LOVE ME TENDERLY

Rosa opposes her boss.

This serene behavior of Rosa greatly disturbs the young president Bastien Dubois. It's as if his act is insignificant to her. Then, Bastien Dubois throws an annoying look at his assistant. His name is Lucien Morel and the assistant automatically understood what that look meant.

" Her name is Rosa and she worked as a secretary at GROUP MORISOT. She's Colin Morisot's daughter. " Replied the assistant Lucien Morel suddenly after his boss's annoying look.

After this answer , Bastien's gaze becomes more dark and piercing. The young assistant sighs heavily then shakes his head. He understood his boss's demands with just a look. Then he leaves the office.

Rosa meanwhile, prepares another coffee and brings it to President Bastien Dubois a few minutes later. She enters the office with a measured and serene step. Then she places the coffee delicately on the table:

" Mr. Dubois here's the coffee." She said, staring at Bastien Dubois.

Thus, for the first time, Rosa looks into her boss's eyes. And without knowing why, or how, she felt her inner strength abandon her. Her heart pounded heavily but she did not allow herself to be manipulated by her emotions. Seeing that President Dubois did not react, she turned towards the exit door. Immediately, Bastien's dark voice holds her back.

" Clean Them Up "

Rosa froze for a moment. Then quickly regained her senses after. She didn't understand what her boss was saying and she turns to him again.

" What did you say sir? " she asked.

Bastien also gets up from his seat behind the desk. He was so big that he looked like a mountain.Then he gives Rosa a look of disgust. His dark face was still beautiful and Rosa lost herself for a moment in the beauty of Bastien Dubois before readjusting her emotions when the young president thought he had read admiration in her eyes.

" Clean the floor." he orders arrogantly.

And it is the first time that he repeats an order to an employee.For her part, Rosa frowns and replies.

" I'm not here to do this job."

After her answer, Bastien Dubois' gaze becomes more frightening.

Rosa as for her, wasn't intimidated. In fact, she could execute her boss's orders if he asked her to do it with respect, but she didn't like his arrogance. Then, she turns around a second time to leave. Meanwhile, a dangerous idea crosses Bastien's mind. His heart trembled without his knowing the reason.

When Rosa wanted to open the door and leave Bastien Dubois' office, a large hand grabbed her by the arm. It was Bastien Dubois. His strength was so great that Rosa felt like he was going to rip her arm off.

Suddenly she landed on the ground because she was unbalanced. After Rosa's fall, Bastien smiled because it did him a lot of good. Then he wipes his hand with a rag and throws the rag on Rosa.

" She should have avoided disobeying me." He whispered.

After this humiliation, Rosa remained mute and disoriented. She still couldn't believe her boss had just pushed her around.

However, the door opens abruptly and it was the assistant Lucien Morel who entered the office of Bastien Dubois. His gaze quickly falls on Rosa who was still on the ground and he also looks at his boss.

“ It starts very well.” He whispered

In reality, the assistant Lucien Morel knew that such a situation was going to happen because he knew his boss Bastien well.

" But what really happened." He whispered again.

For his part, Bastien continues his work without giving importance to Rosa. After Lucien's arrival, Rosa finally got up but with difficulty. Then, she wanted to go out, and Bastien's voice echoes behind her.

" If you go out without cleaning the floor, you're fired. Then you will pay compensation to the Dubois group. "

Immediately, Rosa froze and she was thinking because she still did not understand her boss.

" What did I do to compensate the group ? It's up to me to ask for compensation for Bastien's treatment of me." She whispered

Then she takes a deep breath and responds without turning.

" OK. "

Then she left. The assistant Lucien who had witnessed this scene was sweating. From his skin came cold sweats. He wondered if Rosa was aware of the risk she was taking by acting this way towards President Bastien. Suddenly, he was worried about Rosa's professional future. And as he imagined so well, his boss Bastien immediately orders him to investigate Rosa's father's business. It was the MORISOT GROUP.

" Okay sir." replied Assistant Lucien.

But, Lucien Morel didn't understand how Rosa was able to provoke President Bastien Dubois... According to him, the days ahead could be difficult for Rosa and her family.

In addition, Henri Barbusse was with his mistress Carine Jackson. After having a good time with her, he went to his mother's house. This mother pressures him even after his divorce from Rosa. She insists that her son have a good relationship with Rosa's family.

Indeed, Rosa's father's company, the MORISOT group , works in partnership with Henri Barbusse's company. Thus, Lydia, the mother of Henri Barbusse, afraid that the Morisot decides to end the contract which reads the two companies because of the divorce. This would lead to bankruptcy for Henri Barbusse's company.

For his part, Henri tried to reassure his mother.

" Don't worry mum. MORISOT group will not break the agreement we have with them because they will also be bankrupt if they do. Our two companies are linked for a long time no matter what. So know that I am in control of the situation." added Henri Barbusse

However, Colin Morisot, Rosa's father and founder of the MORISOT group, was in a meeting with some shareholders without Henri Barbusse. He was looking for other associates to buy back the shares that Henri's company had in his group. He certainly didn't want to let Henri Barbusse live in peace after he ruined his daughter's life.

••• A FEW HOURS LATER •••

Still in his office, Bastien had just finished his work. But there was still one file to consider. It was the file brought to him by his assistant Lucien Morel in the morning. This file contains all the information about Rosa Morisot. Thus, Bastien Dubois read this information and he found nothing interesting about the life of the young woman apart from the fact that she had just divorced.

" A divorced woman! " he said, looking at his assistant.

Then he frowns with a dark, piercing gaze.

" A divorced woman, wasn't she ashamed to show herself in public? " he said again, looking at his assistant.

Bastien Dubois was pissed that it was a divorced woman who disrespected him.

" She must be disgusting." He added.

When he finishes reviewing information about Rosa, his assistant Morel informs him that the MORISOT Group was looking for shareholders.

" Rosa's father is looking for partners able of buying shares in his company? This case is really interesting." Bastien Dubois murmured with a slight smile.