Trilogi Kesan Carrero

Trilogi Kesan Carrero

Leanne Marshall

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Introduction

Emma Anderson mempunyai segala-galanya dalam hidupnya yang telah dirancang dengan sempurna. Dia mempunyai pekerjaan impiannya di sebuah empayar di Manhattan yang membolehkannya menjalani kehidupan yang tenang dan teratur. Ini adalah satu keperluan baginya, selepas zaman kanak-kanak yang penuh dengan kenangan buruk, penderaan, dan seorang ibu yang tidak berguna. Tetapi, dengan itu datang satu masalah, satu yang boleh menggagalkan segala yang dia fikir dia perlukan dalam hidupnya. Kenaikan pangkatnya menghantarnya terus ke dalam pekerjaan rapat dengan seorang bilionair muda, kacak, dan playboy, Jacob Carrero yang terkenal dengan reputasinya sebagai seorang pemain. Terperangkap sebagai orang kanannya, setiap saat setiap hari, dia menyedari bahawa dia adalah jenis orang yang boleh membuatnya gila, dan bukan dengan cara yang baik. Seperti langit dan bumi, dia adalah segala-galanya yang dia bukan. Kompulsif, yakin, santai, dominan dan seronok, dengan sikap yang sangat santai terhadap seks kasual dan temu janji. Jake adalah satu-satunya yang mampu meruntuhkan dinding ais yang dibina Emma, yang tidak terkesan dengan sikap tertutup dan sopan santunnya, tetapi walaupun dia mahu, membiarkannya masuk adalah perkara yang lain sama sekali. Masa lalu yang membuatnya berhati-hati dan tiada keinginan untuk membiarkan sesiapa pun cukup dekat untuk menyakitinya lagi, Jacob Carrero mempunyai tugas yang sukar. Dia bukan seseorang yang menerima TIDAK sebagai jawapan dan perlu belajar bagaimana untuk menembusi jika dia mahukan lebih daripada topeng yang ditunjukkan kepada dunia. Jake perlu menunjukkan kepadanya bahawa walaupun seseorang seperti dia boleh berubah apabila gadis yang penting itu berjaya menembusi. Watak-watak yang boleh dicintai dan topik emosi yang mendalam. Mengandungi beberapa kandungan dan bahasa dewasa yang matang.
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Leanne Marshall

Chapter 1

"Emma?" Suara Margaret Drake bergema menuju ke arah saya ketika bunyi ketukan tumit tingginya semakin hampir di lantai marmar putih dari pejabat dalamannya.

"Ya, Puan Drake?" Saya berdiri, tidak pasti jika saya perlu, tiba-tiba gugup dan malu dengan wanita ini yang telah membenarkan saya mengikutinya selama lebih seminggu. Saya menstabilkan tangan saya pada pinggang dan memasang senyuman wajib dengan anggun.

"Encik Carrero akan tiba sebentar lagi; pastikan ada air segar dengan ais di mejanya dan gelas yang bersih," dia tersenyum menggalakkan, mungkin menyedari kegelisahan saya.

"Hidupkan mesin espresso dan siap sedia jika dia memintanya dan semua surat dan pesanannya diletakkan di meja sebelum dia tiba. Apabila dia tiba, tolong jangan ganggu sehingga saya panggil untuk perkenalan." Dia menepuk bahu saya dengan lembut dengan senyuman lebar yang cerah, satu kebiasaan yang saya sudah biasa.

"Ya, Puan Drake," saya mengangguk, masih cuba untuk tidak terpesona dengan rambut perang platinumnya yang diikat di atas kepalanya atau jaket yang sangat rapi yang menonjolkan tubuhnya yang berlekuk.

Mentor saya, Margo Drake, adalah seorang yang cantik dan bijak yang hanya boleh saya kagumi. Ketika saya bertemu dengannya beberapa hari yang lalu, saya terpegun dengan penampilannya. Mentor saya sebelum ini memberitahu saya Puan Drake berusia dalam lingkungan lima puluhan dan pembantu peribadi Encik Carrero. Saya menjangkakan seseorang yang lebih dingin dan seperti naga, memandangkan peranannya yang penting dalam perniagaan, bukan kuil yang menakjubkan dan mesra ini dengan kecantikan yang memukau.

"Oh, dan Emma?" dia berhenti seketika, berpusing sedikit.

"Ya, Puan Drake?"

"Minggu ini, kamu akan bertemu dengan Donna Moore. Dia pembeli peribadi Encik Carrero, dan dia akan melengkapkan kamu dengan pakaian kerja yang sesuai, apa-apa yang kamu perlukan apabila mewakili dia semasa pergi ke perjalanan, acara dan sebagainya, dan semua karut karpet merah yang dia suka sangat." Dia tersenyum hangat dengan sedikit keluhan dan kening terangkat, menunjukkan dia tidak setuju dengan urusan awamnya.

Saya menelan, dengan sengaja menenangkan saraf sekali lagi. Saya sedar bahawa peranan saya memerlukan saya untuk tersedia pada bila-bila masa untuk perjalanan dan fungsi, tetapi saya tidak pernah diberitahu ia akan merangkumi sisi awam Encik Carrero.

Alamak!

"Ya, Puan Drake," saya berkata, cuba memikirkan berapa banyak yang perlu saya belanjakan untuk bersedia dengan karpet merah, bimbang ia mungkin memakan simpanan saya lebih daripada yang dijangkakan. Jauh lebih daripada yang dijangkakan.

