During lunch, Chris told Elena that he will be leaving the company in two months. She already expected this news because of the hints that Cayenne gave earlier but hearing it directly from him, she couldn't stop crying. She bawled her eyes out from this bad news.
She always liked Chris and even though she was in the process of moving on, it couldn't be denied that the two of them has spent a lot of time together as superior and subordinate.
They worked together for a long time and being one without the other was just heart breaking for Elena.
Chris could only pat her back while trying her best to console her. She wasn't even very happy to know that she'll be promoted as soon as Chris leaves the company.
"Don't you like it? It's your turn to boss an assistant around to work for you." Chris teased because that what he usually did when he's pressed for time.
Elena shook her from side to side while wiping her tears with tissue that Cayenne gave her.
Most of the time, Elena would eat lunch with her friends. Sometimes, she'd eat lunch with the just like today. But today was a little different because she got her heart broken instead of being cheered for getting promoted.
Verbally and with the contract ready, she's already Stefan's assistant but since Chris was still around, she will be working under his tutelage to make sure she can do her job properly and remember important things as Stefan's secretary. They will have to hire an assistant secretary for him, too.
"It's okay. You will be fine." Cayenne consoled while continuously giving Elena the tissue. "Chris will come and visit us when he's got time in hand so you will be able to see him again and again."
"That's not what I'm worried about." Elena muttered, trying to make an excuse for her embarrassing image at the moment. "Now that he's gone, I will have to face the clients alone and some of them are the biggest jerks of this world. It's scary."
"We will look for a male assistant to accompany you next time." Stefan interjected to give her a sense of security.
"That's right." Cayenne timely agreed with her husband.
Elena sniffed and rubbed her face while trying her best to stop her hiccups. She was really lame in making excuses but the three people around her had a tacit understanding with her behavior and no one said anything.
A copy of the resignation letter was sent to the HR and soon, the news spread that Chris was resigning from his post. Many were sad about this news and some were just nonchalant. Most of those who felt sad of his departure were the ladies, specially Elena's friends who knew about her feelings towards the secretary.
This didn't just spread within the headquarters but within just a day, almost half of Stefan's employees in all lines of businesses knew that his secretary was resigning. Many wanted to grab this opportunity but they were blocked with the information that his assistant will replace him once he leaves.
They're looking for an assistant secretary this time but no one wanted to grab this job because they didn't want to have a woman as their superior.
This news also reached Travis and his ears perked up when he heard that they're looking for an assistant secretary, a male at that. 'I wonder if he's interested.' Travis thought as he dialed his wife's number.
Jillyanna was the one closest to the man he had in mind and even though he didn't want his wife to talk to that person, he also wanted to get rid of him by letting him work under someone else's hand.
After three rings, Jillyanna's sweet voice came through from the other end of the line. "Darling, are you on your way home?" she asked after glancing the time on her phone which was already past five in the afternoon.
"Yes. I'm on my way but I'm stuck in a heavy traffic so I decided to call you and chat to pass the time."
"Good thing." Jillyanna sat on the couch while watching her son and daughter playing on the bed. "Have you heard about Chris? Yen called me asking if I know someone reliable who can work as an assistant secretary."
"That's exactly why I call."
"You have someone in mind?"
"Yup. But I will have to inconvenient yourself to approach him."
"You're letting me approach another guy?"
Travis chuckled upon hearing this question. Of course, he didn't want to and even though she will be approaching him, he will be with her the whole time. She just needed to do the talking. "I'll be with you the whole time."
"So, who's this person?" Jillyanna asked and when she heard the name that Travis mentioned, she couldn't stop laughing on the couch.
Jade blinked her eyes while looking with questioning gaze at her mother. Even Raizel was looking at his mother with wide curious eyes. Both children were wondering what made their pretty mommy laugh so hard.
Jade put her finger on her chin thinking, 'Aside from daddy, I don't know who else will she call darling during this time.' "Ah! Daddy's coming home late!" Jade exclaimed when she realized it later. "Daddy, where are you now?" Jade called out since her mother wasn't very far away from her.
Jillyanna turned on the loud speaker for her daughter to hear what her father was talking about. And then, Jade grabbed the phone and now, she was the one talking to her father and her mother was the one playing with her brother. Their roles were changed.
Jillyanna thought back to what Travis suggested. It was indeed killing two birds with one stone. With this idea in mind, she knew that Cayenne and Stefan won't have a lot of problem in the future. Or so she thought.
The storm was just slowly brewing over them without anyone noticing it yet.