"What did you just say?" He asked in a cold voice. Immediately, I shivered. It's like the room temperature dropped drastically low. I brought my hand up to warm my bare arms up.Oh God, why am I only dressed in a goddamn towel?! "Avery, what did you just say?""I said I was sorry," I mumbled and he stood from the bed walking towards me. He raised his hand and I immediately closed my eyes with a slight wince embracing myself for the slap that was coming or maybe it was a blow. My arm was up beside my face as a defensive act. Something I was beaten for while I was home. They said I wanted to beat them back. Hell, I would do that anytime! Either way, I'm ready.Two seconds passed, nothing, three... Four... Five... Six... Seven... Eight... Is he going to do anything? Slowly I peered my eyes open to see him looking at me with a neutral expression. My eyes subconsciously averted to his arm to see his hands in his pants pocket."I'm not an animal. I don't and won't beat women." He said in a

"Mave... Your wife is hungry." Ramon said with a voice that was thinned out. I turned my head to him sharply. He looked at me and gave me a wink. His action did something to my stomach, something I didn't know what it was, but it tickled me. Not to the extent of laughter though."Go home," Maverick said with a glare and my eyes went to my plate instead. 'Stop moping around.'I'm not even moping. I'm simply looking at the food. It looks delicious, it's kinda a pity I can't eat it.'I didn't ask you to have some allergy. Please, don't rant.'I wasn't even ranting. Shoo!"Avery?" I heard and I looked up almost immediately with a, "huh?""Did you hear what I said?""He asked if you would like pasta," Ramon whispered and I blinked turning to him. My whole body felt warm once I caught his gaze."Are you always this happy?" I asked instead with a smile."Only around beautiful girls." He answered with a wink."That's it!" Maverick yelled suddenly dropping his cutlery with a clatter. I jumped

"Tie?" She repeated and I bobbed my head with a smile."I don't know how to tie a tie but I do know how to search it on YouTube. You can watch the tutorial and learn it from YouTube." She said with her eyes fixated on the tie in my hand never taking her eyes off it once."Why do you keep staring at the tie?" I asked looking down at the tie as well."It's nothing." She dismissed with a smile."I'll set up the YouTube." She replied turning around as she walked out of the room. Her ginger red hair was easy to spot in the crowd if you ever were looking for her.I sat on the bed while looking at the Tie repeatedly. I should learn this as fast as I can so I can help Maverick with his tie tomorrow morning before he goes to work. And also tell him about my CEO.I hope I haven't lost my job though. I can't sit in this house all day long doing practically nothing."Here is the video, ma'am." I heard, making me look up at a smiling Rosa. In her hand was an iPad with its screen lit up displaying

"What are you doing there?" I managed to say despite the shock that overwhelmed me."What do you mean what am I doing here? I'm at work." Maverick replied and I blinked at him."Hold on... Hold on, let me get this straight... You're the CEO of Black Empire and you didn't tell me?" I asked pointing at him and he grinned at me."Come here." He said waving his hands over to me."I'm not coming there. How could you not tell me?" I asked and he sighed."I was going to make it as a surprise.""Boss!" I heard and before I could make a sound, a familiar figure dashed in. He didn't spare me a glance as he walked towards the man sitting on the chair."What is all the fuss about?""The Board Meeting. They requested it to be shifted forward.""Request Cancelled.""But–"Maverick finally removed his eyes from me only to glare at Carter. "I'll inform them."He was about to walk past me when he finally decided to notice me or maybe he was truly noticing me for the first time."Ma'am.""Hi." I greet

"Maverick!" A voice yelled from outside and before we could pull apart, the door had been pushed open.I immediately pushed Maverick away with a deep blush. I grabbed my cheeks and squeezed my eyes shut. "Oh... Wow... I didn't know Office Romance was going on. I would have knocked. Sorry.""O-O-Office R-Romance?!" I sputtered turning around to see Ramon's grinning face."What is wrong with your hand?" A cold voice rang out in the room and before anyone could say anything, I slowly walked away from the scene."Stop." Oh, shite!"Answer me, Ramon. What's wrong with your hand? Is it broken? Or paralyzed?""None of the above... It's working perfectly fine." The latter replied waving his hand."Hn. Perfectly fine you say? Come over here for a second.", Maverick said waving him over. Ramon was about to take one step before he paused."Nah. Nope, thank you. I'm perfectly fine over here.""Don't make me say it twice," Maverick warned with a glare and I gulped my saliva."Sir?" Someone call