Michael threw a cold glance at me and snapped, “Make sure this is the first and last time. If it happens again, you will be dismissed right away!”

I glared at the domineering man who stormed into his room, slamming the door behind him. A wave of fury surged within me as I snorted inwardly. Pfft! He’s obviously overreacting by putting me in a tight spot! Other colleagues had similarly received flowers from their boyfriends previously, but he never commented on anything or asked them to throw the flowers away. What’s with the double standard, huh? How could he just lash out at me and humiliate me in front of the entire office? Oh, he’s gone too far this time!

The moment Michael slammed the door of his office, Millie turned to look at me sympathetically and said in a hushed tone, “Anna, are you alright? Well, what was that all about! Mr. Shaw scared the crap out of me when he shouted at you earlier…”

“Everyone has a temper, and he should know that he’s annoying as well!” I pursed my lips and harrumphed. My mood was utterly spoilt by what happened a while ago.

Millie looked at the bouquet of roses which was in a pitiful state at the moment and sighed. “What a pity. Your boyfriend must have spent a lot for such a big bouquet of roses!”

 

My anger escalated at the sight of my bouquet of roses, which ended up in the trashcan. It reminded me how Michael reprimanded me in front of all my colleagues a while ago. Apart from feeling embarrassed, I was overcome by utter indignation. Did he realize that he’s just making a fuss out of nothing?

I shifted my gaze away from the bouquet of roses and talked myself into putting the disgruntling matter out of my mind. “Millie, let’s just drop the frustrating subject.”

As a result of the dramatic events that morning, I was down in the dumps the whole day. I could scarcely breathe as Michael assigned me piles of tasks and emphasized that all must be completed on the same day itself.

 

Consequently, I was occupied by the tasks the whole day and even had to skip my lunch. When my colleagues called it a day and left one by one in the evening, I was still rushing to get a few copies of the documents done. After throwing a glance in the direction of Michael’s room, I focused on my work again, hoping to get it done soon.

was already an hour later when I finally completed my tasks. After heaving a sigh of relief, I stretched my body and tidied the documents on my desk. I glanced

 

over to greet him before stepping out of the office. Nevertheless, I changed my mind as snippets of the dramatic event in the morning flashed across my

I stepped out of the office building, a familiar figure came into view. My heart skipped a bit when it turned out to be Yuval, and his car was parked not far away from the building. Taking a deep breath, I tried to cool myself down and make my way toward

what brings you here?” I smiled at him and asked

as he replied gently, “We haven’t seen each other for quite some time. Besides, you’re always working overtime lately, so it

a sense of guilt. I explained to him in embarrassment, “I’m sorry for turning you down numerous times; I was swamped with

white lie to turn him down nicely. I knew that I hadn’t been working overtime, slaving away at

please forgive me for not being truthful to you, as I don’t wish to hurt your feelings. It’s never my intention

I’m here, aren’t I? Anyway, you must be

invitation. After a brief hesitation, I nodded my head

Yuval’s hand reached out

We had actually known each other for quite some time, yet

Then, he apologized awkwardly, “Anna, I’m sorry. I didn’t

fault, he still made the

Thus, it just feels a bit awkward when you hold my hand all of a sudden,” I explained sheepishly while lowering

so it’s quite

for any other men to be displeased if they could not even hold hands with their other half. To me,

initiative to hold his hand. Anna Garcia, you can do it! It’s not a big deal. After all, haven’t you held hands with boys when

to draw the gap between us. As expected,

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