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Chapter 3

Carly woke up quite early the following day.

She took a little time to prepare, before heading there with her CV. She dressed smartly but comfortably as well.

One thing she didn't tell Jasmine was that she was already on probation at work due to how many wrong but untrue complaints had reached her boss about her. The stupid men always complained about her being uncompliant towards their advances, and her boss was too eager to please those men. But, she wasn't too keen on obeying such immoral laws.

Once she arrived at the company, she was in awe. It was huge and it screamed technology. The technical her began to come back to life. She could feel a smile bloom on her face. Heck yeah, she was excited!

"Hello, good morning." She greeted the receptionist. "I'm here to submit my CV and apply for the post of secretary."

"Oh, just hold on a bit. I'll call the man in charge ASAP."

Carly watched the woman tap something on her desk and began to speak almost immediately. This was her first time seeing such a technology. She was about to scream, but she held herself.

"You seem so happy to be here." The receptionist said with a smile. "Oh, please sit and wait."

"Oh, thanks. And yes, I am happy to be here. I'm a technology person, so seeing all these cool gadgets is like heaven to me." Carly said excitedly. The woman laughed softly.

"Well then, I hope you get the job, so you get to see and use them everyday."

"Oh, that will be cool." Carly smiled. A young man appeared from the elevator and walked over to where Carly was sitting.

"Hello, are you the applicant?"

"Yes, I am," Carly responded professionally.

"Alright. Come with me."

He took her to the manager's office, showed her a place to sit, and then said "Well, good luck in your interview."

"Wait, now?" Carly inquired.

"Yeah well, we don't stall time. Why wait for the evil day when you could just see the devil immediately?" He chuckled.

Carly smiled. His way of explanation was quite scary, but she understood him.

"Okay then." She replied. "Thanks."

Later on, the manager came in and signaled for her to come closer.

"Miss Carly?"

"Yes sir."

"Well, I have gone through your CV and I must say, you are very skilled and talented for the job. But, I have to ask though, why don't you have working experience?" He inquired.

Carly quietened. It was the right question.

"Well, sir... I have applied with this CV in so many places, but they say it's too good to be true, and those who believe say they can't afford me. I don't even know what that means." Carly muttered the last part to herself.

"So, what then is proof that you can do all that I've seen in this file? Because there is actually no need for a major interview... Your degree and skills are top notch. And LanTech only goes for the best."

"If you could give me a laptop, or something to hack into… I can show you a few things I can do." Carly suggested.

"Hmm." The man thought. He took a laptop and handed it to her. "This is a new laptop. It doesn't have any aids on it. If you can hack into my system from this laptop, and decode a hidden message which I received about five minutes ago, then the job is yours."

"Is there a time limit?" Carly asked as she turned the laptop on. It was truly a new laptop with zero aid. The only thing was, it had a good network. She smirked.

Carly was shown to the office beside the president. She was handed her card and everything else she needed for a successful stay. The manager told her that out of almost a hundred other people, only she came out as the best. So, she had to begin work immediately. She was given some things, to begin with already, and she was happy to work.

Landon came out of his office to see who was finally chosen as his secretary. When he saw her, he smiled to himself.

"Hello miss." He said. Carly stood up instantly, she recognized him as her boss.

"Good afternoon sir." She greeted, bowing slightly.

"So, you're my new secretary? I hope you know what you're in for though. There's been a lot of work on the ground since my last secretary resigned."

Carly smiled. "I'm pretty sure I can cope with the work sir."

Landon smiled within himself. 'She is pretty sure, and I'm sure she's so pretty! Dang!' He thought about it.

"Oh well, carry on. You can leave once it's four pm. Since it's your first day. So you can prepare properly for the job. I was told you didn't know you'd be starting today."

"Well, yeah. Thank you, sir." Carly sat and resumed her work. She didn't take notice of the expression that flashed through Landon's eyes, nor the beautiful smile that graced his handsome face when she looked away. Landon knew within himself that he had found love. Slowly, he walked away.

Carly made sure to finish most of her work before 4 pm. So that when she would return the following day, she wouldn't have so much to do.

Landon came out to remind her it was time to go. He saw her on the phone.

"It's 4 pm already. Round up and go home." He said. Carly muttered thanks, as she packed her stuff. She made use of the employee elevator, but Landon stopped her.

"As my secretary, you're supposed to use the presidential elevator. That's why your card is different from the others." Landon explained.

Carly muttered another thanks and turned the other way. Landon followed her, saying he needed to grab something from his car.

She didn't mind at all. If anything, she felt honored and happy that her boss was nice to her. Once they got into the parking lot, Landon started another conversation with her.

"So, do you have a ride home?" He asked with his hands in his pocket.

"Uh.. yeah. My boyfriend says he'll come around to pick me up. Other than that, it's just my friend who I stay with."

At the mention of the word boyfriend, Landon could feel his mood turn sour. He managed to smile at her. He stood at the corner, watching to see if her boyfriend would by chance stand her up, and he would offer to take her home. But, not long after, a bike parked in front of the company. He sighed within himself.

"That's him," Carly said happily. "Goodbye, sir. See you tomorrow!"

Landon frowned, seeing how happy she was with such a jerk. He turned and went back into the company, not sparing them another glance.

He was jealous.

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