Chapter 36: His Raspy, Seductive Voice
Feeling apprehensive, Damien got up from the seat and went over to his large glass window that was overlooking the city and said, "That doesn't make sense. Who would do something like this? Why her?"
"I don't have an answer for that. This is the extent of what I can help you with. I can help her medically but anything beyond that or whatever happened to her before, you'd have to seek help from someone else. You have your resources, brother. Why don't you make use of it?" Jeffrey got up from the sofa as well and started to pack up his things.
Damien didn't respond and Jeffrey perfectly understood his silence.
Jeffrey walked over to Damien, patted his shoulder and made him understand what he meant, "Look, I know you want to help her. You don't have to do anything drastic but at least find out about that accident. That way we can figure out what to do next."
"What if we don't find anything else? Can't you think of other ways on how to help her regain her memories?" Damien turned to his friend. He wanted to help Katherine gain back her life and he was helpless at the moment.
"You know well from the notes. We can't risk trying something that we are unsure about. This involves her overall health — physically and mentally. If she can't handle whatever she discovers, it's possible for her to be destructive just like the record says. If that happens, what then? Will you be able to handle it? Will she be able to handle it?"
Damien understood what Jeffrey was trying to point out. It was what he was scared about in the first place too. He didn't want to risk having Katherine hurt anyone or herself. Although he didn't know why and how she would be capable to do that; it was still a mystery for him.
"You're right. This is going to be tough. I'll think about it and look for other means. Until then, let's keep in touch." Damien shook hands with Jeffrey and walked with him to the elevators.
"You really care about her, don't you?" Jeffrey began as they waited for the elevator doors to open. "It's the first time I'm seeing you like this since–"
"Don't. Let's not talk about the past." Damien said dismissively.
Jeffrey made a small smile at his reaction. Brushing off the awkwardness, he added, "Just… take it easy with her. Don't force her to remember something. If she asks, consider your words first and answer carefully. We don't know what might trigger her."
Damien scratched his brow and sighed, "I don't know a lot about her either, except for those times that we met. So I could only tell her that."
…
After Jeffrey left, Damien strolled back to his office and opened the hidden door. The moment the door slid to the side, he was surprised to see Katherine's body falling towards him. He caught her in his arms as she shrieked — flustered that she lost her balance.
Her eyes grew wide when she realized that Damien caught her red-handed. She pushed herself away from him and stood ramrod straight like a soldier. She couldn't look at him in the eyes so she just settled on the button of his shirt.
'Yes, a button is good. What a pretty button.' She convinced herself that she could get away with the obvious mishap.
Seeing her reaction, Damien suppressed a laugh and made his expression grim as he walked around her like he was doing an inspection. "Were you eavesdropping, Ms. Miller?" He stopped behind her so that she couldn't see his teasing smile yet he tried to keep his voice stern as though he was scolding her.
"No… Yes." Katherine clenched her eyes and bit her lip. 'How stupid can you be, Kath? Eavesdropping? Really?'
Damien crossed his arms on his chest. "What did you hear then?" he asked in a low voice. He couldn't get mad at her — not after catching her like that.
"Nothing. I didn't hear anything. I swear!" She answered right away and Damien believed her.
He decided to let her go for now as they needed to leave already, but how could he possibly miss the chance to tease her just a little bit more?
Bending forward so that his lips were right above her ear, he whispered in a raspy, seductive voice, "For future reference... the walls around this area are soundproof. You could scream as much as you want and no one will ever hear you." The corners of his mouth curled up just before he walked past her and headed out to the office.
Katherine almost trembled when she felt his hot breath blowing against her ear. His voice, though hoarse, was like music to her ears that sent ripples of desire through her. She held her breath and the feeling only intensified. 'What are you doing to me, Damien?'
She curled her toes hearing his last sentence and thought about the different possibilities of why she would scream. 'He wouldn't possibly hurt me, right?'
As soon as she heard him walk away, she opened her eyes and immediately followed him out of the office clearing her throat, "This is going to be a long day."
…
Damien and Katherine reached the lobby and were about to get into his car when Katherine heard a familiar voice.
