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.

 

Let’s not gossip during working

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

her head and kept quiet

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

out at night. But now it was

living room. The top two buttons of his

and make me

and strode

you doing here? I thought I’ve

request and wanted

understand? What

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

out my anger! How did men like that even exist?

he could see that anger was bubbling in my eyes,

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

 Never had I imagined that I’d be entangled in this scruffy affair. This man

arguing with him, I walked to the

only did what pleased him. None of my reasonings or pleads would affect him. Any attempt to talk sense into

while I cooked. He never once looked over to the kitchen, not

working wife who was busy with house chores after a day of work.

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