Speak of the devil – the man himself was staring at me with his steely eyes.

I dropped my head as fast as I could and locked my neck. Why, oh why, is God playing tricks on me again?

Every time I badmouthed Michael, he would unfailingly appear somewhere close enough to hear it. Just when I thought things were finally getting better between us.

Millie, too, detected his overpowering hostility and went back to work. From what I could see, the ladies in the company seemed to fear Michael more than they liked him.

That was no surprise, though. His scrupulosity when it came to working would scare anyone off. A trivial mistake would cost someone her job.

 

“If I hear another word of gossip during work, you’d better send yourselves packing!”

He gave us his signature stare before uttering those threatening words.

Even with my head down, I could feel his piercing glare.

 

Only after I heard the closing of his door did I dare to lift my head again. His despotic aura followed him into his office.

“Oh my god! The way he looked at us was so scary! Anna, did you see those eyes?” Millie asked with her lips trembling.

 

Let’s not gossip during working hours

lenient with us. I highly doubted that we’d be given a second chance if the CEO was someone else. Thus, Millie and I were considered

head and kept

Doing things on

with Natalie, we’d always hang out at night. But now it

with his legs crossed in the living room. The top two buttons of his shirt were let loose and as always, his gaze was gnawing at my soul. I quietly turned

and make me

up and

you doing here? I thought I’ve

ignored his request and wanted

my unwillingness and exhaustion didn’t he understand? What was he trying

it. Do you

anger! How did men like that even

he could see that anger was bubbling

the chances of me letting you go dwindles. Treat me well, and who knows,

had I imagined that I’d be entangled in this scruffy affair. This man was

no point arguing with him, I walked to the

pleased him. None of my reasonings

I cooked. He never once looked over to the kitchen, not

busy with house chores after a day of work. It was

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