A beam of sunlight fell on Mia’s face. She winced and rubbed her eyes, and realised that it was already morning. Her throat was dry, and there was a dull pounding at her temples. It appeared that she was drunk the previous night. Mia scratched at her messy hair and padded to the bathroom una daze, intending to freshen herself up. When she faced the mirror, however, she was horrified to find her chest and neck dotted with red Marks, which were decidedly not insect bites. “Darren Edward!” Mia screamed at the top of her lungs, her face burning. “You called for your husband?” Darren said as he sauntered to the bathroom. A thin sheen of sweat covered his sculpted face, and his grey shirt was damp at the chest. “What did you do to me last night?” Mia demanded, crossing her arms over her chest. Darren raised an eyebrow and looked pointedly at the hickeys around her neck. “You’re seriously asking me what I did to you? Shouldn’t you be asking what you did to me? You started it al, yo
The following week, Mia took precautions to avoid running into Sam, but kept on hinting at her from time to time. One morning, she went to the convenience store downstairs to buy some coffee. As she waited in line, two women glanced at her and started whispering to each other. “ isn’t that the woman from the design department who hooks up with Sam?” “ yeah I think so!” Mia overhead, the loud whispering and frowned deeply. “ What are you about?” The two women were shocked by her sudden confrontation. They quickly shook their heads and smelled and embarrassedly. “ not nothing we mistook you for someone else, that’s all.”But that wasn’t the last Mia heard of this. She soon realised that someone from the design department must have spread pleasant rumours about her and Sam. And those rumours spread like wildfire. Some colleagues who used to be nice to mua even started to keep their distance from her. Previously, Mia was viewed as a well mannered, kind young woman in the design dep
Pamela eyed Mia warily. She never would’ve thought that Mia would see to make a scene in public. “You lunatic! How dare you record me? I was having a private conversation with a colleague! This is an invasion of my privacy!” She was so anxious that her voice turned shrill. As she berated Mia, she tried to grab the phone from her. But Mia acted quickly and dodged her advance. Looking at Pamela sharply, she says, “you defamed me first. I’m going to call Mr. Sam right now. We can confront each other in his presence.” Then she walked out of the tea room and went straight to the director's office. She knocked on the door politely and announced, “Mr. Sam, it’s Mia.” Sam snickered, thinking that Mia had come around so soon. “Come in. What’s up? He asked, feigning a concerned expression. Mia opened the door and smiled slightly. “Mr Sam, could you come out here please? There’s an emergency you need to deal with.” Was she actually asking him for help? Awesome. Sam cleared his throat and
Ever since Sam was forced to clarify his relationship with Mia in public, he had stopped calling her into his office every now and then, or hitting on her like before. Mia felt that he had probably given up and was gradually relieved about it. It was Saturday tomorrow, and she was looking forward to it. She had planned to buy some fruits and call the investigator after work. She had been hearing nice info from the investigator about the whole process. As soon as Mia turned off her computer Sam called her from behind. “Sam, don't rush off work. Pack your things and come with me. Well go out for dinner later, and it will be considered overtime. The company will offer you extra payment for it.” MIA bit her lip; she had an inkling about the dinner. “Mr Sam, what kind of dinner is it? Is anyone else joining us?” Sam calmly looked around and said, “Everyone has left. Only you’re here. I can’t ask anyone else to join us can l? I just received the news that there's a chance to win this
“Help, help! He’s trying to rape me” Mia grasped the door frame and shouted desperately. Sam held her wrist tightly and dragged her into the room. Despite struggling with all her might, helpless tears rolled down her cheeks as she screamed until her voice grew hoarse. However, no one responded to her pleas. Then, a flicker of hood ignited in her heart when she caught a glimpse of a waiter pushing a dining cart down the corridor in the distance. Hoping against hope that the waiter could help her, she shouted with all of her might, “help! This man’s trying rape me! Please help me! Please help me! Call the police! Please!” The waiter paused and glanced at her as she desperately called for his help. However his eyes were cold, and then he proceeded to walk away as though he hadn’t seen or heard anything, disappearing behind the corners of the corridor. “Shut up already, people here don't meddle in our business even if they see it. After all, they’ve seen too much of it. So be a good
Darren led Mia into the elevator. She kept her head down and her haves were clasped tightly together. She was still trembling. Her breathing was also faster than normal. All of a sudden, Darren lifted the black cap he put in her head. Mia looked up in a panic. Warm tears had already welled in her eyes. Her long lashes were wet and shiny. This made her look pitiful and beautiful at the same time. “Are you hurt?” A faint gleam of pity flickered in his eyes as he checked her body. He pinched her cheeks and stared at them for a while. Next, he reached down to lift her clothes with the intentions of checking waist. Mia quickly held her clothes down with both gave. Her face flushed and she shifted uneasily. “Please don’t do that I’m fine. Don’t worry about me,” she said in a low voice. Afterwards, she kept silent again. She looked depressed with her head lowered. Darren sensed her uneasiness and fright. To put her ease, he wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged her tightly.
Just as Darren was about to walk out of the bedroom, Mia, wearing nothing but bath towel, came out of the bedroom and met his gaze. The two looked at each other wordlessly for a moment. Darren then slipped one hand into his trouser pocket, while the other hand was holding a mug. Nobody spoke for what seemed like an eternity. Darren, truth be told, was stunned speechless. His Adam’s Apple bobbed as he gulped excitedly. He was much taller than Mia, so he could clearly see cleavage peeking from above the bath towel. When Mia realized what he was looking at, she blushed a bright red and tried to rush into her room, intending to pretend that nothing had happened. But the corridor wasn’t that big. It only took Darren two steps to grab her by the wrist and pull her into his arms from behind. The woman’s skin was smooth and supple subconsciously making him want to caress it. “Honey, you shouldn’t dress like this and walk around,” he teased in a low voice, deliberately poking fun of
The next day, Mai went to work. Her stomach churned with unease the entire time. She knew that Sam wouldn’t spare her for what happened last night. As soon as she arrived at her desk and sat down, Sam stormed out of his office and threw a stack of documents on her table. “You are fired! Pack your things and get out of here now!” Mia picked up the documents and looked at them. They were all designs drafts she had previously submitted. “May u know why you’re firing me, Mr. Sam?” She asked calmly. There was still a band aid on the bridge of his nose to cover the injury he had suffered last night. His eyes were blazing with rage. Mias words reminded him of the way he was humiliated last night. “You’re incompetent for your current position!” He said venomously. “Pack your things and get out if the Preston group. You’re just a graduate. I’ll make sure you don’t flourish in the fashion field, ever. As long as I’m in the industry, you won’t be able to get a job, let alone succeed in your c