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.

 

working hours again, or

I highly doubted that we’d be given a second chance if the CEO was someone else. Thus, Millie and I were considered lucky. However, I wondered if his leniency was because

her head and kept quiet from there

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

out at night. But now it was just

living room. The top two buttons of his shirt were let loose and as always, his gaze

up and make me

up and strode

thought I’ve made things clear that

and

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

did I say I’m going to let you go? Anna, you started it. Do you think it’ll be that easy to ditch me?” he

to vent out my anger! How did men like that even exist? I’d told him everything at that point, so why couldn’t he just let

he could see that anger was bubbling in

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

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

arguing with him, I walked to the kitchen in

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

sat on the couch and watched TV while I cooked. He never once

was busy with house chores after a

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