Chapter 6

Samael’s POV

I sat and occasionally sent Ms. CEO some hateful stares while typing and sending a whole lot of emails which seems to be endless. She kept typing on her laptop and phone while I was trying to concentrate on my work but was not able to because my mind kept worrying about Ella.

After a few hours, I got a call from Justin. Excusing myself I went outside the room and answered the call.

“Hello” I greeted as I closed the door behind me once I was out.

“Hey, bro. I made Ella dinner and played with her, but now it’s her time to sleep and she is not able to do so. She says that she wants you, man.” Justin said and took a sharp breath.

“Thank you, Justin, can you give her the phone?” I said as I massaged my forehead with my fingers, while Justin passed the phone to Ella. She is big enough to sleep on her own but it’s been a habit for years for her. I use to make her sleep every night when dad and Mia use to have fought almost every night.

“Sama?” Ella asked and I could hear her tired voice. Sometimes she gets scared when she feels alone at night, she doesn’t love to be alone in the dark.  

“Yes, honey it’s me. are you okay?” I asked her calmly.

“I am fine but I don’t want to sleep without you. You know I am not able to do so as I am afraid.” She said innocently and I knew she just pouted even though I could not see her. A slight smile appeared on my face as I imagined my little sister.

“Ella, I need you to do a thing for me. I am trying to complete my work as soon as possible but I will need a little more time. I want you to sleep without me today, Justin’s uncle is there with you and you are not alone. You are now big girl, come one Ella!” I said trying to be dramatic like her even though my heart broke to force her to do something she doesn’t want to.

“But I can’t sleep without you, Sama! I get scared at night, you know it,” she said and I heard her voice trembling, she was crying. Justin tried to calm her down big she was not listening.

“Ella! Listen, I am coming home but I want you to at least try to sleep. Will you do that for me?” I asked her as nicely as possible when I decided I will go home for her. I have completed my work and I need to leave the office and go home.

“Yes.” She whispered and the call was dead. I signed and went inside the room to see Ms. CEO, Caroline looking at me with blank expressions.

“I need to leave and I have already worked more than four hours. I have some personal issue, Ms. Caroline.” I stated firmly, I was not afraid to speak up right now as I know what I needed to do.

“You will be paid for your extra hours, Mr. Wright. And I would suggest you keep your relationships out of your professional work. We are in trouble, Mr. Wright, and you as an employee should contribute to solving the matter. You must work here and not neglect office work for some girlfriend!” she said with her signature narrowed eyes looking through my soul. Every other day I would have acted calmly and would have agreed to her but after hearing Ella cry, I was angry. I was angry at Caroline for keeping me too late at the office for work as it was unintentionally harming Ella and I don’t approve of that.

“I know, I will get paid, Ms. Caroline Martinez. But I have someone to take care of and someone waiting for me to come home. That is not my girlfriend, it’s my sister we are talking about. I respect you and my work but it’s not important that my sister, I can’t work 12 hours a day. Maybe you don’t have anyone to go back to, but I do.” I said and regrated saying the last line, the next second when I saw her freezing in her action and her falling face but did not apologize as I was angry.

Taking all my stuff, I exited the room without waiting and wanting to hear anything from her, it’s not like she was going to say something. Leaving the office premises, I speed off to my home. I shouldn’t have talked to her in that way, she is still my boss or maybe not anymore because I don’t think she will let me continue work after I passed a personal comment.

And if she fires me, it’s going to be another difficult task to find a new job. I am already almost broke and don’t have any savings or anything that sort. I am normally a very calm person and someone who does things after thinking twice, but whenever it comes to Ella, I act and react without thinking twice and I don’t know if that is a good thing or bad.

I just hope Ms. Caroline doesn’t fire me and I still have the job on Monday. God, what have I done!

Caroline’s POV

I was stunned by what Samael said. Something inside me broke, his lines pinched me in the heart more than anything. The next second, he left the room, my tears started falling down my cheeks.

“We will always be there with you Caroline and we love you.”

I remembered my mom saying this to me all the time wherever I use to get sad. I wiped my cheeks and leaned against the chair looking at the cream-colored sealing. I use to talk so highly of my parents to my friends all the time. How they are supportive, nice, understanding, caring, and loving with me. I was so close to them that I even considered them as my best friends of all time.

Whatever Samael said was true, wasn’t it? I don’t have anyone to go back to, I can be anywhere and no one will care. The only people who cared were my parents and I have lost them, alone in this world I stand. It’s hard, but at least I have their good memories with me which always keep me going in life.

I stood up from my chair and had some water, looking out at the city lights. Work is my escape to this world and my life. It keeps me engaged and gives me a reason to wake up every next day. It has become my life in past years and I have embraced it with open arms.

As I turned, I saw the chair, Samael wright was sitting on just a few minutes ago. I was first stunned by the way he talked to me as I have never seen him like that before. The angry towards me and frustration he had after the call he received from his sister I presume as he said, was the reason he wanted to go home badly. I understood the context but my work comes first, always. It didn’t before but it does now.

It was very disrespectful for him to talk to me in that way and I did not appreciate it one bit. How dare he say that to me! how dare he insult me like that! He is no one, no one except an employee to this company and me! anger boiled inside me towards Samael Wright.

No one talks to the CEO of Martinez the way Samael Wright did. I grinned my teeth together as I took deep breaths to calm myself down which, dint work after I threw the paperweight. I can fire him in one second and no one will question me. but I will not because I would like to torture him instead of giving him an easy way out.

I sat on my desk and sent him an email informing him that he will be accompanying me to London for a business meeting. Where I will make his stay horrible and show him that no one talks to Carline Martinez the way he dared to.