Speak of the devil – the man himself was staring at me with his steely eyes.

I dropped my head as fast as I could and locked my neck. Why, oh why, is God playing tricks on me again?

Every time I badmouthed Michael, he would unfailingly appear somewhere close enough to hear it. Just when I thought things were finally getting better between us.

Millie, too, detected his overpowering hostility and went back to work. From what I could see, the ladies in the company seemed to fear Michael more than they liked him.

That was no surprise, though. His scrupulosity when it came to working would scare anyone off. A trivial mistake would cost someone her job.

 

“If I hear another word of gossip during work, you’d better send yourselves packing!”

He gave us his signature stare before uttering those threatening words.

Even with my head down, I could feel his piercing glare.

 

Only after I heard the closing of his door did I dare to lift my head again. His despotic aura followed him into his office.

“Oh my god! The way he looked at us was so scary! Anna, did you see those eyes?” Millie asked with her lips trembling.

 

during working hours again, or we’ll

to think of it, Michael was being lenient with us. I highly doubted that we’d be given a second chance if the CEO was someone else. Thus,

her head and kept quiet from there

to the supermarket as usual. Doing things on my own most of the

living with Natalie, we’d always hang out at night. But now it was just me, and nothing seemed to interest me

The top two buttons of his shirt were let loose and as always, his

up and make

up and

are you doing here? I thought I’ve made

ignored his request and

and exhaustion didn’t he understand? What was he trying to

going to let you go? Anna, you started it. Do you think it’ll be that easy to ditch me?” he murmured those shameful words into my

How did men like that even exist? I’d told him everything

anger was bubbling

the chances of me letting you go dwindles. Treat me well, and who knows,

imagined that I’d be entangled in this scruffy affair. This man was like gum that you could never shake off no

was no point arguing with him, I walked

that he only did what pleased him. None of my reasonings or pleads would affect him. Any

I cooked. He never once

with house chores after a day of work. It was weird that he felt like kin to me

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