NICKLAUS THE MASTER
Chapter 42
Written by: Racheal Dennis
Authoress’ pov ?
Marc_law_firm… 9:59am…
Marcus just finished signing the last file on his table, he pushes them aside and types on his computer.
Then he hears a knock on the door, without raising his head, he mutters a come in.
The door opens and Matilda walks in, she clears her throat quietly before speaking.
“Mr Aurelius!”
Marcus’s head quickly snaps up, a big smile suddenly appears on his face.. he stands up abruptly and rushed to her.
He pulled her into a brief hug.
“What took you so long?” He asked.
Matilda tries to move away from him, but couldn’t as he’s holding onto her tightly.. Marcus releases a contented sigh.
“I have been waiting for you for a long time, I wanted to come look for you in your apartment after….”
“Er… you’re kinda crushing my bones!” She said.
He quickly lets go of her, comports himself…the smile on his face not faltering.
“So… Miss Spears why did you come late? You’re supposed to resume work by 8am, but it’s already…”
He trails off and checks his wrist watch.
“…10am!” He arches an eyebrow at her, waiting for an explanation.
“Sorry that I’m late, I was held up by morning traffic!” She explains.
Bringing her bag forward, she searches for something inside and pulls out some papers…she stretches it.
“This are my credentials…you might wanna do a little rechecking!”
“Rechecking? There are no needs for that!” Marcus said.
Matilda shakes her head and tries to force her credentials in his hands.
“I know you’re giving me this job because you want me to give you a chance…”
She sighs.
“…but I don’t want to get this job based on our relationship, I want to get this job based on my own abilities…my qualifications, if I’m not qualified you can let me know!”
Marcus smiles.
“Does that mean you’re gonna give me a chance?”
“Mr Aurelius, please go through my credentials first…we can talk about other things later!”
Marcus stares at her for a brief moment, before taking her credentials.
He walks back to his chair, Matilda sits on a chair in front of his desk.
“What are these red dots?” Marcus asked when he sees red dots all over the white papers.
Matilda tilts her head and sees the red dots too, she puts some hair strands behind her ear.
“Sorry about that, I met an accident while trying to escape the traffic….”
“Accident?!” He cuts her off.
His eyes did a quick scan on Matilda, trying to find any bloodstains.
“Are you ok? Where did you get hurt?” He asked anxiously.
She shakes her head.
“I’m fine, I wasn’t the injured… It was an old lady!”
Marcus breaths out in great relief and nods his head.
“That’s good! That’s good!” He mutters.
There’s a short silence.
“Please check my credentials!”
“Oh, right! Right!” He said.
He took a quick glance through the papers, he nods..a satisfied or proud smile tugs the corner of his lips.
“Miss Spears, you have impeccable credentials for an undergraduate!” He commends her.
Matilda gives him a curt nod.
“Well, miss Spears… you’re hired!”
“Really?”
He nods.
“I hope it’s not because you’re trying to get on my good side?”
“You said you want a job based on your own abilities…so, you got this job…”
He raised her credentials.
“….with your abilities!”
She breaks into a smile, she reaches out her hand for a handshake.
“Thank you, Mr Aurelius!” She said.
Marcus leans forward and grabs her hands with both of his, he grins widely.
“So….what about us?”
Matilda knows what he’s talking about but pretends to be clueless.
“Are you in for some office r®mance with me?” He asked.
She slowly withdraws her hand, gather her credentials and picks them up.
“That depends on how well you treat me!” She said and head towards the door.
“Is that a yes?”
He’s praying inwardly for her to say yes…he stares at her anxiously as she hesitate to give her reply.
“It’s probability…I might consider you if you behave well”
She holds the door handle and opens it.
“Where are you going?” Marcus asked.
“To my department…to resume work!” With that, she steps out.
He starts jumping on his chair and pumping his fists up, immediately Matilda left.
“Matilda, I’m so gonna make you my girlfriend soonest!”
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Anastasia’s pov ?
“Thank you!” I thanked the waiter after he drops my cup of hot mocha in front of me.
Rhoda orders a cup of ice tea, which the waiter brought in when he brought mine.
I take a sip of my mocha, then smile.
“Thank you for rescuing me back there, Claudia would have beaten me to pulp!” I said and lets out an embarrassed laugh.
Can’t believe the rescuer later became the rescued! Life!
“It’s nothing, I saw what you did to her too…”
Ah! She saw me?! She must be thinking I’m some crazy woman now!
“.. actually, Claudia is becoming a nuisance….she needs to be put in her place and you did a pretty good job!” She commends me.
“Oh!” I simply exclaimed.
“I heard from a friend, that Nicklaus’s fiancee is working in the company.. so I came to see you and from what I witnessed today… ”
She pause and sighs.
“… You’re one fierce lioness!”
Oh? That’s my name for Claudia.
Wait, was she there the whole time? Did she see everything that happened between Claudia and I?!
“Actually, I was there the whole time and I liked how you didn’t back out.. even when she was trying to intimidate you….”
I laugh mentally, if only she knows I was melting inside… I was so scared.
“… you’re just the perfect match for Nicklaus!”
“Thank you, ma’am!”
“Oh, please, call me Rhoda!” She said. “Ma’am makes me feel old!”
I chuckled lightly.
“Well, then, thank you Rhoda!” I said.
