Libra & Venus

Chapter 6

"Luna, wait!" Venus pulled her hand away after leaving the president director's office. "Why did you pull me out? I haven't finished asking my questions," Venus protested.

"Oh my goodness, Venus. Can you not? If you want to ask questions, look at the situation! We are just subordinates, and we should follow our superiors' orders without asking too many questions. Remember! You are not the Venus you used to be."

Luna immediately stopped talking and looked at Venus's sad face. "Venus, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to --"

"I know, I'm just a poor person who should know my place." Venus replied, walking quickly into the pantry. Meanwhile, Luna could only remain silent. She stared at Venus' back, feeling guilty.

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"How?" asked Libra, after seeing the two office girls leave his room.

"Yes, sir," replied Jose. "Sir, if I may ask, why is it only women named Venus who are forbidden from looking at you?" asked Jose, his face full of curiosity. It was unusual for Mr. Libra to enforce such a rule.

That's right. Moreover, that rule only applies to one person.

Jos, if you still want to see the sunrise, you better --

"Don't ask too many questions," Jose replied.

"Smart..." Libra exclaimed, a cynical smile on her lips. Libra then continued.

His work, which was still piled up on his desk. He didn't want to be late picking up Claire just because his work wasn't finished. In between his activities, Libra recalled the color of his employee's eyes. The deep black eyes he despised so much, because they were so ugly and gloomy. In stark contrast to the eye color he adored, the clear blue eyes of the sea, belonging to two people: Catalina and his beloved Claire.

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Venus arrived at her boarding house and immediately lay down on her bed. The room she rented was very small, with only one bedroom and a bathroom inside. Even though it was small, Venus

still grateful to have a place to take shelter.

"Why should I bow my head?" Venus muttered, remembering Mr. Jose's words. As she thought about it, Venus's eyes closed and she drifted off into a dream.

in his sleep.

"Please forgive me, Ma'am! Venus promises not to lie again! Venus is scared here.

"Please... please... ahhh..." Venus woke up from her sleep, sweat covering her entire face. Her breathing was rapid, like someone who had just...

running long distances. "Oh God, how long will I continue like this?" Venus whispered, with heartbreaking sobs.

Venus, still frightened, tried to stand up and walk toward the small table in front of her. She took the glass of water on the table with trembling hands. When this happened, Venus usually preferred to stay awake in her sleep. Because Venus didn't want the dream to come and make her...

difficulty breathing.

"Dad, Mom, Venus misses you so much." Tears fell again.

from the corner of his eye.

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~Nexustech Company~

"You must be dreaming about that witch again?" asked Luna, when she saw the dark circles under her friend's eyes. Venus nodded weakly.

"You have to be strong, Venus. Forget about that terrible incident! Don't let that witch laugh happily because she managed to traumatize you for years." Tari encouraged her friend.

"I want to forget it too, but I can't. You know I almost died in that warehouse, I..." Venuster fell silent. Her breathing quickened again, and before she knew it, tears were rolling down her cheeks.

"Hey, don't cry! I'm sorry for making you remember that incident." Luna gently rubbed her friend's back. Luna knew that it wasn't

It's easy to forget the terrible things Venus has been through. If she had experienced those things herself, she might not have survived.

"It's okay," Venus whispered, wiping her tears and immediately smiling again.

"Oh yeah, you've made a drink for Mr. Libra. Haven't you?" asked Luna, glancing at the watch on her wrist.

"Oh my gosh, I forgot!" Venus exclaimed. Luna smiled and shook her head.

"Why are you boiling water? Why not use hot water from the dispenser?" asked Luna, with a confused look on her face.

"Because this is how Mr. Libra likes it," Venus put the into the cup. "Don't you know that the hot water from the dispenser isn't very hot and the temperature isn't consistent? It's different from the water we boil,

The heat can reach one hundred degrees Celsius. So when we brew tea with hot water that we boil, the tea extract will come out perfectly." He explained.

Venus length times width.

"This is so complicated, just because of hot water. Mr. Libra scolded me twice," Luna grumbled, looking annoyed. Venus just smiled, seeing her friend's annoyed face. She quickly left the pantry to bring Mr. Libra his tea. When she reached the door, Venus looked at the watch on her wrist. She waited for each second to pass, making sure to deliver the tea on time. Once she felt the time was right, Venus knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

Carefully, Venus stepped forward with her head bowed. Walking with her head down made it a little difficult for Venus. She almost

hit the sofa in front of him.

"Please drink it, sir," said Venus, her head still bowed.

Libra sat in his office chair, staring at the office girls standing in front of him. Earlier, when the woman entered his office, Libra was confused by her attitude.

The employee walked with his head bowed. But his confusion disappeared when he remembered the office girl who had annoyed and angered him with her actions and the color of her eyes.

"Do you know what time it is?" asked Libra, in a deep voice.

"Ten o'clock sharp, sir." Venus glanced at the watch on her wrist, which showed ten o'clock sharp.

"Who said that? It's exactly ten o'clock!"

"I..." Venus replied innocently. Libra snorted in annoyance. "It's already ten past ten. And that means you're one minute late!"

"But, sir. My watch shows it's exactly ten o'clock." Venus pointed to the watch on her wrist, and reflexively looked at Mr. Libra.

"Lower your head!" snapped Libra, as he looked back into the woman's eyes.

"Yes, sir, I'm sorry." Venus bowed her head again.

The watch you're wearing probably shows exactly ten o'clock.

But the watch I'm wearing shows ten minutes past ten." Libra showed the watch on his hand to the woman. Venus lifted her head and looked at the watch on Mr. Libra's hand. And it was only for a moment, because Mr.

Libra immediately pulled her hand back.

"But, sir. It's not my fault if the clock on your wrist and mine are different. And yesterday, sir, you didn't say that we had to adjust the clock you wear," protested Venus.

"How dare you protest!" Libra snapped, "This company is mine, and I make the rules. So the time used is the time on my watch." Libra said firmly.

Kejora preferred to remain silent rather than make Mr. Libra even angrier.

"Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir, I understand," replied Venus, still with her head bowed.

"And for your punishment, you must go downstairs via the emergency staircase!"

"What?" Venus exclaimed, her mouth agape.

"Apparently, that's not enough! In that case, you can come back up to this floor using the emergency stairs too!"

"Huh..." Venus covered her mouth, not wanting to protest again. She didn't want to receive additional punishment from Mr. Libra.

"Hurry up and do it!" Libra ordered.

"Yes, sir." Venus was about to leave the room, Mr. Libra.

"Wait!"

"Oh my God, what else?" Venus grumbled to herself.

"When you're done, you have to come back here! Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir." Venus immediately left the room and headed straight for the emergency stairs.

Jose, who had passed by the office girl yesterday, stared in confusion as he watched her head for the stairs.

"Why didn't she use the elevator?" Jose muttered to himself. He walked back to Mr. Libra's office. Meanwhile, Libra, who was still in the room, continued his work without the slightest pity for the woman. For Libra, punishing the guilty was the right thing to do.