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

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

and kept quiet from

Doing things on my own most of

we’d always hang out at night. But now it was just

back to the house in Birchwood, Michael was already on the couch with his legs crossed in the living room. The top two buttons of his shirt were let

and

got up and strode towards

are you doing here? I thought I’ve made things clear that

ignored his request and wanted him to

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

I say I’m going to let you go? Anna, you started it. Do you think it’ll be that easy to ditch me?” he murmured those shameful words into my

did men like that even exist? I’d told him everything

anger was bubbling in my eyes,

the more you resist, the chances of 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

be entangled in this scruffy affair. This man was like gum that you could never shake off no matter how

arguing with him, I

countless quarrels, it was obvious that he only did what pleased him. None of my reasonings or

the couch and watched TV while I cooked. He never once looked over

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

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