Ria's POV
It was 7:00 and I was done getting prepared for work, fully dressed in my black suit and trouser, a mere look at me, one would feel the aura of a business tycoon.
I stood in front of the mirror admiring my beauty, the gold necklace and earrings really adorned my face, I looked so classy and sophisticated, I can't help but smirk at myself...
My phone rang that moment and I smiled seeing it was my Dad, the only man I love, mom is dead and he is the only one I got, I knew nothing much about my mother because she died when I was little.
Growing up with my dad alone made me who I am, I was forced to be that business freak, all I am good at is setting strategies and making strict rules for my company...
People talk about love or romance and I feel like throwing up, those words look so useless to me, I hate love because it makes one weak, it gives people the power to hurt you...
My Dad handed one of his companies to me when I was just 18 and since then, I had taken care of it, I put all I got in it and right now, it is one of the top-ranked..."Hello, Dad..good morning.." I chirped into the phone immediately I clicked the green button...
"Just wanna check out for my princess, I hope you slept well?" He asked with a cheerful voice as usual...
I can sense the huge smiles which would be on his face right now.
"Dad, your princess is all good and already prepared to do what she is best at...I'm heading to the company.." I smiled.
"Alright dear, I won't hold you back, just don't overstress yourself, find time to relax and most importantly, find a man to hook......
I couldn't hear the rest of his words because I don't want to hear them, before he would finish those annoying parts, I cut the call...
I don't know why my dad won't make a conversation with me without adding hooking up a man at the end.It pisses me off...The last thing I think of is falling in love or having any crazy relationship, I can't help but wonder how I would have to stoop so low to a man...if there would be any, then he would be very much richer and powerful than me, I haven't found any yet...
It is close to impossible, out there in the company, I'm being feared, all the workers dreads my presence because I don't seem to understand what mercy is.
Yeah. I don't pity anyone who fails, you would be fired immediately!!..
You may not know but I'm heartless, I'm cold-hearted when it comes to business!!
All workers have to abide by the rules without flaws -I dropped my phone and glanced at the mirror the last time primping myself before heading downstairs.
My name is Ria and I am that young beautiful millionaire you would admire and pray to be like, all I got is the mind of business - my company, I don't joke with it, I lack nothing, got everything to enjoy life...
The only problem right now is finding more competent men and women to add to my company, there is no room for laziness or being timid, you got to be very smart and proactive...
Every day, I look forward to more workers, I won't wait to hit or slap for any slight mistake, I have no pity on them..why should I??
I'm the boss and you are the worker!!
The fact that you eat from my pocket makes you incompetent, I see you as a misfortune human...
You got to work harder to be worth the pay!
On reaching the sitting room, I head to the dining table to munch a few crunches...
You may think there isn't any maid in the house, hell no!..there are six of them but they dare not show their face without me calling them, I don't mind breaking their head...
They are too poor to stand in front of me without reason, I'm not even happy that they had to live in this millions of dollars mansion.
What luck for them!!
I munched few biscuits before heading out, I don't eat in the morning, I need to be free for work...
Immediately my gateman saw me walk out of the porch, he ran speedily to open the gate, he knows what would happen to him if he wastes a second.
I hate lazy people!!
My driver also sped into the car to avoid my trouble...
Hopping into my white flashy limousine, he drove me off to my company which can be called the biggest and most reputable, a company that feeds over a hundred workers, a company every living creature wants to work in because of the huge pay.
Well..you can be a worker there but it takes a lot, are you ready for me???
Are you ready for my slaps??
If you are, then wait for the next recruit because many are leaving...
That's me the boss. I don't take shit!!
After a short drive, we got to the building...
My driver hooted thrice before the gate was opened by the gatekeeper,
What??..can you imagine???
Oh, gosh!!..what if It was a client, is this how they would be kept waiting???
What the hell!!!!
"Hey, you are fired!!!!" I flared just as I stepped down.
I could see the shocked stare of the gatekeeper as he tried saying something, his face is unfamiliar, he must be newly recruited and ignorant of how my company goes...
"Ma'am, are you serious??" he asked with a raised brow full of surprise.
"How dare you allow my car to stay that long before you open the gate!!?" I growled while he bowed...
What the heck!!!
"Please ma'am, I...am..sorry...I was about..."
