Chapter 9

Ava’s POV

“Hie, my name Avania Smith. I am the new intern.” I said to the receptionist after entering into the gigantic skyscraper building of Payne Enterprise.

“Oh, Avania, nice to meet you. My name is Faith. Let me take you to your manager and boss, Miss Fay Simpson. She is in charge of the IT department.” The lovely woman quickly said while leading me into the elevator.

I really enjoyed her energy; she was very nice and friendly.

We arrived on the third floor and we passed through many offices. They all not only looked fancy but were comfortable and inviting too. There were even some open space offices too.

“Fay, this is the new intern.” Faith then said while introducing me to my new boss Fay. First impression, the woman knew how to dress. She wore a designer red dress, and her makeup was on point.

Luckily for me, my new boss seemed nice as she gave me a really nice greeting with a smile as welcome. She then led me to my small office which was next to the other interns. Luckily, I had not gone over the top when dressing up and instead whore formal casual as the other interns did.

A girl named Lisa, another intern quickly came to introduce herself and we became friends quickly.

First day at work and I was already enjoying myself.

“So, did you also get wowed by the five-star accommodation as I was?” I then asked her as we got ready to start our intern tasks.

“What five-star accommodation? I am sharing a small apartment with a friend. Rent here is so high and expensive.” Lisa shocked me with her answer. I quickly replied that it was a joke. I knew if she ended up knowing where I had slept tonight, she would end up hating me for getting preferential treatment.

As the work started, I found myself busy all day.

But I enjoyed the friendly and comfortable atmosphere of my new workplace.

I felt so lucky to have gotten the chance to be here.

For lunch time we all went out together as interns.

But as we came back to the work area, I was shocked to see everyone rushing about and chaos.

“What is happening?” I quickly asked.

“We are all panicking because the big boss, Mr. Payne, has finally decided to pay a visit to this floor. We are all rushing to fix things and impress him before he arrives. With just one command he can easily get our whole department shut down.” Mrs. Fay, our boss, quickly replied in panic mode.

All the interns rushed and started helping her to prepare too. Inside I felt excited at finally meeting Mr. Payne. The Billionaire extraordinaire whose picture I had seen on the internet. When I turned 50 years old one day, I wanted to at least be as accomplished as him. He was a legend and an inspiration. Maybe I would learn something from him to help me be successful too.

“Okay, Faith just called me to say that he has arrived and is coming! Everyone to your stations and act normal or as if you are working really hard.” Mrs. Fay quickly shouted that, and we all got into our positions. All the interns gathered by the open space area and started a discussion about some new software.

The anxiety was killing me until finally the elevator door dinged and opened to show he was here. Ben came out first and I could not help but sigh at seeing his familiar face. But it was the other familiar face that made me freeze on the spot.

‘It can’t be him,” I whispered in shock as I saw him with my own two eyes coming out of the Elevator.

Mrs. Fay as the head, quickly rushed to greet him “Mr. Payne, we are honored to have you visit our department.” She said but I could see how nervous she was.

“He is so hot isn’t he, I’m sure he would even win the sexiest man alive if only he let himself be in the spotlight.” I then turned to Lisa who was swooning as she stared at Mr. Payne too.

“But google said Mr. Payne was a 50-year-old man,” I replied to her while still stuttering in shock. I was still trying to process the fact that the man who had thoroughly fucked me, took my virginity, and rocked my world. Was none other than a younger Mr. Payne and my new upstairs boss.

“That is his father on the company website. The one who retired, leaving his sons to run his many companies. You should have searched for Damien Payne or Payne jr. But even then, it’s hard to find anything about him. Rumor is he owns the paparazzi too, making them never release photos of him. Instead, they state all his achievements in his father’s name.” Lisa answered me.

“How do you know all this?” I quickly asked, awed by how much she knew. But my eyes were still focused on that handsome sexy man dressed in a black Italian suit. He was supposed to have stayed in my fantasy and memories, instead, he was actually here in the flesh. Mrs. Fay was now busy giving him a tour of the offices.

“Having a paparazzi uncle comes in handy sometimes,” Lisa replied, with a playful wink.

“I would now like to also go and meet the interns. After all, they are the future of the company.” The sound of his deep sexy voices almost had me purring.

Upon hearing that he was coming to the intern side, I could already see some of the interns fixing their ties with some girls adding on their lipsticks.

As for me, I felt too nervous to even fix anything.

I had no clue how he was going to react upon seeing me. After all, maybe he did not even know that I was here. I did not want him to think that I had done this on purpose and was stalking him.

I could not help but intertwine my fingers together as he walked towards us.

I even made sure to stand last in the line as everyone got ready to greet him.

The way he walked with self-confidence to how sexy he looked in a suit, was already turning me on. It seemed the effect he had on my body had not dimmed one bit.

