Something That Will Satisfy You
1088 Words
"I'm sorry, Mr. Alexander, I really didn't know," said the manager as he bowed to Alexander.
"What did you do to me? Isn't the person you're insulting is Chloe?" Alexander retorted, raising his voice an octave.
Mr. Manager stood up straight, then he pulled Nicole, whose face was very pale. "This ignorant woman deceived us. She is the one claiming to be the granddaughter of Mr. Mourinho."
A frightened Maria spoke up, "I was tricked by Nicole too. I have no idea about Chloe being Mr. Mourinho's real granddaughter. This is all Nicole's fault. If only we knew, we wouldn't have treated Chloe like this."
Defense after defense was made by the employee who had been harassing me. Putting all the blame on Nicole. I had to admit that Nicole was indeed insolent, but the purchases made by Maria and her other colleagues were not only because of Nicole, but it had become a culture in the workplace to demean employees who were at the lowest ranks.
"Is that so, Mi Amore?" asked Alexander.
I squinted briefly, not realizing that the question was directed at me.
"What's the matter, Mi Amore? Do you think these people are innocent?" He asked again.
"No, they're all just as guilty. They have a bully mentality and think they're superior so they can enslave others. They are all disgusting because they can easily steal the thoughts of their subordinates."
Mr. Manager immediately wanted to pull my hand away, but Alexander stopped him. "Don't you dare to touch my wife with your dirty hand!"
"Sorry, I'm sorry, Miss Chloe Mourinho. I won't do it again. I've worked for decades in this company, please give me a chance to make amends just this once."
I looked up to Alexander and said, "I don't want to see their faces in this company anymore. Can you get rid of them today as well?"
Alexander nodded, "Of course, that's an easy thing. I will immediately gather the HR team and the Legal team." He raised one eyebrow at me, "Don't you want to make them kneel down and lick your shoes as a form of their apology."
I shook my head, rejecting Alexander's idea. "I don't need it."
The Manager and the other employees immediately begged me to consider my decision. However, despite what I'd experienced today, to me they all didn't deserve to be employees of this company. There are plenty of people who can replace them.
"This is all because of Nicole. She must take responsibility."
Suddenly Nicole was pushed to the ground right in front of my feet that were not covered by shoes. She looked up at me with a flushed face and tears streaming down her cheeks. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything bad at all. I would lick your feet and apologize a thousand times, but please forgive me. Don't fire me from this job. I really need this job for my family."
I ignored Nicole's words and said to Alexander, "I need to get out of here. I need new clothes."
I was just about to turn around, but Nicole held my calf. "Please Chloe, just this once. I have a lot of bills to pay."
"Don't touch me, let go of my leg!"
Chloe didn't budge, her grip only tightened. I was about to push her to let me go, but Alexander stepped in. He trheat Nicole, "Let go of Chloe right now or you're dealing with me."
Instantly Nicole let go of me. I could hear a lot of pleading words from the people I left behind me. However, I'm not the old Chloe who had so many apologies for others. I don't care about their lives after being fired from this company. Their lives are their business. They should just do a good job and return safely to their homes, so something like this wouldn't happen.
Alexander watched me from head to toe as he led me into his room. He shook his head slowly, then said, "There are toiletries in the bathroom, you'd better take a shower first. Your clothes will be brought by my assistant."
I just nodded slowly, then stepped towards the large bookshelf that could shift automatically when the green ledger was pulled. The shelf was the door to the room with the king bed and also connected to the bathroom. Although the interior had changed a lot, the layout of the rooms in Alexander's office was still the same. The office used to belong to my father and I often visited there. That's why the room was made as a place for me to play and rest. However, it seemed that the room was now Alexander's place to stay when he had to work late.
"Oh s**t," I cursed after reaching the bathroom and looking at my reflection in the mirror above the sink. I pulled up my shirt a little and sniffed my body odor. "Ah, it stinks. This is the first time I've seen Alexander in months. What if he's disgusted with me?"
I smacked my head lightly and shook my head. "Why would I care about that man’ opinion?"
After cleaning myself up and believing that my body smelled good, I walked out of the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around my chest. Inside the room, Alexander sat on the edge of the bed. The top three buttons of his shirt were open, exposing a bit of his broad chest. The sleeves of his shirt were folded up to his elbows. He stood up after seeing me, walked towards me and didn't stop when his body almost bumped into mine so I had no choice but to walk backwards. However, my back was hit against the glass wall. I looked back and I could see the cityscape, realizing that this place was at the top of a skyscraper tower.
I looked down as Alexander looked down and stared at me as if I were his prey. I pushed against his abs that were really hard with muscle. "Can you back off? I need to put on my clothes."
My eyes closed and my breath caught as Alexander's fingers stroked my cheek, down to my neck, shoulders, and shoulder blades. As his lips followed the movement of his hands, my knees buckled as if my calves were jell-o, so I held on to Alexander's arm to stand.
"You don't need your clothes."
"...what do you want to do?"
He grinned. "It’s something that you like and will satisfy you."
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