But for Ms. Lee, Ah! It seems like his head will explode just by thinking about it. But he has to face it, either sooner or later. So, he decides to act like a man and sacrifice his image for the upcoming battle.
" What a pleasant surprise, Ms. Lee! It really was unexpected," Vir commented, experiencing tons of emotions as he was speaking to the honorable and respectful Ms. Lee Soo.
It still was practically impossible. The great Ms. Lee arrived late.
I.M.P.O.S.S.I.B.L.E.
It was still hard to digest that Ms. Lee came late.
" Good morning, Boss. I am sorry. I was uh oh yeah, I was stuck in traffic. Yep traffic. Definitely traffic." Ms. Lee tried to explain.
'Hell. Traffic seriously! ' thought Ms. Lee, as she couldn't come up with any other very real, very buyable excuse.
"Whoa! Why is almost everyone stuck in traffic? Just what on earth happened to this city's traffic system? Both of you got stuck in the traffic. " Vir asked, frustratingly.
'Oh.. k.So, even Sophia used the same excuse. Wait a minute, Sophia came late. Why? Not now. I am screwed without any doubt for the day.' thought Ms. Lee.
As for the certain someone, she still wasn't able to grasp the situation as she was still stuck in the past. Her idol's perfect image in her mind had just been shattered into millions of tiny pieces. It really was a huge shock to her. As if someone had stabbed her in her heart thousands of times.
Even when her own parents betrayed her like that, she still tried to become strong, but now her very anchor, her idol, her inspiration, has made a mistake. Making her question her existence. Making her doubt her principles, her rules, her goals, everything. She was feeling like a hopeless case.
" Since both of you are late then I will punish you both so that next time you won't come late. Any problem with that! Speak now or forever hold your silence." Vir asked dramatically, as if he was a priest.
He was more than nervous. Despite him being the boss, someone else calls the shots. Hell, until and unless Sophia disagrees with something or someone, no matter what, she will oppose it to the end of the world, and no one can win against Sophia with words.
She is the Queen of words. She definitely would reject it.
" Not at all, sir." Ms. Lee gave her consent after taking a deep breath. Then, they both looked at the little girl, who simply nodded absent-mindedly.
Vir almost jumped in joy. Come on, the little devil actually agreed. It's an occasion worth celebrating. So, without giving Sophia any time to change her mind.
" Since both of you are late, and because of you, the company and I have both suffered huge losses. So, you will have to compensate for it by accepting my punishments.
And your punishment is…
We are going shopping." Vir explained cheerfully, even doing the little happy dance. Nothing makes him happier than spending money. And what's the best way to do that, shopping!
Ms. Lee : "..."
WTF! Compensation and shopping are correlated, as expected of Vir. Ah!
God Why am I alive?
Sophia : ".."
'Brainless idiot. Isn't it called spending money, and we are compensating the company by shopping!
What the actual fuck?' Sophia cursed in her mind.
" Come on now, stop making faces. I just needed new items in my wardrobe. Don't worry, I will pay." Vir added quickly, as he could see the sour faces of the duo in front of him. Don't girls love shopping? Then, why do the two ladies in front of him acting like they have been sentenced to death!
" Isn't your wardrobe filled with this week's latest limited edition collection, Boss! " Sophia asked, in order to remind the dumb man in front of her, that he doesn't need to waste money again.
" So what! I don't like them anymore. Plus, it's your punishment, so you have no say in this. Now stop wasting my priceless time. Let's go." Vir declared loudly and proudly.
P.R.I.C.E.L.E.S.S.T.I.M.E. Indeed.
One wanted to strangle her so-called Boss. While another wanted to strangle herself.
What a pity. Why do they have to tolerate this child's daily drama? That wasn't part of the job description. Then why?
Ah! Why?
After struggling with their own thoughts for a long time, they decided to give up on fairness, on life, on this creature called Ceo. And follow him to hell or heaven.
" Wait a minute! Are we going outside?" Sophia asked as they reached the basement.
" Any problem with that!" Vir asked, raising his brow, trying to look serious.
" Are you freaking crazy! Did you hit your head when you were a child, Boss? We have all the brands' showrooms in this same building. Why do you want to go outside and shop ?" Sophia asked with a 'are you freaking kidding me' look.
Ms. Lee:''..."
'Whoa...so now Tom and Jerry fight. Perfect way to start one's day. The only thing that was missing till now, God. Why do you hate me so much? Am I babysitting these two idiots again'. Ms. Lee holds her forehead as the drama unfolds in front of her.
" Come on. I dislike them and all their stuff." Vir defended.
" Seriously, then why don't you shut all of them down. After all, it's called wastage of space and money." Sophia suggested.
" Whatever. It's for my employees, anyway. Besides, I don't give a damn about money.." Vir said in a nonchalant manner.
Both Ms. Lee and Sophia were speechless. Just a few minutes earlier, someone was ranting about loss and something like that.
Nevermind. Just never mind!
Or else, you won't have a mind to mind at all.
To hell with shopping.
~~
Just because of a particular crybaby and his rantings for toys, candies, ha! sigh! The two highest authorities of The V International ended up being demoted to the level of a servant.
Sophia was handling twenty-two bags, which just turned into twenty three and the counting is still going on.