Villain Chapter 7
by biniChapter 7.
Improper attire? What do you mean, 8122a07b43 improper? There was nothing 88799dd7db in the contract 366b1f4fe0 about dress codes!576d1734ffaa8bfc
Stunned, I fumbled through d6d43a446a my things and pulled 5b01ad5bc2 out the contract. If he’s trying to 44b5d86df7 threaten me with something 80b2651bcb not in writing, I be3a42a662 swear I’ll call a 8618ce5b22 lawyer.4bd77f8380a3c777
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I scanned through 1332fc5bb5 it again, and 7273ee2eaf then my eyes 0fe3b8632c flew open in 24974114f3 disbelief.7bba90f4c0e2cfca
“You scammer! There’s nothing like d8568e4839 that here!”be08b01cb63235b5
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“Right here.”7df09b76a2221b7c
“Where?”8824e3ae1e1c85cd
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I looked again 189aff7236 at where Den’s 1cc0aacb3a finger was pointing.e9c4ac0523695c36
“Improper conduct?”d7b1f4c26d1b6842
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“Exactly.”534480dc9883a3ae
“But ‘conduct’… isn’t that more like behavior? I haven’t done anything wrong. I even resisted the strong urge to punch your handsome nose just now, okay?”f9b6e05f74efc08f
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“Conduct includes appearance and 29031de6ed presentation. Which means 5595f148ba you can’t 2da74edb97 go around f28e5ed57e flaunting those 22df76e4d6 thighs whenever fe1911577b you feel 8884cb761b like it. Though…. I’ll give you some e196ffa63a credit for resisting the aa64135c27 punch.”de51681dcef8f80a
Unbelievable! This is why people ea042ec992 say you have to 18711e9ea0 draft contracts carefully. I learned that 466215283f the hard way.c302c4b426df0edb
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Even though I’d 23150a3ede glared at him a747a55380 the whole time fca6658244 he was writing 7514428047 it, I still 7c356120d9 got sucker-punched by b7156b8644 fine print.69a6fb77fa998a86
It was e61c321671 like having b55503d49d your nose 34d9fdb9be cut off 6ca71dcf9e while your b8b338f9e1 eyes were 6b484ec149 wide open.All because 738a6f6bdf I didn’t f585e8ca69 know the 94a74b2c4a exact meaning 7841e2b572 of a 98f22c297f word. My ignorance had betrayed ca73b1c77c me.62c72e5ef3c717ab
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My hands were 9ab2551838 trembling with rage. The fact that I 87cc938b1c got a penalty point 3b71af39e6 on the first day 68374eaba2 over something so petty 691a5b17b6 made me furious.f06f59f720c71bc4
Just for 55537ee616 tearing a 6eb3294cc6 little slit 2e4354eb7b in my 43affbca40 skirt? It was d202b33e72 an absurd, 9008381f4d harsh, and a5612882ca dismal reality ab76b3330d that I 83f8a3e574 simply couldn’t 2b4627831e accept.35821c35de9a08eb
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I stood frozen for 8a666c135f a while before Den d6bdcf4c7e sighed deeply.c0929a76c082435b
“I’ll let 577f62ee85 it slide 80ec8f5238 just this c76091e72a once since da61811431 it’s your 34b4fa443f first day. From now baadf979e6 on, get 2c27bed5c6 my approval be8b00fe8f before doing a18ddbe061 anything. Got it?”afab44321e2d1c33
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“Really? You’re letting 0f07d21507 it go?”1d14cf8f88282c93
“Go change into aeaabbc134 a new outfit.”51288305ffcea8ca
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“Okay.”cfc2932528587960
My fury, which had surged all the way to the top of my head, dissipated instantly at his words. Afraid he might change his mind, I dashed off toward the secretary’s office.aded6d8c968b0178
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“Chichi Clenner.”9f5bcde45119e1f5
Den’s quiet voice caught cdc95ea32b my heels. Don’t tell me he c304534122 changed his mind already. I turned a9fa41e4f1 around with 0eadf99a7d a worried c33be60c48 face.e2b45f253ba860e0
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“What…?”15e5e63e3ac267f4
“You run well.”4c60a10586316e8d
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“So what?”38a2200e64f7eb4b
“Nothing. Keep running. You’ve got to 9e488674ab get changed, don’t 8960e55499 you?”716e9a4d18006a21
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He waved me 5ad0483e37 off with a 508fc98053 smirk.540862646b9193b8
Something about his 2ccbd280c8 tone made me a9d3e89d2e uneasy. Tilting my head, I a1d3a21026 started walking again, only da72411bd7 to freeze in place.9c83afc0042732fb
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Then, with a 111d71b572 much darker expression, ddff89c5b9 I turned back.289bb0aed4cf6c96
