MY BADASS SECRETARY

CHAPTER 8

"Hendrick.." Ryke tried to relax, their faces were too close.

"Ryke, I'm sleepy. Let's sleep ok." Hendrick's smile ruffled his hair, and started to close his eyes, and began to doze off.

Ryke just sighs. He scolds himself from anticipating the thought that Hendrick will kiss him. But to his dismay, the man just slept and left him in his wonderland.

Hendrick, you are really pulling my last string.

Hendrick is just staring at Ryke's mole that he kissed earlier. He wanted to kiss the tempting wet red lips in front of him but when he thinks he is Mr. Wilson's son, he retreats to his plan. He doesn't want to disappoint the respected man who entrusts his own son to him. He is wondering, Ryke is really beautiful with his handsome face. He needs to plan his confession and ask for blessings from Mr. Wilson in the future if Ryke will become his lover. He can picture Ryke as his lawful husband. Patience Hendrick..patience.

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Hendrick didn't visit the Walters Corporation for one week, he didn't inform or announced that he will resume his work today. Even Ryke has no idea even though Jerson Davis told him Hendrick is fit to work already. Everybody is busy chatting while queuing up and one of them is Ryke.

Ryke is busy talking to the newly hired staff from the Finance Department named Archie Vans. Adam and Aries came early on Monday. The two are so comfortable, hitting each other while laughing. Ryke didn't notice that Hendrick arrived in the lobby already and was just watching him. The other employees who saw Hendrick bow their heads and greet him.

Everyone becomes quiet except for the two. Ryke was still talking when he realized he was hearing his own voice and slowly looked around. When he sees Hendrick, he bows his head and greets him but Hendrick does not respond, instead, he grabs Ryke's wrist and drags him to the exclusive lift.

"Mr. Walters, why did you do that? I'm talking to my friend."

Hendrick didn't respond and didn't even look at him. When they reach the fifty-second floor, Benny quickly opens the door for them and happily sits on his working table while whistling.

Inside the CEO office.

"Mr. Walters, can you please stop dragging me, you are hurting me."

"I told you already, stop flirting inside my company premises, especially to that guy!"

Ryke walks backward, he can feel Hendrick can swallow him alive, anytime.

Fuck! This Lion King is turning into a wild beast again. But why?

"Mr. Hendrick, I don't know what my mistake is again but let me clarify myself to you, can I?"

"Speak."

"I didn't flirt with anyone here in your company, I am just making friends. That's all." Ryke is holding his temper, he doesn't want to fight over this lousy conversation because he doesn't know how important it is to the CEO to spend so much time and effort.

"Mr. Ryke! Are you having a memory gap? I warned you last week right?"

"Even so, you have no right to stop me from making friends here. If you don't like it, don't look and ignore us! And for your information Mr. Walters, I don't know what your deal is but it seems you are jealous!" Ryke rolled his eyes and smirked.

"I did not."

"Oh come on, Mr. Walters. Are you jealous?"

"I said I'm not."

"Yes, you are!" Ryke is giggling inside seeing Hendrick's reaction and keeps provoking the person.

Hendrick gritted his teeth in defeat and made a three-step walk towards Ryke and encircled his left hand to his waist and the right hand to the back of his head and ravish Ryke's lips. Ryke's eyes widened in shock.

"Hmmm! Hmmm!"

Hendrick didn't let go of Ryke's lips even when he was protesting and hitting his chest. Ryke stops moving and beating Hendrick when he feels the kiss become gentle, soft, and sweet. He releases a soft moan in between their kisses.

"Ahhh..."

He starts to reciprocate the kiss and he is about to cling his arms on Hendrick's shoulder when the CEO breaks the kiss and lets go of his body and smirks. Ryke was in a daze, he wanted to protest again for leaving him just like that but he just lowered his head.

"That kiss is your punishment for making me jealous."

"How dare you steal my first kiss."

"It's my first kiss too.." Hendrick chuckles and walks back to his working table and loosens his necktie.

"You!"

Ryke left deadpanned in the middle of the office and when he came back to his senses, his heart started to beat like crazy.

What was that? Did he steal my first kiss? Just like that? You bastard! I shall return and you will taste your own medicine. You will taste the wrath of Ryke!

Hendrick can't help but to smile secretly and keep glancing at Ryke's table. He wants to tell Ryke that he stole his first kiss twice already. Haha.

It's Walters Corporation's 40th Foundation Day. Hendrick invites his brother Jerson Davis who is not too busy in the hospital.

In celebration of the event, the management decided to hold the event outside the company. Every year, they celebrate it by creating charity activities but this time aside from charities, Hendrick approved the request of the employees to celebrate it on the beach and enjoy the gathering as employees' day too. For the first time, Hendrick allowed his employees to go out and celebrate. This is their first attempt and suggests the idea since they sensed the CEO is quite happy and easy to approach since his new secretary stepped into his office.

The management prepares some parlor games as part of the celebration. Everybody is happy, giggling, teasing, and even chasing each other. Hendrick never saw his employees this playful and childish. Some bring their wife and husband along with their children. He was amazed at how happy his employees were.

Inside the company, no one dares to do such a reckless act. Hendrick smiles. He feels happy and content, he thought despite being cold and unapproachable, losing to his employees sometimes gives warm and good vibes especially when the employees are saying in chorus.

"Thank you, Mr. Walters." while his employees are happily eating and laughing. Having a hard time with their naughty kids. Hendrick chuckles when he thinks of having his own family and children but he purses his lips when he remembers Ryke is a man. He saw a kid running being chased by his mom, Hendrick suddenly smiles, we can adopt children as many as he wants.

