Valerie immediately went downstairs; she had to have breakfast before Depson picked her up, and one more thing that made Valerie nervous was that her was afraid he would be late because the rules said his boss hated people who were not on time.
The bell rang, and Valerie, who had just opened the fridge, immediately grabbed the whole milk she had been drinking and opened the door to welcome Depson. "Are you finished, miss?" Valerie nodded when she saw that Depson was all dressed up in a black suit. "I'm ready, sir." Valerie was still confused about what to call Depson because, honestly, her looked older than her, and just calling him by his name was not too rude. "Just call me Depson Lady; I don't want to look too old, and you are more honorable than me." Valerie only smiled slightly, as she still did not understand the meaning of Depson's last words. Valerie felt that she looked more special, being picked up by Depson to go to work. "I have been assigned by the master to pick up Miss and take her to work." Depson opened the back door for Valerie, and all Valerie did was obey without arguing. During the trip, Valerie just kept her fingers crossed, something her often did when her felt anxious or nervous. There was no music from the headset that usually accompanied her journey. It was just her and her racing heart as the car entered the elite parking lot for employees who owned cars."Miss, we have arrived." Without Valerie realizing that Depson had opened the door for her, she felt bad.
"I'm sorry, Depson." Valerie sat down slightly and saluted Depson.
Valerie just followed Depson's footsteps that led her to the main lobby of the skyscraper, which was so luxurious with its rotating glass doors, as she entered the company. Valerie was also surprised by the company's luxurious and technologically advanced architecture. It could be said that this company was bigger and more luxurious than the place where he used to work in Chicago.
Depson pressed the elevator button, and the elevator doors with the initials AD opened. Depson let Valerie's body enter first, before himself.
But there was something strange about this elevator looking empty while the one they had just passed was crowded with employees. Valerie's eyes stared at the elevator button that reached the 20th floor, and Depson pressed the 40th floor."You must be wondering why this elevator looks empty, right?" said Depson, like a psychic who could read Valerie's mind in an instant.
"Does my face look very legible?" Valerie spoke in her heart before she opened her mouth to answer Depson.
"How do you know? Yes, I kept feeling strange from the beginning." Valerie looked up at the elevator doors that had just reached the 36rd floor; there were still four floors to go.
"Because this elevator is only for CEOs." Depson's answer was enough to make Valerie's legs feel weak until she had to hold onto the elevator wall.
There was no conversation between her and Depson anymore; just now, it already made Valerie feel shocked, and if she had asked further, she could have had a heart attack.
The door to the room was made of brown wood with the AD CEO's initials carved on it, which made it look different and quite scary for Valerie. The door was knocked on by Depson, and the door opened on its own after a few minutes. "What should I do?" Valerie continued to question herself in her heart, still hiding behind Depson's body. Even though her footsteps were now inside that masculine and luxurious room, the tiles currently under Valerie's feet were made of black marble. "Mrs. Valerie is already here." Depson looked at Arthur, who had been staring at the body of the woman hiding behind Depson. Without Depson even saying it, Arthur knew that he had been watching Valerie's arrival. "Is this the way people want to work with me?" The stern and heavy voice of the man, whom Valerie still didn't know, had scared Valerie so much that she accidentally pulled Depson's coat. "Calm down, lady; everything will be fine." Depson shifted his body so that Valerie's face, which was originally sitting, now dared to look at who was in front of her. How surprised she was when her eyes met the blue eyes of someone who was still vivid in Valerie's memory! "You!" Valerie unintentionally called the owner of the company by his name. "Do you know me? Why are you so presumptuous as to call me?" Arthur chased Depson away with his eyes still focused on the woman's steady eyes without blinking. Arthur stood in front of Valerie, only a few centimeters away from her body. "I'm asking you if you know me." Arthur's eyes stared intently at Valerie. Until Valerie realized that what he was doing was wrong, even though