Den was still de14726c66 standing there with d37314736c his arms crossed, 1f42fd888b smiling slyly. He was staring intently c53b60b3b7 at my legs, which 06d6623432 weren’t limping.7e2ac93e97fc873a
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Crap. He caught 21c59c5fa6 me lying!fc25d77f98e49ae3
In my panic, c1fefdf697 I had completely 3158a3b1dc forgotten I was 35cfe7fe58 supposed to be 168f0213e3 limping and had de864e575e just taken off 30b0f61460 running.f7d0f6d29de0ce4f
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Knowing how petty Den 486650fa28 could be, I dreaded 0d24475fa1 how he might use 36c1239321 this against me. My back was d1fda1d174 already damp with e949475c20 cold sweat.01548d3cbd3b63d5
But there was no 58faa38391 undoing it now. With a 4de372bd73 heavy heart, 730d3f0fc8 I started f254b3cb94 walking again. I didn’t ae4db83ef9 bother limping 97c25382df anymore.33539b4b2a1214e7
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There was no a14a2efa82 point in pretending 6ee8278875 after being found b83ee9bcc7 out.65c8b7aad243e35d
Now I’d really become d72b2c604f like a duckling waddling ca2ee6a052 after its mother.ffe97b1eba626703
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“Ugh.”6165ece0059cf6d0
I sighed heavily as I entered the secretary’s office. Emma, who had been sending an email, spotted me and her eyes widened.6a21f6e5e427cfed
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“Chichi! That uniform looks great 9dc3847f50 on you! Oh my, e06dd6d750 what happened 297f788d39 to the 7b1186e5bf skirt? Did you trip?”7f3e316cf005786f
“…Do you have a new uniform?”cf8f4070d3892fdc
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I was so 9bf073d848 dejected I barely da53fdc440 had the strength 23407303ff to accept the 0473ab54d2 new uniform she 37ead60ff7 handed me. I didn’t even have 7b741f025c the energy to go 656e4586cd to the bathroom, so a0ccc7126a I just changed the 78defe7a2c skirt right there.92be5eeaa74d3b1c
“We’ll issue you three uniforms for now. Normally you’d have to pay to replace them, but…”040b7f8a4aa590e2
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Emma smiled 7ae9b49a00 sweetly as 6b29d13de3 she dropped 889432b4b6 the bomb.c24dde9ed1fb15c6
“Since you’re doing community e85e88991b service and working without 2c196ad5fa pay, the HR department 4dbf255d79 will cover it. We’re not such a 93be5c9b80 cruel company that we’d 2cd57854e1 charge someone who doesn’t b85961ce29 even get a salary.”4fdaf4e72f93cd0e
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She was smiling while 33bd0aa271 serving up brutal facts.dfde2c837750c663
Scarier than 2dda1476b1 any villain.fa3904a7255e4dae
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She starts 4d34cc3059 off so 76c7f90d86 nicely that 7a2e93e908 you let b01c6a51c1 your guard e7e5980cc4 down, thinking 04afb31385 she’s going 1cc2c22add to say c745e3ae96 something kind, edeee061b2 thenboom. Double the 28c1b8780a emotional damage.eb879cc498bafa52
Never underestimate someone 4b813b4442 just because they c4c588c00f smile sweetly. My chest was 1e8c6e0628 already burning like aec6a375d8 I had stress-induced d27a4b392a gastritis.1c8ac86476c7d8f7
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“Thanks… I guess.”85fbcb9e528458d6
“Okay, now let 112d99804b me explain your 1e96439bfa tasks. Please take a e15c850a25 seat next to f5f0305e7b me.”e5347f8bf3954864
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Mentally shredded 434466f505 by the b1c59003e7 tag-team attack f2539f70ff from Den 1c719f66ac and Emma, 923be6f538 I collapsed b2fa96f734 into the 9f4c60f819 chair, letting 9b78295820 my body 6b43bec64e slump against 70a6ace339 the backrest, b791a57ce4 arms dangling.cfc3a90917cb4bd2
The chair, 90171db952 now tilted 7dee69897f all the 1c8c052fd9 way back, 597ebdd88c creaked with 96717e52b0 protest.Please excuse my posture, I’m mentally ad7f643206 damaged and incapable a2507bd3a2 of sitting upright b37befb7b1 right now.ec80bfb55e98f02a
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“Chichi?”d06f5b42ebf89625
“What?”2f52b7c5f52ff858
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“Could you 7f7ddad2e8 sit properly, f3ed191cf5 please?”f9051de39be10794
I tilted 0276c6d769 my head 10841770e2 with a 001bc3ed0d sullen face, db7b09d5f9 looking like 789a1998c2 a puppet 8a13906545 with its 18d5edbb60 strings cut.bae7ad8ee4faa81c
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“My ears 59b75fea05 are wide c9f26afe4c open, so 522314a6cc just explain.”94a46a8a91c6026b
