Chapter 15

Maxwell

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

Had my secretary just talked back at me, and for a mistake she made by herself?

I gaped at her still, unsure of how to reply.

"You can't be serious," I said after a moment.

"Of course I am."

"And what if I force you to pay for it..."

"I'll report you to the headquarters."

"What?" I scoffed "I'm a Sterling, not just any employee."

"Yeah, but that doesn't give you the right to do just about anything you want. I'm sure your brother would agree with that."

"What?" I felt my insides burn at that.

"My brother?"

"Yes, your brother."

I ran my hand through my hair, dumping the bag that contained the dress on my couch and I glanced back at her, "Get out."

She didn't waste any time in doing that, and I went to the fridge to get a can of beer because of how livid I was, and I went to my private gym underground, to do some punching.

My brother?

Wow, she's got some guts.

Like, everyone I knew would never try to talk back to me or get under my skin th