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

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 lucky. However, I

her head and kept

Doing things on my own most of the time did make

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

crossed in the living room. The top two buttons of his shirt were let loose and as always,

and make

got up and strode towards

thought I’ve made

his request and

understand? What was he trying to do, standing in front

did, but did I say I’m going to let you go? Anna, you started it. Do you think it’ll be that easy

vent out my anger! How did men like that even exist? I’d told him everything

anger was bubbling in my eyes, yet he

who knows, maybe one day when I’m in

imagined that I’d be entangled in this scruffy affair. This man was like gum that you could never shake

arguing with him, I walked

reasonings or pleads would affect him. Any attempt

TV while I cooked. He never once looked over to the kitchen,

house chores after a day of work. It was weird that he felt like kin to me

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