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

a second chance if the CEO was someone else. Thus, Millie and I were considered lucky.

her head and kept quiet from there

things on my own most

Natalie, we’d always hang out at night. But now it was just me, and nothing

I got back to the house in Birchwood, Michael was already on the couch with his legs crossed in the living room. The top two buttons

and make me

and strode

thought I’ve made things

his request and wanted him

of my unwillingness and exhaustion didn’t he understand? What was

go? Anna, you started it. Do you

wish I could give him two tight slaps to vent out my anger! How did men like that even exist? I’d told him everything at that point, so why couldn’t

then, he could see that anger was bubbling in my

you go dwindles. Treat me well, and who knows, maybe one day

This man was like gum that you could never shake off no matter how hard

arguing with him, I walked to the kitchen

only did what pleased him. None of my reasonings or pleads

He never once looked over to the

chores after a day of work. It was

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