Submit To The Boss Lucia And August Novel Chapter 238 – Promotion to General Secretary Lucia
didn’t have many things to pack or any important tasks yet
to be finished since she had just come back from a weeklong leave. After putting the necessary office items into a
cardboard box, she left for the President’s Office.
Burton was standing at the door, seemingly waiting for
her. As soon as she went over, he started, “Secretary
Lucia, follow me to your cubicle.” Secretary Lucia? The
appellation amused her. This man adapted to the change
so fast. He was really a worthy subordinate.
She smiled
and followed him into the office without a word. There was
an empty desk opposite Mary’s. Irene used to sit there,
and it naturally became her new desk. Since Mary was
absent, this office all belonged to her.
It was much bigger than her office in the
Q • 20 administration department. It was well-lighted by a
large window. The environment was good, and she felt
less depressed. She took a deep breath and put her
things down on the desk.
“I’ll brief you on your duties as a secretary of the CEO.”
Burton came up with a serious face. Lucia also went
businesslike, picking up a notebook and a pen.
“You will come to work half an hour early every day, clean
the President’s Office, prepare his coffee, and arrange his
schedule. When necessary, you’ll be required to receive
the clients, join meetings, and minute them…” Burton
talked fast, and she had to take notes in shorthand till the
paper was filled.
“That’s all. The rest will be arranged according to Mr.
Adams’ needs.”
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Lucia was surprised by the heavy duties of a secretary of
the CEO, but Irene used to find faults with her often. By
rights, Irene’s schedules should have been tight.
Before she could figure it out, Burton added methodically,
“I will send you a copy of Mr. Adams’ itineraries. You don’t
have to work in the afternoon. Familiarize yourself with
the environment and your duties first.”
Lucia came to her senses, nodded, and smiled, “I will.”
Burton nodded back and turned to leave. Then he halted and turned back with a
complicated look on his face. His businesslike manners were gone. His eyes
flickered, and his lips parted. In the end, a question came out. “How is Paula
doing?” He hadn’t been in touch with her for some time.
After their meeting in the hospital, he could no longer reach her. Lucia was a little
surprised. “She hasn’t been in touch with you?”
He flashed a bitter smile and replied, “Yeah.” He had been blocke on
WhatsApp. She wouldn’t answer his calls or return his messages. It looked like
she had decided to make a clean break with him. It distressed Lucia to see him
like that. She could tell that Burton and Paula had feelings for each other. Their
looks and personalities were matched. It was just that Paula demanded too much
from love.
She took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and whispered, “Paula will perform at a
charity party in Figo City this Saturday. If you want to go and see her, I’ll give you
the detailed address.” She knew that she shouldn’t reveal Paula’s privacy.
The just didn’t want to see her friend suffering from love. If the two could be
together, she was willing to do one terrible thing.
His eyes glittering, Burton said without hesitation, “Give it to me.”
Lucia curled her lips. “Don’t waste the opportunity.
I’ll send you the address later.”
“I won’t, thank you.” A hint of rare pleasure appeared on his face. He then went
out of the office.
Lucia looked down at the pile of things on the desk and let out a sigh. She was
concerned about others’ business while she was in a mess. Starting today, she
would be in this office and under August’s nose. The worst was yet to come. She
was anxiety-ridden, but her first afternoon in the President’s Office was
surprisingly relaxed. She
aid hello to those assistants and answered several calls. That was
basically all her work for the day. When her shift was almost over, Lucia heaved a
sigh of relief. It looked like the job was not that difficult.
At least, she hadn’t seen August or gotten summoned by him the entire
afternoon. She was pretty idle. She had no idea that this was just the start. Many
unimaginable things were awaiting her.
The next morning, she got up half an hour earlier than usual. When she arrived in
the office, there weren’t many people yet. Following the instructions given by
Burton yesterday, she cleaned August’s office, including his desk and the coffee
table. The files were also arranged, and then she went back to her office.
As soon as the office hours started, she got up and
eaded out upon hearing a noise from outside. Sure enough, August was seen
hurrying over with
Burton from the elevator.
“Well, take care of it at your discretion. In short,
everything should be done according to the contract. We
won’t make another concession.” While walking, August
calmly gave his instructions.
When the man came closer, she bowed to him from the
doorway and headed to the pantry to make coffee for him.
She then went to his office, put down the coffee, and
asked, “Is there anything else I can do for you, sir?”
August remained expressionless and replied indifferently,
“No, you can go.” “Okay.” Outside the office, she heaved
a sigh of relief, went back to her post, and started sorting
out the files handed in from different departments.
She
felt awkward meeting with August, but the man was
more serious about work than she had imagined. Since
he felt nothing about it, she would not fuss over it.
Unknowingly, over an hour passed. On the desk, the
phone suddenly rang. She checked it, found it was the
receptionist calling, and picked
it up. “Hello, the President’s Office.”
“Hello, this is the front desk. Please pass on a message
to Mr. Adams. Mr. Kelly wants to see him without an
appointment. The man claims that he’s from Kelly
Group.”
Lucia froze. Mr. Kelly from Kelly Group. It should be
either the CEO of Kelly Group or Jeanne’s brother. Their
company was in a major crisis. She had read relevant
news on the phone. Jeanne had just come to see
August yesterday, and another member of
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the Kelly family came today. Their purpose was plain to
see.
She collected her thoughts and replied quickly, “Hang on,
I’m reporting it to Mr. Adams.” “Okay.”
Lucia put down the receiver, quickly left for August’s
office, tapped on the door, and went in after getting his
permission. August raised his eyes and glanced at her
indifferently. “Anything?”
His gaze made her tense up. “The receptionist just called
and reported that Mr. Kelly from Kelly Group wanted to
see you.”
August’s face fell as soon as he heard that. He believed
the visitor should be Martin.
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