35| A HIGHER PUNISHMENT

PERSY

Later that day, I was busy packing my stuff to leave after the day's work was done, when the door to my office was pushed open and Aiden's physique covered almost the entire space of the door.

I swallowed and looked back down after looking up for the briefest moment, but he did not allow me the denial.

"Make sure that you do not forget anything vital. You will be unable to come to work for days after this one." He calmly informed me, and I just knew that it had to be a punishment he was hinting on.

Suddenly, I felt like staying back in my office, just seeing the heartless look on his eyes. Who knew the extent he would go to hurt me this time?

"Uh… I do not want to go anywhere with you. Can you stop following me around?" I queried, becoming slower with how I packed. He scoffed, his eyes fixed on my shaky hands as I struggled to arrange some items in my bag.

"You want me to embarrass you in front of everyone? You want a public show, is that it?"

I shook my head no at once on see