"Hi, I was wondering if there's a way that you can reach an employee named Katherine Miller? She works as the Marketing Director's assistant. She just joined recently. I'm her friend but I haven't been able to contact her. Can you–"
"Emma!" Katherine called the woman at the reception. "Ems, what are you doing here?" she slowly walked towards her.
"Oh my god! Kath!!!" Emma squealed as she ran to pounce on Katherine — the latter had to steady herself when she returned her hug. "Why aren't you answering my calls? I have been worried sick! Adam told me that you met him in the hospital yesterday, are you okay? What happened?"
"Calm down, Ems. People are watching…" Katherine whispered as she glanced sideways. "I'm fine. There's nothing to worry about. I have just been busy that's why I couldn't call back," she lied. Although they had a lot of things to do, she definitely had the chance to call Emma but she held back so that she didn't have to lie to her as to where she had been sleeping.
"Busy? How can you be that busy to tell your friend about your problems, huh? Is your boss making you work too hard? Doesn't he know that you'll fall ill if you're too exhausted? Where is he?! Let me give him a beating!" Emma continued to run her mouth. She was too worried about her friend the whole week and now that she finally saw her, she just couldn't stop herself.
"Emma! Just shhh!" Katherine's eyes widened. Her hand flew up to cover Emma's mouth to shush her and she glared at her too.
Just as this happened, Damien arrived at Katherine's side. "Is everything okay?"
Nodding profusely, Katherine forced a smile on her face. "Yes, Sir... It's just my friend... heh– she's just so happy to see me."
Emma brushed Katherine's hand away when she noticed Damien and pointed at him, "Are you her boss?! Why are you making her work so hard? What if she gets sick from exhaustion? Are you going to take care of her?!"
Katherine's eyes grew wide at the same time that Damien's brows raised. She could feel all her facial muscles twitch from embarrassment because of what her friend just said to the Resort King Damien Park...
In the middle of the lobby…
In his own company…
In front of so many employees.
What now, Katherine?
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Chapter 37: Freakishly Handsome Looking Devil
Katherine felt a chill on her nape when she heard Damien let out a chuckle upon hearing Emma's outburst. She didn't know who to tame first – her friend Emma who just called out her boss? Or Damien who had a mirthless smile on his face?
She gulped and quickly turned to face Damien, "I'm so sorry, President Park. Let me handle my friend real quick. She needs a knock on her head. Heh–"
Katherine dragged Emma out of the lobby with all the strength that she had. "W-what are you doing? I'm not done yet! He needs to hear it! It doesn't matter how handsome he is!!!" Emma said loudly enough for others to hear.
Damien tilted his head as he watched the two women walk away. A smile lingered on his lips when Emma's words resounded in his head. He put his hands in his pockets and he glanced at his employees briefly. "Carry on," he said before he strolled out of his building.
Outside, Katherine started to scold Emma.
"Are you crazy? How could you do that back there? Do you want me to get fired?" Katherine was exasperated. She was embarrassed and mad at the same time.
With her chin raised and her arms crossed, Emma pursed her lips into a thin line. She realized that she may have crossed the line. "I was just worried about you, okay?"
"I understand that… but how could you say something like that to my boss? I work for him and now you just made it awkward for me. How could I face him now?"
Feeling guilty, Emma grabbed Katherine's hand and held it tightly in hers. "I'm so sorry, Kath… but you did say that you've been busy. I just warned that Director not to give you a ridiculous workload that would cause you to get sick. I am only concerned about your well-being."
Katherine wanted to roll her eyes but stopped herself. "He's not just a Director, Emma. He's the BIG BOSS and I'm not a Marketing Director's assistant."
"What are you talking about? If you're not, then what are you? And what do you mean BIG BOSS?" Emma's brows furrowed.
"I mean… He's the Chairman and CEO of Crown Resort Group and I... I'm his secretary." Katherine sighed and saw Emma's eyes grew wider by the second.
"Th-that freakishly handsome looking Devil is the–"
"Shush! Keep your voice down!" Katherine covered Emma's mouth again, she swore her friend was such a handful.
"But I thought you applied for-"
"Yes, I don't know what happened."
"Oh god… and I… I just told him…" Emma's eyes darted here and there, recalling the words that she spewed earlier. She slapped her lips twice and cursed herself.
