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The head of HR moves to say something as she opens her mouth, but Damien cuts her short.
He assumes the man beside me at the door is still stalling me from going into the conference room, so he says more authoritatively.
“Jack let her in.” He commands the man standing beside me.
I see him mouthing an “I’m sorry” as I stand there confused. This is ludicrous.
How did I go from having a job to running late to almost losing the job and now being the CEO’s fiancée?
None of this morning’s occurrences are normal to me, and I wonder what is happening.
Tiptoeing into the room, I find a seat at the back and wish it would fold and shield me from the eyes of everyone in this room.
Damien goes back to the presentation as if he had not dropped a bomb on everyone a few minutes ago. I can barely focus on his presentation as I go through what happened.
Was Kelvin aware of this? I recall he had mentioned Selware a couple of times, and he was even excited when I informed him about the new job. For once, he never mentioned that Damien is the CEO of Selware. Or had I skipped it when he mentioned it? I highly doubt it.
Oh my goodness! He was not just my neighbor and childhood friend now but my boss at the office too. This is one crazy roller coaster. How do I treat him as my brother’s best friend, next-door neighbor, and now my boss at the office?
It was still a guess earlier this morning, but now I’m sure that the universe is out to work against me today.
Some eyes still turn to look at me while he gives his presentation. I wonder what is going on in their heads.
“He gave his fiancée a job in his company?”
“She most likely got the job because she is his fiancée.”
“How can she be his fiancée?”
“Will she always ride on this privilege throughout her stay here?”
“How could you work in your fiancé‘s company?”
These thoughts made me feel so uncomfortable, and I could not wait to get out of there, curl into a ball in my bed, and cry my eyes out.
This statement will always connect every singular achievement I have here to my relationship with Damien.
My work will never go beyond “CEO’s Fiancee Privilege,” and I might even gather office enemies for this act.
Office politics is not new to me. I have heard many stories about circumstances like this, and they were not good.
My mind travels back to my previous job at the energy company and the rumors that spread like cancer there. Rumors circulated that a colleague of mine and the CEO were in a relationship. Although no one ever confirmed it, everyone never saw her in a different light.
Smirks and murmurs were always around her as she passed. People gossiped away and even elaborated the rumors beyond what they initially were.
Whenever she received rewards for good work, people tagged it as a gift resulting from her entanglement with the CEO.
These rumors became shadows that followed her everywhere, and they went on for months until she resigned. Funnily enough, the CEO never knew that these stories were being peddled.
If this was my case here, I would rather not be on the job at all. I will gladly hand in my resignation letter and depart, keeping whatever little dignity I have left in this place.
How does Damien plan to fix this mess? When would he tell them the truth? Will this not change their views about him?
I get agitated by the million and one thoughts going through my mind and the likely outcomes of each of the scenarios cooked up in my head.
His voice brings me out of my thoughts. I am nibbling on my lips, which is a gesture I exhibit when I get nervous. I am sure he can see it and understand.
“Selware is known globally for prioritizing our clients. We believe that providing the best products is not only based on our skills but also the needs of the consumers.”
