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.

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 at Michael’s room instinctively. To my surprise, the lights were still on,

 

out of the office. Nevertheless, I changed my mind as snippets of the dramatic event in the morning flashed across my mind. I took 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

here?” I

some time. Besides, you’re always working overtime lately, so

him in embarrassment, “I’m sorry for turning you down numerous times; I was swamped with work for

just telling a white lie to turn him down nicely. I knew that I hadn’t been working overtime, slaving away at the office until late night. It was just that I had this thing going on with Michael,

not being truthful to you, as I don’t wish to hurt your feelings. It’s never my intention to treat you as a

alright. I’m here, aren’t I? Anyway, you must be hungry, so let’s go

was momentarily stunned at Yuvel’s invitation. After a brief hesitation, I nodded my head and kept my

then, Yuval’s hand reached out for mine and

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

apologized awkwardly, “Anna,

was my fault, he still made the first move to apologize

for overreacting. It’s probably because I haven’t been in a relationship for quite some time. Thus, it just feels a

at the moment, so it’s quite odd if we can’t even

his calm demeanor, I could sense that he was stifling his displeasure. After all, it was only normal for any other men to

him as I took the 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

to draw the gap between us. As expected, I

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