CHAPTER 2
LEONARDO'S POV
It took me a whole lot not to lose my temper, when I saw the slender-looking lady in the elevator. I had no idea why she was there, but I hated her immediately I saw her. She had this crazy attitude and she was too fucking stubborn.
Don't ask me how I know. Anyone could sense it given how she acted back at the elevator. She stood firm in there, maintaining eye contact with me like she had no idea I was telling her to leave.
Although I didn't use my words, it was quite obvious when I stood staring at her for almost five minutes, and to make matters worse Antonio did not help. He was fucking encouraging her and asking me to come in.
"She had no idea the elevator was used by VIPs, she is probably new." Antonio repeated the same word for the third time in a role. That was the only thing he had to defend her with.
We were both in my office and I had asked him to find out who she was and sack her if she works in this company. I hate her guts.
"Or she probably did it on purpose, even the new staff don't take the VIP elevator. Nobody does!" I responded and he chuckled lightly.
Antonio is my best friend and the only friend I had. It's hard to have someone as loyal as he was, in the world I was in. He was a real gem. Although I never told him that before, it would only make him more proud than he was.
"Sacking her without a good reason will only make you look like a bad CEO." He preached and I stared at him coldly and scoffed.
"Does it look like I care?" I answered and he smiled.
I built this company being ruthless, cold and merciless and he was no stranger to that, but he thought I would get scared of one employee thinking I was bad? God damnit! I don't give a fuck.
"Of course you don't, how can I forget who you are? You are Leonardo De Luca" he answered and I chuckled.
"Now back too.." I was about changing the topic when the door opened and the slender-looking lady with wavy chestnut brown hair walked in.
Her warm hazel eyes flashed with a surprised look and I frowned, my eyes darkened, as my gaze fell on her. It was obvious she got the message because she looked extremely anxious when she saw me.
So the rude lady with the annoying attitude turned out to be my new assistant? Worst day ever!
Well, it was easier to get her fired personally than having poor Antonio do it.
"Are you the new personal assistant?" Antonio asked, his voice laced with surprise. I had no time to waste, so I did not wait for her to respond before dropping the bombshell.
"You are fired" I announced coldly, my voice calm but firm and authoritative. There was no emotion in my eyes, neither did I look sorry or concerned that she had just lost her job on the first day she started.
I don't care about that.
"You got me kidding me. I'm what?" she asked, her voice echoing in my ears, it was weighted with anger and for a brief second I thought she would punch me in the face or something.
"Why is she so scary?" I thought.
Antonio's eyes mirrored mine, with surprise and confusion visible in them. But after a brief second, it disappeared and was replaced with a cold stern expression.
"What did you just say?" I demanded confusion, is she just ignorant of who i was or she was doing this just to piss me off?
Whatever the case maybe she was pushing me to my limit and I hated it.
"Miss… urm?" Antonio cut in before she could say anything.
"Miss Isla" she answered stating her name and I scoffed.
"Miss Isla, we are so sorry but you have been fired" Antonio answered and I scoffed.
We are so sorry. Why the heck are we sorry for this? I am not fucking sorry about anything!
Her annoying laughter filled the office as she sighed and walked towards me maintaining an eye contact like a fucking psychopathy. She looked like she was just about to murder me or something.
I swear I saw Antonio's eyes flash with fear as she approached him and stopped a few steps away from us. He looked like his heart was just about to jump out of his mouth and was intimated by her.
"Do you think saying it nicer would make me feel happier or something? You think it's funny to get sacked on your first day of work with no reasonable explanation?" she barked, and that was the last straw I could take.
I felt something snapped in me and I hit my hand angrily on the table and they both flinched. I stood up angrily, my hand rolled into a fist as I made my way towards her. My figure towered over her petite and delicate figure. For someone with such a small body size, she had a strong-willed presence.
My icy blue eyes pierced deep into those hazel green eyes. She stared back at me fierced and I chuckled at her stubborn attitude. She doesn't seem to back down on a fight and neither do I.
"You have no idea who you're talking to do you?" I asked and she scoffed.
"Leonardo De Luca" she uttered my name with no fear or respect and I chuckled lightly.
"Oh, you do? Then I think you know how brutal I am?" I asked and she frowned.
"Do you think I care?" she responded and I clenched my jaw in anger.
"You are fired. Why? Because I don't like you!" I started firmly making sure I made each word loud and clear.
"I won't accept that sir" she blurted out and I groaned out of frustration.
"Did I say it would be easy to get her sacked?"
"I would post about this on the internet, and trust me you don't want to ruin your image when your company is trying to sign a business deal with Lead Tech International" she answered, her voice barely above a whisper.
Who the fuck is this? Is she threatening me now?