Love from My Dominant Boss

I raked a hand through my hair in frustration. Argh! I wonder how much Mr. Doyle is going to penalize me since I’m late to work today!

I then flipped through my contacts for Harry’s number to give him a call and explain things. But before I had even pressed the dial button, a call came in.

At the sight of Michael’s name flashing across the screen, my heart pounded wildly.

Shit! Could he be calling at this time to question why I’m not in the office yet? Oh God, what should I do? How should I explain it to him? I can’t say that I overslept, can I? After all, such an excuse isn’t valid to him!

Throughout my internal monologue, my phone continued ringing. Inhaling deeply, I finally answered the call uneasily.

“Hello, Mr. Shaw…” I murmured after the call was connected.

Sheer anxiety ricocheted within me, for I was terrified that Michael’s apoplectic voice would suddenly blast out from the other end of the phone.

“You’re awake?”

To my surprise, Michael didn’t rage at me. Instead, his voice was placid with a trace of warmth.

My heart skipped a beat at once, and a strange feeling pervaded me. I shook my head forcefully, telling myself that I had to be hearing things since he would never speak to me so tenderly.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Shaw. I overslept this morning.”

Well, regardless of whether he’s calling to reprimand me, I can’t go wrong with an apology right off the bat. Even if he’s irate, he won’t be too angry when I apologize so sincerely.

“I was the one who turned off your alarm. I’m giving you the day off, so just stay home and rest up. Perhaps I went about things wrongly yesterday.”

Michael’s deep and alluring voice was still as detached as ever as it drifted over, yet my heart fluttered.

my alarm? How could he simply fiddle with my cell phone?

his final utterance, my heart hammered wildly. He actually admitted that he was wrong before

“Mr. Shaw, I…”

I snapped out of my stupor. I opened my mouth to say something else, but he had already hung up

I curled my lips in chagrin. Good grief! That was the first time he admitted to having made a mistake, yet he only uttered that meager remark. How

phone, my emotions remained turbulent for a very long time. Why would an

His mind was wired differently from others, after all, so I could never comprehend his

stayed at Birchwood the entire day without going anywhere. When hunger pangs hit, I made a

my clothes, I was so sloppy that I was no different from a bedraggled

so shocked at my state that his eyes almost popped out of his head. Never once had I

just fall into a

Michael eyed me with utter contempt as his

necessary for you to be so harsh, Michael? I merely didn’t wash up or doll up today. You’re making things sound worse

in consternation. Jeez, he’s really exaggerating things. Although I’m a bit disheveled, I don’t look as bad as having fallen

you’re showing me such an unsightly side of you?” Michael

“That’s your problem.”

wasn’t in the mood to entertain him recently. I was already annoyed by my

vexation. In the next second, his

you half an hour to

While I was disgruntled at his order, I still ambled to the bathroom for a

cup of instant noodles on the dining table. He was a clean freak, so he was definitely hopping mad to see that I had messed up his house in

came out after showering and changing into a set of clean pajamas, Michael was sitting in the living

you to relax at home

instant noodles on the dining table, his voice colored with barely