The Billionaires(#1)

45

“Hey, Natasha, is Mr Parker here yet?” MJ asked Natalia as soon as she arrived at Parker’s Enterprises. It was already late, and the stares she received were enough to confirm that, although she was pretty sure that they were only staring at her because of her outfit.

“It is Natalia.” Natalia chuckled lightly. “And why are only coming to work at this time on your third day? You should be glad Mr Parker is not here yet.” She said, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear. MJ raised an eyebrow at Natalia; why would Logan not have come in all day? It was already past two in the afternoon. “He’s closing a new business deal today.” Natalia answered her unspoken question.

MJ nodded. Mosetsana snorted and muttered under her breath, “If Carmen is a business deal.” This earned her a jab on the ribs by Natalia. Mosetsana looked up and found MJ staring at her. She smiled at MJ and said, “Sorry, I don’t remember if we have been introduced before.” She said warmly and extended her hand to MJ. “My name is Mosetsana, short for Mosetsanagape, but the people here can’t pronounce my name, so they either call me Mosetsana or Fredah.”

MJ remembered seeing her a few times, but never actually got to meet her. “Nice to meet you, Mosetsana.” MJ shook her hand and gave a curt nod.

The woman who was working with them scowled at MJ. “Friendly advice; if you want to last around here, you need to learn to be punctual.” She said sassily. MJ had thought that the woman was not exactly her fan, and it was probably because she was Carmen’s best friend. MJ had figured that much out at the party when Carmen arrived, because she was the only person who was excited to see her. “We all start at 8a.m., but since you are Mr Parker’s PA, you should at least arrive 30 minutes earlier in order to tidy his office, arrange his diary and prepare his coffee. Sonya usually comes in at 7:15a.m. You should be more like your sister; at least she knew her place.” She gave MJ a tight smile and left the desk. MJ shot her a glare as she walked away.

“Don’t mind Demi, she’s like that with everyone.” Mosetsana said with an apologetic smile, but MJ just rolled her eyes.

“I’ve dealt with more leeches like her before, she shouldn’t be a problem.” MJ muttered dryly, and Mosetsana and Natalia exchanged a look. MJ gave them a slight nod and strode to the elevator, and then she went to her office.

About fifteen minutes later, Logan came back, and the first thing he did was to ask for his messages. “David Botha has been trying to get hold of you all day; he called about five times already.” Natalia said and Logan rolled his eyes. “Tell me something new.” He retorted. He was quite in a mood today. “Anything else?” He asked, but Natalia shook her head.

Logan was about to leave when Demi spoke up. “Actually there’s something else.” She said and crossed her arms. Natalia tried to stop her, seeing as he was already in a bad mood, but the bitch in her would not listen. “May Smith is in her office; she arrived fifteen minutes ago.” She said, and Natalia and Mosetsana shook their heads at her.

Logan looked at Natalia disapprovingly and looked at Demi. “Thanks, Demi.” He said sarcastically, and Demi beamed at him. However, her smile faded as soon as he spoke again. “But May told me that she was not coming when we had breakfast this morning, but I guess it is a good thing that she came in than not at all; it gets the work done.” He said dryly, and Demi’s mouth hung open as she stared at him. Natalia and Mosetsana on the other hand had smug smiles on their faces.

Logan shot a glare at the two women before stalking towards the elevators. He pressed in the last floor and seconds later, the elevator opened and he stepped in, but someone stopped the doors before they could close, and stepped in. It was a buff, coloured man with tanned skin and a scar on his face. Logan only knew one man with such a description.