Twins Genius: Two CEOs

Maybe next time

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"Frans, if I may today I want to go to the mall to buy some clothes I need before I get to work. Can't you?"

"Is there anything you should buy?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Alright, then I'll ask my assistant to accompany you all day so that he brings you all the things you bought. Hows it? Let's not get tired of carrying everything yourself and have someone come and bring you a car."

"uh? Looks like let me go alone. Not too much stuff and I can do it myself. I'll just go by taxi."

"That's it, just let you in between. Yea? That way I'll calm down."

"But you're gonna need your assistant too, right? So I better go alone, it's okay. After shopping I'll make you lunch, how?"

"Stay away. You better go with my assistant, so you can ask him for help. You can also save on taxi costs, right?"

"It's exactly what you're talking about, but, still. I'll go by myself pity I don't want to waste his time. Better let him help you in the office."

"You sure you want to go alone?"

"Yes, really. So you don't have to ask your assistant to help me. Okay?"

"Alright if that's what you want. But if there's anything on the way, don't forget to call me as soon as possible."

"okay."

"Well then I go to work first." Francisco landed a kiss on Aphrodite's forehead.

"Yes, I'll see you at lunchtime."

"I'll wait for you." Francisco walked up to his car, got in and sat in the driver's seat. "I'm leaving."

"Be careful on the road." Aphrodite smiled. A moment later on saw the car driven by Francisco was moving away from its original place, drove away from where Aphrodite was at this time and left her alone standing in front of her apartment yard.

After Francisco left, Aphrodite went into her house to continue her work that was still not finished.

...*...

Aphrodite asked the driver to stop right in front of the mall building that became her destination. He got off after paying his taxi fare, he walked towards the entrance. Breezed along with a few others who were also about to enter there.

Arriving inside, Aphrodite immediately searched for the items she needed. He walked to visit several stores, then visited other stores when the goods needed were not in the store visited by him.

After spending almost hours in the mall, Aphrodite then just stay looking for another item needed by him.

"Just look for one more item," he murmured as he stared at the several paper bags that were now in his grasp. He went back on his way, looking for one more thing he needed.

After all the things he needed had been obtained by him, Aphrodite then decided to go home soon because she was getting tired.

Aphrodite stepped towards the exit, as she was walking. He passed one of the big jewelry stores that are now occupied by visitors.

"It seems that they are making new jewelry." said Aphrodite, looking inside the store. They looked like they were having an announcement of the opening of a new piece of jewelry they had just released.

"Their jewelry is pretty nice and interesting, but what am I visiting for. The jewelry in my house I never wear."

Aphrodite continued her footsteps. Before leaving, he had bought some snacks to accompany his trip to the exit.

Arriving outside the mall, Aphrodite immediately looked for an empty taxi that would then drive her home to her apartment.

...*...

Francisco stopped the car right in front of there. Aphrodite turned to her who was now smiling with excitement.

"This is your first day at work. Don't let you forget to rest, okay? If you're tired, rest a little. I don't want you to get sick" Francisco said, staring at him intensely.

"Np. You too, don't forget your vitamins. Moreover, the work you have to do is more than the work I do."

"Yes, I won't forget to take vitamins."

"All right then I'll go first."

"See you at lunch."

"See you."

Aphrodite stepped out of the car, waved her hand at Francisco and sauntered toward the entrance of the office there.

After Aphrodite's death, Francisco then drove the car he drove to his office which is located not too far from there.

...*...

Arriving inside, Aphrodite immediately stepped towards the direction where the elevator was. He stopped in front of the elevator, pressed a button and waited for the elevator door to open. Some people who were both waiting for the elevator there turned towards him. Staring at him from top to bottom with a gawking face.

"Oh my God, is he the new employee whose interview time was the subject of conversation?" One of the female employees was standing at one of the elevator doors next to her.

"Well, right. She is beautiful."

"Yes. Besides, I heard that Mr. Jordan himself chose it first in his live interview."

"really?"

"Yes, right. Even his secretary, Mr. Jordan himself, said that."

"Oh yeah, I've heard of it. He deserves to be accepted, I hear his work is good and he is a man who is quite deft at work. I've asked some of my friends who used to work with him."

"Well, that's amazing. No wonder he was the first to be chosen by Mr. Jordan."

"Yes." Yeah."

They continued to talk about Aphrodite, while what they had noticed earlier was just silence and focus on the elevator doors that had not been opened.

"Aphrodite!" Tina called. Aphrodite turned her head towards the bespectacled woman who had just arrived there, the woman now walked over to her.

"Morning. You just arrived?" Aphrodite's greeting to him.

"uh? Oh, naw. I've been there since, there's just something I have to take care of outside. That's why I'm out for a minute."

"You just arrived?"

"Yes, as you can see."

The sound of ‘Ting’ grabbed their attention. The two turned to look at the elevator that was now open, the elevator was filled by two male employees who then came out of the elevator.

As soon as the two got out, Aphrodite and Tina then got into the elevator. Tina pressed a numbered button there that led them to the floor where their division was working. During the elevator ride, Aphrodite took Tina to chat. Trying to get to know more about the figure of Tina who he knew since their meeting on the first day of the interview.