Soon the game will start, the management announces the selected players and each group has its own team leader. Jerson Davis joined the game and was selected as the team leader of the other group. Ryke was selected as a leader along with Hendrick, Adam, Aries, and Archie. Hendrick wanted to protest, he doesn't like the new finance staff but he has no choice. He just guards Ryke purposely and carefully.

The first game is dancing on the bamboo stick, if you pass on it you will be upgraded to the next level.

Ryke and Hendrick participated, everyone must participate, there is no exception.

Hendrick, Ryke, Adam, and Aries passed the challenge except for Archie who clamp his foot with the bamboo stick and was eliminated. Hendrick laughed in his thought and the two proceed to the next level and the emcee announces a new game. 3 teams passed the game and the members of each team became smaller.

The next game is passing the paper by using their mouth. Hendrick enjoyed the game but he did not allow someone to go through Ryke first except him. The next game is transferring the water from one plastic cup to another. Hendrick had a hard time catching the water that made Ryke almost stumble to him but they made it. Finally, two teams are remaining. Jerson Davis Team and Ryke team. The game is releasing all the ball inside the box attached to the player's waist at his back with one hole enough for the ball to release when shaking it. The team needs only one player and Ryke volunteered for his team. As usual Ryke wins as he shakes his bottom and waist cutely which makes the audience applaud and amazed. In less than a minute, he released the balls from the box with less effort.

Hendrick really enjoyed the games and kept laughing and smiling at how happy his employees were. Ryke gets tired and sits next to Archie while Hendrick fumes in anger. He didn't notice that his half brother, Jerson Davis, is observing him keenly.

Jerson Davis never attended this event and he knows Hendrick doesn't like this idea, but to his surprise after how many years, he was being invited and saw his brother smile again. When he learned that Ryke was his secretary, he kept observing Hendrick's movements and facial expressions. Now that Ryke is sitting next to the man that made his face sour like a dash of balsamic vinegar.

Hendrick sees the man he hates playing Ryke's hand while Ryke is focused on listening to the Emcee's instruction. When the man stops, Ryke will pick Archie's hand to let him continue brushing his hand again. Hendrick's eyes can burn the ocean bed by his deadly look right now. He wanted to drag Ryke but he must be professional, a lot of people are watching, especially his brother. Hendrick calmed himself and took a deep breath. You are dead meat Ryke, you are losing my patience.

The final game is the Pocky Day game. Everyone makes a noise. Hendrick has no idea what a pocky day game is. When the emcee explained he stood up on his chair and protested. He is so obvious, he doesn't want Ryke to play the game but as a rule, the leader must play, but Jerson Davis understands the hidden tension because of the game rules. Jerson Davis suggested making the game just an extra one and everyone can play and find their own partner.

Everyone claps and agrees with the idea.

Adam and Aries are bickering because Adam is forcing Aries to play. Jerson Davis spotted the two and invited Aries to play.

"May I ask you to play the Pocky Day Game?" Aries's eyes widened and blushed. He wanted to refuse but Adam pushed him to Jerson Davis and Aries's hands landed on Jerson Davis's broad chest.

"Ooops, be careful.."

"You!" Aries turns to Adam who is laughing hard and sits as he watches the two practicing how they will do the Pocky Day game.

Ryke invited Archie and the two played well without touching their lips. Hendrick in the corner is fuming in jealousy and anger, ready to explode his lava of death like a volcano and a raging cyclone ready to wreak havoc on the area where Ryke and Archie are playing.

Hendrick saw the two finished playing, he left his seat and picked his own pocky stick and pulled Ryke who was about to sit.

"Teach me, I want to learn too."

Those who were just sitting witness how the CEO asked the secretary to play the game were shocked and giggled.

"Sure, Mr. Walters." Ryke positions the stick on his bunny teeth and like slow motion, Ryke can't hear and see anything. Just them standing in the middle of the playing area.

Everyone starts to capture and take a video of the CEO and the secretary playing the special game secretly.

The stick becomes shorter and shorter. Because it's too hot, the chocolate-coated on the breadstick is now melting.

Archie, who is watching, suddenly stands up and wants to pick drinks when he tripped his foot on the exposed extension wire on the floor and he struggled to balance his own body. He pushed the CEO accidentally who was busy playing the pocky day game.

Hendrick was about to bite the last exposed stick on Ryke's mouth when he was pushed by someone from his back, with instinct, he holds Ryke's shoulder to stand still but the force was strong and they both fell on the ground and his mouth smashed to Ryke and the chocolate scattered to their mouth. They stayed like that for a while in shock, not even moving. Hendrick is on top of Ryke, their mouth still connected tasting the sweetness from chocolate until they hear a voice.

"I'm sorry sir, I didn't mean it. It's an accident." Archie keeps bowing his head while apologizing, scared of the thinking, being fired after this.

Hendrick leans his elbow and stands up slowly. He stretches his arm and helps Ryke to get up. They both look around and everyone is laughing hard to their stomach including Jerson Davis and all the high position personnel in the event.

Hendrick and Ryke realized, they looked at each other and laughed out loud too.

The chocolate from the pocky was scattered on their mouth like babies who don't know how to eat yet. The two walk out laughing straight to their shared room. They proceed to the washroom and check their faces and laugh again. They can't believe their faces are messy with chocolates.

Tired of laughing, Ryke walked closer to Hendrick and tried to wipe the chocolate on his face. Hendrick flinched at Ryke's touch, instead of moving away from his face, he involuntarily pulled Ryke's waist and pulled him closer to him, and kissed him passionately. Ryke was shocked but suddenly closed his eyes as he felt the warm wet lips brushing into his and clung his arms to Hendrick's neck.