her knew this man in front of her, Valerie still did not deserve to call the powerful man you. "I apologize, sir, for my impudence; I didn't know you before." Valerie sat respectfully, not daring to look at the man she remembered as Arthur. "So you have forgotten me?" Arthur put her head close to Valerie's ear and whispered, making Valerie's hair stand on end. "I'm sorry." Valerie faded, her footsteps slightly away from the man in the gray suit. Valerie just continued to sit because her was too afraid to look into those mysterious blue eyes. "Raise your head." Valerie, look me in the eye when you speak; I won't forgive you for that." Arthur's hands were on both of Valerie's shoulders, whether he got a push from where Valerie dared to look back at Arthur's face in front of her or their distance was very close, like when they were both in Chicago. "You will be my secretary from today on," Arthur said before removing her hands from both of Valerie's shoulders. He knew Valerie was scared right now. "Your desk is over there." Arthur, who had been sitting at her desk chair, pointed to the desk that her had placed in his room. Valerie, who was still silent at first, finally came to her senses and moved obediently to walk towards the desk not far from Arthur's desk. "Oh my, does that mean I'll be working in the same room as him?" Valerie just tried to turn on the monitor in front of her with nervousness in her heart.''Wrong!!! Replace with a new one.'' Valerie just closed her eyes. She had to save a lot of patience to deal with her new boss, who always made Valerie want to scream. It had only been a week, but Valerie felt like she had been in hell for almost a year. ''Fucking Arthur!" Valerie cursed while gripping her hand. It was the only swear word that could describe how frustrated Valerie was right now, even though she could only do it in her heart.Even in a state of anger, Valerie never neglected her duties; she always handed them in on time. But everything was still lacking in Arthur's eyes! Valerie glanced at the watch on her left wrist. It was almost lunchtime. But Valerie couldn't help but exhale—everything would be missed, like there could be no meal as long as Valerie's work wasn't done.One thing that Valerie had come to understand little by little was that Arthur was a perfectionist, stubborn, and mysterious to her. Valerie was still busy struggling with the monitor screen that dis
"I told you to answer me!" Arthur grabbed Valerie's chin with his scarred hand and squeezed the chin so that Valerie would look him in the eye this time."You have to be my doll from today on, Valerie... I don't accept any refusals from you! Whether you like it or not! You must serve me as your owner." Valerie's eyes only widened, as she had no idea what Arthur was talking about.Before he could answer, Arthur kissed him forcefully on the lips again, sucking and smacking his lips with tenderness. This time, the kiss was different from the one he received a few minutes ago in the elevator.For a moment, Valerie was lulled by the kiss Arthur gave her. She wanted to reciprocate, but Valerie felt hesitant about it."What do you mean, Arthur? Why is it that every time you touch my body, I can't resist?" Arthur continued to speak in his heart; he hated his brain and heart, which innocently accepted Arthur's treatment.Arthur's hands forcefully pulled Valerie's white shirt in half. Arthur's
"I've been working with Mr. Arthur since 10 years ago... More precisely, when Mr. Arthur had just taken the helm of the company, what is it, Miss?" Valerie was also surprised to hear how long Depson had been working with Arthur, it was not impossible that Depson did not know all of Arthur's mysterious traits"Nothing, I'm just asking that." Valerie had many questions that she still wanted to answer, but she chose to stop her words. Flashback offWhile she was thinking about things, the doorbell of her apartment suddenly rang again. Suddenly, Valerie, who had now moved to sit at the dining table, felt frightened, considering that it was already 10 p.m. "It can't be a guest coming to visit, and it can't be Depson." Valerie was still talking in her heart, she also felt confused about whether to open the door or not. She remembered that there was no one she knew in this French country besides Depson. Valerie chose not to care and did not move her body to check who was coming. It was be
