I finally got out of the bathroom when he was counting down to the last minute.
I stood before him shyly, not knowing where to look. Although Michael had seen my bare body before, it was still embarrassing for me to let him see me in erotic lingerie.
I took a quick glimpse at his face and saw desire welling up in his eyes the moment he caught sight of me.
He came over right away and carried me over to the bed before unleashing all his pent-up frustration all the way until midnight.
After a good few hours of lovemaking, he finally got off me and lay down beside me with a satisfied smile on his face.
Despite being worn out, I felt a sense of contentment looking at him.
“I really like this lingerie. You should try another set tomorrow night. I got you ten.”
He turned toward me and started toying my breasts with his finger. I felt an urge to slap him in the face.
“I’m not wearing stuff like this anymore.”
I could never in my wildest imagination think he would buy me something like this—what more ten.
“Well, I know you’ll end up doing it in the end.”
He shot me a raunchy smile.
I glared at him when I saw the anticipation glistening in his eyes.
It would be useless for me to object to his command.
“Whatever. I’m sleeping first,” I said curtly and cut off the conversation.
Michael hugged me from behind and fell asleep in no time. He must be drained after all the hard work tonight.
Despite being disgruntled with his attitude, I found myself sleeping soundly in his arms. I had already gotten used to sleeping beside him after all this time. In fact, I would feel miserable if he was gone one day.
Like any other day, we woke up and went to work the following day, but unlike his usual self, he did not let me get off the car at an uncrowded place, nor did he try to hide me from peoples’ eyes.
“We’re here.”
He turned and looked at me before I got off the car.
“Let’s just wait until these people walk off,” I replied nervously, checking out the surroundings.
“Never mind them.”
I looked back at him, startled. I simply could not wrap my head around what he was thinking.
He used to be so secretive about our relationship, but he seemed to have changed totally.
“I’m sure everyone at the company is gonna gossip about me if they see me coming out of your car.”
Even if Michael did not care about what others said, I did. Besides, I was still confused about our relationship. If he wanted to go official with me, he should at least let me know for sure what our relationship was first.
I did not want to end up making a clown out of myself in front of my colleagues. If they found out about Michael and me, there was no way I could continue working here.
Michael knew what was on my mind. I could sense his anger building up in the enclosed space although he did not breathe a word.
I ignored him without taking my eyes off the people outside. When they were finally gone, I got out of the car quickly and went up to the office.
As usual, I had a hectic work schedule in the morning. When lunch hour came, everyone took a break and got ready to get lunch.
Michael got out of his office and came right toward me.
My heart thumped seeing him walking toward me. I knew he was up to something.
All eyes were on him as he approached.
His towering presence drew closer and I could feel it was going to turn out bad the moment his eyes curved in a gentle smile.
“Could you help me get lunch?”
“Y-Yeah… Sure…”
I was dazed by his sudden tenderness. My frantic gaze swept across the office and I saw everyone looking at me.
I started cursing at him in my heart for putting me in a tight spot. I had made an enemy out of everyone.
Just when I thought he had done enough damage, Michael spoke again. “Let me know if you need help with the Benyx project. I know it’s a little tricky.”
This would be the end of me. My heart skipped a beat when he spoke to me so kindly, but worry quickly banished the excitement in my heart.
Everyone’s aversive glare was directed toward me.
“Yes, Mr. Shaw,” I answered, putting extra emphasis on the last two words.
I had to keep things professional between us although I still had no idea what he was trying to do.
“All right, go grab lunch then.”
With that said, he turned and went back into his office.
I felt a suffocating burden lifted off my chest after he left, but the antagonism from all the female colleagues still sent a shudder down my spine.
What did I do for him to create trouble for me on purpose?
