Bitter & Sweet
Part 1's
"I'm late! ... The piece of trash! ... Just watch if I find him!" chloe said, ketus grumbled, while slamming his bag on his desk.
"Geez!" While stroking her chest, Agatha who was sitting in her work chair, next to Chloe's desk, looked very surprised at Chloe's ruckus.
"What happened to you? ... Not usually, you come late to the office," Agatha said, continuing her work, staring at her computer screen.
"I was confronted by 'loan shark' men, when I was leaving for the office. They really can't be made to understand, that I'm just about to receive my salary, in one more week" said Chloe, who was really upset.
"Nrt! ... How can you let yourself get involved, with a useless guy like Brad?
... You're so blinded by love that you can't see the bad anymore" Agatha said, without taking her eyes off her computer screen.
Brad, the man who only became Chloe's lover for a few months, but made Chloe have to pay the debt installment, within two full years.
Chloe is too naive to trust Brad's sweet mouth, which promises to live happily with him, forever.
"Hello! ... Earth to Chloe!" agatha said, breaking Chloe's daydream.
"Mister McLean, he was waiting for you in his room" Agatha continued, after Chloe looked at him.
"Oh, gosh! ... Why didn't you tell me earlier?" chloe said, almost jumped out of her seat, then immediately went to the CEO's office.
After knocking on the door and hearing the voice of her superior, who allowed her to enter, Chloe immediately rushed to meet her superior, inside her study.
"Good morning, sir!" hello Chloe, after getting close to the desk of the boss.
"Good morning!" Nathan McLean, whose real name is Nathan Burg, CEO of McLean property, replied to Chloe's greeting.
"What do you need, sir?" ask Chloe.
"Clean my schedule today. I have family business" Nathan replied.
"Good, Sir!" sahut Chloe's. "Is there anything else?"
Nathan remained silent for a while.
Linking his eyebrows together, until his forehead formed deep folds, Nathan looked at Chloe, as if there was something he was thinking about.
Chloe who was confused, and a little anxious, just in case Nathan was angry with her, because she who was late to the office, then carefully, rebuked her boss first, saying, saying,
"Is there a problem, sir?"
"Hmmm...." Nathan just muttered, and still said nothing, for some time.
"I want to offer you an extra job" Nathan said, suddenly.
"Hm ... Do I know what kind of job I am, sir?" ask Chloe, curious.
"Please sit down!" said Nathan, who didn't answer Chloe's question right away.
"Good, Sir!" sahut Chloe, who was then in the chair, who was facing Nathan's desk.
"How many years have you worked with me? Of course I can trust you, right?" Nathan said.
"Hm ... Yes, sir," Chloe replied, hesitating.
"My son, will come from xxx country today. He was ready to replace me....
... But the thing is, besides him being young, my son really does not know, the habits of the people in this country....
Nathan then fell silent for a moment, until Chloe finally rebuked him again, saying,
"I'm sorry, Sir ... But what does that have to do with the job you're offering me?"
"I want you to keep an eye on all his moves. Both in the office, and when he was at home" Nathan replied.
"Ugh?" Chloe jerks. "I'm sorry, Sir ... But can you explain what you mean?"
"Hm ... Chloe's! I want you to move in, and live in my son's house. So you can go to the office, also come home from the office with him....
... I want everything he does, when he works, or when he comes home from work, you can figure it out" said Nathan, who was finally able to come clean, what will be his wish.
"But, sir.." said Chloe, hesitating.
"In my son's house, there's a pavilion. You can stay there" Nathan said.
Chloe shook her head, while thinking about a job offer that felt really unusual. Because it's the same as Chloe working as a nanny, and not just as an assistant CEO.
"Chelle! ... You already know the characteristics of some of the shareholders, who are not very supportive of me, who served as CEO....
... Therefore, I do not want any of them, who try to disturb my child ... Frankly, I was quite worried, had anyone tried to set up a trap, which could have damaged my son's reputation....
... So that my son looks incompetent, to be CEO," Nathan said, explaining his goal.
Chloe understands very well, how Nathan's situation was during Chloe's work with him, more or less the last six years.
Nathan, who is an outsider to the McLean family, is often sought for misconduct by some shareholders, most of whom are shareholders, still belonging to the original lineage of the McLean family.
Some of McLean's board of commissioners and board of directors disliked Nathan, who was deemed unfit for a position as CEO.
Nathan is considered only an opportunity taker, as Nathan is married to Maddison McLean, the only daughter of Jackson McLean, who is the owner and founder of the McLean group.
Some of those shareholders, only approved Nathan to be CEO, because he obeyed a directive from Jackson McLean.
So it feels no surprise to Chloe, if Nathan feels anxious, just in case his son will be treated the same as he was, by the shareholders who do not like Nathan it.
Nevertheless, Chloe was quite hesitant to work full-time, let alone to keep an eye on an adult male, like that.
"I really hope you agree to my offer, and I will reward you beyond your monthly salary" Nathan said.
Nathan is then seen picking up a banking checkbook of his, and inscribing something in it, and then thrusting it into Chloe, saying,
"Is this enough? ... In each month, I will give you a reward, with the same amount."
Chloe was wide-eyed, looking at the nominal written on a piece of banking check paper, which amounted to twice the monthly salary, which she usually received.
The amount of money in return, of course, can help Chloe, in order to immediately pay off the debt to the leech, which always bothers her.
"If you agree, then I will give you the home address, which will be the place for my son to settle down....
... And I will give you permission, so that you can go straight home today. Then you have to get ready, to move into my son's house, today as well" said Nathan, who appeared pushy.
After thinking for a while, Chloe finally felt sure to accept the offer from Nathan, and Chloe immediately said, Chloe said,
"Good, sir! ... I'm agreeing to your offer."