Love from My Dominant Boss

He was taken aback by my deriding remark as I was always soft-spoken and composed in front of him.

“Are you calling me a disgrace in your life? I dare you to repeat yourself!”

His grip got even tighter than before, and my wrists hurt so badly that I almost shrieked. Regardless, I wasn’t going to back down anymore. No matter how weak he thought I might be, I had my dignity to defend.

He assumed that I was this gold-digger who wanted all the fortune and fame. If I gave in, it simply meant that I agreed to all his assumptions.

“It’s gonna be the same, Michael Shaw. You’re the utmost disgrace in my life!”

Tonight, he’d put me on the warpath. Even a weakling had its limits, and this time he’d gone too far!

As soon as I spoke, his chest pumped up and down in fury.

“Anna, bear in mind that you started it. Have you forgotten that you seduced me for two hundred thousand?”

I froze instantly; he was right. It was me who had seduced him and climbed onto his bed for Dad’s operation money. I needed it by hook or by crook, but little did I know that my cynical plan would lead to this.

Only now did I realize that my decision then was a terrible mistake. I should’ve looked for other means, sold my organs, anything but seeking help from the devil.

life the way it was. Was all this misery

mercy? I’m beat. Do you know how much pressure I have to bear?” I sighed, and my tough shell cracked. “At the end of the day, I’m just a woman, and I need someone to lean on. My Dad is sick. He needs a sum of money every month for his treatment. Carrying the weight of the whole family on my shoulders is killing me already.

idea I could come up with to cut ties with him. If I didn’t owe him anything, I wouldn’t have

wasn’t fishing for pity,

he did was look at me blankly,

was going to pay him back, he should be more than willing

of my hand. Those dark eyes of his were affixed to mine. The things I’d said all came from my heart, and I was just hoping that he could see the

relieved, I felt a void in me after pouring

me another glance, turned around,

only got back to my senses when the door gave out a loud thump after he walked out of

it. He left. I

and not feel sorry for my dishonesty. I could finally

a smile on my face, yet I felt a

that I

must have gone

supposed to have towards this man should be enmity. How was it possible that I was falling for him? I’d never fall

tossing and turning. The way he looked at me right before he left kept appearing in my head, and I barely slept a

next day at the company, I bumped into Michael at the entrance. After what happened last night, I felt awkward, and thus, hurried past

a brief sidelong glance, and

was still awkward every time we ran into each other, but at least our affair had

was buzzing at work, my phone rang. The word

my relationship or Dad needed more money for his medical treatment. Tensing up became a