Michael’s office was previously used for other purposes, so the soundproofing wasn’t all that great. For that reason, everyone heard our conversation. They most likely heard him hauling me over the coals loud and clear earlier.

I returned to my table morosely, still saddened by his attitude earlier.

 

“Are you okay, Anna?” Millie inquired in concern from across me upon seeing my despondency.

Sniffling, I feigned a nonchalant expression to mask the sorrow within me.

“I’m fine.”

 

I flashed Millie a forced smile, but even I myself found it utterly unconvincing.

“Gosh, Mr. Shaw was really blowing things out of proportion! It was just a design proposal, no? Was it really necessary for him to blow a gasket?” Millie muttered after stealing a glance at Michael’s office.

“Alright, that’s enough. You’d better hurry up with your work if you’ve got time to grumble. Otherwise, you might be the next unlucky person.”

 

While I no longer had anything to do with Michael, I was still perturbed to hear her speaking ill of him.

At my reminder, fear seemingly struck Millie. She hastily buried her head in work and dared not say a single word further.

 

my mind a chaotic mess, I was simply hard-pressed to come up with any design proposal. I had to submit the new design proposal to Michael before the end of the workday, yet I was at sixes

spent the entire day zoning out in front of the computer, my thoughts a

evening fell, and it was about time to get off work. All my colleagues had already started packing up, but my computer screen

we’re off work now.

Millie was done tidying up her table, she invited me to get off work

for a

He was still in the office now, so I would definitely get it from him

total novice at being reprimanded by my superior, but it felt particularly agonizing when it came from Michael. Thus, I decided to stay and work overtime to avoid angering him again when I came to work

and started on my work. In the next two hours, I sat in front of the computer and worked on the new

with the new design proposal, I printed it out. Then, I walked over to Michael’s

“Come in.”

hearing his voice, my heart inevitably skipped

entered his office. He was still sitting at his table, perusing documents. His serious expression as he worked was particularly beguiling. Indeed, the saying that men were most attractive when

“What is it?”

him. Only when he looked up at me

the new design proposal I did today. Please have a

about me, I hastily placed

emotions before picking up the document

“Redo!”

crude and concise word from

it according to

him with chagrin in my eyes. What the hell? I’ve wracked my brains the entire day for this design proposal! Besides, I’ve also made the appropriate amendments according to his requirements. Yet, he merely gave me

so! Anna Garcia, is this your attitude in working? All employees at Joyful Success are required to strive for perfection. If you can’t

he was deliberately making life difficult for me. I initially thought we could have an amicable parting, but

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