"Ia ditanggung oleh syarikat, Emma. Encik Carrero mengharapkan kakitangannya kelihatan dengan cara tertentu," dia mengenyitkan mata kepada saya. "Dia menganggap ia sebagai perbelanjaan yang perlu untuk semua pekerja di tingkat enam puluh lima."

Puan Drake mempunyai kebolehan luar biasa untuk membaca fikiran semua orang. Saya suka kebolehannya; ia menghilangkan salah faham yang canggung, keraguan yang gugup, dan tiada tekaan kedua, dan saya mendapati saya bekerja dengan baik dengannya kerana itu.

"Terima kasih, Puan Drake," saya mengangguk.

"Panggil saya Margo, Emma. Kamu sudah berada di sini lebih seminggu, dan saya gembira dengan kemajuan kamu. Kita akan bekerja rapat, jadi tolonglah." Dia memberikan saya senyuman hangat penuh sebelum berpusing dengan tumit tingginya yang mahal kembali ke arah pintu besar pejabatnya sendiri.

Aku rasa lebih hangat, lebih tenang. Aku dapat rasakan, Margo mula menyukai aku sepanjang aku berada di sini. Betul tu. Aku pandang semula ke monitor komputer, logo syarikat yang berputar di hadapan sebagai skrin simpanan: "Carrero Corporation."

Selepas bekerja di sini selama lima tahun, akhirnya aku naik pangkat daripada pembantu pentadbiran kepada pembantu peribadi kepada Encik Jacob Carrero.

Carrero adalah segala-galanya yang diinginkan dalam seorang playboy bilionair. Dia kacak dengan cara yang memukau, yakin, dan sangat popular di kalangan wanita. Dia mempunyai rupa campuran Itali-Amerika yang diwarisi daripada ibu bapanya. Ibunya juga mempunyai rupa campuran yang sama, dan dia adalah salah seorang pewaris terkaya di New York.

Keluarga Carrero hampir seperti keluarga diraja, dan dia adalah anak sulung daripada dua putera mereka yang membesar dengan sangat terbuka. Dia sering muncul dalam halaman berita sosial selama bertahun-tahun, sentiasa mempesonakan kamera yang mencarinya dan sentiasa tersenyum dalam hampir setiap gambar yang diambilnya.

Aku telah melakukan penyelidikan yang mendalam untuk mempersiapkan diri bekerja di sampingnya, tetapi ia membuatkan aku tidak tenang, walaupun belum pernah bertemu dengannya. Dia telah pergi bercuti peribadi sejak sebelum aku dihantar ke sini untuk menggantikan pendahulu aku.

Aku tahu ia adalah satu penghormatan besar untuk mendapatkan posisi ini, tetapi tidak tahu jika aku telah melangkaui nilai diriku. Aku tidak tahu jika aku mampu menjalankan tugas yang akan datang, mampu bekerja dengan seseorang yang muda dan serba boleh seperti Jacob Carrero, selebriti hartawan hotel dan bujang paling layak di New York.

Aku kembali fokus kepada tugas; melakukan sesuatu yang manual selalu membantu aku mengumpulkan diri. Aku lakukan seperti yang Margo minta dan menyediakan mesin espresso besar dan mahal di dapur putih.

Hampir pukul 9.00 pagi. Dia akan tiba sebentar lagi; saraf aku begitu tegang sehingga aku mungkin akan patah jika ia tidak berakhir segera.

Margo melangkah masuk ke lobi dalam awan harum Chanel No. 9 dan melewati aku di meja berhampiran pintu masuk pejabat kami, menandakan ketibaan Encik Carrero. Dia tersenyum mesra kepada aku dan memberikan kerdipan mata yang menggalakkan seolah-olah aku akan bertemu dengan kerabat diraja. Jantung aku berhenti.

Mungkin aku memang akan bertemu dengan kerabat diraja.

Oh, alamak! Telan. Tarik nafas dalam-dalam. Tenang.

Ketika mereka menghampiri, aku dengar dia sedang menyemak jadual dengan Encik Carrero di luar dewan. Aku tahu dia telah berbalas email dengannya, tetapi menyampaikan secara lisan adalah sesuatu yang dia beritahu aku bahawa Encik Carrero lebih suka sebagai rekap. Aku perlu ingat ini kerana ia akan menjadi peranan aku tidak lama lagi.

Aku tetap duduk dan menumpukan mata pada papan kekunci, berharap saraf aku tetap terkawal.

Dalam sekelip mata, mereka semua telah melewati pintu dalam Margo dan masuk ke pejabatnya, pintu ditutup. Sekarang tiada gangguan visual, aku menarik nafas lega dan cuba lagi menaip dokumen ini, mencapai kejayaan biasa aku, kemahiran pantas dengan papan kekunci.

Rasanya seperti satu keabadian telah berlalu apabila papan suis aku menyala, dan suara jauh Margo mengganggu konsentrasi aku. Tidak sedar aku telah separuh menahan nafas sehingga saat itu. Aku memberi diri satu goncangan dalaman yang tegas lagi.

"Emma, sila masuk ke pejabat Encik Carrero. Terima kasih." Suaranya kedengaran jauh dan samar pada mesin yang sangat berteknologi tinggi itu.

Aku menghela nafas dalam-dalam. Berkata kepada diri sendiri, ok, relaks Emma. Kau boleh buat. Ayuh, pergi jumpa putera. Oh tidak, bos baru kau.

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