Chapter 2

'N-no...no no no. It can't be that!?'

Avril's eyes were wide opened and jaw dropped as she was confounded, "You!?" He smirked before gaining his aspect, "Please refrain from shouting. I have sensitive ears."

"No no no, I must be having a nightmare! You can't be my boss!?" Avril shouted.

"I just told you to not raise your voice, Insolent woman. I'm afraid I am," He sighs and then thought, 'Well, well, I guess it's time for some revenge.' He stared at her, "Now don't waste my time. Hurry up and take a seat." Avril gulps and sit on one of the chairs that was across the desk  where the boss was.

"Impolite woman! Don't you know that you should ask before sitting?" He scolded her with coldness.

"B-but you said..." Avril stuttered as she tried to defend herself and then thought, 'This guy won't let me off the hook.' She sighed and asked him as polite as she could, trying to avoid being sarcastic, "May I take a seat?" 

He smirked and took a file, "Avril Dwyer?" He asked and Avril nodded, he continued, "I'm Aiden Barexten, what made you think you are qualified enough to be here? Just because you've got degrees? Because you are graduate from college? Because you went to one of the best university?" He asked one question after the other, not letting Avril the chance to answer. Avril let him talked, not even trying to reply, he looked at him with fierce eyes while his smirked would not be disappear from this face, "The cat got your tongue?"

Avril shakes her head, determination flashed through her eyes and her lips part when she starts talking, "No, I was waiting for you to finish. Now that you are done, I shall answer your questions, Sir. First of all, I never thought that I was qualified enough, you are the one who made such assumption. Assuming something when you aren't aware of the truth is a big flaw, it could lead to a big defeat, but in a rare case, assumption can lead to good things and the chance of that happening is really low. Indeed, I'm graduated  but to your information, the college I went too was not the best, it was a small one." She looks at him, and he looked slightly surprise that she answered without stuttering like the previous one who came before her did. She continues,

"And I don't think all people need to be graduated to be able to make money, example, the janitor that works here isn't a graduated person-" she was interrupted by Aiden,

"And how do you know that? Are you judging him by his position?" He asked sternly.

Avril shakes her head denying and answered, "No, I saw how he was treated."

Aiden looked slightly confused, "What do you mean?"

Avril nods, "I was walking my way here when..." Avril started telling Aiden what had happened,

"Here do your job and clean our mess, low-life." One of the two women said to the janitor as he just looked down at the mess they made. 

"Y-yes ma'am." He replied with a sad tone as he submitted to their evil behaviors, he started cleaning up their mess.

"I think you should learn to show respect towards people who make sure that your workplace is clean and safe." Avril said from behind them.  The women turned and looked her.

"Who might you be?" The same woman asked with a dominating voice as if she own the place.

"I'm Avril Dwyer, I came here for a job interview with Mr. Barexten." She firmly said not backing away as the woman took a step towards her. Avril's eyes looked back the woman with fierce looking eyes. 

"With Mr. Barexten?" They both starts giggling like 6 year old bullies that are mocking their victim. Avril shrugs her shoulders at them, "Is there something wrong with that?" She asked as she raised an eyebrow. 

The woman laughed and responded, "If there is something wrong?" She repeated the question in a deride way and the other woman said in a sneering tone, "It's better if you take a U-turn, honey." Seeing the confusedness on Avril's face, she continued, "Mr. Barexten is a strict, he only accept people's with high intelligence and who have a status, but looking at you," she giggles before resuming what she had  to say, "You look like you have neither of them."

The first woman takes on, "If you had the interview with Miss Sherry, maybe you could have had a chance, especially with your horrid looking being." They made fun of her and flipped their hair and walked away.  Avril stares at them and thought to herself, 'What was that all of a sudden?'

Avril shrugged her shoulders and looked at the janitor, "Let me give a hand." She said with a warm smile. The janitor smiled back at her and shook his head, "No, it's okay. I'll handle it but you should get going, Mr. Barexten is not a really patient person but he has a good heart, don't listen to them." Avril nodded and turned to go but the janitor stopped her, "Miss.  Avril?" She looked at him, "Yes?" He gave her a sweet smile, "Thank you and all the best."

"Sure!" She returned his smile and walks to her interview.

Avril finishes and looks at Aiden, she then proceeded, "Do you really accept people with high status? 'Cause if you do, I'll gladly take the U-turn." She said with no hesitation. Aiden chuckles and replied her with his cold dark eyes with blue flecks, "If I did so, do you think even those two would have stayed her?" Avril looks at his with confusedness, she tilted his head and made him clear, "Status is nothing to me, and I like the way you think, So you are employed."

"Huh!?" Avril was stunned-shocked, "Won't you read my resume?" She asked him as it was one the most important paper, he answered with another question, "Do you think it's necessary if I already recruit you?" Avril shakes her head and then bow, "Thank you, Sir." She  thanked him, she smiled at him. He got up and turned his back to her as he looked out of the large window, "Take the file on my table, I want you to look at it and find what can be improve. It's an important project. Don't mess it." Avril took the file from the table, "Go to Melissa and tell her to show you where you will be working." 

Avril nodded and turns her back to Aiden, "Don't think that I will make it easy for you, I still haven't forgiven your attitude." His statement made Avril stopped in her tracks as she thought, 'It was too big of dream for this bastard to let me off the hook as simply as it is.' Avril smiles, then replied with determination, "You don't need to make it easy, but I'll still overcome the obstacles you will place in my way." Avril made her way out and Aiden smirks to as himself, he then turned and touched a button on the his phone, and the speakers in every floors resonated with his voice, "I want Mr. Seng in my office now." He called for the Janitor in a cold and stern voice.

Aiden sits down on his chair and stares at the door where Avril came and disappear, he still have his smirks on his face as he thinks, 'Looks like things will start getting interesting.'

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