Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Julie didn’t even get a chance to sit down at her desk when Leo paged for her. She knocked on the door and his voice answered sternly “Come in.”
She peeked through and when he waved for her, she walked in with a fake smile “Yes, Mr. Fung?”
He seemed restless and almost uneasy, the first time she’s seen him that way. “I need you to call an emergency meeting for all the secretaries to come up this minute.”
She raised her eyebrows questioningly “What’s the rush?”
Leo let out a frustrated sigh and she quickly regretted asking him “Do I have to report everything to you now?”
Julie remained calm as she replied “With all due respect, Mr. Fung, it is not ethical to pull people from their daily work with no reason in particular. I heard from Leann that your father would disapprove of such actions from an employer.” Her voice was cool but there was a touch of threaten in it that he sensed. He knew his sister liked the girl, that’s why she was able to work for him for so long. Personally, he would only want one thing from her that he could not get. But in due time…
Leo brought back the debonaire smile that he knew so well “There is no need for threats, Jules.” She cringed at the nickname he gave her when she began working with him, she hated that name coming from his mouth.
“Please, don’t call me that.” She said firmly.
He laughed and nodded “Awww, yes, you did not like it when I first called you that. For some reason I found it adorable.” Her eyes hardened for she knew that he had found out why “Right, your father use to call you that didn’t he?”
“Yes.” She replied shortly.
“Well, send out a mass email telling everyone that we have an important guest coming in about an hour and he has requested to meet all the secretaries.” His voice was calmer and softer than before. She smiled knowing that she had hit the soft spot.
“Gladly.” Julie nodded and walked out leaving him fuming at his own anger.
Within 10 minutes, she had gathered every secretary there was in the building. There were approximately 76, including herself of course. The group piled in the large conference room, everyone had a seat while they waited eagerly for Leo’s announcement.
Leann who also soon joined the meeting was a bit surprised at his brother’s action, it couldn’t be her father coming to visit, he would have called her. It must have been someone more important than she thought. She took a seat in the front next to Julie, the girls nodded in greeting before giving Leo their undivided attention.
“I’m sure you all are still wondering who this important guest is. Well, if I said he was the CEO of World of Toys, Inc. Anthony Lung what would you say?” he raised his eyebrow at the muffling crowd. They began to talk amongst themselves. “He will be working in our building for the next three months, we are working on a partnership with his company it would be wise to be respectful to this man. He is requesting to borrow a secretary from our company to assist him with the files. One of you will be the lucky one that he chooses, I hope you will not make our company lose any valuable reputation.” Leo glanced at his watch “He should be arriving soon. Just a few rules, be polite, smile and do not answer if you are not asked a question. Got that people?” he asked.
The group nodded and some replied. Leann turned to Julie “I wonder why he wanted to see us all?”
Julie shrugged her shoulders “Maybe it’s about the project you were working on this morning?”
Leann’s eyes brightened “That’s true! Gosh, I’m so naïve when it comes to putting clues together.” She laughed at herself “Maybe he wants to find some personal secretaries to help him with the files?” she wondered out loud.
Julie nodded as they trailed behind the crowd, they piled into another room, this one was a lot bigger and it looked like a special office especially built for Anthony Lung. “Looks like he might be staying?” she said to Leann while Leo showed where everyone was to stand. Leann stood in the front of the line while Julie stood next to her.
Leo quickly held up a hand to silence the crowd as the important guest finally arrived. He walked in with a powerful demeanor. A presence that said he was in charge. He didn’t bother looking at Leo as he walked down the line looking at each and every secretary. This time Julie had a better look at the man that she thought was identical to Andy. The sideburns to his hair was gray and he wore rimless glasses that made him look important. His voice was as deep as she remembered “If Mr. Fung has not warned you about me, I am Anthony Lung. You can call me Tony or Mr. Lung, of course I prefer Tony since it makes me sound younger.” His joke wasn’t funny but the crowd burst into chuckles making it seem funny.
Julie on the other hand did not crack as smile while Leann knew better than to be rude so she laughed softly. Leo threw Julie a look when he saw Anthony’s head turned to his precious secretary. The four men that followed him inside walked over in front of the girl, their hands in their pockets ready to pull out something. Leo quickly put up a hand “Mr. Lung, please forgive her. She is new here.” He did what he could to help her out knowing that Anthony was not a man you wanted to be rude to.
Anthony waved his hand and the men quickly retreated, he walked over to Julie and looked down at her haughtily “What is your name?”
Julie looked up, there was not a bit of fear in her eyes “Julie.”
He nodded “Pretty name for a girl that will no longer exist in a minute.”
Leann looked up at her brother for help, she was worried for Julie “Mr. Lung, I’m sure she did not mean to be rude…” she was silence with his hand pointed to her.
“Miss Fung, this is not your place to speak up!” the elder man roared angrily. He turned back to Julie “I do not like women who do not recognize the importance of a dominant figure.” He said straightforwardly.
