I’m Someone Else

“Yep.” He nodded solemnly.

And then Olivia let out a laugh.

“Why are you laughing?”

“I thought it was something worse, but it turns out you’re just looking for a job. You could have just called me.”

Thomas blinked. “So you’re gonna help?”

“Of course. Can you drive?”

“Yep.” He learned how to drive when he was in the military. In terms of skill, he was about on par with any professional racer. He was the driver every time they were out on missions, and all the dangerous situations he escaped from polished his skills.

She tossed her car key to him. “You’re my driver now, and just in time too because I need to see someone.”

She then got up. If it weren’t for his visit, she would have been negotiating with Mr. Munich. Now that she had settled his problem and got herself a driver, she had to settle work as soon as possible.

Thomas was surprised to see the logo on the key. He thought, Wow, she’s really rich. It’s a BMW, and she tosses the key around like it’s nothing.

“Well, don’t just stand there.”

“Um…” Thomas scratched his head. “You haven’t told me how much you’re paying me. I need a job that pays me slightly higher.” I can’t take care of Chloe and her family otherwise. Her father’s treatment costs a lot. Gotta talk to her about this upfront.

thumped her chest. “Eleven hundred every month. How does

shone. Most of Irieson’s white collars were only paid that much as well. That’s a big company for

beyond the normal range. The only reason Olivia paid him that much was because of

at the time. “Okay, what is

financial issues. Can you give her a job too?

administrative secretary. She can

she realized Thomas still wasn’t coming. “Don’t tell me you have

me twenty-eight hundred? Deduct it from my

sigh. “Can you finish everything in one go? Anything else you need? Just

shook his head. “No. That’s

the money for you once I’m done

weight was lifted off his shoulders, and Thomas looked relieved. He then left the conference room and asked, “Well, let’s go, Miss Pearson. Aren’t you in a

It’s your fault. You

in a metropolis like Irieson, a

was starting to get exasperated. “Can you really drive? Feels as slow

“Of course, I can. I

speed up. I’m in a

you.

think you can scare me?” She scoffed. “Not to brag, but nobody’s

one doing all the scaring. Olivia wasn’t called the destroyer of

shrugged it off. “I think we should go slow.

I don’t have time for you to train yourself up. If you keep

can’t let her deduct my pay. Fine. I was going to stay humble, but you asked for it,