The Girl [ep7]

But, the Eros my family
and relatives knew was
a very different guy.
They thought of me as
brilliant, goal-oriented,
confident, powerful,
tough and not capable
of doing silly things, the
perfect man. They had
a high regard of me,
just like they did, with
my ancestors, who
were known as great
men in their times.
Ever since I was born,
they molded me to
become a great man
because I would rule
the Petrakis fortune
someday. I had the
best tutor in academics
and language. Aside
from English, I learned
to speak Greek,
Portuguese, Spanish,
French, Hindi, Filipino and
Mandarin Chinese.
I graduated in Business
Administration at
Harvard University two
years ago, at the age of
twenty two. Since then,
I had devoted my time
in running our family
business, the Petrakis
International Holding
Corporation, a multi-
billion world shipping
company. Just recently,
I took my place as the
Executive Vice President
of our company.
I knew, some of my
colleagues and
employees believed the
worst in me. Why? It
was because I
expected perfection
from them, to be very
skillful, efficient,
excellent and productive
in their jobs. They just
didn’t realize that I was
doing this for their own
good.
Our world was full of
competitions. There
were many hungry
sharks businessmen
out there, aiming to
bring our organization
down. They would even
trade their souls just to
see us crawling on the
ground.
Never.
I wouldn’t let our
company fail. We have
thousands of
employees all over the
globe who relied on us.
They would starve,
including their families if
the organization
suffered bankruptcy. No
yearly increase in their
salaries, no bonuses, no
incentives and so on. I
swore no one could ever
bring us down.
The moment we
arrived at the office
building, the security
guards greeted me. I
nodded at them and
went directly to the
lobby, where my private
elevator was. Many
employees were there,
some just arrived and
the others waited for
the elevator to open.
The crowded and noisy
area suddenly became
solemn when I entered,
like you were walking
inside an empty church.
The silence was
deafening that you
could hear a drop of coin
on the floor. Each
employee stood frozen
on their feet. Their eyes
riveted on me. Fear and
anxiety were visible on
their faces.
“Good morning, Mr.
Petrakis.”
“Good morning, Sir.”
“Have a nice day, Sir.”
Everyone greeted me.
As usual, I just nodded
my head and went
directly to the elevator.
This was an everyday
scenario in the lobby
and I was already used
to it.
I stepped out of the
elevator and walked
towards my office.
Donovan was following
behind me.
A girl with black
miniskirt, red blouse
with a very plunging
neckline and too bright
red lipstick smiled at
me.
“Good morning, Mr.
Petrakis. I’m Viviene
West, your new
personal assistant.” She
was batting her thick
false eyelashes at me.
I looked at her, and
then snapped my
fingers. I immediately
went inside my office.
“Miss West, you’ve just
been fired.” I heard
Donovan said.
=next, Eros’ and
Jade’s POVs in