The Rule Book of the CEO

As soon as we entered, two pairs of eyes greeted us. Gray ones were glaring at me and the hazel ones had a teasing yet welcoming look in them. "Gloria Blossom. Meet Mr. Knight. The CEO of The Knight's Inc. and Mr. Patrick Hawk, Head of the Legal Department of our company." Haley Introduced me. I knew both of them. Very well actually. I rolled my eyes in my mind.

"Hello Gloria. Long time no see." It was Patrick who was first to acknowledge me. I grinned at him, "Hello. Mr. Hawk." Patrick stood up and hugged me. Oh, That was! Awkward!? He never did show much affection towards me. I broke the hug and smiled at him shyly. My eyes drifted to Aiden, who was already staring at us! He was assessing my encounter with Patrick. His hands were closed in a pyramid position, eyes throwing daggers in our direction.

He just turned his focus to Patrick, "Mr. Hawk, I think we should discuss this some other time." He gathered all the documents and returned the folder to Patrick. Patrick looked at him quizzically, "Okay. I will leave for now, but we have to come to a conclusion. I had to deal with the sheriff and ask about some information. Have a good day." He nodded at Haley and shot me a wink before he left.

From the corner of my eye, I saw that Aiden's jaw tensed. "Haley, I will call you after a minute." Aiden dismissed her. Now we both were all alone in his cabin. He was wearing a Dark Blue Armani Business Suit and underneath it was a Light Blue Shirt with a Matching Tie. He came closer to me. He stared at my eyes for a minute and mentioned, "I think you should know some rules about working here Ms. Blossom."

I could not help but just nod my head. "Are you Deaf?" I was shocked by that question. "N-n- No. I am not." I stuttered. "Then you have to answer me when I am speaking with you." "Y-Y Yes Sir." He smirked looking at me. What the hell?! Why did I embarrass myself in front of this ass??

"Rule No. 1: You should reach here till 8 am sharp. Don't be late. I hate excuses. Rule No. 2: You must not chat with other employees during office hours." He Started making rounds around me. He tried to intimidate me, but I stood there with my chin up and taking in his every word. "Rule No. 3: If I tell you to work late hours then you have to comply and if I tell you to come early then you have to obey me. Rule No. 4: You have to attend Board meetings with other team members on the project you are assigned to."

He took an abrupt stop from circling me and stood exactly in front of me, "Rule No. 5: No Affairs at the workplace." What? The last one was totally unnecessary. Who the fuck he thinks he is to tell me about my personal life? I tried to be as formal as possible and stated, "It would be very unprofessional of me to have an Affair at the workplace. Sir" He smirked, "I don't want my employees to get distracted by you either." What did he want to commit? I didn't quite understand this man sometimes. "I am not that type of a Person, Mr. Knight." I said determined.

He walked closer to me till our faces were inches apart. His cold gaze was piercing through my soul. "I know exactly what kind of a Person you are Ms. Blossom." He uttered in his dangerously cold voice. I opened my mouth to defend myself but he cut me off, "Don't make me repeat myself Gloria. You know what would happen next." The way he said my name made something stir inside me.

My stomach flipped when his breath fanned my nose. His eyes started glinting with something, I couldn't put my finger on it. I inhaled his cologne. It was Mint mixed with Woodsy scent, he smelled so Pure. But suddenly the shine in his eyes was gone, as if he remembered something. He nodded, ran a hand through his hair frustrated and turned on his heels. I instantly missed the warmth his body was radiating.

He took out his phone and dialed someone, "Haley, would you please give Ms. Blossom a tour of our facility?", and he hung up. That was Cold! But I didn't expect any better from him! Soon Haley came in from the Wooden door and took me with her for the Office Tour. Before I could exit fully, I heard him mutter from behind me, "Don't do anything stupid Shortcake, cause I can See You." The way said those words made goosebumps rise on my skin again.

I hurriedly walked after Haley to get as far away from him. Haley showed me around the building. She introduced me to various heads of the Departments which I was going to get involved with. She showed me my department and my desk. The team I was going to work with seemed very co-operative. I hoped we would hit it when we start to work as a team.

My desk was at the corner of the room. It had the perfect view of the vast horizon at the front side of the building. One could see through the glass and get mesmerised, as it was on the 35th floor of the building. I arranged my things on my now brand new desk and hoped that I would give my best working on this project. Little did I know that the Devil incarnate had the opposite thing in his mind.