A Wounded Heart

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to my urgency. Honestly, I would have been running if it weren't for the heels that prevented me from

n administration and had sent out numerous resumes in the past months. This was the first time I had gone

n building, a large and internationally renowned company

y assumed that she was also going for the same job interview as me, as

or

ame time. We smiled at each ot

ing too," I justified. "I'm going to talk to the reception

t it was nine-fifty, meaning I wasn't

s your

ou already figured that out, right?" she said, smiling. "Let's

was, didn't discourage me. I already imagined that there would be other people competing for the position of secretary for the lega

rprise there. We were directed to the twentieth floor of the building after receiving visitor badges and were greeted

d we took the opportunity to exchange phone numbers. The room where I was seemed to be the reception for that floor and was impressive, a place entirely decorated in white and chrome. From the walls to the furn

y in an interview. When I heard the sound of the elevator stopping on the floor, I didn't immediately lift my head. It wasn't until the elevator doors opened that I quickly raised my head, cur

liked, and despite having a large body, in terms of physique, he wasn't one of those

man, almost drooling. I felt embarrassed and sat up straight on the sofa I was on because, despite being handsome, he

an, for who would hire a secretary who is enchanted with the first man she en

standing up, trying to conv

ew participants?" he asked,

nd I'm waiting to be ca

, still looking

me dumbfounded by his attitude because he didn't even introduce himself. I could still see him entering the room where

h that man who had shaken me like no one else had before. Soon

that hunk?" Helen

e say when he entered? Do you know who he is?" I asked anxious

the interview, and I can say that I liked how it was conducted. I liked Esmeralda, and I'll love working here i

said excitedly. "But w

rview for such a good position, where I needed to focus on being the best possible. Not even TV or movie actors, as most women fantasized about, left me

this construction company's son and legal director. In other words, whoever is selected in this interview will be his secre

lose to who he was"the son of the owner of all that, a company worth bil

tary, he would still be someone beyond my reach. He was a billionaire, and I was

at moment when we looked at each other and my heart seemed to skip a beat, seeing that man in front of me, looking at

to leave because she had another interview

ntara to come out of the room where he had been with Esmera

her office, Laila," he said, look

ing at him once more and heading to

ng was one-sided, but I managed to control myself and entered the room for the in

ions she asked were all related to my academic life and the i

I would get that job, which would be a gr