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.

 

not gossip during working hours

if the CEO was someone else. Thus,

and

things on

when I was living with Natalie, we’d always hang out at night.

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

up and

and

I thought

ignored his request and

of my unwillingness and exhaustion didn’t he understand? What was he trying to do, standing in front

you did, but did I say I’m going to let you go? Anna, you started it. Do

him two tight slaps to vent out my anger! How did men like that even exist? I’d told

he could see that anger was bubbling in my eyes,

well, and who knows, maybe one day

entangled in this scruffy affair. This man was like gum that you could never shake off

with him, I walked to the kitchen

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

He never once looked over to the

who was busy with house chores after a day of work. It was weird that he felt

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