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y assistant and I can't help but notice Something a

women do... their heels clicking for attention, wearing t

t

t's so damn annoying. She's supposed to be nothing but a pawn. A too

en spoken to, and leaves her emotions locked behind thos

ke it harder. " This is a list of international meetings you need to schedul

she could never understand. I watch her eyes scan a

the expression of confusion on her face. "Is there a p

es to meet mine. "I expect the confirmation by lunch. If even one

ike it's just another challenge for her to overcome. I s

urprise, she doesn't. Instead, my mail pings at 11:47am. All meeting

ell did s

eting the email without replying to it. Fine, l

en. That night, just before leaving the office, I wa

you call a fuc

d with the weight of everything I had put her through ear

command. "When do you need them, sir?" She asks, her voice

cond, but then she nodded. "Understood Mr Romano." No

ck to know when it would be 11pm, expecting half-finished wo

t 11pm sharp. Clean, better than the one I had intentionally r

e she's supposed to beg me. But all she ever does....is endure

he's too good to fall. But I'll prove her damn wr

xtent to do that. So, I decided to hit her where it wou

**

n front of the executives and shareholders. She hesitated for a while before

it to make my move. She begins presenting the figures I m

tionally knew she would make a mistake calling out. A single word, Barely n

g Miss Alina. Is this how you try to prov

..Si

fore embarrassing my company." Cutting he

nothing but whisper among themselves. Alina doesn't speak. She just nods o

was to make her feel small, and humiliate her. I wanted her to remember that she

n her feet. I find myself staring at her for too long. Wondering

... I don't care. I can't care. She's the daughte

rom me. He walked away with blood on his hands while I

iet grace like she doesn't carry that

e spent the day she walked into my life. A