Love from My Dominant Boss

“Alright, alright. I’ll shut up about it, okay? Look how frightened you are! Anybody else would have jumped at the chance to be known as the last person Mr. Shaw had slept with. But you’re something else. You’re so scared.”

Every time Millie talked about me and Michael, I would try my hardest to draw a line between us. Apparently, Millie thought I was just being a scaredy cat.

But I did not care what anybody else thought as long as no one knew whatever was going on between Michael and I. At the end of the day, I would not want to become the public enemy of every other female employees here.

“I just want to work and earn a living in peace. I don’t want to think about anything else. Mr. Shaw and I? No way.”

What I said was only half true. Of course I wanted to be with Michael, but I did not have faith that it would last.

“You’re right. Every woman here knows that Mr. Shaw won’t fall for us, but we just can’t help fantasizing about it, you know? It’s not going to happen, but a girl can dream.”

Actually, my coworkers were well aware that a relationship with the boss was impossible. Michael would never pick them, but they would still dream about the possibility. In that aspect, I was no different from them at all.

I did not reply Millie. Instead, I dipped my head and went back to work.

Michael’s hickey might have caused a great sensation but, as work got busier, the news slowly slipped away from everyone’s mind. Eventually, people stopped talking about it. At that, relief washed over me.

After an entire day at work, I was pretty exhausted. At that moment, I just wanted to get home, have a shower, and catch some well-needed Z’s. Last night with Michael was absolute madness! Deprived of sleep, I felt dizzy the whole day. Hence, there was only one thought in my mind right then, which was to get some sleep!

When it was time to leave work, I cleaned up my desk and was about to go when my phone rang just as I rose to my feet. I looked at the caller ID and saw that it was my mom.

I hesitated for a while and eventually answered the call. “Hi, Mom.”

“You’re off work, right, Anna? Why don’t you come home? I’d like to talk to you.”

I heard her voice coming from the other end of the phone. She did not sound as cold and distant as before, but somehow it lacked emotion.

Thus, I was a little surprised by the shift in her attitude. Although she was rather indifferent whenever we talked, I felt inexplicably happy to have received her call.

“All right, I’m on my way.”

call right away and headed straight to the rented house I got for them some time ago. I guess sleep would just

there, the door was not shut tight, so it opened with just a light push. At that time, I could see Mom preparing dinner in the kitchen. She sent a faint

“You’re here, Anna.”

“Yes, I’m back.”

say since I still could not grasp heads or tails of her

don’t you sit at the table, or go say hi to Stevie? Dinner will be ready

from the kitchen again

used to in the past whenever I returned home. Touched by her perceived change in behavior, my eyes reddened. Has Mom finally got it to her head not to be mad

on Steven first, then

with a grin spread across my face. The next thing I knew, I was walking

against the headboard, playing on his mobile phone. Although he had been discharged from

been doing

the fruit bowl,

feel a lot better

me, for his eyes were glued to the phone, but at

My family’s attitude toward me seems to have changed. That’s a huge

to be careful and take lots of rest. We don’t

a reminder as I handed the peeled orange

at the orange. He blinked once, shot

leave now. Don’t distract me from

his patience dwindled, and he

toward me had certainly changed for the better, so I had nothing against that. I rose to my feet

approached her and helped to clean the vegetables. That evening, the whole family was at peace. I felt content,

What is it you want to talk to me

call—Mom said she wanted to talk to me about something. Right then, I

talk

she did not