Villain Chapter 7

Chapter 7.

Improper attire? What do you c7685e74a1 mean, improper? There was nothing 5ff81b0e12 in the contract 47338cc7e3 about dress codes!7f35aaae4ca78ef0

Stunned, I fumbled through 8620f60c2b my things and pulled 12771ff894 out the contract. If he’s 2c8fb7c82c trying to 78319f9e71 threaten me e53ecef743 with something 58d90544ce not in 362f2f0507 writing, I 683f72fbb5 swear I’ll 381025c792 call a 4139267f09 lawyer.ae1e1db9d172df54

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I scanned 42f53c6cbb through it 7bea27123e again, and a9251dac15 then my 4e79cc0e06 eyes flew 0c739af362 open in eab62e1a6e disbelief.830f28e9709ab128

“You scammer! There’s nothing like that bc77d6fb82 here!”0ba56444438d1b11

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“Right here.”a8abef8b0c305490

“Where?”286a9badcfa2906d

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I looked again 140de23daa at where Den’s 94d3c33936 finger was pointing.4905030b88318089

“Improper conduct?”da02fdaaff7901d0

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“Exactly.”a88129e8656542cb

“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?”0b07568b9d22a372

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“Conduct includes appearance afa7acadf3 and presentation. Which means f1d92a1a22 you can’t 71fefad0d2 go around 6d19052251 flaunting those 5ebb0f1961 thighs whenever 53d501d222 you feel 29afda625c like it. Though…. I’ll give you a0c03c9e89 some credit for 895ba0e8bb resisting the punch.”fd953c55cf5e7dfa

Unbelievable! This is why 4f03a31d64 people say you 7ee5d5bfe0 have to draft 18371e62b6 contracts carefully. I learned d079e723a6 that the 2439786462 hard way.52f1bb75ea453b4b

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Even though I’d b8578d7228 glared at him cd679b97e4 the whole time dc6f9139a9 he was writing 7bc2172630 it, I still 0ed4a25626 got sucker-punched by 2105203dbb fine print.bbc55bf6c74686de

It was 7ad2576f0c like having 12dad9e0d0 your nose 8993a82b38 cut off 2e869a1262 while your 4d6e7af7bb eyes were 0994cd8a4a wide open.All because ca470377d9 I didn’t a2b98b9d1a know the 35611e07f9 exact meaning 22cdfa43a4 of a 0236b13a9e word. My ignorance had betrayed 5ba0b8fdff me.ab4aa08d035f6200

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My hands were trembling 74c6cf5250 with rage. The fact b27328d5e9 that I 11403416bb got a 1cec9f50f7 penalty point 4fe242ae1e on the 99104c12ea first day a6b49ede24 over something ac61862bf5 so petty f66ca5882b made me 962befefe0 furious.425756507246585b

Just for 37049b1271 tearing a aeea4e9755 little slit 10cafbd929 in my 1cd5703244 skirt? It was fc7a54a6ad an absurd, 2a386187ec harsh, and 414a008276 dismal reality f9c0c73f44 that I 2b790ded74 simply couldn’t 399170ff42 accept.4396e6263178862f

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I stood frozen f89298815b for a while 4589d3aa66 before Den sighed 81f5893f80 deeply.0ccc00268ce54bff

“I’ll let it slide aa34b67f3c just this once since f4d1b57833 it’s your first day. From now on, 645f366b1b get my approval 4509e1bed8 before doing anything. Got it?”96e7e6c64a7d0ca6

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“Really? You’re letting ef8399d1ca it go?”5428e51e608fefbe

“Go change into a bb122b4cb7 new outfit.”228ada78374a3c9a

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“Okay.”69cd80d9511861dd

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.998ac50a52da3346

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“Chichi Clenner.”1f7b3eb7754bc0c2

