Crossing The CEO

Chapter 1: Toffee

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It is with great honour and humility that I let you know this book Crossing The Ceo, previously titled coffee and papers has been selected be a part of Wattpad Paid Stories Program. It officially becomes a paid story on the 16th of June, 2021.

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Chapter 1: Toffee

She ran down the street as fast as her legs could carry her. She was late, very late, for her interview. She couldn't just blow this opportunity off. After praying to God for a long time now to finally get an office job, she had landed at one. Hendrix Enterprises wasn't a bad choice of place to work, oh no, no...it was the best place for her. She was very sure they could afford to pay her a good wage. One that would put food on her table, clear all her debts, and let her quit all her other side and night jobs.

"I'm sorry, please excuse me," she demanded politely as she ran into a few people on her way. It couldn't be helped. She was trying to make up lost time, which apparently, she didn't have much of a chance of, because here in front of her were a few people walking as sluggishly as they could. So, apologising was more of a habit now. Although, she knew her running late was partly her fault. She had gotten home early this morning from work and as tired as she was, she had so little time to sleep since she had an early interview at daybreak.

What could she say? She wasn't much of an alarm person. Yeah, she was never easily woken up by the alarm. It must have rung for a while and stopped on its own. She jumped out of bed after checking her wristwatch, which was still on her wrist, and as soon as she turned on the bed she noticed the ray of sun peeping into the room through her closed curtain. She came home so tired and just fell on the bed without having her bath or changing into her pj's. Realising there wasn't much of time left till the interview, she quickly brushed her teeth and washed her face before changing into anything she could reach in her closet. See, she wasn't much of an organized or neat person. She couldn't quite combine colours for a perfect outfit so she wore anything she felt was great for a fancy interview.

She searched really hard for her favorite grey shirt, which was her mum's, and then put it on. She found an old black skirt which seemed appropriate to her for office work so she put it on after putting on her black pantyhose. As she tried hard to quickly zip it up, she noticed a slight rip beside the zip and she stomped her foot angrily at her immediate frustration. She thought of taking it off but there was no time, and besides, she was going to put on a sweater which would cover up the small rip, which she did. She picked up her shoes for special occasions which were a pair of dark brown brogues for women and picked up her one shoulder bag. She stuffed her other workplace uniform into it before quickly rushing towards the door. She stopped and rushed back to stand in front of a small portrait picture in which stood a fair-skinned man who seemed like he was in his early forties and beside him was a dark-skinned woman. She seemed about the same age as the man beside her with his arm around her neck. They were both smiling and looking very happy and satisfied.