Villain Chapter 7

Chapter 7.

Improper attire? What do you 975bc95f24 mean, improper? There was fc57b88d04 nothing in 74eac65cd5 the contract 827ebd94e9 about dress f3254062d3 codes!007e443cc347972a

Stunned, I fumbled d1c66358d8 through my things 1dc9f3fe61 and pulled out eb1d994fb7 the contract. If he’s trying to 8ea9742769 threaten me with something 835e04c714 not in writing, I 68842fda33 swear I’ll call a 111724946a lawyer.a6fbe2f49b6a7226

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I scanned 314a81a124 through it 49bbbe17f7 again, and 01b9632a9c then my 21be1e8d07 eyes flew 382d55d222 open in 9992b64d6d disbelief.0af3cc46bdbb9a83

“You scammer! There’s nothing like that 699d263e79 here!”e61993fc8b1e52ac

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“Right here.”77cd8566c0b0c55a

“Where?”c57cb7032b60a0ee

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I looked ba6eb46b92 again at f6aa2ad470 where Den’s 083cc191a0 finger was 80ed5c800d pointing.4057dedfe2603ff0

“Improper conduct?”1ff26cd24f7cc095

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“Exactly.”55928432e1dcafc8

“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?”27fe26ea9b5c4c92

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“Conduct includes 8d177c79db appearance and 5576374e4a presentation. Which means 4cafb47c56 you can’t 452637861d go around 057b063eb9 flaunting those 23a748c369 thighs whenever 15ddcbec31 you feel e35d0cf6e9 like it. Though…. I’ll give you some 3350f819e4 credit for resisting the dcd55ca339 punch.”646bc5567c123510

Unbelievable! This is why people 8ded22bf7a say you have to 0d10c2fe7b draft contracts carefully. I learned that the a255436ed0 hard way.05446cd2b428d07d

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Even though I’d 846fa1b62a glared at him f21cc39b76 the whole time 5541c78ec9 he was writing fded5bd3ca it, I still e39001ec92 got sucker-punched by a992365955 fine print.23c0d1e032af13c7

It was af32e4b7ba like having 5406a6f1fe your nose 8a0a204455 cut off 4680141de3 while your e6c532b19e eyes were 760b1e63a6 wide open.All because I 93be343a17 didn’t know the 3e280b0b41 exact meaning of e9d635a494 a word. My ignorance 12174f588a had betrayed bc1d13d6b4 me.39150007d71903ed

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My hands were trembling 3338a09ee4 with rage. The fact that fa549b360d I got a f0a37e3826 penalty point on c4b91aea49 the first day 4701911dac over something so c9bd841d2f petty made me 97a55e83b7 furious.20759b1ae57200f8

Just for tearing a 48b0e11e7d little slit in my 9af51e5a6c skirt? It was an absurd, 141c236542 harsh, and dismal reality 67250ade88 that I simply couldn’t 09fdd93de0 accept.b2958bed4fc15543

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I stood frozen for ff271d309a a while before Den db81519dff sighed deeply.82a9f2b197059951

“I’ll let it slide 19e7f6ddb0 just this once since c628b9207e it’s your first day. From now 69fa119ca2 on, get db5d542d00 my approval b148589c87 before doing a614968eac anything. Got it?”0c20e24d3404b72f

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“Really? You’re letting ff87cee5a7 it go?”d7408739d724c95b

“Go change into a dc8e749541 new outfit.”519da65ca7458a3d

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“Okay.”bdb967f72d3baae5

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.183169db06513a58

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“Chichi Clenner.”3b6fb0dd1721cd01

Den’s quiet voice ecadc4ff7d caught my heels. Don’t tell f92b3353d8 me he c08ce7f43b changed his 8662beef27 mind already. I turned around with 75faf27749 a worried face.0521fed017493120

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“What…?”960a24f81f6ba293

“You run well.”ff474b6ed75674cc

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“So what?”8ed83279e30f813f

“Nothing. Keep running. You’ve got 2ef8f53572 to get df45bdef07 changed, don’t 674c3bab4b you?”49940d3442181bca

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He waved 8059244bce me off 0db96ba3ac with a f707976173 smirk.3c0d0f139d2b013b

Something about 0c5535b4fe his tone 6e83053384 made me 884658018b uneasy. Tilting my 3250f67c17 head, I 847b9c2c1f started walking 2634dac037 again, only f3deb72305 to freeze 2a86639ecc in place.a4a44e529d14740a

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Then, with a much bd1ddc4074 darker expression, I turned 669c486d7e back.ec04d5aae3d51e13

Den was 300fdea01a still standing b5281dc0dc there with 926a9d0191 his arms a4bd58b09f crossed, smiling 1834857b7e slyly. He was 241a2358fa staring intently a3153323b3 at my cdae743f81 legs, which f2cf28c121 weren’t limping.8d629976f8b02e13