"Shut up!!!" I screamed with a slap on his cheek as I stared at him in disgust, can't believe a young man like him would be lazy.
He was shocked.
You can't tell how angry I am now...
"This should be the very last time I'll see you around this place!!" I huffed before stomping in.
All these workers would never seize to spoil my mood.
Yuck!!
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The once lively building with everyone chatting and working happily suddenly turned into a graveyard as I stepped my feet in...
Everyone halt their work and bow in greetings anytime I pass by, you can't tell the stern look all over my face as I walked to my office with two of my security men flanking me...
My PA also followed behind...
I got to my already cleaned and arranged office.
"Replace that gateman!" I ordered my PA immediately I sat on the swivel chair...
"Okay, ma'am.." He bowed before leaving without any other word...
The guards stood outside...
Just a few seconds after settling for business, a knock sounded on my door, I rolled my eyes and kept silent leaving that person out there for some minutes...
"Come in!" I snapped and the door opened.
It was my new secretary, she walked in with me sneering at her.
Ma'am, Austin is here to see you" she announced bowing low before leaving immediately.
"What???" I grit my teeth on hearing that name that angers my heart so well!!
Austin...
Can't believe he came back again after we departed for many years, guess he is unaware of what I have become.
I Regret ever meeting him for the first time, I regret that my father is a very good friend of his father, I regret being a business partner with his family!!!
I was still growling and regretting when the door of my office opened and he walked in...
Austin walked in and came closer to me with those cheesy smiles,
"Who are you??" I sneered making his smiles vanished.
"Hey, Ria, aren't you happy to see me, I came back to be together with you!!..this is Austin your love.." He grinned and moved his palm to my cheek...
"Get out of here you son of a b**h...I got no feelings for you, it is all in the past!!.. I was still a baby then, that was a mere play, I hate you now!!" I bellowed giving him a daggered glare.
"Calm down babe..."
Yuck!!..what did he just called me??
Aghrr, I wanna throw up!!
"Austin get your filthy self off my office!!" I yelled with a killer glare wishing I can break his head...
He tried saying another word when a knock was heard on my door.
"Come in!!!" I bawled still In a rage, the fact that Austin is still here is freaking me out
It was the new secretary again, she walked in and bowed
"Ma'am, the son of Xavier is waiting to see you" she announced bowing more lower.
"And you met him with this kind of dress??" I seethed staring at her skirt which was slightly above her knees.
"Ma'am..I.." She couldn't finish her words before I slapped her so hard that spittle spurt off.
"I'm sorry" she whimpered
"You are sorry??..there is no need to apologize, you are fired!!" I yelled and she stared at me in shock.
"But...I just got this job last week.." She cried
"That's why you didn't know how your skirt should be, I don't train whores here, Xavier son is my client, he just saw you this way, what would he think??..are you here to seduce men!!!!" I barked leaving her trembling...
"Please I'm very sorry, I have no other work to do.." She sobbed kneeling before me...
I scoffed and turned to leave when she just did that thing which I detest so much...
She held my legs...
What???
With fury, I grabbed the telephone on the table and hit her head making her release her grip as she cried loudly.
"Get your filthy self out of here you b**h!!" I growled with a deep stern before leaving...
Austin stared in shock!
"Guard, take her off this place!!" I ordered in fury...