Valerie opened her eyes; she was not sleeping. How could she sleep peacefully in the arms of a strange man who was currently fast asleep?Even until this moment, Valerie felt hatred for herself; more precisely, he even felt disgusted with his body. It could be said that her was like a bitch now; if only his situation was not like this, then Valerie would feel happier and calmer if they did it based on mutual love. Valerie let go of Arthur's embrace on her body; she immediately walked to the bathroom and skipped all her clothes, which now lay disorderly on the floor of the room. Valerie's thoughts at this time were that she had to erase Arthur's traces on her body, even though bathing in the early hours of the morning was never in Valerie's dictionary. But all that he would often do from this moment on was eliminate all of Arthur's body odor that clung to his body."I hate you, Arthur; it's a shame why I met you then, and I regret it now." Valerie could only curse Arthur in her heart
Valerie gazed at Arthur's face, sleeping peacefully by his side. If only Arthur didn't have the heart of a demon, then Valerie would feel lucky to be with Arthur, the man who captivated him even when her met him by accident.Valerie's hand moved to touch the surface of Arthur's cheek, but she remembered that her had no rights over Arthur. So her pulled his hand back and got up from his sleep because life is not as sweet as romantic dramas and don't expect too much. "Wake up, Valerie, Remember what happened last night. "You have to remember it!" Valerie realized her stepped into the bathroom just to wash her face, Her didn't need to take a shower because a few hours ago he had done it. Was she trying to avoid Arthur this time? Yes, Valerie was trying to do that. It only took a few minutes for Valerie to get herself dressed in a navy blue shirt and white span skirt. Even though her body felt almost broken, Valerie was still Valerie. She would not let herself live in laziness unless s
''Depson did you know Mr. Arthur is allergic to caffeine?'' Valerie ventured to ask Depson again. "I'm sorry, miss. I forgot to tell you that sir does have an allergy to caffeine; it almost took his life seven years ago, to be more precise. Since then, Sir has never consumed anything containing caffeine, whether in the form of food or drink. Is there a problem, miss?" Depson glanced at Valerie's face through the glass in front of him. ''If he drank a little bit of it, no, I mean, maybe just a little taste, would you be okay?" Valerie was at a loss to explain to Depson how, because there was no way she could say that this morning because of her kiss, Arthur had tasted coffee again, directly or indirectly. ''As long as he don't swallow it, then I think it will be fine, Miss; it's just better to avoid it." Depson feels that Valerie made a mistake. That is the reason why Depson received an angry phone call from Arthur this morning. Honestly, Depson felt sorry for Valerie; that woman h
Valerie sat on the steps of the apartment, still in his office suit. He pulled the can of beer he had gotten from the fridge and took a few sips before setting it back down by his side. The time flew by so fast. He didn't realize he had passed almost a month with all the suffering and many things he had gotten used to over time. Was Valerie okay? The possibility that he could say he was fine was impossible. Arthur the Man-made Valerie forget she had ever been a cheerful Valerie because this month all of Valerie's traits were inversely proportional. "Aww, I have to treat it again. " Valerie looked at her right wrist, which was turning blue from Arthur's grip. Valerie felt scared every night because she was afraid of Arthur's arrival. She was afraid that Arthur would treat her harshly. The door to the apartment suddenly rang, and Valerie had guessed who was coming. If not Arthur, then who else could access the apartment door at will? Valerie looked at Arthur who had thrown his co
Arthur savored the golden liquid from the glass cup in his hand sipping it slowly as well as the burning sensation that greeted his throat that he was slowly getting used to. However, the noise of the loud music from a nightclub, which he had just visited a few minutes ago, did not affect Arthur's mind in the slightest as if he was in another world like there was a barrier that made him just silent for a long time without saying a word.He hated his dream that came a few hours ago because Arthur had to repeat the fear that had happened to him in that Arthur hated his weak self. a woman who wore quite sexy clothes with a chest cut low enough to expose things that often make other men lust. but not with Arthur because right now only Valerie could make him lust.''Would you like to enjoy a hot night with me, I'm sure you'll be happy.'' The woman whispered sensuously in Arthur's ear and her hand even slipped between Arthur's open shirt."Go away. I don't lust after slutty women like you.