Chapter 23 I Need to Work Hard
Alex sat in his office chair with a sour expression while emitting an aura that warned others not to approach.
Oliver pushed the door open and entered. Before he could speak, he heard Alex’s cold voice saying, “Where are your manners? Don’t you know how to knock?” Oliver paused at the door. “Alex, why are you so angry? I was just trying to protect Olivia,” Oliver said dissatisfiedly.
Alex gave him an indifferent glance. “Are you planning to cancel the engagement tomorrow?”
“Of course not,” Oliver replied directly.
He sat down on the nearby sofa. “Alex, can you please not treat me that way in front of others?”
At his words, Alex’s expression softened slightly, and he said in a detached tone, “Oliver, you’re about to get engaged soon. You should be focused and ready to take on the responsibilities of marriage.”
Oliver nodded.
He sat on the sofa for a moment and reflected on his actions before leaving to find Rosa.
The whole afternoon, Olivia was busy in the financial department. She was too busy to even take a sip of water.
She looked at the piles of documents on her desk, thinking to herself that she had to finish these files no matter by the end of the day.
She couldn’t let Alex look down on her.
“Olivia, what are you doing? Don’t you see that Mr. Mack, Angela, and Dawn are deliberately targeting you?” Jillian whispered.
Olivia glanced at her and said, “I know.”
Jillian said, “Even if you know, you won’t be able to finish analyzing all these files by tomorrow.”
Olivia said confidently, “It’s okay. I believe I can do it.”
She checked the time. It was already five o’clock in the afternoon, time to go home.
Jillian wanted to help her with the files, but Olivia politely refused. “Jillian, you can go home first. I can handle it myself.”
Jillian could only say, “Okay, good luck.”
After she left, Dawn came over and made a few sarcastic remarks before leaving.
Olivia’s phone buzzed, and she saw it was a picture sent by Rosa. It was a picture of her wearing the engagement ring.
Olivia put away her phone, calmed herself down, and continued working.
She thought, ‘The best case would be for me to work till tomorrow morning, so I don’t have to attend the engagement banquet.‘
“Miss Hall, it’s time to go home. Why are you still here?”
At this time, Alex’s assistant, Milo, was inspecting the building starting from the 18th floor. He had just reached the finance department and noticed that the lights were still on in the office, so he came in to take a look.
Olivia looked up at him. “Milo, I’m working overtime.”
Milo walked over and saw the mountain of documents on Olivia’s desk. His face turned ugly immediately.
The work style at the Adams Corporation was usually very humane. The employees hardly had to work overtime.
He asked, “Miss Hall, who assigned you so much work?”
Olivia didn’t answer.
Milo quickly went out and made a phone call to Alex, informing him about Olivia working overtime.
Then he came back to Olivia and said, “Miss Hall, Mr. Adams asked you to go home and rest.”
“It’s okay. I’ll finish analyzing these files and then go home.”
Milo didn’t say anything.
He didn’t expect Olivia to be so stubborn.
Feeling helpless, he had to call Alex again.
Milo said to Olivia, “Miss Hall, Mr. Adams said if you don’t go back now, he will come to the finance department himself.”
“Whatever,” Olivia replied and continued to work on her tasks.
“Give her the phone.” Alex’s voice came from the phone.
Milo had no choice but to hand the phone to Olivia.
Alex’s cold voice came from the other end of the line, “Olivia, go home and rest now, or I’ll come to the finance department immediately to find you.” Olivia was speechless.
She felt instantly frustrated.
She thought, What is he doing? If he came here for me, my colleagues would find out about our relationship.‘
Chap 23 I Need to Work Hard
She didn’t respond for a long time.
Suddenly, Alex said, “So you like having sex at the office? Wait for me, I’ll come right now.”
She was deeply embarrassed. She hurriedly said, “No, I’m leaving right now.”
With that, she quickly shut down her computer, grabbed her bag, and headed for the door.
Milo was stunned for a moment and quickly followed.
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Eventually, Milo drove her back to Flowery Villa.
Olivia sat in the car and looked at the night view of the city. The bustling atmosphere temporarily made her forget her troubles.
After she entered the villa, Olivia changed her shoes. Before she could go upstairs, she heard a cold voice from the sofa, “Come here.”
Hearing this, Olivia stopped in her tracks, turned her head, and saw Alex’s stern face.
Olivia had no choice but to brace herself and walk towards Alex. When she was still a distance away from him, he directly pulled her into his arms. Olivia sat on his lap, not daring to move.
“You have the audacity to throw a tantrum with me now?” Alex asked while pinching her soft waist with force.
“I don’t,” Olivia said tightly while biting her lip stubbornly. “I just want to work hard and earn money.”
Alex’s slender fingers pinched her chin, forcing her to look at him. There was a dangerous glint in his eyes. “Isn’t the money I give you enough?”
Olivia’s eyes were red as she choked. “I can’t rely on your money forever.”
As she spoke, tears streamed down her cheeks.
Olivia felt like her jaw was about to be crushed by him.
Seeing this, Alex couldn’t help but feel a little distracted.
Olivia was like a fragile doll that would shatter at the slightest touch.
Her teary–eyed appearance made him want to bring her to bed immediately. He got up from the sofa and carried her upstairs.
Olivia’s heart was pounding in fear as if it would jump out of her throat.
Because she was afraid of heights, she reached out and hugged his neck.
In a place she couldn’t see, there was a hint of warmth in Alex’s eyes.
In the bedroom, Alex put Olivia on the bed and then showered her with passionate kisses. His large hand directly reached for her buttocks…
“No,” Olivia hurriedly said.
With a soft voice, Olivia added while gasping for breath, “Mr. Tres, I can’t today.”
Alex’s face dimmed slightly. “Period?”
“Yes,” Olivia replied quietly.
Alex got up and walked towards the bathroom. He had to find a way to put out the desire within him.
Then came the sound of a lighter clicking in the bathroom.
Olivia let out a long sigh as beads of sweat formed on her forehead. She thought, ‘This man is too scary. I have to find a way to terminate the agreement in advance…
Olivia was really worried that if this continued, she would be tortured to death.
Fifteen minutes later, Alex came out of the bathroom after taking a cold shower and sat on a chair. His voice was low as he said, “Why did you go to see Davy yesterday?”
