73 Preoccupied, stressed, extremely busy (1/2)

The firing of the housekeeper instantly became a talk of town in ASC headquarters. Employees are so intrigue on how did she triggered the utmost patience of the COO and why did it have to end with him firing the hardworking lady.

At the cafeteria.

Employee 1: Ate Marie got fired? Why?

Employee 2: I don't know the entire reason, but they've said that Ate Marie did something that Director Fuentes didn't approve. She was canceled right away.

Everyone talked about what had happened, and to minimize the hotness of the topic the HR department prepared a memorandum saying that to have a harmonious workplace let us practice and maintain the remainders given to us. It was like an innuendo for those who are being to friendly and close to the outsider in ASC.

The peaceful workplace has now become the opposite after the arrival of one person.

That person was also inside the cafeteria when those two employees were talking about Marie, the old housekeeper. Actually he didn't know what is her name, why would he bother using his brain cells remembering her name, as long as there is no debt of gratitude among them he promised to himself that its worthless keeping them remembered. For him, his conscience is clear because she agreed to do it in the name of money. The paid her, she does the job. That is simple as that.

Hearing about how Director Fuentes remorselessly fired one person because of the affiliation makes him wonder, does this boyfriend of her really insecure with him? That it drives him to make someone jobless because he is helping him?

With this thought, Michael relieved that his effect can drive a person crazy, crazy like how Nickel is becoming.

Inside the four corners of the Director's office, Zoey was still oblivious of what had Michael did this time. She was clueless that Nickel fired one accessory to Michael's doing. It was her month end closing week. So basically her packed up schedule become or tighter, and she was asked to finish her reports on or before Wednesday, which is two days after this.

Nickel, who was watching her being disconcerted on her desk, placed her lunch set on her table. Even though he called her thrice, Zoey was so into her monitor screen. He thought maybe Zoey wants him to feed her? Well, did she?

But he immediately dismissed his fantasies and turned his back to her and went to his chair. Ten minutes had passed but Zoey haven't touched her lunch. Nickel crumpled on scratched paper on his desk and made it into a ball shaped. He was aiming to hit her head with the crumpled paper when suddenly Zoey screamed and slammed her head into his desk.

”Waaaaaaah!” she screamed like a kid whose candy was snatched by someone. After that, a loud bang surrounded the room.