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“Does he do his own cleaning?”aba7e3a8f71daf2e

“Yes, probably.”783821204e08ba7b

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“He has a chef, right?”49d4096bccdb7ef7

“No, at least not that I know of.”16f67a4f5d5f090f

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In response to Amanda’s neat reply, Yujeong quietly raised her eyebrows. Having no live-in staff was possible, but having no one come in and out at all was a bit strange. Even our Chairwoman, Edwina, has four chefs at her mansion.e877a80cde2a28ef

Does he ff33cab0dd hate having a3bfa3a45b people in d2fc0d3c1c his house, 44078ccddc or is f2e7d4d4fe there something a6ebfbc37a he wants 8b3d776396 to hide? That handsome, strapping 97e99e3c2b man holding a b30bd900bf duster and wiping 8995c71f1c down every corner 2ff32450e6 of the house?After thinking for a fed45b3950 moment, Yujeong squinted and 75848164d2 asked again.f5f1d469272773a3

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“Does the CEO do his own shopping? How does he handle his meals?”d860ac4a1b8279e1

At that, Amanda ff5f3637c8 tilted her head b269317925 and frowned.e5540b0bd1c37b07

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“That… I’m not sure. I wasn’t briefed on that. I haven’t heard anything about what he does after work.”e291fec22f3fa857

Yujeong silently nodded her d5242d49d1 head at her answer.Our CEO doesn’t let people into his house. Is that it? But why? I wish someone would clean for me.8fe0f64dad15c4ac

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Yujeong swallowed a sigh quietly as she tried to deduce the reason for Damian’s surliness, and why she had been sent here to be his personal secretary. From the way things were going, it really seemed like she had come to be a nanny. A million dollars. Don’t forget: a million dollars.399ff22feebe9566

“Alright, Amanda. Let’s try to get along and read the room as we go.”1e118f42913f33dc

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Yujeong recalled the million dollars and forced a smile. What couldn’t she do with that kind of money? She did the math’s in her head, calculating how much would be deposited into her bank account, and began planning how to best utilize Amanda.7775ac2ff3af30bb

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In just half a day, Yujeong noticed that Damian hadn’t drunk a drop of any beverage.de6d71fd5033c1a7

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Despite his busy schedule of back-to-back meetings, which should have made him thirsty, he didn’t touch coffee, tea or even water.52b13fec138f1601

He reluctantly put one 22c1423687 or two pieces of 5d16a45f5b finger food in his 36c143ff85 mouth during the meeting, ddffb7eac7 but even that seemed 9ceddd3743 to make him uncomfortable.d89fb651eb478e31

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Is he on a diet? But shouldn’t he eat a lot to maintain that physique?98b7a403f47bf4d5

Because Damian was fundamentally e6ca980305 expressionless, it was difficult f0e8e0aa39 to notice changes to 41e091059f his face, but Yujeong c4bbb0f6ec observed it meticulously.b5fa5176a7e9be1c

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Come to think of it, was he prickly because he was thirsty? Other than not drinking water, though, she couldn’t see any other peculiarities. What could the problem be? There must be 892054b9fa a reason why 5514f6b10f I was specifically eba2eb738c sent as his 938af7caeb personal secretary — 0985dac156 what could it 1cc180aa23 be?8023f2928c0d9893

Unlike when she ed788d75f9 worked as Edwina’s c106b072e7 executive secretary, she cd48ed40aa now had more ecd397d7d0 time to closely 58531c78ed observe Damian because 7d0fb05785 she was merely 6bbf3de600 scanning through company b75e99ffa0 matters. There was definitely something 1c2617f5a3 strange about him, but 240b5abbb5 she couldn’t quite put 97fa6ed6c2 her finger on it. It felt odd cf5c9f48db to ask why 2f2e0777d6 he hadn’t taken efcc2f704c a sip of b27035174e water — maybe 8618259aff he just wasn’t 5a97f33714 thirsty.dc0cde66c16c9948

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Perhaps, from Damian’s 4accbb7e6d perspective, there was e5ef469eb0 no problem at 845fb2e2f1 all.66df8e1c371266b4

After all, it was harder to find a CEO who wasn’t eccentric. Thinking about it, Damian was actually quite normal. Then there was the guy who wanted to test whether he could live on nutritional supplements alone and the guy who would fire an employee just for having a conversation in the elevator. In that respect, Damian was a gentleman.a624ca9204981d96

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Yujeong leaned against Damian’s luxury sedan and lowered her gaze. She had never heard any stories about Edwina’s second son having obsessive-compulsive tendencies.0e9e5eb3bba5559f