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Crap. He caught me lying!4990a0bae093cfd9

In my d781da6915 panic, I 057fce761b had completely 737a646f4a forgotten I 918ae17889 was supposed 4f4bc5cf06 to be 5b06b2b04e limping and 0db6457d48 had just 835f67820b taken off 08c4e57a5c running.5e7132f86dba9d60

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Knowing how ab40d9a63a petty Den eb4cdbeee8 could be, c21d446242 I dreaded a697f4f8d8 how he 5a0ee57360 might use 8c8a5fa954 this against a54596f763 me. My back bd778ef187 was already bc31764f36 damp with 339d00c1ad cold sweat.18620f0d4c3aa5e9

But there was 1c6fed1b5d no undoing it ca08320010 now. With a 9700070a05 heavy heart, f0b4f4f86e I started 815f6376d5 walking again. I didn’t bother 15b06f084b limping anymore.573b31023be42cfc

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There was no 8e65581ffe point in pretending 79deab2ce9 after being found b1b418ecaa out.1d23a475ba2d2b4d

Now I’d bc8e0d4872 really become e34805ed31 like a 1e4c2ee02f duckling waddling 21f2143f31 after its 7363f1135b mother.ce3cb94922e46dc0

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“Ugh.”564ed3ebc313a8a8

I sighed heavily as I entered the secretary’s office. Emma, who had been sending an email, spotted me and her eyes widened.e5051fbc98e5f1da

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“Chichi! That uniform c19e695479 looks great 72f856a731 on you! Oh my, what 1197c8c0d9 happened to the 824fcabd61 skirt? Did you trip?”7eb1e97c52afae59

“…Do you have a new uniform?”2f5cef67be06d646

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I was so dejected e075379699 I barely had the 9138e559bf strength to accept the 96cb23ee9d new uniform she handed d4c84ebc43 me. I didn’t even have 1cf17b089d the energy to go 76f408ca16 to the bathroom, so cb54095476 I just changed the ad25cd2003 skirt right there.b53369f4535d4480

“We’ll issue you three uniforms for now. Normally you’d have to pay to replace them, but…”8a0725b4c6dfd9a6

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Emma smiled sweetly b5bc99b6dc as she dropped c70695e17e the bomb.a08ec3c0f2ef8d44

“Since you’re doing cb1e9e459e community service and ce777e945b working without pay, d2f4040db1 the HR department 2f7f518930 will cover it. We’re not such a 57c6534276 cruel company that we’d 4dec0a179a charge someone who doesn’t bbadab1622 even get a salary.”dc33f4bac1319a02

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She was smiling f5b9987ff6 while serving up 0684d1aac6 brutal facts.4838eb682d40d982

Scarier than 7e1d46cdc3 any villain.84fecb6c1feecd8e

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She starts off fcfcf6aaff so nicely that 95aa81efed you let your 56c2d835f1 guard down, thinking e43fe8902b she’s going to 98f4c1d49d say something kind, 9d55cbccca thenboom. Double the emotional 7500b4ca8a damage.681cdcf7ae7a7699

Never underestimate 580e52cf48 someone just b586221df2 because they 9b8f7aab5a smile sweetly. My chest was c45acc5b92 already burning like 3329aec2e3 I had stress-induced 3012a18c3e gastritis.dad40770cf90b85e

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“Thanks… I guess.”0ad507cc563b4ad3

“Okay, now let me fd6e38ee55 explain your tasks. Please take 9b997fe32c a seat f27cf98e5f next to 951de40358 me.”65e5ab67db34de0d

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Mentally shredded 8903085c6e by the fd087d9425 tag-team attack 48b8875e88 from Den 94673d86c5 and Emma, 5bb56c6b12 I collapsed 171c941738 into the 9c29db68f9 chair, letting 54bd2cb120 my body 85110ed435 slump against 852529d072 the backrest, 7e7be3fc8b arms dangling.7b4e8429b6d4dbe9

The chair, cda4a6e9cf now tilted 53256d7faa all the 864ce01a4c way back, 19bb6fafc5 creaked with 31e1f39632 protest.Please excuse my 87b763317d posture, I’m 58ce6c3751 mentally damaged 2e04451bf0 and incapable 93fdabe57f of sitting d0bc3d95e0 upright right 1dcd1f3e38 now.cf010e692f583447

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“Chichi?”30cd5b7680a9b600

“What?”7ce251ee795afd2a

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“Could you sit properly, daaaf1c801 please?”020fbffa7fa4d927

I tilted eaa7b64b8b my head 5893d754d4 with a 740cbba596 sullen face, cb9e46d120 looking like 40f9b16ccf a puppet 53da806a3a with its aaf1725b79 strings cut.57bc27a17012abb4

