He Hates Me

ora

d why I'd taken this secreta

ack by changing his regular coffee to decaf. For my efforts, I had been on the receiving end of the worst insult I could ever imagine, and from the one m

the style did nothing for me. I was wearing it today, of all days, when Micheal gave me that disapproving scrutiny. My mother ha

m, and worked hard at cooking regular and weight-conscious meals for myself

ken from Dad quite a sum of money before he died unexpectedly, just after being seen with her in a motel room. It had bee

to give her a quarter of a million dollars couldn't be positively identified. And she'd run up accounts in department stores and even jewelry stores, for which Dad's estate was suddenly responsible.

t Micheal Angelo's office

nd I was a good secretary, But he never ap

and best friends listened and sympathized. I poured o

heedlessly in love with such a

Mabel said finally, sympathizing with

'm fat," I s

t say," s

t me and what he insinuated," I

grim

a bad," sh

," I repli

d to conceal my hurt feelings. Libby Collins patted me on the shoulder. "Buck up, Aurora,

apology was the last thin

t to my office" th

aid, including my confession. The loathe in his voice as if I had committed the seven deadly sins, w

and Mabel's faces as I stood up and head

on the do

aid with his

s staring deep into my soul. He is the most handsome man I have ever seen, his aesthetically appealing app

ar your conversation," he s

lped

sorry sir,

and to stop me

. Have you seen yourself, you look like a bloated frog. I'd advise you to get that foolish out of your idea out of

cower in his presence and shrink away, but not today. I could feel my blood bo

or you and this i

you get paid, which I'm pretty sure I do every month. That's

rrible man, and you not realizing how terrible you are d

ork from Mr. Giovanni's case files" he re

would probably not have stared at him this hard, despite hating him this

and to my desk, I knew what to do.

I pulled a typed sheet from my printer, got up, took a deep brea

g and handed him the envelope, he to

file, What the hell is this?

t looks lik

red-faced and unnerved, with an enraged boss, minus his glas

"I have cases pending. You're responsible for so

rack of your cases when I had to be home with Mother during her last stroke! Please don't pretend it matters who's doing the typing or making the p

suddenly quiet. "Going over t

ould, he doesn't bully his employees at every change nor rage

d his sensuous lips together, and let out a word under his breath that could have had him up for charges of harassmen

e office onto the sidewalk a month before I came by. I had managed to put up with him for 6 mo

ing?" Libby ask

, I can't withstand th

h looked

e working for Leo Jordan

ust wanted the sad look

their fa

ly, why would you resign when you

ob that quickly, or surviv

, but the pay is more than fair. You may

m losing myself mentally because of him, I can't bear to spend another day he

onely here witho

this, you are both the reason I s

lcome," the

eel the same wit

rest of the day" I chuckl