"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

—Naguib Mahfouz

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"Enough!!"
A heavy voice hollered into the hallway and the crowd shattered into pieces. Got the attention of the crowd, where I also move a little back from Creepy Max.

I hold the file tightly, maybe this is the last day in this company. Anger depicts in his eyes. He is moving toward us and in the meantime, Max also got some energy and get back on his feet, giving me death threats.

Boss devilish eyes examine me carefully from my face then his eyes move downward on my neck, probably Max's fingers imprinted on my neck when he choked me. I try to speak but--

"Get back to work, everyone". His voice shows deep anger and in few minutes, Mr.Devil, me, and Max -the fucker standing in an empty hallway.

He places his hands in his pocket hiding his fists. "In my office". I was standing there, where max followed him, my legs become heavier, my dreams shattered into pieces that I have dreamt with my mom. We almost paid every penny from my salary and we were planning to shift somewhere else where people couldn't threaten us like in an alley. I screwed up.

"Now" Boss hollered at me with his aggressive voice. They reached the end of the corridor. I gathered some courage and make my way to them. Max has the upper hand here. He is one of the crucial employees he has. Even, he is working for this company for years. And who knows if it was not the first time assaulting someone. What if Mr.Devil helped him to get rid of these types of cases just because he is an asset to him. Standing in front of his office seems like an actual going to walk in hell. And I am the one who digs my own grave.

Mr.Devil throws his coat on the couch and he started rolling his sleeves. My heart thumping fast in my body, felt like it's going to blast soon. Me and max standing in front of him like two criminals who were caught on the scene. Confident criminal standing like nothing is going to harm him anyway. There's a grin played on his face. On the other hand, am terrified by the consequences of my actions.
Both of us knew the result of that fight. But the tension in the atmosphere makes things more difficult for me. I couldn't even stand against him.

Max made his first move, he started spitting shit about me.

"Boss, she started this fight in the first place. She is the one who is seducing me for so long and she even asked me out today".He is being the victim here. Fucking asshole.

Anger rushing in my veins, nails digging hard in my palm and for sure bleeding is going to start if I couldn't turn my anger in somewhere else.
"What the fuck!! He is lying". I look at Mr.Devil, we made eye contact and he is listening to Max lie calmly. I have no chance here to win over this argument. I will speak when I get my chance, I let him say whatever the shit he wants.

"And when I rejected her. She told me that she is going to make a story that I asked her to sleep with me to help her to get a better position at this company". His voice made me sick but he is a great storyteller.

"Why don't you start writing a novel instead. You are going to be a great novelist". I roll my eyes at this sarcastic comment on him.

"You little whore". He clenched his teeth and come towards me to hit but then he saw Mr. Devil smash his fist on the desk.

"Let me complete your novel. Maybe you forget to tell Boss. That I slept with him and in favor of that he gave me his secretary job, so he can fuck me anytime". If he is going to fire me then I speak for my existence, for my job, for my integrity, for my self-respect. I'm not going to take shit from this man. I'm going to fight till death. Boss eyes met mine and he is looking at Max. His muscles reflexes reveal even from his dress shirt and jaw clenching, maybe he is disgust from Max.

Max shakes his head in disagreement. Now, fear reflects from his face. I hit on the right spot this time. "Boss, she is lying".
He pointed his finger towards me. While am praying to God to change his mind about firing me from this job. I close my eyes where my body tensed and liquid felt on my palm.

"You, Get out from my company. I'll make sure no one is going to hire you". I heard Mr.Devil's voice but I didn't dare to open my eyes and accept the fact that I lost my fucking job. A tear fell on my cheeks when I felt all the plans that I made for my mother shattered.

"You can't do this".I heard a max dreadful voice. Why the hell he is whining. I open my eyes. Max was standing in shock moving back and forth in his room.

"Violence against women is not acceptable".He said those words like god himself standing there and take me out from this mess. Inner me crying hard that even depicts the tears which were falling over my cheeks. I couldn't even believe he asked Max to leave instead of me.

"I'm going to kill her". Max abruptly moved towards me. I move backward while Mr.Devil swiftly moved between me and Max. Protecting me like a shield. He punched max on his face and in one punch he knocked him down. Max's body fell on the floor with a big thump. I drop the file, I was shocked by Mr.Devil's aggressive behavior. He called someone in the meanwhile. I jerk backward but got hold of the chair and I sit on it while my legs are shaking. Is he dead? Maybe he cracked his jaw. Max is not even moving, It's not like that I didn't hurt him before but he is lying on the floor like a dead body. Past gain hits me hard and I remember the man lying in our house covered in blood. We left him there 6 months ago. Though at the last moment, I called an ambulance and somehow he survived. But I killed a person a few weeks before in the same room. Men around me are dying or hurt one way or other or am the reason behind that.