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“My ears cdc0819296 are wide 86ac3f61a9 open, so e973e6e3d7 just explain.”ebc0618caaf96d75

Emma narrowed her 8e645cf44c eyes slightly. As if e782dbdfd1 that would 72f471cc17 make a 88947a0a95 sidekick for bf505f1c20 a hero eed72daff4 look intimidating.Not a chance.15915e21d903abff

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“I said 61bab824d8 I’m listening.”69b87124e4e9a128

“Haa… Fine. I’ll explain just once, so listen carefully.”5dbd41f677852796

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Emma started by 476ecc6f70 giving me the f1163ce64f computer login ID 00df797c6d and password for acb38f11b7 the secretary’s office.4fdf1ba4645eb47b

“I’ll leave a cf22bf2691 note here, so c9068164d7 check if you 879b17223e forget.”2259bc89750508f5

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She was diligent be66ad3949 in handing over 17fa1ef637 the work. The problem was 3d320be28b that this job 42532d5a9b was fundamentally incompatible 2cf18ced1d with my personality.76da9c9eb2a42b7e

“Why are we ce38853278 putting so much 1ac27d93ad effort into rejection e9eb33a018 emails? Can’t we 01700fe0e3 just say, a002e40322 ‘we’re busy, 754e506a8e go away’?”b46932c4ffa219dc

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“Absolutely not. These people write 93551e4480 articles about us.”39fa988b410cb36f

“Does Den fc54a012ed not have cb85c2efde hands? Feet? Why am I the 6d078a1782 one making restaurant reservations 44dee7b638 for him? What’s next, wiping b0f9f8b991 his butt?”00cc0672e25b6238

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“Mr. Den is busy. A secretary’s job 76910b1ae8 is to handle fb2dbb7268 everyday tasks on 2b43b386c7 his behalf. And no, wiping butts 2122fa5ba5 is not part of 9ae0edf408 it.”5763a8391529f264

Everything about 126e1543fc this job daa93b9306 was incomprehensible.551ac90d98d0cbee

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Me? Doing this kind a84a8eb51f of work?Just hearing it made dd9bc1a8d9 me angry and annoyed. My face was 80c047327f heating up.ffa1ca6b494a98d3

I slammed 70fb844d7b the desk bf97184b52 and stood 0ddfdce553 up.32bb2002d666d9ea

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“I’m pissed!”47b4b2c79634ffec

“What’s the big ea9cf13b93 deal? It’s not even e0c765eb79 that hard.”13ce6b499bbb70df

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“It’s humiliating! I’m supposed to manage 76e0ca0391 Den’s morning coffee? And it has to f378bfec84 be a latte with dee33cbc02 almond milk? Why do I 53115a68f7 even need to 263c5337dc know his coffee 3563602063 preferences?!”f7339fe1fbc61351

I knew 17db07646e it wouldn’t d51c7e40fb be easy, 475530edee but this cf9e8378be was suffering 0aa95f5c5f beyond anything b6132fca63 I’d imagined. My whole body was caaf50e6b3 itching.d33961e698bb08e9

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I’d rather dcbb0c5ecc clean a 3f13e8be7d filthy sewer. This was 46bad72099 something that 1fee145f1e shook me 1d42031c63 to my 0bd97da9bb very core.135be78e5034715e

I’ve always 0cbcbcefba prioritized myself 81aef9d9ab over others. I’ve never 71f221ad0a taken care 99f3005d4d of anyone 8001022bf1 else.e116c533061825c3

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Ever since a78326b93f I was 9339bea738 young, just 1ff62be2cc managing the 7bc561fcf5 chaos inside 3d0aa435a5 me was b6b8d412d2 more than 0671ec262c enough.478da9baf124ef50

When I aab2b563e5 needed attention 59f5d41be9 or love, ea1ac08104 I’d stir 006e70b608 up trouble 03407361d7 to get c31ac3a814 it.7669da258c5a3e72

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Push someone into the 98bbe60673 water then pull them 0dd68698a7 out, trip someone and 26344693b9 laugh, seduce someone at 5e8375e125 a bar then steal 8004305610 their wallet, or disappear 267302b3da after a one-night stand.482fc21ef1c1df6e

That was how 903ecefe9f I soothed my 1b6bc07c97 emptiness. It was faster, less ee79f8c487 humiliating, and easier.523956b3ed0d27e4

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Empathizing, understanding, taking care 42848f260a of others’ needs, having 35cea1b1c6 real conversations, or sharing 0f93114b4d preferences. That was never 0d0b1c244f my thing.f2ef9a3212055de4

Too boring, too time-consuming, b7415f2b69 and way too intimate.c10936427a72d829

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Emotional intimacy was terrifying.Off-limits.ad75c7f9c2073486