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She was dragged off before I could make the sigh of relief, I felt like a big burden was gone...how did she even got herself into this company?She dared to hold my legs, like seriously...I may have pitied her if she walked away without those annoying cry..The most people I detest are those with weak emotion, I had grew up in a surrounding where you got to be strong to stand above others, right from kids, I received the hard training from my dad, i was his only child so he wanted me to be very strong so I can control his empire even when I'm a girl...My past isn't a pleasant one, I don't feel like brooding over it, those years when my cries had no effect!!Crying and shedding tears was made to seek help and mercy but dad taught me a different thing..When you cry, you become weak, people look down on you, their fear or respect for you is washed away..I took a deep sigh before walking away to meet Adrian, Xavier's son, his father is also a very
Ria's POVWords can't explain how I feels right now, I am just very angry, very angry that my client turned to be a psychopath..One of the thing I hated so well was seeing someone falling in love or acting crazy for love, those sweet words of feelings sounds so much annoying to my ear, he just used it on me and got my slap, I even forgot he was Xavier's son.Gosh!!I pray he doesn't report to his father, I still values the relationship, he is one of that major buyer, I would also profit from his son if he opens his company branch here..I got no time to talk with him all because of those annoying advance, can't believe he even tried touching my cheek, something no man except my dad had did..I made a deep sigh before sitting down inside my office,I opened up my laptop and began my regular examinations, I need to check the status of the sales, I need to check the activities of the workers in every department, I would also make sure no email m
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Ria's POV"Adrian, what are you doing here and how the hell did you get here!!" I howled with my anger swelling up especially when he smiled at my question.."Just look at how beautiful you look right now... oh, oh, I'm shy to look at you" he teased covering his face with his palm..I stared in contempt feeling my blood heat up, my fists were clenched,I just wonder where he got the gut to come closer to me, to step his feet into my house.Dad must have told him my password!!!"Adrian get out of here or I would order the security men to bundle you away!!!" I yelled but he wasn't moved but smiled again walking closer, he must think I'm joking..How would he know how hard my heart is?..how would he know I am going to burst his head right now!!What still keeps him safe is the relationship I got with his father.."Ria, let's talk, let's have a conversation, that's why i came here, your dad sent the code to me, he wants me to meet you surp
Sudden anger swept through my whole body as I head home, after buying some food with the last dime I got..I kept sighing and hissing as his words repeats himself in my memory,Like why the hell would he be her boyfriend, a rude boy who cared less about peoples feelings..It was clear he already hated me just at one minute of meeting, he caught me drooling over her picture..Seeing how he sneered and scoff at me, I was damn embarrassed, he must have really term me of being stupid which I really is..Who does that??Who falls crazily in love with someone who they haven't seen or hope to see..Ria is a billionaire and I am a commoner, a nobody who was slapped out there by a rich brat..I couldn't even shout at him for the fear of being drag to the jail, for the fear of being beaten, he even tore the magazine that had been my company for days now..?Oh...Gosh!!I feels like punching his face, I feels like strangling him to d
The atmosphere seemed to change for Ryan as he saw the car drove close to him, one thing was for sure, he is gonna receive another round of insult especially now that he is here to apply for a job, the rich spoilt brat is surely gonna spoil his mood right now.. A deep sigh escaped his lips as he turned away and moved forward to the main building, the gateman had opened the gate for him after seeing he came to apply for job, the only person he wants to meet is Ria the CEO, all he had with him was his high school certificate, he would just plead for the least job, even if he had to be her bodyguard, he just needed to work for her not just for love he suddenly had but also for the money, his mother can't stay in pain while he stayed alive... Just as he made steps forward, the car swerved In front of him and screeched to halt causing him to pause his pace, he hissed and stared at the flashy car of the rich guy, The front door opened and two muscular guard s
Was he dreaming or having some kinda hallucinations, wasn't his eyes deceiving him with the weird sight, it can't be that the poor boy was standing with Ria right?? She won't see him as a human, he is too poor to even get her glance, what he just saw wasn't real, it isn't him but one of Ria's guard...yes that's it! He shut his eyes and opened it only to see the view unchanged... It was real... "Adrian, how dare you!!!" Ria's gruffy voice sounded into his ear and felt slapped by her word. "Ria did you bring this poor dog in here??..you even stood close beside him, don't you think he'd be smelling..?" Adrian sneered with disgust all over his face while Ria scoffed. "You aren't just so annoying and stupid, you are also mad!..like seriously, when did you gain authority here??..even your father don't indulge in my affair, what do you take your self for??...you should have call upon the secretary and tell her to call me and inform me about t
Ryan felt like bursting, it just happened the way he never expected, it was like a magic, he had just lost hope of getting the job after seeing the mean and hardhearted boss Ria who he really got huge feelings for, she had hit him with the telephone and also flung away his silly certificate, what else should give him hope of having the job?? He had lost hope and was waiting for the bouncer to arrive, not like he wanted to be beaten but he couldn't just believe all happening, he couldn't even leave on his own, he needed the job so badly, he needed to be around Ria and work for her, seeing her alone was enough for him, talking with her seems to be one of the best moment, he was ready to have the job at all cost but when she really called the bouncer his hopes melted away, Adrian wasn't helping the matter at all...the smirks, the mockery words and laugh, the scorn from him really shattered his ego, he felt like a real trash, Words can't tell how fear gripped