After few minutes jade entered the room with a medical box completely shocked when he sees max lying on the floor unconscious and then made eye contact with me. I couldn't read his emotions maybe he is trained for that, hiding emotions all that. Mr.Devil whispers something in his ear, which I couldn't even hear, and jade pick max in his muscular arms. Mr.Devil closed the door and head towards me, pulling a chair close to mine.

He sits in front of me stretch his legs on both sides touching my bare legs sending warm currents in my whole body, maybe he thinks that am going to run away. He holds the box in one hand while the other hand removes hairs from my neck. He gently caressed the marks on my neck, I felt a little hesitated and my body tensed with his rough yet warm hands. His blue eyes are not fierce this time, they are tender,  places the cream on my neck, I couldn't even control my emotions, bit my lower lip in reaction.
His breath touches my skin gives me goosebumps and something felt between my legs. I pulled myself together.
"I can do this, sir"

He immediately pulled back and engrossed eyes into mine.
"You are my responsibility. Let me do this".

Butterflies erupted in my stomach, he stands a little and checks my neck on the left side, his breath touches my neck, my heart was pounding fast with his presence. I couldn't hold this emerging hormone inside me. When he turns to another side, our lips are just inches apart, his lips brush my cheek. I immediately feel my cheeks turn hot and palms sweaty. I want to kiss him on his soft lips that his tongue licking for god knows how many minutes. He sits back after doing the work and almost killing me with his inches gap presence. He holds my one hand and checks it briefly, then he looks back at me. He caresses the marks that I did on my palms to control my anger. Even if we didn't speak for about 10 minutes but there's a connection that was building. Maybe it was just me and my overthinking. He is just concerned just because his employee did this to me or this happened in his office.

He broke the silence." You can rest, Miss Reed". He left me there with so many thoughts. Closed the door of the restroom behind him. I waited for 2 minutes to say thank you but he didn't come outside. So I leave a note of Thankyou on his desk.

Daxton

Watching her standing and Max on the floor. I already knew that Max did something to her. He is a pervert I knew it for a long time but I didn't witness or any complaint against him. It's just my perspective and I couldn't fire someone on my assumption. I felt proud when I saw her aggressive behavior, kicking Max in a barbaric way. I never thought she is capable of this. Though she killed the man in my office that was just self-defense and fear to not get killed. As I come close, anger erupted in me like a volcano when I see marks on her neck. How dare he lay hand on Olivia. I saw fear in her eyes when she saw me standing in front of me. But her fierce eyes are more seductive. She is something. I ordered everyone to get back to work. Thousand of ways running in my mind to get rid of Max but I have to act like a company CEO rather than The Daxton who lose temper easily. Both gave their statements but Max called her whore that's where he makes things worse and even tries to lay hand on her in front of me. I knocked him down in one. I want to kill him right there but Olivia is there, so I ask Jade to complete the work to broke both of his hands that imprinted marks on Olivia's gentle skin. Next time, if he tries to repeat this with any other girl, he would probably remember this moment.

Sitting close to her makes me want her more. I couldn't control myself and remove her hair from her neck to examine her marks. Her bare skin and soapy shampoo attract me towards her. Her pounding heartfelt so close to me, her breathe which touches my skin ignites my heart. I want to kiss her, Protect her, own her, make her mine.
I left her there and move to the restroom. If I am going to spend one more second with her in this room. I am going to lose my fucking control.

(Timeskip)

"Why are you looking at that damn paper for so long?" Jade snapped me back to reality where I was looking at thank you note written by Olivia. I don't know why am keeping this until now.

"None of your business" gulp down the Irish whiskey I retorted.

"You should stay away from her. She is a mess". Convincing me with clenching his jaw is so annoying.

"So am I Jade. What's the difference I'm also a mess." Sipping the whiskey which is burning my throat.

"Exactly, you have a lot of problems to deal with. Don't even try to add some more. She already killed a man in your fucking office. Though, we dealt with it but what if they retaliate against whoever sends them. We are still looking for the one who ordered them. And now this max" He gulps down the whole fucking glass in one. I have to handle him later. Why he is even so against Olivia. She is not a problem from where I see.

"Yeah, Max. How's that fucker?. Did you do your work properly?"I try to divert his fucking speech. I'm not in a mood to hear his perception of Olivia.

"Of course!! I want to rip his bloody heart as he lay a finger on your sweet secretary". He passed sarcastic comments when he was annoyed. Seems like he is not let me get away this time.

"Just make sure to break his ribs and fucking arms. And I don't want to see him in this fucking state".I take another brandy from the bar where Jade holds his head like a fucking teenager. Who even asks him to drink so much. Fucking idiot.

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Hola guys, Hope you love this chapter.  It ended up well. Hehehe.
What do you think about Mr.Devil now?

And yeah i am suffering from severe pain in my stomach and my platelets count decreased. Pray for me 🥺

Sorry guys, i almost forgot to publish chapter.I just realised few minutes ago that it's Wednesday heheh.

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