Den’s quiet voice caught c14b703ee7 my heels. Don’t tell me ded03ae617 he changed his 445d27df84 mind already. I turned around 5909c53e9f with a worried 36d02bcfc9 face.f4bdb27a21415a10

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“What…?”ca2723c22c411343

“You run well.”6a0c07d5f3b67ea1

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“So what?”622a154c81a8a0be

“Nothing. Keep running. You’ve got 98a2a4d46d to get 8b974c3304 changed, don’t ef6bc6a6a9 you?”113ed2622d8445a0

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He waved 56e231363e me off d68cf7368b with a 802fe943bb smirk.c7b01c9c434fad33

Something about his tone ee9913ab2e made me uneasy. Tilting my head, I 8da888bb63 started walking again, only 11adbf58c0 to freeze in place.6b37d485b69da894

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Then, with b11627bbb9 a much 0f104f4bd3 darker expression, 7267e494ce I turned 80fc4e580d back.fe5adea89c15d7ca

Den was still 4a3f5f9765 standing there with 051de91926 his arms crossed, aadd2921ef smiling slyly. He was staring 04f632c59a intently at my 7d5dfadf4d legs, which weren’t a992ea95b8 limping.c84cd49c2e3b3d5c

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Crap. He caught 496bcd1d99 me lying!3e6d00021d84c2a1

In my panic, I 2660b63fc3 had completely forgotten I df80fd42bd was supposed to be 13881b445c limping and had just 617862edab taken off running.69bcd4221d047317

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Knowing how 8786d2c219 petty Den c9ad48510e could be, 6355dbfbf6 I dreaded 2ff843740f how he 48f9c31a77 might use 234d2846d9 this against f1dbf2c2a8 me. My back 7858978201 was already 3210739726 damp with b7a79eda27 cold sweat.e4270082524f1c21

But there was eee4c83900 no undoing it e3099cadd1 now. With a heavy heart, 6b3ddd2436 I started walking again. I didn’t bother b277a19cb1 limping anymore.a0d6683a6e1ecd6c

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There was 6f9e47e745 no point dabf4882ae in pretending 8497c3eccd after being 39de1b4087 found out.99b9474debaa3a59

Now I’d really become 605ebf989f like a duckling waddling 5fd3ffcbd2 after its mother.15d4897c70ede426

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“Ugh.”c3fe79222be57d53

I sighed heavily as I entered the secretary’s office. Emma, who had been sending an email, spotted me and her eyes widened.9b841b56134599b5

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“Chichi! That uniform looks daee4b8a21 great on you! Oh my, what 92269bdaf3 happened to the f9a6dd346f skirt? Did you trip?”9c3257d9c1c136d8

“…Do you have a new uniform?”898cbb8fb7b16fce

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I was so 04ff1508e7 dejected I barely 6a4e2326db had the strength b280670011 to accept the 71f993d125 new uniform she 821b217200 handed me. I didn’t even 0139bc340a have the energy 10b66f94ef to go to a1171adff5 the bathroom, so 0854f0b2eb I just changed 0bcdc842ce the skirt right e0db81752f there.eab72f8c0134143b

“We’ll issue you three uniforms for now. Normally you’d have to pay to replace them, but…”f63aeb861a02fa67

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Emma smiled 57264640ea sweetly as e20a3194f4 she dropped 604146403e the bomb.ce26b3a19f0d682f

“Since you’re doing community a13dd28bf3 service and working without bff3b6faba pay, the HR department 2cb737fa9b will cover it. We’re not such a 9b42674ae7 cruel company that we’d 0641b1b6b0 charge someone who doesn’t efa876ec19 even get a salary.”9d50436b6ff9e5aa

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She was smiling e73c5e03d8 while serving up 72a31acceb brutal facts.e8a00f3f91a73d8a

Scarier than any villain.960feaded1120503

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She starts 58440661ff off so 176b767dcf nicely that 3155c2ca40 you let 4c4291a8b9 your guard b3dc7cf4a5 down, thinking cdf7383c6d she’s going 00600569f5 to say b4658a0f8b something kind, a6207658de thenboom. Double the emotional 371ac2bb13 damage.4e1328b930235728

