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.

 

not gossip during working hours again, or we’ll be

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

and kept quiet

went to the supermarket as usual. Doing things on my own most of the time did make me feel

always hang out at night. But

in the living room. The top two buttons of his shirt were let

and make

up and

thought I’ve made things

and

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

go? Anna, you started it. Do you think it’ll be that easy to

anger! How did men like that even exist? I’d

anger was bubbling in my eyes,

me letting you go dwindles. Treat me well, and who knows, maybe one day when I’m in a good mood, I’ll set you free?” He paired his threat with

entangled in this scruffy affair. This

him, I walked to the kitchen in a

only did what pleased him. None of my reasonings or pleads would

TV while I cooked. He

was a working wife who was busy with house chores after a day of work. It was weird that

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