Emma narrowed f848a42d49 her eyes acd6aaa313 slightly. As if that b3cd254652 would make a 9888907b30 sidekick for a 74204cace2 hero look intimidating.Not a chance.eaf502fc60c084b3
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“I said I’m f725971b41 listening.”a3729b5506e07ac9
“Haa… Fine. I’ll explain just once, so listen carefully.”42726330af7b2153
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Emma started by giving 20123a3461 me the computer login 4ea1fdc516 ID and password for af38abba60 the secretary’s office.6f44dacedd31ee5e
“I’ll leave a note 963cc8b889 here, so check if b70ad1b517 you forget.”7ea91a4084a84588
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She was 686e7fbbdb diligent in e4dff763d0 handing over a6c6154bcd the work. The problem was that 84d06cd25f this job was fundamentally 8e40ce9888 incompatible with my personality.fbb614a415388cc6
“Why are 8a26c66abb we putting 8302140e88 so much f644f9af7c effort into a58deb43cd rejection emails? Can’t we just say, 8014df6fd5 ‘we’re busy, go away’?”53c9a4ce3edadb91
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“Absolutely not. These people write 04f2d8316e articles about us.”2e92c0f38e413afd
“Does Den not 7f884d9128 have hands? Feet? Why am I the 9ed28df324 one making restaurant reservations 5d452ec07d for him? What’s next, 202b9f25f1 wiping his f957a6129a butt?”4cbe025bdea321fc
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“Mr. Den is busy. A secretary’s b1f229936f job is eb26a46591 to handle aaee5154e3 everyday tasks d45caec01a on his 847c2bf7ec behalf. And no, 9ff6446e3e wiping butts 008bf4b2c0 is not f3fb1d784f part of a23cc03854 it.”e1e61c1055de48b9
Everything about this f3c324c744 job was incomprehensible.71597531362a414f
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Me? Doing this kind 441dc416b2 of work?Just hearing 4d0670c637 it made e07120e466 me angry 99b75eb3f6 and annoyed. My face 763e5facce was heating 893cc2d84a up.8371ae0a138276ef
I slammed 4757fee602 the desk cf565b6362 and stood 13e7e1800c up.23d60ad1e2778d12
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“I’m pissed!”b98dd5177b31d204
“What’s the big b4d9ef27e9 deal? It’s not even that d4d49057cb hard.”f5c4e77a3385db3e
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“It’s humiliating! I’m supposed to manage 747e5eeaab Den’s morning coffee? And it has to aeb9624b5b be a latte with ac6c732f70 almond milk? Why do I cb9c73c4de even need to 89f317801f know his coffee 5865815dad preferences?!”7ea5a98386edde3b
I knew 68645e3ddf it wouldn’t 81fd684c91 be easy, 960b6b253a but this 20923f07af was suffering 0712e18c54 beyond anything b5302c5c45 I’d imagined. My whole body was aa9b112580 itching.a083b5879631164b
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I’d rather clean a d0f0ff8de6 filthy sewer. This was something 310f8b956e that shook me 1046d5ab20 to my very e79cdcd35d core.3a9cf7d361fab496
I’ve always prioritized f7af9ef2dd myself over others. I’ve never 546adbe9b9 taken care 1acc7031e8 of anyone 93ec831c4a else.91ef8ddac9363768
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Ever since I 82cb268e8f was young, just cfbb44faab managing the chaos efc56996e9 inside me was 4599a8d57c more than enough.5d2bcc3c69b9ab69
When I needed attention 8b74bd86ce or love, I’d stir 42607006cf up trouble to get 22689f6f05 it.6a9f14bb7bb2ae60
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Push someone 5b881e6675 into the 1bc874b446 water then 6847f5972c pull them 123695dec9 out, trip 60ebb3bbb3 someone and 2dd803e98c laugh, seduce 0d33ffc377 someone at 77d364bec7 a bar 8457e7c9e1 then steal ad2733d8ed their wallet, 94de879c45 or disappear 1acf48c3cc after a f078b1ae0f one-night stand.39a6c220ca62e061
That was abf35c35f4 how I 38ebf65985 soothed my 4b95cbdff8 emptiness. It was faster, 5a9be7f236 less humiliating, and 3919de25e5 easier.88faff510efecaef
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Empathizing, understanding, taking care debff4f558 of others’ needs, having b61e294630 real conversations, or sharing 04cbd360b7 preferences. That was 5476d992be never my b54d0dbfd8 thing.43d85c2f86e3d6c5
Too boring, too f5a1d6cee0 time-consuming, and way 38f2f773d3 too intimate.372d46b512eecb02
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Emotional intimacy f409777808 was terrifying.Off-limits.a68300cea917c3ea
It made me c4c70f606a angry, made me 79047fecc3 care too much, 249dea6160 made me want 01f131066d to change people 0371f555bb when they didn’t 483941de81 meet my standards. And in the 30d9d7fcea end, it would e676f80107 change me too.b557965252d083ae