Never underestimate f2f2b546bd someone just 0be9ac5373 because they 1fd43883f6 smile sweetly. My chest was 3bb6e49bb2 already burning like 059fe61aef I had stress-induced 7f5c48dd88 gastritis.4da729b9892a1163

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“Thanks… I guess.”e980cf5c9473924d

“Okay, now 8f669becc1 let me bdeca2df17 explain your 815ea347c2 tasks. Please take adb62bc210 a seat be22504204 next to e905415ebc me.”9f5ba23a0b2df128

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Mentally shredded 118f092e27 by the 81e3f5bbf6 tag-team attack 2d63bdc1a2 from Den 5fc1edb245 and Emma, af60d1e2ee I collapsed 990e2daccf into the 6d62510da6 chair, letting 1dbb91f459 my body 274af82105 slump against 366f464098 the backrest, 88cfb6c897 arms dangling.cc7aa12d448f55a9

The chair, 634698f782 now tilted b0b5167b21 all the ca9e28e3c5 way back, 3a4e2b2324 creaked with 93c5aff3c2 protest.Please excuse d051938cdf my posture, I’m c748b111bf mentally damaged 046aefc84f and incapable 548c2d797c of sitting 56cdb3cef8 upright right 0e6f0976c5 now.94acb64487964346

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“Chichi?”5aeca1df27589308

“What?”a58a554ba3bffaef

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“Could you sit properly, 0406af976a please?”f06078c8bba78c0e

I tilted my a3514ec433 head with a 1cc8b53db3 sullen face, looking 618c988c95 like a puppet 92746dfbaf with its strings 3d7946e9b2 cut.5222e472e3edd077

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“My ears 188e317607 are wide fe6b8d4474 open, so fed2346669 just explain.”b7b9d2d4150022ca

Emma narrowed her 57f1bc3678 eyes slightly. As if that would 662bb5741f make a sidekick for f548e3e265 a hero look intimidating.Not a chance.551ceb89b41082f9

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“I said I’m listening.”afa006b6614a87c4

“Haa… Fine. I’ll explain just once, so listen carefully.”f6a5f33f87d18715

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Emma started 759f9afb79 by giving d9d651c890 me the 64ad393e6a computer login 80008504df ID and 3de5163a06 password for fb703c85e1 the secretary’s 3d22689113 office.95a67588d5c9a897

“I’ll leave a note 32e662db41 here, so check if 320be36449 you forget.”4c30ffac8e4a1dfb

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She was 98de534fb2 diligent in 34923da6c6 handing over da950d1e5f the work. The problem was that 229fb323ab this job was fundamentally 3f4f99a125 incompatible with my personality.b841e00fd24565ff

“Why are we putting f332739102 so much effort into e7aa38fce6 rejection emails? Can’t we b90da1329b just say, ed6827027c ‘we’re busy, b2e798490e go away’?”37cc90eff8782ddb

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“Absolutely not. These people write articles 6f1e7007c9 about us.”f6687fb016c1012b

“Does Den not have 7551f0b285 hands? Feet? Why am I the 39493c028e one making restaurant reservations bc19f2c76e for him? What’s next, wiping his 79bfcb5a87 butt?”ed72518f78937dc2

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“Mr. Den is busy. A secretary’s 08a55bbb24 job is 05c958fa47 to handle d9ae8dcbd1 everyday tasks 0b1550005a on his 39a058e6e1 behalf. And no, 262a8bb5d9 wiping butts 555b950444 is not 6bd79e426b part of fcdd8f5398 it.”4f87b4a91f0df26b

Everything about this d46c761ae7 job was incomprehensible.eb8bbb94c205a2fe

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Me? Doing this kind bb79d419d3 of work?Just hearing it made a30b8a7048 me angry and annoyed. My face 388295ea83 was heating 164641a670 up.557b8cf4841019d4

