Bullied To Love novel Chapter 2

I am in the queue at Starbucks to get coffee for the devil himself. I get black with no sugar as he said. I arrive at the company building at 8:54am. I walk straight from the elevator to my office. It is a professional beauty, plain brown with beige walls.

I knock on his door at 9:00a.m. Sharp and wait for a response. After a few seconds, I hear ‘come in.’ I walk in and see him sitting at his desk with his hands crossed over his chest.

‘‘Morning, Sir. Your coffee," I say as I hand over the coffee. He takes it and puts it on that classy table of his.

"How are you, Bella (beautiful)?"

"I am fine, thank you," I say, and he does not say anything after that. I decide to leave. While turning the doorknob, I hear him speak.

"Bella," he says, calling me back.

"Sir?"

"There are some papers you need to sign as my personal assistant. Have a seat. I will get them for you."

I sit down while he brings out a paper. I read the paper and it states I will agree to work for Enzo for five years without leaving, but he can fire me to end the contract at any time. ‘Wow five years is a long time’. There is no way I am signing this.

"Did all your personal assistants have to sign a five-year contract?"

“No.”

“Then why do I have to?”

"I have had various personal assistants who quit the job without even working for a month, so I want to make sure you don't quit the job. Not that I care, but giving an interview is very stressful."

I would be lying if I said I was surprised, knowing the kind of person Lorenzo is. He will be difficult to work with. I remember a time in high school when we both volunteered to decorate the gym for homecoming. He was always a pain and refused to do anything I asked, so I ended up doing the work on my own.

I can't sign it because that would be giving the devil himself permission to treat me any way he wants to. There’s no way I could sign this contract. Then a voice at the back of my mind reminded me of mama lying on a hospital bed with tubes attached to her. I decide to do it for mama. I sign the papers. I could feel his intense gaze scrutinising me. I will do this for mama. I hand over the documents to him and stand up to walk away when he speaks up with that sexy voice of his.