Chapter 456 Interrogated By The Director
“You are not allowed to speak to me in that tone again. If you do, I will punish you every day.” He ate his breakfast gracefully and had a stoic expression on his handsome face, but his words were driving me insane.
“Aren’t you asking too much? You know how I feel about… “ I glared at him and spoke up to reject his proposal, but he cut my words short.
“I don’t care if you see me as an enemy or a competitor. As far as I am concerned, you are my lover, and I am yours.”
His voice was serious and domineering. When he said those words, my heart jumped uncontrollably for a moment there. There was a moment when I was touched.
I knew there was no point in arguing with him because I would just end up in a worse position than I already was. Hence, I pretended to be okay with it. “Fine, I’ll do my best to keep things that way. All I ask is that you stop crossing the line and do the unspeakable. If you do, I won’t be able to contain my fury.”
There were some things I could withstand, but if he were to force me to do the dirty every day… Yeah, that is definitely not something I am okay with.
“That would depend on your performance. If you keep behaving that way, I might have to teach you that lesson a couple of times a day. That is why you should consider being nicer to me. It’ll benefit you after all.”
His expression remained unreadable, but his smirk was brimming with confidence. That showed me I was truly at a disadvantage. He knew what I was most worried about, and he was going to keep threatening me with it.
Anger was building inside me, but I couldn’t vent them out on him, so I kept eating to control my emotions.
That was when a glass of milk showed up beside me. Michael smiled at me and sweetly said, “You’re eating so much so quickly. Aren’t you worried about choking?”
I was fine until he mentioned it. Suddenly, I didn’t know how to chew anymore, and I ended up choking. I kept tapping my chest and was having an especially hard time.
My best guess was that he saw something off with the way I acted, and that frightened him as well. He hurried over to me and patted my back while feeding me that glass of milk.
I couldn’t be bothered to fight him at the time, so I quickly accepted that milk and drank as much as I could. Soon, the milk washed the food down my throat, and I was finally fine.
“I told you to slow down, didn’t I?” scolded Michael.
His tone carried a hint of concern when he saw how much I was suffering, and it was as though he actually cared about me.
“This isn’t all on me. I wouldn’t be in this shape if you hadn’t been so shameless and evil toward me.”
He was the reason I was in that state, so I was angry at him for putting the blame on me. Seriously, can he not sympathize at all?
“Okay, okay, it’s all my fault. Satisfied?”
His lips curved into an exasperated grin, and he said those words in the most loving tone.
He didn’t badger me even after breakfast and took me back to my apartment right away. I changed my clothes before heading to my workplace. That was when I realized everyone was staring strangely at me.
When I walked past them, however, I sensed them gossiping behind my back. I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but I could more or less guess the topic was about what happened yesterday. They were probably talking about why I got into Michael’s car.
The two companies were fighting like cats and dogs at that moment, and I had publicly gotten into Michael’s car. It would be a miracle if no one gossiped. There is a good chance everyone thinks I am siding with Michael and will betray our company.
I didn’t really care about what they thought because I had never done any of the things they thought I did. My firm belief was that the truth would always prevail.
As soon as I sat down, my secretary opened the door and informed me that there will be a meeting in ten minutes.
I murmured an affirmative reply without thinking too much.
When I made my way into the conference room, I saw that the company’s directors were already there. They turned their attention to me as soon as I showed up.
I didn’t know why, but a sense of danger and uncertainty crept up on me. Nicholas was frowning just as much as the rest of them when he stared at me, and his eyes shone with worry.
I had a bad feeling about that. The company rarely had that many directors present for a single meeting, and the way everyone was staring was hostile. That made me think that the meeting was hosted just for me.
I sat in my seat and tilted my head down a little to act calm.
The ambiance in the conference room was eerily serious. No one spoke, so it was pin-drop silence there.
“Ms. Garcia, someone saw you getting together with Mr. Shaw from Joyful Success yesterday. May I know what the two of you did last night and what your relationship with him is?”
One of the directors finally spoke up, and his eyes shone with suspicion when he spoke in a tone that suggested he was interrogating me.
The bad feeling I sensed earlier, and the way I was being interrogated… With all those clues, I would have to be an idiot to not know what the meeting was about.
The meeting was only held because I got into the car with Michael last night, and the directors suspected that I was a corporate spy.
“My relationship with Michael is personal, so I’m not in an excellent position to answer that question.”
I remained calm and spoke in an even tone when I faced the directors.
My relationship with Michael and what we did last night were both personal matters, so there was no need for me to share that with the directors. I had the right to protect my privacy.
Unfortunately, my response upset the director.
“What kind of response is that, Ms. Garcia? You should know that Joyful Success is our main competitor, and you are one of our company’s top managers! Don’t you think you have the obligation to explain the situation and tell us what you did with Michael Shaw after you clock off yesterday?”
One director was especially angry when he glared at me with rage burning in his eyes.
It would be a miracle if I wasn’t mad about their interrogation. I might not have been working there for a long time, but I have never made a mistake before, nor have I ever caused the company to incur any loss. They have no right to suspect me like that.
“I know what everyone is worried about. You’re all wondering if there is anything between Michael and me and if I would do something to hurt the company if we were a couple. Your concern is understandable, but I promise you this: Michael and I have never talked about our jobs when we are together. I won’t cause any trouble for the company, and I pray that you will trust me.”
I was looking right at the directors when I stood up and said those words as sincerely as I could.
