CHAPTER FOUR- NEW BOSS.

~Mira’s POV~

I pulled the door to my office open and hesitated to enter

Everyone was here.

I stole a peek at my wristwatch, I wasn’t late. It was only five minutes past eight.

Thank Goodness!

I walked briskly to my table and set my bag and files down.

I bent my head, trying to get things off my mind, this past weekend was something I couldn't understand.

I raised my head the moment someone sat on my desk.

It was Laura, we were not best of friends but I preferred her to that witch staring at me- Bella.

Bella’s mission in this office was to make my life miserable but I was bent on avoiding her as best as she could. Already, it was working. I had received the best staff of the month award last month for the third time in a row.

Before Laura could say a word, I mumured, “Random question, can you marry your neighbor? Someone you’ve had only a few embarrassing encounters with?”

Laura hummed in thought. “It depends.”

“On what?”

“If he’s rich. Is he rich?”

I didn’t have an answer to that. It would have been awkward to discuss that with him but so far, he looked well to do. He gave me a black card and his apartment was comfortable.

“You wanted to say something,” I murmured.

Laura nodded. “Yes. Did you hear?”

I chewed on her lips. If this was another round of office gossip, I wasn’t interested. “Hear what?”

“About the merger.” Laura sighed. “We have a new boss.”

My eyes jerked to Laura’s face and the woman curled her fingers in her long burgundy curled hair. Asides from her long hair, I envied Laura’s flawless face and her composure. Unlike me, Laura didn’t have that annoying tiny birthmark on my ear that called attention to it. People wanted to look at Laura because she was pretty not because she had a weird birthmark.

“Mercy has been fired?” I asked.

Each department in Tech valley had its own leader. Mercy sometimes, got unbearable under pressure but she was one of the few heads of departments I liked. Laura shook her head with a small smile.

“No.” She bent over my laptop, turning the screen to me so she could input her password. “The boss’s boss. Sarah has a new boss.”

“Oh.”

“Yeah. You should have received an email.” Her eyes swept over the room before finally coming to rest on Me. “I got mine today.”

I was quiet as Laura typed away on her laptop, I snatched the sleek device from her when Laura opened my email and an apology tumbled out of my lips at Laura’s frown.

Ting ting!

A marriage certificate

I closed my eyes trying to forget the mess I actually got myself into.

A normal person would have said no but I stopped considering herself normal the moment I signed the contract with Grey Anderson. We only knew each other for some weeks and my best friend didn’t even know because he convinced me to do it before telling Lisa. And I agreed.

I said yes.

Did I make a mistake?

Grey actually emailed me a soft copy alongside a copy of the contract that held the future of our marriage

I took a deep breath, Two years. If she wasn’t satisfied with the state of things between her and Kelvin, she could walk away with their house, a car of her choice and a million dollars in her account. A part of her hoped she never had a need for the contract. Today was the second day of the marriage but she was willing to make it work or at least try.

“Mira!" Laura called pulling me out of my thoughts.

“Oh, Do you know who he is?”

Laura shook her head. “She didn’t say much but we have to welcome him today. That’s why that one…” Her voice held a hint of annoyance as she threw a look at Bella’s table.

We both disliked her anyways. Bella was in the news department, so we never got to engage often so it was a surprise to see her in the production department.

“...is here. She’s interviewing him today.” Her eyes met Bella’s and Bella hissed.

If I was as callous as that lady on bangs, I would have switched Bella’s script long ago so she could be fired. But I was far too kind for that.

Bella might be a terrible person but she was a great reporter, one of the best in Tech Valley.

The door to the office opened and Mercy stood in the doorway, her sharp eyes going over everyone.

“Laura Bloom, you are not paid to sit on other people’s desks.”

I heard the sound of muffled laughter and I looked up right in time to see Bella giggling.

“Get up or get out of here.”

“I’m sorry,” Laura offered as she scrambled to her seat.

“Save your useless apology for the dead,” Mercy thundered.

Although Laura's lips twitched, she didn’t say a word as she settled down. I offered her friend a smile and she winked. This was Mercy for them.

The office grew quiet as Mercy barked out orders. “Bella.” Bella immediately stood. “Do you have your script?”

“Yes, Ma.”

“Good. Sit. You’re just to introduce him to the world and that’s all. Ask him questions people want to hear. Do your job.” Bella nodded again. “Fifteen minutes. Twenty minutes tops. Anything more than that and you will spend the rest of your life looking for a new job. Got it?”

Laura and I shared a look, a smile broke out on our lips as Bella’s face grew red.

Already used to Mercy’s attitude, We didn’t think twice of her threat but this was Bella’s first time in our department. Good for her.

The phone in Mercy’s hand rang, and like flash, she qu

ickly shoved the notepad under her armpit and took a breath.

“He’s here.” Her eyes lingered on everyone