Filed To Story: The Trap Of Ace Book PDF Free
But that didn’t tame the nervous flutters in my tummy.
I wasn’t even sure if I’d have to work here, or they’d consider my request and transfer me elsewhere.
Let’s see what happens.
Having my fingers crossed, I blew out a breath and walked inside.
And I was left in awe.
From the dark marble floor and classy contemporary interior to the polished dark wood ceiling, everything was stunning and spotless.
I didn’t know an office could be this beautiful.
When I approached the receptionist, she was up to her feet with a bright smile plastered on her face, even before I could reach her.
As if she was just waiting for my arrival.
“Welcome to OC Textiles, ma’am.
How may I help you?”
she greeted with a polite nod.
“Hi, I’m Emerald Hutton.
Today’s my first day.Could you please tell me where I should go first?”
Her nod was eager.
“Yes, yes, of course.
Can I see your joining letter, please?”
“Yeah, sure.
Here.”
I handed her the letter.
She didn’t even read it properly, just swiped her eyes over it and gave it back to me.
“All right, kindly please follow me, miss.
Let me show you to the boss’s office.”
Nodding, I did what she said.
But before we could even cross the lobby, we halted in our tracks.
A frown set on my forehead as I stared at the tall caramel eyed man walking towards us with a happy face.
When he nodded at the receptionist, she flashed me another smile and walked away.
“Caleb?
What are you doing here?”
I glanced around.
“Are you here for a meeting or something?”
He chuckled.
“First of all, welcome to the office.
And as for your question, no, I’m not here for any meetings or anything else.
This is my office.”
I opened my mouth, processing his words.
And then it hit me.
“Your office?
That means you’re my boss now?”
He shrugged.
“In a way, yes.
I’m the CEO of this company.
But you don’t have to worry about that.
Think of it as your own.”
“Wait a minute, I’m not catching up here.
What’s going on?
I mean, you weren’t even shocked seeing me here.”
With narrowed eyes, I tilted my head.
“Because he already knew of your arrival,” a voice said behind me.
A deep voice with a hint of a Greek accent I wanted to hate.
Not losing my composure, I turned around.
And there he was.
Towering over me in his three-piece charcoal suit, he looked as heart-stopping as ever.
I didn’t dare show the effect on my face as the memories of that night hit me.
Stay cool, Em.
Focus on the current situation.
But how could I when those stormy grays stared at me like I was the only person around him in the entire office he could see?
“Hello, Emerald,” he said, a formal smile on his lips.
Emerald?
No Rosebud now?
Ignoring him, I turned to Caleb.
Seeing my questioning stare, he nodded, confirming his cousin’s statement.
Of course he’d know.
He was the CEO after all.
Then something hit me.
“You’re the CEO of this company, that means—you transferred me here on purpose, didn’t you?
And how did you even know I was one of the newcomers?”
Everything turned more vogue for me.
What was happening here?
He shifted, glancing over my shoulder.
“The decision to transfer some staff was totally for official reasons.
You were about to be transferred to another city.
But when your papers caught my attention, I thought, why not bring you back to the city?
As we have one branch over here.
And you’ll also be comfortable staying close to your family.”
His reasons didn’t convince me.
And the burning stare at the back of my head didn’t let me concentrate either.
“Such a coincidence, isn’t it?”
Was he telling the truth?
But why would he lie to me?
He coughed.
“Yeah, it is.
But I’m happy you’re here.
Tess was missing you.”
“I hope you got your answers, Ms.
Hutton?”
I turned around.
The side of his lips twitched, gray irises twinkling with something.
Ms.
Hutton?
Was he playing with me right now?
Because I could see it in his gaze.
They were weaving some web, but what?
I couldn’t figure it out.
He took a step closer and tucked a strand behind my ear.
“Did you like the office, Rosebud?”
his rough voice whispered, stormy grays roaming my face.
My breath caught in my throat.
First Emerald, then Ms.
Hutton, and now back to Rosebud.
What was he doing?
I slapped his hand away and stepped back before I lost my sanity.
“It doesn’t matter if I liked it or not.
It’s not that I’m working here, anyway.”
I ran away from my home to New York just to stay away from him.
I hurt my family and friends just to be away from him.
And now my fate has brought me here, in the company his cousin owned.
I couldn’t let this happen.
Though it wasn’t his company, it was one of his family member’s.
Avoiding him wouldn’t be an easy thing for me if I stayed.
And considering his weird behavior towards me recently, I didn’t believe he’d keep his distance.
He tilted his head, giving me a challenging look.
“And who told you so?”
I raised my chin, even though that didn’t help with his over six feet height.
“I did.
I won’t work in this company.
I’m going back to New York.”
At the mention of New York, he tensed.
But only for a second.
The next moment he was in utmost ease as he shoved his hands in his pockets.
“I’m sorry to inform you, Ms.
Hutton.
You can’t.”
“What do you mean?
You can’t force me to work here.”
“Did you read the rules and conditions before you applied and accepted the job?”
I frowned.
“Yes?”
A tiny smirk tugged at the edge of his mouth.
Something dropped in the pit of my stomach.
“Then you must’ve read about the three months contract.
In which, you agreed to the condition that you can’t leave this job at least for ninety days after accepting the offer.
So that means, Emerald Hutton—” he closed the gap again, holding my gaze, “—you can’t leave this company and this city at least for three months.”
I gaped at him.
Speechless.
How could I forget about the clause?
Because at that moment, it wasn’t a big deal for me.
I wouldn’t have left the job even if it was for some years instead of just some months.
But now…
“I don’t care about the contract.
I’m resigning and no one can stop me.
And how do you know about this contract, anyway?”
“I know a lot of things.
And you will have to care, Ms.
Hutton, if you don’t want a big red mark on your career.”
“I-I…” I didn’t know what to say.
He had a point.
Breaching this contract could be a big thumbs down for my career.
The look of triumph in his orbs vexed me.
And then I remembered his words.
“You can’t escape me anymore.”
No.
I can’t let that happen.
But what can I do?
I turned to Caleb, and before I could ask for help, he put his hands up.