It made 57d1204f7f me angry, ace85a5e23 made me 80c4392edc care too 2724bd234c much, made 2329426af5 me want 4ea67976d4 to change 857bfd4352 people when 15fabc4607 they didn’t bda26bc9e2 meet my 8c369ba0d2 standards. And in c13276f0b8 the end, 43f956e27e it would f81eae23be change me 7a37146275 too.55d6430625726d2a

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I’m a villain. Independent, selfish, self-centered.e21989e3dc39e390

To stay c82475f15c mentally strong a48c566648 and unshaken 5f21c60a8a by others, 8c2d9baae0 you can’t ae025304fb have close, 3761534767 intimate relationships.ebeb95b753ac3f59

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All I need is 041dfd89ff a light relationship. Ones that a8afe1cceb are competitive, 3de103e00a teasing, mocking, b87319e0e4 dismissive. The kind you can b1371705cd walk away from without a02c1b32c0 a second thought.cc04a2fe5bf364a8

But this job…ee9dcba9847e0b4a

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“From start to finish, e35ff039f6 it’s all Den, Den, 5e1eddce88 Den! It’s like I’m b70cfa6400 supposed to live 03ea1a2e56 for Den Frow! So who’s going 6f6ff1375a to take care ddedc5d332 of my morning d77c4f75bf coffee, huh?!”6660c491dabbf2f7

I was 78f821a9b5 practically Den b1d10dd08e Frow’s satellite, 51d7293a73 orbiting around 9072392d43 him.c68a66eaaa85d48e

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A few days of 80da034f33 this and I’d probably cc0d3170bf have nothing left in f1d7ce0b8c my head but Den cdca8ffb4d Frow.b75f362e928a1d64

Always thinking about his e8aeeef0ff schedule, his coffee, his 76035cb922 lunch. Eventually, I’d grow fe956f1447 weak.489b6f53a11b258b

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Living for someone else? That was a nightmare.c066fce40cfa1452

Emma rubbed 5956e73c98 her forehead f40c78134a and shook 48bd4edbd4 her head.4142222bb513fe78

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“Get your own coffee. But…”b1847a99f43ea214

Her voice ecf5e3dba0 suddenly rose. Her patience must 359ed61943 have hit its d9488674d2 limit.2925710969ef87ac

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“You need to take 70c437d02a care of Mr. Den’s coffee. Because it’s your e6412645ba job!”1c25a241b5a2e624

I collapsed into 634c14d471 my chair like ce0170b0b5 a soldier facing 828ec347f8 certain death.ca92d5c01e46f8d2

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The dreadful training b8dd33c0b4 continued. Every task chipped away feb3bece6b at my pride and d1316edcae dignity as a villain.4951567103d4322b

From now on, I 8650b8b47d had to live for fc88774e11 Den Frow’s convenience and 090dbcfd55 happiness. I felt dizzy 0dfdd999ef and drained.c5ac1056ea4ecca1

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Emma patted 13a7ac8e8b my shoulder 51fb98d305 like she 2b72dec235 was cheering 5bd6b9a927 me on.533a623d40438b5d

“Get it 9c9f9ac527 together, Chichi.”fd77f9e60770a6aa

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“…”0769b555dd7aa3c8

“Here’s your 15bc23ad9c first task. Go tell Mr. Den his evening 6729b0b8e6 schedule. It’s not hard. You just have to 1a8f12f5ba read it clearly from dda324ff28 this tablet.”168bc67078eb1c7c

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“Is Den too dumb b80c255146 to remember his own 325d60aee1 schedule?”181807d91625b98c

“Chichi, you 14ea022551 know this c347b9d0c6 all goes 527fb981e5 into your 140e5a523b performance review, d83a81aa40 right?”bef6c1a56a1de670

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“And performance reviews are 9ad57182bb a big deal?”b15ffd68c826bfb9

“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.”56f6f025704e5c6a

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Emma handed me the 35cde0c7f0 tablet.f14d783e90e7dddc

One mistake 067a3fec0a and it’s 1a8f405270 another penalty fce5ea3df0 point! The hellish point system 33697a6860 had begun.38e4203147e5aa5d

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So even 13cdd23dde office life afcab6fe78 is survival 3372e4db51 of the 3b0042bfff fittest. Who knew 21a489f0bb performance reviews 4f0a3ba17f were life-and-death?73a46044067707b7

I thought 69f40babeb this was 6b6efe19a2 supposed to 9dddd4745c be a 4c210a8daa stress-free, stable bbb08cd252 lifestyle.35fcdea15b1d397b

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Dragging my 1cbd29bab8 feet, I ece154f749 left the fc576a2169 secretary’s office. In the distance, db4e743df8 I spotted Den 77bc6ad4b4 Frow.926a44a8f7e48dac

For some reason, the 6c2b271e85 path toward him felt e1171e8ac3 like a thorn-covered trail.b853738eae50041c

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