The Girl With a Broken Heart💔

Mr. CEO

Emma's POV continued...

From the moment he entered the office, Benjamin had been ranting and non-stop working on Richmond's proposal; and like the obedient kid I was, I was listening to him attentively.

My thoughts were interrupted by a ring, it was Benjamin's phone, and I got up to hand it to a very busy and engulfed Benjamin. It was from his wife.

He picked up while his eyes still on the file in front of him, when suddenly he stood up in shock.

"I will be right there love." Panick struck his face, as he took a deep breath before turning to me.

"Emma, it's Raina, she is in labor, and I need to rush." After pondering over something in his head, he continued "Listen to me and listen to me very carefully, I am trusting you with this as I am in a complete emergency now and can't think of any other way."

I was confused and scared, as whatever he was going to say, it didn't sound good.

"You will help me prepare the proposal for Richmonds; it has to be in their office before nine am tomorrow. They have a meeting with BLK's Board of Directors at ten am, and you will be attending that meeting as a representative from S&M."

"I.. What?"

He rubbed his temples, and heaved another sigh.
"Yes, I want you to take detailed notes and flag anything odd if you may come across.  Your point of contact would be Mark Hanly. He is the Vice President of the Legal Dept at Richmond's. I will let him know of your arrival on the phone today".

Benjamin said all of it in one go. He also handed me Mark Hanly's business card along with a couple of files.

"These files are for your reference, they will help you draft the proposal".

He started wearing his coat and grabbed his suitcase.
"Feel free to refer to other records available in the library. I am counting on you kiddo. Don't put me down."

"Hey, wait! But can't you ask some other experienced team member to take this up? I am not sure if I can do this."

"Nobody is present in the office and getting anybody come over and giving a handover will take forever. We have a very short deadline here." He gave me a quick pat on my shoulders before walking past me.

"But am I allowed to visit the client office even when in probation?" I was questioning his back as he was already at the door rushing out.

"I will take care of it. You just focus on the proposal." He left while screaming down the corridor.

My heart was beating so fast, and without realising my palms and forehead were sweating too. Benjamin left, and I was still apprehending all his instructions in my head.

I wasn't prepared for this.

This was a disaster. Richmond's were S&M's biggest client, and their first proposal meant a huge deal to the company.

How was I supposed to prepare it single-handedly?
I was nervous as hell and had no clue as to where to begin from. Hearing about their ruthless CEO and how detailed and accurate he was, formed a lump in my throat.

I sat down on my chair and took a glass of water. I calmed myself and started thinking. I really could not afford to screw this up and I could not disappoint Benjamin. Raina was in labor, and I was worried about her well-being too.

I mustered all my courage and told myself I could do this. I quickly texted Benjamin that I was starting the proposal work and asked him to take care of Raina while also keeping me updated.