...*...

Jordan just got out of his car. He continued his journey to his room by using an elevator that happened to be not too full. In the elevator he stood alone, his focus since just now on the clock that was coiled around his wrist.

"This is the first day new employees work. I wondered how they did their job on this first day" he muttered to himself.

"I want to see how they perform. I hope their work is in line with my expectations" he thought. As soon as the elevator doors opened, Jordan stepped out of the elevator. Stepping down the corridor so that he could arrive at his study.

"Good morning sir" said his secretary, who was cleaning his desk.

"Morning." When he returned, Jordan walked into his study. Inside, he immediately sat down at his desk that was inside there.

...*...

Silent. That is the right word to describe the current state, no other sound is heard other than the typing sound of the keyboard that is occasionally heard and the sound of the clock ticking hanging on the wall. Everyone in the same division as Aphrodite is currently busy doing their own duties.

Aphrodite sat at the table where the cubicles were not too far from the cubicles occupied by Tina.

Aphrodite was still busy with her work, she took all her work very seriously and meticulously.

"All the work is not difficult" murmured Aphrodite softly, very quietly like a whisper so that the friend beside her could not hear the sentence that had just been thrown from her mouth.

Aphrodite smiled faintly, she was very happy to be able to feel the sensation like this moment again. This is what he longed for after marrying Francisco, feeling the silence of the state of the office, the sound of computer keyboards that are mutually unpretentious to each other, as well as the work desk with a limiter, and, as well as working together with several others on each of his left and right sides.

"All this made my spirit binding, especially after a long time not struggling with computer screens and keyboards. It was enough to make me miss" he whispered again.

Aphrodite was silent for a moment as she felt her back ache a little. He stretched his muscles for a moment. His essence was suddenly seized by the figure of Tina who continued to wave her hand towards him while whispering softly trying to grab his attention.

Aphrodite looked at him, the woman seemed to need help from him.

Aphrodite looked at him with a puzzled look on her face as the woman's every lip motion was completely incomprehensible to her. Aphrodite did not understand what Tina needed at the moment.

"What does he really want to tell me?" Murmuring Aphrodite softly, she frowned.

Aphrodite showed a confused face towards Tina making the woman sigh because Aphrodite who was about to be in her friend please was completely clueless with the motion of her lips.

Aphrodite turned her attention in the other direction, looking for a way to find out what Tina was trying to convey.

Aphrodite grabbed her phone, sending Tina a message. Ask for explanations for sentences that are not understood by him.

Tina across there smiled knots as soon as Aphrodite sent out a solution so they could communicate. Rushing Tina sent the message she wanted to convey since earlier to Aphrodite.

...*...

Francisco turned his attention to the clock that was coiled around his wrist. It's lunch time. He smiled at the clock that he saw.

"It's lunch time. It is better now that I have finished all my little work left, after that go to meet Aphrodite and have lunch with her. I can't wait to see him" Fransisco murmured.

The door of his room opened, making Francisco attention switch to staring at his secretary who is now entering by carrying some files in his hands.

"These are some of the files that you asked for" he said, putting the file in his hand on the table right in front of Francisco, who is now sitting in front of him.

"Okay, thank you."

"I'm sorry." The secretary left Francisco, which is still sitting in its current place.

Francisco turned his attention, grabbed his phone and opened a messaging app to call Aphrodite, sending her a message.

...*...

Tina stepped over to Aphrodite as soon as she knew the hour of rest had arrived and everyone one by one slowly began to step out from within their respective rooms, enjoy their lunch time in the cafeteria available at the office.

"Thank you for helping me and answering some of the questions I asked you."

"No problem, I understand it's probably your first time so you don't really understand what you're doing." Aphrodite tidied up her desk and grabbed her bag.

"If you hadn't helped me, I wouldn't have been able to finish it. Thanks again."

"Yes. If next time you have a question don't hesitate to ask me again, I'll help you if I can."

"alright. Oh yeah, how about as a sign of my gratitude to you. I want to buy you lunch."

"Maybe next time, because this afternoon I already have an appointment to eat out."

"uh? With who?"

"With someone, and we were planning on eating at one of the restaurants not far from this."

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

"No. I don't have a boyfriend."

"Then…?"

"Yes, I'm going first. See you soon." Aphrodite patted Tina softly on the shoulder and hurried away from there leaving the woman alone in her study. Tina was silent looking at Aphrodite who was now continuing to step out of her room.

"Who exactly did he meet?" Mumbled Tina slowly looked at Aphrodite's back questioningly. Just the next second the woman stepped out following some of her other division friends towards the cafeteria for lunch along with them.

Aphrodite stepped down the corridor, walking until she arrived in the elevator. Arriving there, he found his phone ringing indicating a message coming in. The message was from Francisco, who now asked for his whereabouts.

Aphrodite smiled, replied to a message from Francisco and told him that she would soon arrive at the restaurant where they had agreed to meet.

Aphrodite came out of her office building, stepping down the pavement now decorated by some people passing around. He crossed the street, walked for a while and saw the figure of Francisco there.

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