Jasmine's POV

Oh my goodness, he actually fired her. He actually fired Miss Rhino, his COO and second in command. I counted my lucky stars that I hadn't been previously fired as well.

After the meeting and the firing of Miss Rhino, I went back to my desk and found a tall, blonde haired woman standing there. She had bright blue eyes, cream skin and wore an expensive suit. She had to be one of Mr. Hollen's girlfriends because she was not wearing a company name tag or a badge. She was also too overly dressed to be an employee.

"Hello, can I help you?" I asked her.

"Yes. Is Evan in?" she asked.

I knew Evan was Mr. Hollen's first name. His father and mother called all the time asking to speak to Evan-- their son.

"Yes he is, but he's not in his office. He should be here any minute now."

"That's fine. I'll wait in his office."

"No, you can't," I said.

"Excuse me?" she asked, turning around at me and giving me an awful look like "who the hell are you to tell me I can't?"

"Sorry, but Mr. Hollen doesn't like anyone in his office without his permission or knowledge," I said in a low tone, being careful not to upset her more than she already was.

She made her way back to my desk and hovered over me. Her eyes latched onto me with anger and nuisance. I felt like her vulnerable prey.

"Listen to me, I'm his woman so I have all the permission in the world to wait in his office. I don't need his pathetic assistant to tell me what to do when I'm here. My parents own half this company, so you better watch yourself. I could have more than just your job for this if I wanted to!"

"I'm sorry," I said and turned my face back to my notepads to double check the notes-- proofreading and correcting-- and shield myself from her wrath altogether.

After a minute or so, Mr. Hollen walked past my desk and entered his office. I listened attentively to hear if there was any shouting but there was nothing.

She must really be his girlfriend. The real one.

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At lunch I went to a nearby diner. I sat around a table by myself, stuffing my face with a hamburger and a soda. I felt like something in me was dying and the feeling always came to me when one of Mr. Hollen's girlfriends came to his office. I knew I liked him, I knew I felt something for him, but I couldn't show it and let it be known to him under any circumstances. He did not felt the same way about me and he never would. He never dated his employees and not in a billion years would he ever think about dating me-- his black assistant.

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