“Which man are you referring to?” Rachael asked, feigning ignorance, her eyes flashing with curiosity at the reason for the anger he was emanating. “I don’t think we have any business to discuss, do we?”
Damien was deeply enraged by her question, she knew the answer to his question but decided to act innocent. Her reaction to Gina’s accusations in the office had made him curious. Her denial of the claim that she was with a man made him follow her from the office. He eagerly wanted to know the man she was with. When he got there, he regretted it and wanted to leave, but suddenly, a man appeared in front of her just in time for him to see. How the man had gazed at her made him furious. His gaze didn’t fail to show the love that he felt for her. The more reason why he, Damien Russo, decided to confront her.
“Who was that man I saw you talking to a few minutes ago?” He questioned again, this time his gaze flashed with confusion as to why he was curious about her private life. He had pushed her away for Gina but now, he was bothered with the thought of her being with another man. Why?….
Rachael’s brow furrowed at his question, wondering why he was bothered about her issues. She was getting irritated and felt the urge to lash out at him, but the constant reminder of him being her boss kept her in check. “I see no reason why you’re asking. Do you know him from somewhere or what?”
“Just answer the damn question. Who is he?” Damien roared out, losing his patience, but deep down in his heart was a load of confusion as to why he was reacting in such a manner. He doesn’t have feelings for her in any way. “If you have nothing to hide then you shouldn’t hesitate to answer me”
“He’s my boyfriend”Rachael blurted out without thinking, her eyes flashing with anger at his annoying questions. If he wanted to know who William was, she was going to give him a satisfying answer, one that would make him feel the taste of her revenge. “He’s the man I love. We’ve been together for a while now”
Damien was stunned by the unexpected response. A strange rippling effect occurred in his chest the moment the thought of her being with another man crossed his mind. His footsteps were heavy as he slowly walked up to her with a clenched fist. “Say that again”
Rachael sensed of feeling of anxiety stirred up in her heart, but she couldn’t back out now. She was enjoying his reaction to her words. At least he could feel the pain she felt when he hooked up with Gina. “I said I love him or what exactly is it that you didn’t hear?”
Immediately she uttered that statement, she felt an excruciating pain in her arm as Damien gripped it tightly, almost crushing it. “Let go of me” she yelled out frantically, but it was a late night, and no one could hear her.
“So you have been frolicking with men behind my back?” Damien barked out with fury in his voice, his words not making sense to him. “I didn’t give you a leave of absence for you to sleep around”
“What??… How dare you talk to me like that?” Rachael yelled back, tears falling from her eyes as she recalled those painful memories he had given to her. “What exactly do you want from me?… Is Gina not enough for you?… I let you two have your peace, why can’t you let me have mine?”
Damien was shocked at her words of accusations, he wasn’t expecting her to react this way. His heart throbbed at the thought of the pain she felt at that moment. He knew she loved him but had chosen his ambition over her, he couldn’t change what had happened, he couldn’t only watch he wallow in pain and heartbreak. He loosened his grip on her arm and took two steps back to create a distance between them. His pained eyes abruptly turned cold as he stared at her.
“Since you’ve decided to choose a man over what we’ve achieved and are yet to achieve, you can say goodbye to our cooperation” Damien announced with a frosty tone, turning his back against her and walking straight to where he had packed his car.
Rachael was trying to register the words she had just heard. “Did he just fire me?… What about my revenge, how do I get more information from him?” She asked herself, before deciding to chase after him. She needed to use his sins to her advantage.
“Mr. Russo, you can’t fire me. You damaged my heart and now, you still want to damage my whole life with it. How exactly do you expect me to cater to my needs, knowing fully well that I invested my whole life in serving you?… You have to reconsider” Rachael grabbed his disheveled suit, pouring her eyes out in tears, hoping he would buy it.
Damien felt a surge of guilt in his heart as his mind agreed to her words. He had caused her enough pain already, taking away her job would be a selfish thing to do, and he had to reconsider. “It’s alright. You can keep your job but not as my assistant. You will be demoted to the post of general secretary. If you can take that, then you can come to the office tomorrow to sign some paperwork”
Rachael shivered at the thought of being demoted, the shame and embarrassment that awaited her from her colleagues but it wasn’t the time to think about that. He had given her another chance and she had to take it without hesitation. “I agree. I’ll accept the position as long as I still get to work at the company”
“Good. Now, get your hands off me” Damien said in her flat tone, adjusting his already roughed suit and staring at Rachael one last time before entering his car and driving away.
Meanwhile, anger flashed through Rachael’s eyes as she stared at the trail of the car that had disappeared from her sight. She was livid and her demotion wasn’t going to stop her from having what she wanted. He was going to come back crawling on his knees, begging for mercy.