She nods, we both drink our drinks in a comfortable silence until she speaks again.
“So… I came to see you for two reasons!”
I drop my mocha and give her my full attention.
“Firstly.. it’s been long since Nicklaus came home, since our father died he’s changed drastically… Nicklaus was once a happy kid like every other kids his age, but our father’s death and your disappearance changed him… ”
I can only imagine Klaus as a little boy, running around with his kite as he lets out hearty laughter.
“… he doesn’t speak more than two or three words to me or our mother… ”
Hmm, I witness that when his mother came to his mansion.. the tension was too thick and suffocating!
“… he doesn’t come home for dinner too, not even when our mother invites him herself.. neither does he receives her calls!”
Dinner! I almost forget, I promise Mrs Statham to bring Klaus home for dinner.
“I don’t know if you can, you know.. convince him to come home for dinner… It’ll make our mother happy!” She said.
I smiled.
“Don’t worry, Rhoda… your mother came over the other day and I promised her I’ll get Klaus home for dinner…”
“Really?!” She cuts me off, her tone sounds a little excited.
I nod and continue.
“I know it’s gonna be hard convincing him and I can’t guarantee he’s gonna come…but I promise I’ll try my best to make him come!”
She leans forward and reaches for my hands on the table, she squeezes it softly.
“Thank you, Anastasia, it will make both my mom and I happy!”
Not knowing how to reply her, I simply nod. Then she withdraws her hands and comports herself.
“Then the second reason is… I need your help in curing Klaus’s allergy of penicillin and adrenocortical hormones!”
Say what now? Is Klaus suffering from some kind of disease?
“Penicillin and adreno….what?”
She simply smiles at my funny and confused face.
“You’re very well aware that Klaus can’t touch women.. and he doesn’t let women touch him too… You excluded!”
I nod…so, that’s the name for that?
“Well, I don’t know if you can help me cure him slowly!”
“How?”
She does a little thinking.
“Like, take him to a place where he would accidentally bump into a woman!”
“Where he’ll accidentally bump into a woman?”
“Yes, I don’t know if he’ll have his skin reaction when he accidentally bump into a woman… so, I’m hoping you’d help me?”
Hmm, helping her is also like helping myself.. I mean, I’m Klaus’ fiancee and we might get married someday.
I can’t have a sick man as my husband.. though, it’s not that kind of sickness.
“Ok, I’ll do it!”
She smiles.
“Thank you, Anna, you’re really a darling!”
I nod, let’s just hope things go well and Klaus doesn’t get any reaction… else, I’ll be so dead!
We continue talking about some random things… she asked me a few questions about myself and I answered them as best as I can.
Few minutes later, her phone beeps.. she reaches for it and frowns slightly, then breaks into a smile.
“Er.. your fiance is getting impatient” she said.
“Klaus?” I asked, even though I kinda already know.
“Yeah.. I think we should call it a day now.. please don’t forget the two things you promised me!”
I shake my head.
“I won’t!”
She nods, she got up and carried her handbag… I quickly downed my mocha and got up too.
“So.. see you some other day, then?”
I nod. “Yeah!” I watch her walk out of the shop.
She got into her car and drove off, I also step out of the shop and head towards Statham enterprise.
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“Well, well, well.. the queen is back!” Claudia said, coming in front of me.
I just stepped into the building, we’re at the lobby right now.. it seems like she’s been waiting for me to come back.
“You poured hot coffee on me, right?”
My eyes quickly scan her outfit, she’s changed from her previous blouse.
“I’ll teach you a lesson for that!” She said and takes slow steps towards me.
My heart starts pounding in fear as I take steps backwards too.. I laugh lightly.
“He~e~ey, Claudy, how about we talk about this calmly?” I suggest.
She scoffs.
“Not after you’ve humiliated me in public!”
I look around, a little crowd has formed.. that female worker that I saved earlier, locked gaze with me and she mouths.
*I’ll go get Mr Statham!*
I didn’t want her to, but it’s my only choice for survival…if Klaus doesn’t come to save me, this evil Claudia will beat me to death.
The female worker quickly left the scene, I turn back to Claudia. She look in my eyes and smirks.
“Are you scared?”
She must have seen the fear in my eyes, I stand upright and clear my throat…I can’t let her disgrace me in front of these people.
“Scared?!” I scoffed loudly and overly dramatically. “I’m not scared of you, I just don’t wanna disrupt the peace of the company…”
My eyes glance around, some of the workers are talking in group of twos and threes…I know they’re betting who’s gonna win between Claudia and I.
Like it’s not obvious enough, Claudia will kill me… Klaus come quick! I pray silently.
I turn around and see Claudia’s fist coming directly for my face, on reflex I dodged it.
Not knowing what to do to save myself, I grab her hair….my mouth hangs open in surprise as her hair pulled along with my hands.
Series of laughter fills the air.
“My hair!” She yells and tries using her hands to cover her scalp.
I check her hair properly in my hand and realizes it’s a… Wig?!
I raised my head and stare at her head, she looks like a bald old man…there are only very little hair in her head.
“You’re wearing a wig?! What happened to your hair?!” I asked seriously.
She points at me as her face goes red in anger.
“You….”
“What. Is. Going. On. Here?!” Klaus’ thunderous voice boom.
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