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Chapter 9 : Grumpy boss
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DANELLE'S POV It has been three weeks since that girl, Anushka became my secretary..Though I might have misjudged the poor girl on her first day and strongly didn't want to admit it but surprisingly she was great at her work and made sure she gave me no reason to complain..But still ,there was something about that girl that didn't excites me..I mean I didn't hate the girl nor did I dislike her but there was just something about her that just didn't mix well with me..Just seeing her face or hearing her voice annoyed the hell out of me..Ironically she was so beautiful and that soft voice of hers was like a morning song that would put you in a good mood forever but still, I was so cold to her whenever we talked..Maybe that was why she was avoiding to talk to me most of the times ,only did when it was about work..Though I wasn't technically soft even with everybody at the bank but with her it was just so hard to control my distaste and sadly I couldn't even
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DANELLE'S POV "Why did you help the girl then considering you hate her gut with everything you have ,of which I find it very hard to understand because Anushka is such a very nice and kind girl "Sammy asked as we took a stroll in the freshly cut lawn at my house..I usually did that to escape the boredom of the mansion plus I had just came back from work ,I needed to refresh my brain with a cool and fresh oxygen from the trees surrounding this mansion..So today my dear best friend decided to join me "I don't have any business or interest in helping that girl..I was actually helping you ,can't you see that?" I said plainly but deep down I knew that wasn't the entire truth.."And how were you helping me exactly?" he was clearly confused "You just don't use your brain sometimes you know Sammy" I rolled my eyes..Sometimes I wondered how I even became friends with him in the first place"Yes I don't ,Ms brainer "He mocked and I just chuckled "Either way
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ANUSHKA'S POV This past two weeks had been an emotional rollercoaster for me but I was glad that it was finally Saturday and I didn't have to go to that uncomfortable place I called my workplace.. McKenzie's attitude had became even worse after I fell sick at the office two weeks ago..She doesn't talk to me, I knew we weren't talking before anyway but right now the silent treatment had become even more excruciatingly painful for me..She doesn't even look at me ,to her it was like I didn't exist even though we spent almost the entire day together in that office..It was surprising how we still did our work respectively well despite the tension between us..But I didn't let whatever that was going on bother me ,even though it was ,but I made sure to try to turn a blind eye to it..Besides I had to it if I wanted to prove to myself that I didn't have feelings for that arrogant woman nor was I developing them..So far I had managed to control myself even tho
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"U-uncle?""What are you doing in here ?"Anushka's father asked accusingly, looking at McKenzie who looked like a deer caught in a deadlight. She understood exactly the depth of the situation that she had suddenly found herself in. Raj Malhotra was the last person she had expected to catch her in Anushka's room. That old man didn't like her very much and she had no doubt that he was going to create an issue out of finding her in his daughter's room like that."I...I...well---""You are not supposed to be in here"Mr Malhotra stated as a matter-of-fact, glaring at the woman infront of him"Then why are you in here?"McKenzie didn't know what to say and it wasn't like she could just out right tell Anushka's father the real reason why she was in there. And although the old man was obviously old but he wasn't dumb, the second his eyes took in McKenzie's ruffled appearance, he knew exactly what had been going on in that room and just a thought of it made bile rise up his throat. "I can't b