Annoyance quickly flashed across my face as I saw how some of the girl interns were trying to seduce him. Like trying to trace their hands on his arm when he came to greet them. But he was stepping away and making them drop their clingy hands.

Others were trying to expose more of their cleavage so that he could have a peek and want them. But he was only staring each one in the eyes, greeting them and moving on.

After greeting Lisa, he finally reached me.

The intensity of his eyes as he first stared at me, had me blushing with red-stained cheeks.

I was now sure that he had realized who I was.

“Miss Smith, we finally get to properly meet again.” He then uttered while gently taking my hand into his and slowly placing a lingering kiss on it. I felt as if my whole body had come to live upon feeling the familiar touch of those lips. The same lips that had once tasted my whole skin.

I ended up lost in those deep sexy grey eyes of his as his lips lingered more on my skin.

It was as if it was now only just the two of us and everyone else had faded in the background.

It was only when we had the sound of Ben clearing his throat on purpose, that we both snapped out of it and realized that everyone’s eyes were on us.

“Uh, I am very glad to have you here. Miss Smith” He then finally said while reluctantly letting go of my hand. He seemed to be as shaken as I was.

As he started leaving, Mrs. Fay quickly stopped him, asking what he had thought about the department. I knew she was only wanting to know if she would still have a job.

“You are doing a great job here. I am not shutting down anything. Instead, I will increase and add more funds to this department. Plus pay raises for everyone.” As he said that, Mrs. Fay released a relieved sigh.

“You are lucky that you have something rare that I really want. Good day to you all.” As he had said, something rare that I really want, I had noticed how his eyes had gone and stayed focused on me.

After that, he left with Ben following behind him. Once the elevator doors closed, everyone quickly erupted into cheers. It was because of the pay raises they would soon be getting. Some guys were fist-pumping with some girls shrieking at how they could now afford to go buy more make up.

“So, I noticed the sexual energy between you and Mr. Sexiness, and he also said that you had already met. Is there something I should know?” Lisa quickly said after pulling me on the side.

“Um…yeah I guess we did meet this one time in my hometown,” I replied while feeling embarrassed.

“Oooh so you guys have a past, “but before I could answer her, the elevator door opened, and someone came in. It was Ben and he was calling my name.

“Miss Avania Smith, Mr. Payne has sent me to get you. He wants to talk to you about something.” I first closed my eyes wishing he had not shouted that out loud. Now everyone was staring at me upon hearing Mr. Payne’s name.

“What the hell does the big boss want with an intern? Shouldn’t he be calling Mrs. Fay instead, the head of the department?” I heard the first person that I passed by whispering.

“Oh, so she is the reason that we got the raise, well I am all for that.” This was now from another guy, the one who had been doing the excited fist pump.

“Urg, what does he even see in her, that slut! He should be wanting me!” I then heard another whispered comment coming from this blond bombshell. One of the girls who had tried to make Damien notice them.

I now felt as if I was doing the walk of shame. I knew that from now on, I would no longer have that peaceful office life. Instead, Damien Payne had already ruined my reputation as a good intern with just one visit.

I released a relieved sigh upon reaching Ben and entering the elevator.

“You know, you should ignore their comments.” Ben’s voice brought me out of my sadness, making me realize that he had noticed the judgmental stares.

“How can I when I am going to have to spend a whole year with them.” I lowly whispered to him.

“Well, that’s because you won’t have to see them any longer. Sir is moving you to his floor, the top floor. Where it will now only just be the three of us. He has the whole floor to himself.” Ben responded while giving me a cheery smile.

“What! And Why?” I immediately asked, wondering why Damien was doing this. It was my freakin 'first day!!! I did not even deserve any promotion yet!

“Well, he told me that he wants an I.T expert nearby on the same floor and you shall be personally handling all his I.T devices and making sure no viruses or hackers get in. Plus, you scored top of your class as said on your CV, so he knows you have skills.” Ben replied making me wonder how fast I had moved from being an intern to some other position in one day.

“Personally, I think he is doing this for another reason.” Ben then added while giving me a playful wink. I quickly blushed at the thought of him maybe knowing that I had once slept with his boss. But it was then I realized something too.

“That so-called reason, is it why I was the only intern to be rented some million-dollar suite?” I then asked Ben with wide eyes.

“Um.” Ben just said stuttering and was now pretending to adjust his tie.

“Oh, MY WORD! He orchestrated everything, didn’t he? Me getting this job and being here. Was it all because of my SKILLS IN BED?” I shouted at poor Ben with rage now growing within me. So, he had known that I was coming from the start.

HOW DARE HE! Treat me as if I was a cheap slut and not some educated and skilled independent woman, I hated being manipulated.

It was then that the elevator door dinged open to show we had arrived at the top floor. The main object of my rage stood right there waiting for us with that sexy smirk of his. Ben quickly rushed out of the elevator first and went to stand next to his boss as if he was needing protection from me. Well lucky him, it was his boss needing protection from me not him.