Chapter 81


    Michael threw a cold nce at me and snapped, “Make sure this is the first andst time. If it happens


    again, you will be dismissed right away!”


    I red at the domineering man who stormed into his room, mming the door behind him. A wave of


    fury surged within me as I snorted inwardly. Pfft! He''s obviously overreacting by putting me in a tight


    spot! Other colleagues had simrly received flowers from their boyfriends previously, but he never


    commented on anything or asked them to throw the flowers away. What''s with the double standard,


    huh? How could he justsh out at me and humiliate me in front of the entire office? Oh, he''s gone too


    far this time!


    The moment Michael mmed the door of his office, Millie turned to look at me sympathetically and


    said in a hushed tone, “Anna, are you alright? Well, what was that all about! Mr. Shaw scared the crap


    out of me when he shouted at you earlier...”


    “Everyone has a temper, and he should know that he''s annoying as well!” I pursed my lips and


    harrumphed. My mood was utterly spoilt by what happened a while ago.


    Millie looked at the bouquet of roses which was in a pitiful state at the moment and sighed. “What a


    pity. Your boyfriend must have spent a lot for such a big bouquet of roses!”


    My anger escted at the sight of my bouquet of roses, which ended up in the trashcan. It reminded


    me how Michael reprimanded me in front of all my colleagues a while ago. Apart from feeling


    embarrassed, I was ovee by utter indignation. Did he realize that he''s just making a fuss out of


    nothing?


    I shifted my gaze away from the bouquet of roses and talked myself into putting the disgruntling matter


    out of my mind. “Millie, let''s just drop the frustrating subject.”


    As a result of the dramatic events that morning, I was down in the dumps the whole day. I could


    scarcely breathe as Michael assigned me piles of tasks and emphasized that all must bepleted on


    the same day itself.


    Consequently, I was upied by the tasks the whole day and even had to skip my lunch. When my


    colleagues called it a day and left one by one in the evening, I was still rushing to get a few copies of


    the documents done. After throwing a nce in the direction of Michael''s room, I focused on my work


    again, hoping to get it done soon.


    It was already an hourter when I finallypleted my tasks. After heaving a sigh of relief, I stretched


    my body and tidied the documents on my desk. I nced at Michael''s room instinctively. To my


    surprise, the lights were still on, indicating that he had not yet left.


    Initially, I thought of going over to greet him before stepping out of the office. Nevertheless, I changed


    my mind as snippets of the dramatic event in the morning shed across my mind. I took my handbag


    and left without hesitation.


    The moment I stepped out of the office building, a familiar figure came into view. My heart skipped a bit


    when it turned out to be Yuval, and his car was parked not far away from the building. Taking a deep


    breath, I tried to cool myself down and make my way toward him.


    “Yuval, what brings you here?” I smiled at him and asked curiously.


    Yuval''s lips curved into a smile as he replied gently, “We haven''t seen each other for quite some time.


    Besides, you''re always working overtimetely, so it suddenly crosses my mind to pay you a visit.”


    In an instant, I was ovee by a sense of guilt. I exined to him in embarrassment, “I''m sorry for


    turning you down numerous times; I was swamped with work for the past few days.”


    In actual fact, I was just telling a white lie to turn him down nicely. I knew that I hadn''t been working


    overtime, ving away at the office untilte night. It was just that I had this thing going on with


    Michael, so I couldn''t date Yuval at the same time.


    Yuval, please forgive me for not being truthful to you, as I don''t wish to hurt your feelings. It''s never my


    intention to treat you as a spare!


    “It''s alright. I''m here, aren''t I? Anyway, you must be hungry, so let''s go for dinner.”


    I was momentarily stunned at Yuvel''s invitation. After a brief hesitation, I nodded my head and kept my


    mouth shut.


    Just then, Yuval''s hand reached out for mine and held it tightly.


    I was instantly repulsed by his touch and shrugged his hand off apprehensively. We had actually known


    each other for quite some time, yet we never held each other''s hand so far.


    Yuval''s smile froze in an instant. Then, he apologized awkwardly, “Anna, I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to


    make you feel ufortable.”


    Yuval was a typical gentleman. Even though it was my fault, he still made the first move to apologize to


    me.


    “I''m sorry for overreacting. It''s probably because I haven''t been in a rtionship for quite some time.


    Thus, it just feels a bit awkward when you hold my hand all of a sudden,” I exined sheepishly while


    lowering my gaze.


    “It''s alright. I understand. But we are dating each other at the moment, so it''s quite odd if we can''t even


    hold hands.” Yuval smiled again as he said cidly.


    Despite his calm demeanor, I could sense that he was stifling his displeasure. After all, it was only


    normal for any other men to be displeased if they could not even hold hands with their other half. To


    me, he was already reasonable and understanding.


    After hesitating for a short while, I gazed at him as I took the initiative to hold his hand. Anna Garcia,


    you can do it! It''s not a big deal. After all, haven''t you held hands with boys when you were young?


    This was the first time I tried to draw the gap between us. As expected, I could not feel any sparks, yet


    Yuval''s face lit up at once.


    Both of us were hand-in-hand as we walked toward his car. Not long after we hopped into it, he sped


    off to a restaurant where he had reserved a table earlier.


    When we were seated face-to-face in the restaurant, the atmosphere somehow felt a bit awkward. No


    doubt both of us had mentioned marriage when we first entered into this rtionship, yet I could not


    find any topics to chat about right then.


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    Fortunately, the steak that we ordered was served in a while. To conceal my awkwardness, I lowered


    my head and pretended to be busy cutting my steak.


    When I was about to take a mouthful of the steak, Yuval ced his te in front of me. He had cut his


    steak nicely into even pieces!


    “Just take mine. I''ve had it sliced up just for you.” Yuval smiled at me with a gleam of gentleness in his


    eyes.


    I was really touched by his thoughtfulness. Just like any other woman, I yearned to be with a thoughtful


    man. Even though I had no feelings for him, I made up my mind that he would be an ideal spouse.


    “Thank you,” I thanked him and started savoring the steak.


    When I was halfway eating, Yuval called my name abruptly. I looked up and saw him lifting his ss of


    red wine to clink with mine.


    I wouldn''t usually drink due to my low tolerance for alcohol. Nheless, I did not turn him down this


    round. I lifted my ss of wine, clinked sses with him, and gulped down.


    But perhaps I was drinking too fast, I choked on the wine. Subsequently, I coughed non-stop till tears


    trickled down my cheeks.


    “Anna, are you alright?” Yuven asked me in great concern and handed me a tissue.


    “N-Nothing... I''m just not used to drinking wine.” I tried my best to stifle my cough and squeezed out a


    sentence.