Julie didn’t blink as she replied “I do not find men that walk around thinking they are some kind of God are any least bit dominant over a low pay secretary.”
“Julie!” Leo cried with anger “Apologize this minute!” he commanded.
Julie glared at Leo but her eyes softened a bit when she turned back to Anthony “I’m-”
She was surprised when he burst out laughing, clapping his hands humorously “I like this girl.” He proclaimed to Leo.
Leo’s face softened “I’m glad to hear that. But she is actually my secretary.”
By this time Julie was more than confused, not sure what they were talking about. Maybe Anthony sensed the questioning eyes as he turned to Julie “How would you like to assist me for the next three months?”
Julie glanced at Leo, who’s eyes turned ice cold as he looked at the man which didn’t care what he had to say “I…I don’t know what to say.” She said quietly.
Anthony smiled as he turned to Leo, who’s face quickly turned back into a smile “I’m sure Mr. Fung would not mind me borrowing his precious secretary would he now?” it was more of a command than a question.
Leo smiled but his resentment showed in his voice “Of course not. You are welcome to anything and anyone that can assist you. But I must warn you, Julie is a new employee, she does not know much about the files in our company.”
Anthony only waved his hand carelessly “It’s not about experience, it’s about knowledge of material.” He looked down at Julie with a grin that gave her chills up her spine “Ms. Julie looks like she knows more than she ever learned. If you don’t mind, I’d like to get acquainted to my new secretary.” He said to Leo.
Leo waved his hand for everyone to leave, Leann lingered behind but her brother nodded for her to leave. She turned and glanced at the worried looking Julie before leaving. “Can I have a word with her before she starts her work with you?” he asked politely.
The distinguished man nodded “Of course.”
Julie followed Leo back to his office “Close door.” He commanded after Julie walked in. “Sound proof walls.” He turned while Julie looked around the room where the glass walls were thickened. “Julie, that man is very dangerous. I wanted to warn you to be careful of him. He is a very powerful man, he can wipe you out of existence with a snap of the finger.”
Julie smiled grimly “I can see that.” She shrugged her shoulders “I didn’t know you cared.”
Leo smiled sweetly thinking that she was finally falling for him, he inched closer to her, his hand sweeping softly against her cheek. A move she found annoying the first time he started doing it. “Of course I care, you’re MY girl.” He pointed out purposely.
Her smile faded “No.” she shook her head “As much as you want it to happen, I will NEVER…” she looked at him straight in the eye “and I do mean never…be your girl.”
His face moved closer to her own face, his lips aiming for her own but she twisted her head to the side and he kissed her cheek instead. His breath was hot as he threatened “You will be one day…”
He said it with so much confidence that it scared her for the first time being alone with him “I should get back to Mr. Lung before he kills someone.” Sarcasm written all over her words.
Leo nodded as he reached up and touched her hair as his fingers weaved through the soft strands “Just be careful.”
She felt him leaving something behind in her hair as she walked out the room. She didn’t know if it was a camera or just a wireless microphone. Knowing Leo, he would probably have a bomb ready to detonate if she tried to take it off. Her only chance was to have Will remove it since he was better at decoding bombs.
Anthony seemed to have noticed something different about her because he waved for his people to go “Leave us.” He commanded. The men left without questions.
“Shall we start?” Julie asked with a plastered smile that he easily saw through.
“Wait.” He pointed for her to stand still as he walked over, taking slow steps around her as he observed her. He reached for her face, his eyes digging into her own like he was trying to read her mind. A slow smile crossed his face when she widened her eyes, finally seeing Andy’s eyes. She opened her mouth only to be covered by his hands. He shook his head “Julie, I’m sure we’re on a first name basis now.” He walked back to his chair as he sat down comfortably. “I don’t want to waste any time with nonsense. You can start by getting the last ten years of Toys Domination’s biggest files. We can go over it one at a time. Remember, one false move and I will have you erased.” His threats were nothing to her now.
She cleared her throat while wiping the smile off her face “Yes, sir.”
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Throughout the day, Leo would be in his office observing the sound of the voices coming from his computer. He placed a tapping device in Julie’s hair. It clung onto a few strands of hair and was able to trace every sound and movement of her within a mile. He had nothing to fear from the powerful CEO. The man seemed more interested in the business than in Julie.
Back in CEO’s new office, Julie was busy finding the files for him, while he looked through every file for information that would help him figure out how to stop the man made machines. He knew the answers to his questions could be in those files. “Julie.” Andy called her over.
She quickly dropped the file clear chip in her hand as she paced herself over to his desk “Yes, Mr. Lung?” her smile teasing as she said his fake name.
“Can you set up a file for these sale numbers? I want to be able to look at all of them at the same time.” He asked as he gave her a wink of the eye.
She knew he was trying to distract Leo’s attention. “Sure.” She replied. Julie watched as he pulled up his watch and pushed a tiny button on the left side. The clear round top folded upwards as it flashed at the files before him. He was taking as much information on the files as he can.