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After Victor made our relationship public, everything changed at work.Nobody dared to dump their work on me anymore, and nobody dared gossip about me behind my back.But I had no intention of becoming the CEO's spoiled girlfriend who sat around doing nothing.I continued doing the planning work I loved.The only real difference was Victor. Whenever I handed in a proposal, he no longer tore it apart. Instead, he patiently showed me how to improve it.Three months later, I moved into Victor's multimillion-dollar penthouse in downtown Manhattan.On our first night living together, I sat on the sofa and watched as Victor, wearing an apron, cooked Wagyu steak for me."Victor, let's establish three rules."I swirled the wine in my glass, a wicked smile playing on my lips.Victor brought the steak to the table, then came over and dropped to one knee, taking my hand in his."Go on.""First, at the office, you're the CEO and I'm your employee. We keep work and our relationship separate."Secon
The next morning, I was late for work for the first time ever.After our rather intense "discussion" in Victor's office the day before, I could hardly blame myself.By the time I walked into the meeting room, everyone was already there.Victor sat at the head of the table, listening to the manager's report.I kept my head down, hoping to slip quietly into my seat."Stop there."Victor's deep voice filled the meeting room.Every eye turned to me at once, full of sympathy.Great. I'd been caught sneaking in late by the CEO.The manager broke into a sweat and hurried to defend me. "Ella is almost never late. She was probably up late working on the plan last night..."Victor ignored the manager and looked straight at me.Then, to everyone's surprise, the famously cold CEO stood and walked over.He stopped beside me and casually tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear.Then he leaned closer, his voice unexpectedly gentle. "Why didn't you sleep longer? Didn't I tell you that you didn't n
After hearing the truth, all my smug satisfaction disappeared.I'd spent all this time thinking I had Victor wrapped around my finger.But he'd been playing along from the start.Had he planned this whole thing?The pink stockings, the shirtless photos—none of it had embarrassed him.He'd secretly enjoyed being "bullied" by me!Embarrassment and frustration rushed straight to my head."Victor."I said his name through gritted teeth."You really enjoy being ordered around by me, don't you?"Victor froze.One look at my face told him he was in trouble."Ella..."I didn't give him a chance to speak.I grabbed his tie and yanked him toward me.He stumbled forward, and I shoved the six-foot-two CEO into the chair beside us."Sit still," I ordered coldly.Victor obeyed without a word, though the excitement in his eyes gave him away."Since you enjoy this so much..."I took my phone from my pocket, unblocked him, and pulled up my chat with K.I held the phone in front of him and smirked."Now
Victor's desperate plea and the feel of his hot breath against my neck melted away the last of my anger.By day, he was a ruthless Wall Street CEO no one dared challenge.But at night, one annoyed word from me could turn him into an obedient puppy.I took a deep breath and wrapped my arms around his muscular back.His body tensed beneath his tailored shirt, then trembled at my touch."Since you already know it's me..."I leaned close to his ear, my voice teasing."When you were wearing those pink polka-dot bear stockings, didn't you feel ashamed?"Victor went rigid.He slowly lifted his head, his eyes red with emotion.He swallowed hard, then gave a quiet laugh instead of arguing."If it's what you want. Forget pink bears. If you told me to attend a meeting naked, I would obey."I froze.Something suddenly occurred to me."Wait..."I pushed him back a little and looked him straight in the eye."You'd known it was me all along? Since when?!"Victor lowered his gaze and gently brushed hi
Victor's office took up nearly half the top floor.I took a deep breath and knocked on the heavy wooden door."Come in."His low, husky voice sent a chill down my spine.I opened the door and stepped inside.Before I could turn around, Victor shut the door behind me and locked it.Then he pressed a button on the remote in his hand.Whoosh!The privacy blinds dropped, blocking the windows and shutting us off from the outside world. My heart started pounding.Victor wasn't wearing his jacket.His dark shirt was slightly open, his tie hanging loose around his neck. Two buttons were undone, exposing part of his pale, muscular chest."Boss, you wanted to see me..."I never got to finish.Victor crossed the room in three long strides.His presence was so intimidating that I instinctively backed away.One step.Then another.My back hit the cold floor-to-ceiling window.I was trapped.Victor braced his hands against the glass on either side of my head, caging me between his body and the windo
After blocking Victor, I enjoyed two wonderfully peaceful days at work.Victor, on the other hand, looked completely lost. Every time he looked at me, his eyes seemed full of things he desperately wanted to say but couldn't.By Friday afternoon, I decided to push him over the edge.I deliberately chatted loudly with a few close female colleagues in the break room."Ella, do you have plans this weekend?" one of them asked.I toyed with my coffee cup and spotted Victor coming down the hall.Perfect.I deliberately raised my voice. "Oh, my mother has set me up on a blind date. He's a finance executive on Wall Street, and apparently he's pretty handsome."I sighed innocently. "I've figured it out. Online dating is unreliable, and having a secret crush on your boss is a dead end. I might as well find a nice, dependable guy, date him, and settle down."Crack!I turned around.Victor stood outside the break-room door, his expensive custom-made pen snapped clean in half.Ink covered his hand,







