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Chapter 4: Strangely Familiar

Julia’s POV:

I knew I was bound to face this bitter question the moment I stepped inside the company, but her concerned tone made me feel a little less agonizing than I had expected. Before reaching here, I had taken off the red diamond ring and carefully tucked it inside my sling bag as it was consistently making me reminisce about the shameful deed that I had committed last night.

So, when I felt Martha’s gaze was locked on my empty ring finger, holding a sad smile on my face I answered her query, “We broke up, Martha. Yesterday marked the end of everything.”

“What!?” Martha also shrieked from shock, holding a gaze of disbelief towards me after a brief silence fell between us. Martha hadn’t met Marco yet but I was keen on arranging their first meeting right after returning from my vacation.

But my dream was shattered brutally and now, I couldn’t run away from reality anymore.

“What happened? Why did you break up? Weren’t you about to get engaged to him?” Martha tossed her curious questions at me one by one but being surrounded by all those other female colleagues, I was not in the mood to explain everything.

I patted her shoulder and promised her, “There’s a long story behind that. Don’t worry, I will tell you everything after I finish the interview today. Wish me luck, Martha.”

Though she seemed overly anxious for me from the pale look on her face, Martha didn’t ask me anymore and rather gave me the confidence to attend the interview.

When I walked over to those female candidates, all of them were equally surprised to see me but within a few minutes, 5 of us candidates were called inside the chamber by the CEO, among them my name was also listed.

When we walked inside, I was feeling overwhelmingly nervous from the sudden change of position in my work. But the moment my gaze landed on the CEO seated in front of us on his chair, my jaw almost dropped in shock!

He was astonishingly beautiful! With porcelain white clear skin and a dazzling handsome face with a sharp jawline that could cut through any maiden’s heart, his alluring charm had fazed all the girls who walked inside. He didn’t seem much older in age either, probably in his early 30s, but his aura was too enchanting for any of us to avert our gaze from him.

Dressed in an expensive navy blue suit, his sleek black hair was neatly styled with gel, shimmering under the sunrays from the glass window behind his seat. Even though he was just quietly going through a file of documents, he seemed like a divine temptation, impossible for any woman to be not affected by his beauty!

But the part which struck me the most was his pair of pitch-black eyes which seemed oddly familiar to me! I swear never in my life I had met a man as divinely gorgeous as him, but gazing at those busy eyes, my heart could feel as if we had already met before.

“So, shall we begin the interview now?” After a brief anticipating silence, he finally closed the file and lifted his gaze on us girls who were already struck by his magnetic charm. Though I was clever enough to put a stoic expression before him, a young pretty girl who had recently joined the company rushed over to his desk, as she smiled seductively at him, “I am candidate number 1, Sir. I am thrilled to meet you.”

“Hmm.”

That man didn’t reciprocate her enthusiasm and pointed at the chair near his desk to take her seat. But that girl behaved in ardent desperation and moved closer to stand next to him, intently making her plump breasts rub against his arm, “Instead of sitting there, can I stand next to you during the interview, Sir?”

I saw a twisted smirk curve his soft red lips from her question, and pushing his chair away from her, that guy mumbled in a confident tone, “You’re fired.”

“Yes…sorry? What?” As if that girl was baffled by his sudden rejection of her approach, she stood still, gazing widely at him.

But that guy adamantly scolded her in a gruff voice, “I think a cheap pub will be a suitable place for you to work. So, I would advise, you should try your cheap tactics there for seducing someone…because I already have a wife. Your techniques are pointless to me.”

Leaving all of us stunned by his answer, when the guy flashed a diamond ring shimmering brightly on his ring finger, that girl couldn’t hide her humiliated face anymore and almost bolted out of the room, sobbing bitterly. Though the other female candidates seemed displeased by his blunt rejection, while standing there, I couldn’t help but feel moved by this guy’s honesty.

Despite bearing a Godly handsome appearance like that, watching him act so loyal towards his wife flared the respect and admiration towards him in my heart. I had always wished a man like him for me, but Marco turned out to be the worst nightmare of my life.

After a brief anticipating silence, he met his gaze with me next, and my heart strangely pounded faster when he let his beautiful big eyes fall over me.

He stared at me briefly before calling over, “You’re the next candidate, right?”

“Yes, Sir.” I confidently strode towards his desk and took my seat on the chair he had pointed her to. He was checking my work records in a file he had already obtained, and without averting his gaze up, he asked me, “You seem to have a well-refined resume and work ethic. Are you confident for the position if you get selected as my assistant?”

“No.”

My blunt answer winced him a little, as well as the other female candidates inside the room. He finally met my gaze and frowning his brows, he urged, “What?”

“I am just being honest with you, Sir. I am not confident for the position if I am being suddenly appointed as the Assisant for the new CEO of our company. But…as you have seen in the resume, I have a determination of never giving up. And…I have a handful of nuisances in my life for whom I want to prove my worth. So, despite not having the confidence, I will do my best to serve you with all my might, until you get sick of me first.”

“Haha.” Hearing my honest revelation, the guy burst into an amused chuckle, even though I couldn’t figure out what made him laugh at me. While I was anxiously fiddling my fingertips, his gaze appeared a little mysterious when he broke the silence first, “Your honesty is very evident from your answer. Anyways, as the new CEO here, I should have introduced myself first, right?

“I am Damon Hemsworth, your new boss at the CW Emporium. It’s my pleasure to be acquainted with you.”

With his polite introduction, that guy stretched his hand to me at first to offer a cordial handshake. But before I could reciprocate him with my shivering palms, a young man walked inside the room after a brief knock, and marched straight towards the CEO, “Sir, it's time for our meeting. We need to leave in a minute.”

“Ohh, well.” Quite punctually that mysterious handsome guy stood up from his seat, making me follow after him anxiously.

He met my eyes once again and then averted his gaze towards the rest of the female candidates who were still standing nervously, before he commanded, “I am reassigning you with another new task. Prepare a perfect date plan for me by tomorrow as I plan to conquer my wife’s heart completely. After hearing all of the candidates’ proposals, I will choose the one and that person will be appointed as my assistant. Is it clear?”

Huh? As much as his sudden absurd new task left all of us baffled, before heading out of the room, Damon shuffled his cryptic gaze at me and tossed a small smile, “I will look forward to hearing your proposal too. Let’s see if I can observe your worth in this task.”

“Y-Yes sir,” I nervously nodded in answer, but now I could vividly sense even his smile felt oddly familiar to me.

Despite I was stunned by the weird task assigned to us, I couldn’t help but ponder, have I met this man somewhere before? Why do I seem this strange familiarity with him?

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