What on earth is my million-dollar boss’s trigger? As long as I avoid that, there shouldn’t be a problem.66bcb7a9ea12c445

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After a moment’s thought, she turned to Gerald, who was standing beside her looking tense.1a617a75f690fdf3

He seemed to have 434a59ee59 lost all his spirit 0c81faacb4 after she told him 4a34a71511 off for not doing 82650541fc his security work by a0ca44d78f the book. In fact, he eda4dcd8fd looked as if c36463815c he thought it f0941f608f was unfair of 3fe40ada11 her to reprimand 8830dffb97 him, wondering why 171c456503 he hadn’t thrown 2146cf4453 her out when 2ba4a22a1e she was the 6251159dba one who had bfaab9682e forced her way 18fa9779a9 in. Yujeong, who had been bfa1aca7f9 watching Gerald silently, opened 468f0dae55 her mouth.1c3d3fc42d8273a6

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“Gerald, what exactly did Amanda’s predecessors do wrong?”90b5c62091cf1604

“Uh… I don’t remember all of them. One got a termination notice for using a stapler on a two-page document.”8a0fc7f39155f2fd

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It was unnecessary. After saying this, Gerald 7615e615fe rubbed the back of f175499cde his neck as if 9bef115249 embarrassed.9d3e8776846c88ea

“A stapler… what about the one before that one?”55c425b1b491e5d7

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“He took a picture of an urgent document in the car to send it, but the camera shutter sound was too loud.”c3fd6d0549f9dfc6

“And the one before that?”2933cc5f517155e9

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“The boss had dozed off in the car. He opened the back door to wake him up. The boss shouted at him not to touch his body. The boss fires people immediately, even for a single mistake… But of course, he makes sure to give severance pay to those who are suddenly let go. I’m not saying the boss is a bad person; he just seems to be on the sensitive side.”87034a2434bf5de4

Yujeong reflected on Gerald’s words and vaguely guessed why Olivia, who was said to have worked with Damian for a long time, wasn’t replying to her emails.670bcce7b8c9706e

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What if she had decided not to reply at all because explaining the rules one had to follow in front of Damian involved too many aspects relating to the confidentiality clause? The handover part might not have been in the contract. It’s easier to stay silent than risk a penalty for misspeaking.80eb1ea09b4905d8

In any case, af2c3eca84 if all of 2bd032ee23 those oversensitive reactions e96b23c162 had their own f1fa9d711b reasons, all she 791a40d283 had to do 3da4635211 was accommodate them. What was 8656f01b7e so difficult ead3a4e5e8 about that? Everyone here b0c1b08d84 receives a 5ef7089f2f high salary; cf8753b8b5 they should 123c62916f at least be5fdd5652 do that b254fa02c8 much.0219c5c92b6d487d

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“Gerald.”cdfac46ca912ad9c

Yujeong smiled at 2084dd6408 Damian, who was 2448332ced coming out of aca65d7fe0 the building with be63a11dc0 Amanda, and softly e9b514f5dc called to Gerald, 745ee64a49 who was standing 0b74038afd next to her.deedd916b449dad2

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“Yes?”a4a5aed2c05c3217

“Later, when the boss isn’t around, please tell Amanda: Get rid of all the staplers and switch everything to clips. There are so many pretty ones these days in the shape of stars and hearts. If we’re going to do it, let’s use cute ones.”b99df796a3f04669

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“Yes?”3418aae7ea3db331

“From now on, the use of cameras is strictly forbidden wherever the boss is. It’s not that the boss is sensitive; we’re just not delicate enough.”9dfa2acb111ba74e

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In a capitalist society, dc9d599cd1 the rich have the cdc01e59ec final say. As she casually 34b2606b3e and seriously spat 6b63c34d94 out what could 3c4137adde be seen as 120baa41df a dangerous statement, 86cd967244 Gerald nodded his 4b1bb2323b head, bewildered.0919789da9b7360d

“Ah, yes.”fed37fb53126e4aa

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Watching him, Yujeong took a deep breath. Honestly, she wasn’t curious about why Damian did what he did: Why he hated staplers and cameras. She had no interest in any of that.7cdadacf925302ab

She didn’t want to know about his private life. She had decided to focus solely on catering to his whims. It seemed that’s what Edwina had sent her to do:464a83d25a02235c

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Hates staplers.555b73de006dab11

Hates cameras.5c95ece7fa955bed

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Hates being touched without 8a2b6d983f permission.eb627e04e9d15ce1

