Chapter 36 Taken Advantage


    His kiss was so skilful that my brain went nk. I couldn''t help but respond to his kiss. For a moment,


    the whole car was quiet, revealing an ambiguous atmosphere.


    It was a long time before he let go of me. When I opened my eyes, I was drawn into his bottomless


    eyes.


    Even at this close distance, he looked perfect. Vaughn was really iparable to him.


    I had thought that Vaughn was a perfect man, but since I knew Brandon, I realised that Vaughn was


    nothingpared to him.


    However, no matter how good Brandon was, it had nothing to do with me. He and I were just friends-


    with-benefits. It was impossible for him and me to get married. Moreover, I had never dreamed of


    marrying into a wealthy family like his, because we didn''t share a social circle.


    "Like what you see?"


    Brandon''s sexy and low voice came into my ears. There was an evil smile at the corners of his mouth,


    and his tone was yful.


    When I came back to my senses, I found that I had lost myposure just now. I was so embarrassed


    because this was the second time today I had gotten distracted staring at him.


    "If there is nothing else, I''ll leave first."


    I looked away from him and said those words in a panic. Then I opened the door and got out of the car.


    My heart was beating wildly when I came out of the parking lot, and I couldn''t calm down. The kiss from


    Brandon just now stirred up ripples in my heart.


    In the afternoon, the operation went smoothly without any incidents. I finally rxed.


    My father would recover over the next few days, but he needed rest since he had just undergone a


    major surgery.


    I starteding to the hospital to take care of him in the evenings after work. I did not see Brandon


    after that meeting in the parking lot. It was like he had disappeared.


    Sometimes when I thought of that kiss, I always had an indescribable feeling in my heart.


    There had been no contact between us recently. It seemed as if we really were strangers. For some


    reason, I felt a little disappointed, but on second thought, I should be d that he did not contact me.


    We were just friends-with-benefits after all, and I wasn''t willing. If he had forgotten about me, then our


    deal was over.


    I returned to my life. A weekter, my father recovered very well and could be discharged from the


    hospital. I originally wanted to rent a house for my parents to stay in the city, but they were used to


    living in the countryside and insisted on going back. I couldn''t persuade them to stay here, so I had to


    In mypany, the head of my department was a man in his forties named Rudy Bullock. He was fat


    and bald. From the day I joined thepany, he had been leering at me like a pervert.


    I hated being stared at like this by men, especially by middle-aged fat men, but he didn''t do anything to


    me so I couldn''t do anything about it.


    After all, if I offended my superior, I might not be able to keep my job, so I can''t do such a thing. I had to


    put up with it.


    But this day, he hadpletely irritated me.


    I sat at my desk and carefully sorted out the documents. Rudy knocked on my desk and looked at me


    with a smile. "Hollie, bring the design for that shampoomercial to my office."


    Rudy''s face was saggy with fat and his small eyes trailed over my chest. The leering made me a little


    angry. I pulled my shirt together ufortably and answered lightly, "Okay, I''ll take them there now."


    That was how the work-life was. There were some things you just had to put up with. It was hard to find


    a good job, so I really cherished this opportunity to work in Grizzlimited.


    I already knew that Rudy had ulterior motives, but as long as he did not do anything, I can put up with


    it. Up until now, he was just staring and leering and hadn''t done anything yet.


    Seeing Rudy walking into the office, I frowned in displeasure. But no matter how much I hated him, I


    couldn''t dy my work.


    I found thetest design of the shampoo advertisement and went to Rudy''s office.


    I knocked on the door. With his permission, I pushed the door open and walked in.


    "Here''s what you asked for. Please take a look and see if there''s anything I need to amend."


    I handed the documents over to him. When he took them, he purposely grabbed my hand.


    "Hollie, I don''t think I need to look at these designs. I know you''re talented. You''ve only been here for a


    month, and your creatives are so much better than everyone else''s. I''m rooting for you."


    While saying this, Rudy touched the back of my hand with his other hand, and his fat big hand kept


    pinching the back of my hand.


    Feeling sick, I immediately withdrew my hand, and my face suddenly became much colder.


    "Please behave yourself."


    I was already disgusted by him. He had just looked at me perversely before and didn''t do anything


    else, but what he did just now angered me.


    "Hollie, let me just be straightforward. I think you''re really pretty from the day you started here, and


    you''re also very talented. If you would like more opportunities, like a promotion or a pay rise, I can do


    that for you easily."


    Rudy was a little proud and arrogant when he said this as if he was the one who ran Grizzlimited.


    He was just a small manager. How could he have such great power? At most, he had the right to


    control the bonuses. It was not up to him to decide promotions and pay rises. He was obviously


    thinking that I didn''t know anything and tried to lie to me.


    If I were a neer, I might really be fooled by him. But I''ve also worked in otherpanies for


    several years, so I knew about the management structure.


    "Manager, thank you for your kindness. I will try my best, but please look at this document first. If there


    is anything wrong, I can modify it."


    I pretended that I didn''t understand what Rudy was talking about and looked at him indifferently.


    "Don''t you understand what I mean? I didn''t ask you in here to talk about the design, I''m asking you to


    be my woman. If you''re with me, you don''t need to think about these things anymore. I can just


    delegate this to someone else, and you can still get the credit for it."