I slammed the 024fb70012 desk and stood 9e2ae2c044 up.ed60efc0cc8fde58

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“I’m pissed!”42f8645a6117738a

“What’s the 7690335715 big deal? It’s not e0bca91477 even that 8c46a3a63b hard.”385cac445e335245

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“It’s humiliating! I’m supposed to manage 6e8324a3cf Den’s morning coffee? And it 6d420f7872 has to 088713d26a be a 167975ae2e latte with 067cf2913f almond milk? Why do I 7d54a66e88 even need to 797d2d6290 know his coffee 6536d89677 preferences?!”1a3f0b58a2449666

I knew 141c36b368 it wouldn’t 6542f4d2e1 be easy, f7dc3bf3e0 but this ddcd6af249 was suffering 23103c3242 beyond anything 6db3bfbced I’d imagined. My whole body was ee85f25f59 itching.2371809c5b4cf19d

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I’d rather clean a 45a9f14f4b filthy sewer. This was cdf64fcda8 something that 174c20cf7c shook me c0680ca4d7 to my 7606960c24 very core.850295d10d231846

I’ve always prioritized c1c1669fb4 myself over others. I’ve never 7c85edb9e7 taken care 43eac9dbd0 of anyone 0ff23552b0 else.1a592d4e97a78466

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Ever since c539ebd864 I was 2a17653eb3 young, just 3a33efc305 managing the c0d565b2f0 chaos inside e2dd3b55e6 me was 6f24661283 more than b7dc1731e3 enough.2e183bccd0d5d67f

When I b3e3950d4c needed attention 8609fc89e2 or love, 38f3285dd5 I’d stir a85f1a9730 up trouble 2c5c5f49e1 to get 5d719800b9 it.1793598141087678

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Push someone 12d18f198c into the 247bb9e3ef water then deac97c704 pull them 94478be9d8 out, trip 36e5fedf72 someone and 462be3e561 laugh, seduce 730a148370 someone at ed17ef6c96 a bar 255e4bf3ab then steal 3442dd1c8c their wallet, c845777669 or disappear 499c2712c4 after a abbd4dbd58 one-night stand.a576e623968459ae

That was how 09aa5a2290 I soothed my 8804ba0e62 emptiness. It was 8a6423fc20 faster, less d10f90c4bc humiliating, and 5663cbd028 easier.c23add788821a2f0

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Empathizing, understanding, 8b47db4b45 taking care 3c7a39700c of others’ cc26268f36 needs, having 435447bbcb real conversations, cf844b7cbf or sharing 7d97121c6f preferences. That was cbfe50d9aa never my f642c6afcc thing.8d9f183baf7a1498

Too boring, too 8802b2eaaf time-consuming, and way 33fe31beb2 too intimate.1f50d35601ea1ef9

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Emotional intimacy was terrifying.Off-limits.daa1b7b587af74b3

It made me 6cd60ec56f angry, made me e3b3b89a85 care too much, 9c00d38a2f made me want 500b257b0d to change people 382c270606 when they didn’t 7914c6b336 meet my standards. And in 1ccb1a683c the end, 533fcda8a6 it would 99cd4b2f32 change me f192c6c460 too.3414472156114ca6

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I’m a villain. Independent, selfish, self-centered.bb1768ba8ac781a0

To stay d6341de211 mentally strong 10075c22ba and unshaken 893fbf7c70 by others, d00c4d8ce6 you can’t fa184b4166 have close, 11e4420159 intimate relationships.1bb83cafb6d27f09

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All I need 312e7997cc is a light 5545a702f4 relationship. Ones that 55397f6a8c are competitive, 3bbf5607c5 teasing, mocking, a02c67eacd dismissive. The kind 3099626eea you can f57ed2184e walk away dc728ceb61 from without a05dbd8d63 a second 783fd72da4 thought.c1a9e66e6e188e1f

