be the end of this company if you don't."

I looked at Bea as if she had just betrayed me. Well, technically, she just did.

"I'll leave you two at it."

For leaving me alone with this dick.

"What?"

I burst out at her when I noticed she'd been pervertly looking at me. She didn't even try to hide it.

"Well, you surprisingly looked exactly like the girl I fucked last night."

Okay, that's it. I felt all my blood go up to my face.

"Pervert!"

I shouted at her as I threw her my purse and marched out of the room.

She's really a dick. I even heard her laugh after I exploded in front of her.