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.

 

gossip during working hours again, or

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,

nodded her head and

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

out at night. But now it was just me, and nothing seemed to

Michael was already on the couch with his legs crossed in the living room. The top two

up and make me

and strode

here? I thought I’ve made things clear

ignored his request and wanted him

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

say I’m going to let you go? Anna, you started it. Do you think it’ll be that

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

see that anger was bubbling in my eyes, yet he brushed

Treat me well, and who knows, maybe one day when I’m in a good mood, I’ll set

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

point arguing with him,

my reasonings or pleads would affect him. Any attempt to

on the couch and watched TV while I cooked. He never once looked over to the

like I was a working wife who was busy with house chores after a day of work. It was weird that he felt like kin

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