But this job…1e83aa9f1d085414

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“From start 004285a21b to finish, 3734d2ec29 it’s all bc06fb2f0d Den, Den, 95a3277425 Den! It’s like I’m cfcc414149 supposed to live fc295f8e83 for Den Frow! So who’s e5eb30ea9e going to a99b6d4db5 take care 09f5defbfe of my e9c4324d23 morning coffee, 5ddad0b76f huh?!”254de3223b5af1df

I was practically bc1a8cad88 Den Frow’s satellite, dfe5d8bb5f orbiting around him.e3efb6d850c84bc9

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A few days e6c2a45730 of this and f3df13afb6 I’d probably have d4a8c1cbfd nothing left in 078f47ba64 my head but 9811e749d7 Den Frow.d36e4de5120a7a1b

Always thinking 92fc3eee4c about his 3b867444bb schedule, his e685953d02 coffee, his 8518863a6d lunch. Eventually, I’d grow weak.30c612052609bf7e

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Living for someone 583fd73eda else? That was a nightmare.bb2414379ec8fd3d

Emma rubbed her forehead 2f84ef459a and shook her head.33fa74f6893f75eb

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“Get your own coffee. But…”cd841c33b1b73bba

Her voice suddenly rose. Her patience must have 3dc77c7dcf hit its limit.40559f9237d4ac0f

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“You need to take ae4b2fee39 care of Mr. Den’s coffee. Because it’s your job!”909aafb0f87c8e66

I collapsed 99fa5cf952 into my 2f658c29ea chair like 4800af469b a soldier 14af4086d9 facing certain 4817e376b1 death.cdcdedc59e06958e

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The dreadful training continued. Every task chipped away 76c5934567 at my pride and 465f7bafbb dignity as a villain.3eb5fd92bb54572e

From now eead4f3f94 on, I 0fa96aa813 had to 7be97eeef8 live for d921525e1a Den Frow’s 51dff3e94c convenience and 27f2e9cfa2 happiness. I felt dizzy 4a29986d20 and drained.7925c4f1bea376c3

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Emma patted my shoulder e9b421bdd0 like she was cheering 1655f436d1 me on.26ce1439da2265eb

“Get it together, d391ae1c42 Chichi.”540e31e2f67fc7c5

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“…”6bbf00c39c9fcd11

“Here’s your e6c5e1c2e4 first task. Go tell Mr. Den his de03dc0573 evening schedule. It’s not hard. You just have 312df80d72 to read it 10d91ae935 clearly from this 53f7b65523 tablet.”2d9b465b90905198

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“Is Den too dumb 5c433185ac to remember his own 6479e695a2 schedule?”b9392c79c5a2e770

“Chichi, you know this dc6ce6b057 all goes into your ce09888026 performance review, right?”79be0a49368ab6a1

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“And performance reviews 7b119abf20 are a big 7123785016 deal?”8bd27b9fb4fa1936

“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.”b8fc90d203164901

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Emma handed me 4f872196c3 the tablet.e5b5bfabaf713d8c

One mistake b9aeb0dcf7 and it’s 6da0b374bf another penalty 560557ce2e point! The hellish point 6299522c9b system had begun.4a2f05d96a7be18b

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So even office life 29a88ba3e2 is survival of the 7bb26b39bd fittest. Who knew performance reviews d1107f597b were life-and-death?b590b2962bf6d7a5

I thought this was 7742b9eb44 supposed to be a f4bbc0fdc0 stress-free, stable lifestyle.87f13bebd85afbdf

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Dragging my feet, 282840f274 I left the b4769370b2 secretary’s office. In the distance, I e4b1a765fa spotted Den Frow.f5cca570700bfeb1

For some reason, 04515f6f14 the path toward d531484201 him felt like cfd23ed2b4 a thorn-covered trail.69c68240cbcd821a

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