I guess all I 97ea813e37 have to do is aa4e59cfa6 compile this data for 199c3fa1cf a year and then 7fccb1ab32 leave. As she was quietly 135e3f900b organizing her thoughts, Damian f6e44ee26a came right up to 5f66dd2e98 her and looked at 46184c30b2 her with a displeased 61fed10798 expression.a116644b654d6e3a

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For some reason, the rabbit she had raised at school popped into Yujeong’s mind as she looked at Damian wrinkling his nose. A rabbit for a man a head taller than me. She laughed out loud at the thought, even finding it random herself.0a8e1c7ab84da161

Before immigrating to afe8e5d937 the United States, a34f3d6828 her elementary school 4b4eab39d7 had kept rabbits cff16e867a in a hutch 24a67107c5 next to the 072cc8c030 gym. Yujeong felt a e54a60dd2f sense of responsibility f5059a9d3b and would write 30cf60b13e a log of c22b843cbe how much feed 76e83cf1f2 the rabbits ate 15bd9087ea and when their 18c9afa6c4 water was changed, b3d56fb38a before passing it a2336992be on to the e7325f739f next person on a857730b79 duty. When she filled the 41d6314a3c bowl with food, the 246f24cf41 rabbit would nibble at 02ac350632 it, twitching its nose 9316767fa7 just like that.458cab1b94264bf3

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That rabbit… I 6af4824ff9 quite liked it.35fc60cc07e65c7d

Lost in thought, she smiled brightly at Damian, who had arrived right in front of her. At the sight of her, Damian’s brow furrowed deeply, but she didn’t care. How much he dislikes me is none of my business.c91262686c0f3ecb

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Damian had db76696dcf come down 7e878f726f to the ed08020783 underground car 3e08e8ffc7 park as 2a0b7761e0 usual to 342f22a5cf go to 41653c0a77 work, but 6c22bc52e1 he stopped ab1eb43009 in his b257faeb95 tracks when 9736c4b1bf he saw e8588323f1 the woman 63b7e9de8b standing next f4dde9ea28 to Gerald. Why was she here 985b23185b so early in the d4718fe55f morning?a8370865f8878210

She stood idly in a neat suit, making him uncomfortable. He could just send her away if she was that unpleasant, but he couldn’t do that either. It would be difficult to dismiss a secretary sent by his mother with a purpose, but more than that, she had done nothing wrong.ca6cc13e8d05732f

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The secretary, with 75e526284f her clear, dark 16b5173c53 eyes shining as 6c0469ee00 she casually spouted 77c0c72903 strange things, did 8b1cd5c3a3 her job too 74e3d7395c well. The way she 3fd44b40ef had organized the 88ddaca99b secretarial office system f4cc654457 in her first f1d91ad405 week showed that e751620324 her claim of 49fee9ed65 being a‘talent’ wasn’t just an empty boast.379114b6408c6efe

From the way she e1f851e29d talked, he was certain 45e3500ab7 that she was slightly 874946d1b3 odd, but from what 2a8ecce1ef he had observed over 6fb1564062 the past week, she 4aa2dd79ef was definitely good at c0b846c77a her job.01887778b55271c4

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Yes, as long as she does her job well, I don’t need to worry about it so much. But why does it feel so uncomfortable? Is it because of the intense first impression?cf3fbf03bfe31a74

Yujeong, dressed in a c681402fe8 black suit as calm 3bedb07950 as her eyes, looked 91be515b45 up at him intently. That flustered him. Her clear, f7969cd2f2 large eyes 5ac0899208 seemed as c840f0697a if they 2203d5f188 would pierce 784c993c23 right through 495dd6bab2 him.87f95d96db94bf48

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Let’s just not pay any mind to it.Damian tried his best f88df71f44 to ignore her.d90dacb9b51c7223

He knew that he sometimes reacted hypersensitivity because of the past he couldn’t shake off. He didn’t want to admit it, but he sometimes overreacted to trivial things, making others uncomfortable.fb2db6d51bd3b402

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He had seen countless cb7cc45095 people who were different d85d5716e2 on the inside and db03b4dac2 out. Perhaps Yujeong c9a01b2838 was like 5042eb3fec them, too, baf7985125 not showing 2ac17b7f24 it on a9adfe647d the outside, 2e75e146b4 but holding 1f9eb366ba a grudge f6346cc526 against him c508def2b2 inwardly, thinking 40c300bd82 he was eef1f87c2b sensitive and 0f5abc1ae0 prickly.7c977bdc09ee6bb9

But he couldn’t see any sign of that on her face as she looked up at him. Because of that, perhaps, Damian often found her dark eyes, which seemed almost pure, to be uncomfortable. It would have been easier to deal with someone who pretended not to care in front of him but talked about him behind his back.1424ba686081da60

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