Restart (A Billionaire Story)

22: Sober

"Uhm so where is one of those guest rooms?" I asked Mr. Greenfield as I followed him into the kitchen. "Upstairs. Third...., no fourth room to the left" he told me as he poured himself a glass of vodka. "I think you've had more than enough today, sir." I said as I shook my head at him and took the glass.

"Why don't you show me the room I can stay in?" I suggested, wanting to stop him from having any more alcohol. "Okaaaaay" he said and nodded as he grabbed my hand and then pulled me up the stairs. "Here it isss" he mumbled as he opened a door and walked in with me. "Thank you" I told him with a soft smile as I looked around. I was pretty sure that this guest room was bigger than my whole flat and it even had it's own bathroom. It was also really nicely furnished, just like this entire house. Mr. Greenfield really did have great taste after all. Having the money to afford whatever he likes, definitely helped as well.

Mr. Greenfield then just stared at me, holding onto the wall for support. "Can I see your bedroom?" I asked him, knowing that he really desperately needed to get some sleep to sober up. "Ooooh you wanna stay with me instead?" he slurred and smirked cheekily as he walked out of the room and towards another one, which I assumed was his bedroom. I just ignored his comment as I followed him.

"That's it..." he said as he walked in and turned around to look at me. "Wow that's really nice...and huge" I mumbled as I looked around. It was more than double the size of the guest room. "That's what she saaaaid" Mr. Greenfield then chuckled and winked at me. "Oh god" I just said and shook my head at him. I couldn't help but laugh a little though. It amused me how he was so much different than he usually acted.

"You should really get some sleep if you wanna be able to get up tomorrow at all" I told him and he nodded as he took off his tie and started to unbutton his shirt. "Okay uhm well, good night. I'll be in the guest room" I stuttered and bit my lip as he just threw his shirt to a corner. "Mhm....good night" he mumbled as he took off his pants and then let himself fall down onto the bed in just his boxers. I closed the door behind me after I walked out and made my way back to the room that he had showed me. I walked into the bathroom and brushed my teeth while I looked around some more. The whole room was perfectly set up for someone to stay over.

When I was done, I climbed into the bed and turned off the lights. I sighed deeply as I closed my eyes, thinking about tonight's events. This definitely turned out a lot different than I had expected. It took me quite a while to be able to fall asleep, since my head was just full with thoughts once more.

I woke up the next day and it took me a while to realise where I was and what had happened last night. I grabbed my phone from the night stand and checked the time, after I sat up. "Fuck" I hissed when I saw that it was 8:30am. I was supposed to be at work two hours ago. I must've forgotten to set my alarm last night after everything. I quickly got up and grabbed my bag, before rushing downstairs. I wasn't sure whether I should wake Mr. Greenfield up or just let him sleep, since he didn't have any really important meetings today anyways.

I was more than surprised when I saw him sitting at the dining table in sweatpants and a dark grey v-neck, a cup of coffee in his hand. "Oh...you're up already. Why didn't you wake me up, sir? I'm so sorry, I totally forgot to set an alarm. I'm just quickly gonna change and then I'll be at work as fast as I can." I explained as I ran a hand through my hair. It was only then that I realised how I must've looked. My hair was probably a mess and I hadn't even washed my face or anything.

"Good morning to you too. Take a seat" Mr. Greenfield said calmly as he nodded at the chair across from him. I looked at him confused and raised my eyebrows as I sat down. "Here have some" He then said as he handed me a pan with scrambled eggs in it, before getting up to grab a plate for me. "Uhm thanks but I need to go to work" I told him hesitantly. "You don't. You've got the day off. I'm your boss, forgot about that?" he asked me as he put the plate down in front of me.

"Are you sure sir? I really don't want to invade your privacy" I said as I looked at him. "I wouldn't have offered it, if I wasn't sure" he answered and I just nodded. There he was again, back to his usual bossy behaviour.

As I was eating the scrambled eggs, I couldn't help but wonder how Mr. Greenfield had managed to be up already. I could've sworn that he was gonna have the biggest hangover after being as drunk as he was last night. "So uhm are you feeling okay today?" I asked him, after just sitting there in silence for a few minutes. "Of course. Why would I not be?" He responded as he looked at me and raised his eyebrows, making me feel a little stupid, which was probably his intent. It pissed me off quite a bit how he acted this way now, when just a few hours he was a drunk mess.

"Well I don't know why you wouldn't be feeling great, sir...Maybe because you were extremely wasted last time I saw you, which was when I helped you get to bed, might I add." i just blurted out, once again speaking faster than thinking. Mr. Greenfield just looked at me with a stern expression on his face. "Listen, what happened last night is gonna stay between you and me and I swear if you ever tell anyone about it, I will make sure that you will never get a proper job in the whole UK anymore" he said, furrowing his eyebrows.

"Wow. You really think I'd walk out of here and just tell whoever I meet about your little drinking session? As if I don't have more important things going on in my life? I knew you were conceited but I had no idea you had your head stuck that high up your own ass! I tried to help you out last night but instead of a normal 'thank you' you just threaten me once more. What the fuck is wrong with you?! One time you are nice to me and the next second you completely change character again and treat me like shit or yell at me" I told him. I've just had enough of his bullshit and the way he always used me to let out his bad mood.

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I'm gonna leave it there. What do you guys think Mr. Greenfield's reaction is gonna be to her outburst? Let me know in the comments. Maybe there's gonna be a chapter in his P.O.V. again soon.
Sorry that it took me a while to finish the next chapter, I've just been quite busy.

xx Steffi