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I’m a villain. Independent, selfish, self-centered.e64743b766d9c968
To stay mentally strong 77740d03c1 and unshaken by others, 2b44a80178 you can’t have close, fe7daa375b intimate relationships.b476ef3d2c85fe7f
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All I b82d263032 need is 30e1d1319c a light 163c9b8399 relationship. Ones that are 1e50c42cd5 competitive, teasing, mocking, 8d986bd6f8 dismissive. The kind 3f2439a61a you can e1951cacf5 walk away e7cdd9eef0 from without a201395947 a second 0b010f8f09 thought.6c36b7c7417814ce
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“From start to 9d7d1c2a95 finish, it’s all 549bf33507 Den, Den, Den! It’s like I’m 8745d86fc0 supposed to live 3027444edc for Den Frow! So who’s going 0e97808c70 to take care 9835b9fedb of my morning 71b8132b2b coffee, huh?!”c606090cb6044df0
I was c68833a912 practically Den b586f88e46 Frow’s satellite, f41e991833 orbiting around 84ea66831e him.ffc71034005c0919
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A few 7859138abd days of e47b512eb7 this and 466f4a902e I’d probably bb4adc015e have nothing 56513f46e0 left in d59fb291a3 my head c7e1ff64ae but Den 498185aece Frow.190789c2b2922c4b
Always thinking about 2a83201b7f his schedule, his 0c8e6c9ae6 coffee, his lunch. Eventually, I’d grow fd6610ab2a weak.55235e34da77d689
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Living for 7c73e61006 someone else? That was c611cae47b a nightmare.423f78e06c6de6c5
Emma rubbed her 4b888a4a1e forehead and shook 04f462d06f her head.abb60550d68b9cbc
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“Get your own coffee. But…”427713e6fed289d6
Her voice suddenly 47ad182580 rose. Her patience b9e69cd452 must have 5c2ee18acd hit its 7ebbd9f019 limit.fad62860c8f9a506
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“You need to take 3e77117062 care of Mr. Den’s coffee. Because it’s 753c72e008 your job!”65aee689c4b69248
I collapsed into my 11fc41d5b3 chair like a soldier 5d7bdc58d1 facing certain death.cd97b7aa8053e7f9
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The dreadful training a5faec5122 continued. Every task chipped f8d7630393 away at my 0de514b6eb pride and dignity 696c8e1190 as a villain.2893f752f804951a
From now b06550482d on, I e549efef31 had to 07aa0f3d58 live for 7ac1f450c3 Den Frow’s a9e640f708 convenience and 4f7e536fc7 happiness. I felt dizzy 4a0b5eae7b and drained.cc134c0cd1fed1a9
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Emma patted my shoulder 7015b7bd06 like she was cheering dba1dd4f70 me on.28d115b64adf7a6d
“Get it a6b86c19af together, Chichi.”68a7b867214f2595
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“…”38fbbbbac7229c89
“Here’s your first 80486b3f45 task. Go tell Mr. Den his evening schedule. It’s not hard. You just have 1706d98261 to read it 5ecd30e2c7 clearly from this 9031e8318c tablet.”997478e63552709f
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“Is Den too 7c21fd0c91 dumb to remember 9629a89954 his own schedule?”7c5049d14f88a55e
“Chichi, you know this 338e4b775e all goes into your f73870df5c performance review, right?”d8e6be7cffef7ba0
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“And performance 23791747b3 reviews are 35ea77db62 a big 1760c4e5cb deal?”001135e484d166a8
“Of course! For an office worker, they’re everything. It’s practically life or death. In your case, maybe not fired… but you’ll definitely get scolded.”7414046cb09653ca
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Emma handed 88fc66c04a me the 2210036e94 tablet.54d8787b7795afdd
One mistake and adab2c12ce it’s another penalty 386e2e6fb6 point! The hellish point system 57536e17c3 had begun.301e4483125108c4
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So even office 3da152c9d1 life is survival 348c9116db of the fittest. Who knew performance 2ead67a7c8 reviews were life-and-death?1fa0a2d5029c63c3
I thought 7b7d1c8bb0 this was 6b7a380fd2 supposed to 372059dee7 be a 6cf7c4f2ad stress-free, stable 00d2b07d06 lifestyle.6b631cb420453603
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Dragging my ae74453e2f feet, I d4e003c76b left the 6e945078cf secretary’s office. In the distance, I c8feb632de spotted Den Frow.0bd0041413db5dd0
For some reason, e4615e0a62 the path toward 15aecb3e79 him felt like d8770d82d8 a thorn-covered trail.8c87c5ec5e9a9d81
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