The Threatening Offer

"I chose you, Daisy."

Daisy's mouth just opened without her being able to say a word. The woman was shocked by what she had just heard from River's mouth. She may have misheard or hallucinated because it didn't make sense for the boss she had just met to ask her to be his girlfriend.

Before Daisy managed to get over the shock of what River said to her, River did something else that surprised her. He tried to put the diamond necklace on her without asking her permission.

"Boss! What are you doing?" Daisy spoke frantically without realizing she had raised her voice in front of the hotel owner where she worked.

"I put this necklace on for you. You have to try it to find out if it's right for you," River explained. The man raised an eyebrow when he saw Daisy trying to cover her boobs by squeezing her clothes as if he was going to do something terrible. River had never seen anything like this before because women usually open their clothes to show off their boobs.

"Sorry, but I can't accept it," said Daisy, which surprised River even more. Because in his entire life, this was the first time a woman had refused a gift like this.

"You don't like it?" asked River as he returned the necklace to the box and placed it on the table. To River, the tens of thousands of dollars of necklaces were worthless because Daisy rejected them.

"No, it's just... How can a lowly maid like me accept such a luxury gift?" she asked.

"You are no longer a maid now. I've fired you, and you don't need to work anymore because you are my girlfriend from now on," River answered casually. In contrast to Daisy, who looked very panicked because of the decision River said would mess up her life.

"Why did you suddenly fire me like this? This job is the only thing I can do to survive. Please don't do this to me, Boss," Daisy begged with a pitiful expression. Which actually made River feel amused that he had to suppress his smile.

"Why are you so worried? I said I would make you my girlfriend, that means I will bear your whole life. You don't need to do any work. Just be my sweet girlfriend. And I'll give you anything you want," River said proudly because he realized this decision would change Daisy's life.

Daisy was silent for a long time before opening her mouth. But it took about 3 seconds for the woman to dare ask, "Why do you want me suddenly?"

"Why?" River asked back without bothering to think about it first. "I don't know why either. Let's just live this relationship first and find out the reason together later."

River said that very lightly without realizing how hard this was for Daisy. She's just an ordinary woman who wants a normal life. Maybe other women would dream about the appearance of a prince on a white horse who would change their lives, but all Daisy hoped for from her simple life was peace with no trouble involved.

And being River's lover is not suitable for the simple life she wants. With all his perfection, wealth, and power, River seemed to come from another world that Daisy would never reach. And Daisy didn't want to take a big risk by forcing herself into River's world, which she didn't even know what it was like.

"What if I refuse?" asked Daisy, who managed to bring River to the peak of his wonder at that woman.

"You will reject me?" River asked in an unacceptable tone, making Daisy panic because she felt she had chosen the wrong word and offended River again.

"I didn't mean to turn you down. It's just… I feel really inappropriate. I can't just accept your offer, Boss. I'd rather work as a maid like I'm currently doing," said Daisy earnestly, hoping River could understand her and not force her unreasonable desires.

But River just said, "You're fired."

"Fired?" she repeated.

"Yeah," River said, nodding his head. "I fired you because you are already my girlfriend. And if you refuse the offer to be my girlfriend, I will still fire you because you have dared to contradict your boss' wishes."

River then folded his arms in front of his chest while looking at Daisy with his sharp eyes, which made the woman feel even more intimidated. Previously, River had never used threats like this to get a woman because all the women he wanted would happily crawl up to him. And it's such a fun first for River that he can't wait to see what it's like to be in a relationship with this woman who has rejected him.

"So the decision rests with you, Daisy. Do you want to lose your job to be my lover who will give you anything you want, or do you want to be just jobless for rejecting me?" River made that choice in a tone that sounded proud.

Even though she had refused, River was sure that Daisy would accept the offer to be his girlfriend this time. Because only a crazy person would prefer to be unemployed while, on the other hand, she could be his boss' lover. Because of that, River firmly believed that Daisy would definitely–

"I'm sorry, Boss. I can't accept your offer." Daisy spoke with her head down, making River, who hadn't even finished thinking about it, become so surprised that his eyes widened.

"You... Can't what?" he asked. Can't believe that Daisy is again rejecting him like this. Even though he has very clearly shown his power to fire that woman if she dares to refuse the offer to be his lover.

Daisy clenched her fists to muster her courage before lifting her head to look at River. River's two sharp eyes that seemed to stare into her heart still made Daisy nervous, but the woman dared to face River. Facing River one last time.

In one breath, Daisy confidently said, "I'm sorry, Boss. But I don't want to go through life just depending on others and being controlled by them like that. Thank you for the offer, but I will choose to voluntarily resign from my job rather than accept an offer I know I'll not be able to make."