I have seen this side of Victor, this tone, but not with me. He always used it with his employees. Never has he shouted at me like this, not even when his grandpa died, so this scared the hell out of me.With my hand over my chest, I panted like crazy, my head resting on the door as I rushed out as soon as he shouted. God, it felt like I nearly died.It was five minutes later that I finally regained my breath. I looked back at the door, thinking whether I should go back in and ask if he was okay, but then the answer was simple. Quickly, I went down and Mom, of course, asked for him as soon as she saw me.“Is he behind you? Don’t start now, Clara, we are waiting for your sister’s husband,” she said, sounding so proud.“No, Victor…” I sat down, fixing myself. “He is busy with work. I’m afraid he can’t join us. It’s an important case.”“See, he’s a workaholic, Mom. I know that because I’m his PA,” Clara said, taking a bite of her fried drumstick. “I didn’t know he works this much at home
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