Ariana was surprised by the sudden close contact. She subconsciously moved away.
“Mr. President, please behave. Is this how you treat your employees?” she had never quite understood him and she definitely didn't want to be one of his toys.
Mr. Matthews face went gloomy and his voice laced with ridicule, “You would prefer to be hugged by Mr. Johnson, right?”
Ariana’s face went colorless all over again, ‘what did he mean by that?’ Her forehead started sweating.
Michael saw her nervousness and he became angry instantly, “What, you didn’t think I would find out?”
Ariana clasped her hands together and looked down on her feet. “It... it is... not that” she stuttered. She was wondering if she should tell him the truth. Forget it, it has nothing to do with him so why was he even angry.
“Then what is?” Michael sneered and looked down at her with an expression hard to read. “Tell me, why would you get engaged to someone like that. Don’t you know his reputation?” Michael was furious.
Actually, Ariana did not know. Even though she kept an eye on the business section in Westron City she was not interested in their personal lives therefore she answered honestly, “I don’t know.”
Her response angered the man even more, “what do you mean you don’t know, did you accept his proposal for money? Huh? If you want money I can give it to you, I have enough.” Ariana was triggered by his words and felt disrespected.
“Believe whatever you want, I don’t owe you an explanation. Besides we have met only twice so that doesn’t earn you the right to judge me. Furthermore, my personal affairs don't affect my daily work so I hope this will not be an issue.” Ariana was boiling with anger, she did not have anything personal to do with Mr. Johnson and even though she could not stand Mr. Matthews ridiculed, she did not think it was necessary to explain anything to him. It has nothing to do with him and she can fix her own problems.
Michael did not understand what was going on in her head, so when she made an attempt to walk away, he pulled her in his embrace and whispered next to her ear, “I can take better care of you. Why don’t you consider being my woman?”
Ariana’s pale face had suddenly gotten red and her body shivered from the hot breath next to her ear. “I think it is time to go back to work. My lunch will be up soon, you are the boss so you can go return if you want or not.” Ariana was trying to avoid this conversation.
“Exactly!”
Ariana looked up at him puzzled. He noticed and responded, “I am the boss and I can have you go back when I want.”
Still looking at him, Ariana thought ‘this man is so arrogant and unreasonable, how did I not notice when we met two years ago’. “Mr. Matthews, you have to understand that today is my first day on the job so I cannot be late. What do you think will happen if the company sees you giving me special treatments? I will become a target by all those females.”
“Who would dare make you a target if you’re my woman?” Michael sneered arrogantly.
“Who is your woman?” Ariana retorted, turning her face away.
“You might not agree now but you will eventually.” He was very confident in winning her.
“I don’t want to be…” ‘One of your playthings’ there was a knock on the door before she could finish her sentence. Michael shouted, “Who is that?”
“Sir, Mr. Johnson is asking for you and he is throwing a tantrum.” Alex's voice came from behind the door.
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