"Enough." Katherine stopped Emma's hands and smiled at her, giving her a huge hug. "I'm glad to see you. And thanks for worrying about me."
"You should have told me right away. You know that I would help you, right?" Emma pouted, feeling disappointed that her friend didn't turn to her for help. "Where are you staying now? Are you–" her voice trailed off when she saw Damien walking towards them.
Emma let go of Katherine's hands instantly and bowed to Damien, "I apologize about my behavior, President. I was just worried about my friend."
"Mhmm," Damien nodded.
"Oh right." Emma opened her bag and took out a thin envelope. "This isn't much but I hope it can help you. It's all I have." It was more than half of Emma's paycheck but she was willing to give it to her friend.
Katherine was taken aback by her kind gesture. She immediately shook her hands in front of her to refuse it. "I can't take that. You need that too."
"It's okay, I'll figure it out. You need it more than I do, so here… take it." Emma tried to shove it to Katherine but Damien blocked her hand.
The two women were surprised by his action that their heads snapped at him, wondering what he was doing.
With an unreadable expression, Damien placed his hands on Katherine's shoulders and told Emma, "Keep it. Don't worry about Ms. Katherine. I'm not making her work too hard and I'll make sure that she doesn't get sick. I'll take care of her. You have my word."
The two women looked at him like he was glowing with a halo on his head. Both their hearts drummed faster than usual, especially Katherine's.
With his hands still on her shoulders, he gently pushed her towards the car and opened it for her to get inside, leaving Emma on the side gaping at their backs. Katherine was left speechless after hearing what he said to her friend. Why did his words sounded like something else? Do bosses say that for their secretaries?
When Damien drove the car away, he glanced at Katherine in the passenger's seat and said, "Your friend–"
"I'm really sorry about what she said." Katherine started. "I didn't know that she would look for me and do that."
"Were you avoiding her?"
"I couldn't really tell her what happened to me. She already has a lot to worry about in her family."
By this time, Damien already figured that Katherine didn't want to bother other people with her problems. He took a mental note on this in case something happens in the future, he would be aware of it even if she wouldn't tell him.
The traffic light turned red and Damien stepped on the break as he responded, "It's great that your friend worries about you."
Katherine turned to face him, meeting his intense stare as he continued, "but I meant what I said back there."
Her breathing hitched and her stomach felt funny when she heard his assurance. This man who has shown a lot of faces in front of her, whose smiles were different depending on who he was talking to… And those eyes… those eyes that looked at her differently when he said that he'd take care of her.
Could I trust your words, Damien Park?
…
The new resort's progress has been excellent so far. It has only been a few days since their last visit and the necessary adjustments have already been made. That day, they did a lot of inspections to make sure that every area passed President Park's expectations. He's very hands-on with his business. Something that was both good and bad for the employees.
They met a few business partners in the resort and held meetings there until it was late in the afternoon.
"Everything's looking great. Let's push the opening on the 18th." Damien announced as he walked down the stairs to the lobby.
General Manager Mr. Lim and the team looked at each other, fear evident on their faces. Even Katherine thought it was going to be arduous.
"But President Park, that's two weeks earlier than the target date." Mr. Lim hesitantly voiced his thoughts that the rest of the team silently supported.
"Judging by the current progress, I'm positive that we'll make it by then. I believe that you won't disappoint me." Damien said leaving no room for arguments. The team could only nod and follow their boss's orders.
"Now now… let's put work aside. It's a Saturday. We should be having fun instead." Caleb stepped forward to Damien's side and draped his arm over his friend's shoulder. "Why don't we celebrate and have dinner. What do you say?"
"Celebrate?" Damien raised a brow.
Looking at Katherine, Caleb winked at her and continued, "It's Ms. Miller's first week. I think we owe her a welcome party, don't you think?"
Damien's gaze landed on Katherine who had a questioning look as everyone's eyes were glued on her. "Hmmm. Let's go then, dinner and drinks are on me." An indifferent look appeared on his face as he turned around and headed towards his car.
The employee's eyes sparkled with delight when they heard their boss. They were already expecting an enjoyable night if it's the Big Boss paying.
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