Chapter 4

• Not waiting for a response, the woman entered the elevator and left.
• William was stunned.
• 'Are security guards really treated this way? I get threatened to be fired casually!' thought William.
• "Who was that woman? She was so arrogant!" William asked Shelley before she covered his mouth hurriedly to stop him.
• "Shush, William! It's dangerous to talk about Miss Chen like that. Do you even care about your career? Leave me out of it if you want to ruin yours. I happen to like my job here." Shelly looked as if she was about to cry.
• Ember had a notorious reputation. As the President of Silverland Group, she was highly objective and calculating in all her decisions. She valued results and efficiency above all, which allowed her to be highly impartial. On her bad days, she could be found reprimanding anyone who happened to cross her path, sometimes even firing them with no reason at all.
• Senior company executives and general staff alike were all wise enough to be careful around her on these occasions. It was very risky to talk about her badly, even in private. The consequences could be dire.
• "Just be sure to be careful, William. Remember to stay calm when you meet Miss Chen. Don't speak unless spoken to, and never interrupt her. Be sure to not annoy her, else, that's a sure bye-bye." Shelly whispered
• As Lisa nodded in agreement. "It's true. Miss Chen doesn't need a reason to fire anybody."
• "I'm sorry, William. I can't help you out here, man." Jack sighed.
• William shifted uncomfortably. 'It's just a woman. What's the worse that could happen? You should calm down like me, rather than be nervous. Besides, so what if she fires me? This isn't a very nice place anyway. I'll just be a punching bag here if I stay. There's probably something out there better for me.' William tried to convince himself.
• 'Damn it! I've killed so many people in the battlefield and now I'm afraid of a woman in an office? What is wrong with you, William? Worst case scenario, we go back to the construction site. That isn't the worst!'
• The elevator doors opened. William puffed up his chest. straightened himself out, and started to walk as calmly as he could manage.
• The 38th floor was where upper management held office, including the CEO.
• William's eyes grew wide as he walked around.
• One side of it was filled with beautiful women in uniform darting back and forth with swift but dainty steps, holding documents.
• The silk black uniform made them all look so sexy!
• 'Well, I'm about to be fired, anyway. Might as well enjoy this while it lasts.'
• The women gave him quick reproachful looks as they went about their business. It was obvious they didn't enjoy being checked out by an ordinary security guard.
• It wasn't unusual for them to be checked out by guys who happenned to visit their floor, but William's gaze made them feel quite uncomfortable.
• A secretary courteously greeted William as he entered the President's office.
• He glanced at her name tag and greeted her. "Hey, Clair! My name is William Lu. Miss Chen asked me to come to her office and I can't be late! Hurry, let me in!"
• 'Wow the nerve of this guy, giving me orders! Even the President wouldn't talk to me like that.'
• Clair gave him a blank look.
• 'I've met so many people of different statures. This faceless, nameless security guard is unbelievable. I wonder what stupid he did to get Miss Chen's attention?'
• Despite her inner thoughts, Clair mustered a courteous smile. "Good day, Mr. Wang. Please wait, I'll inform Miss Chen you're here."
• "Hurry up! I can't be late!"
• Clair nearly fell over. 'What an annoying security bastard!'
• William felt satisfied.
• A lot of people in the office looked at themselves from a pedestal. They seemed to feel like they were better than others, and William decided to give it a try in return. It felt fantastic!
• Frankly, William was disappointed to encounter so much hassle on his first day of work, but he felt better after standing up for himself and his friends.
• Judging from Shelly's and the others' tone, it's probably a really bad thing to be called to the President's office. He's almost sure he's going to be fired. There's nothing he could possibly do to make things worse.
• After what seemed like a very long time, Clair walked out of Ember's office and gestured William to come in. William ran his fingers through his hair in an attempt to make them less unruly, then started to enter.
• Ember was on her big mahogany table, her black suit placed against her majestic leather chair. She gave William a cold look and scanned him from head to toe.
• He felt very uncomfortable. 'Still asserting your dominance until now, Miss President? What do you even get out of it?' William thought.
• Utterly tired from a whole day of being sized up, William decided to just speak his mind. "Miss Chen, I'm still very puzzled. Why did you call me to your office?"
• William did his best to sound respectful despite the tension.
• "I heard you beat up Eric, your group leader, and got him sent to the hospital. Then, you provoked Bob, the Head of Security. All these, on your first day. You're quite bold, Mr. Wang." Ember replied coldly.
• 'Yeah, you bet I did. And I can do the same thing to you if I get out of control. How do you plan to deal with me?' William thought. He decided to shift to a more humble tone.
• "I deeply apologize for what happened, Miss Chen. I promise I will not let that happen again, especially during work hours."
• 'Agh, William, you spineless pussy, ' he thought to himself. 'I shouldn't even be apologizing for having done the right thing, but this woman is heartless and probably won't listen to my reason. This is the best way to keep the job.'
• "Hmm, why are you apologizing? I don't see anything you did wrong." She said calmly.
• "What? No, what I did was very, very wrong!" 'Spineless pussy.'
• Bang!
• Ember stood up dropping her hands loudly on the table.
• "Who said you did something wrong? What you did was right! Those arrogant bastards got what they deserved. In my opinion, you were too soft. I heard Eric has just returned to work. You should have beaten him up harder so he'd be bedridden for three months or so."
• William was speechless. Was this a test?
• He couldn't believe what he was hearing!
• This woman was something unpredictable!
• What President would wish her staff were beaten down and incapacitated for three whole months?
• Finally being able to recollect himself, William managed to reply. "I.. actually agree with you, Miss Chen. Thank you. Next time, I'll do my best to make that five months."
• He thought it would be best to just keep agreeing with this woman.
• Ember didn't speak, but instead, kept staring at William.
• One minute...
• Two minutes...
• Three minutes...
• William grew impatient. Did I say something wrong?' He remembered that old saying "To be in the king's company is tantamount to living with a tiger". It couldn't be truer right now. He was at the edge of his seat, and he had no idea what would happen next.
• Four minutes later, Ember let out a burst of laughter.
• "Hahahahahahaha! Oh god! I can't help it! This is so funny! Hahahahaha! You see, handsome? I told you you couldn't escape me. You show up in front of me on your own, see? Hahahahahahaha!"
• 'Her again?!'
• William couldn't believe what was happening.
• "Woah! It's so nice to see you again! I actually had a dream about you on the night that we met. I always knew you were special, but I didn't expect you to be the CEO of this company! It suits you with your charm and elegance."
• 'Perhaps if I sweet-talk her, I'll get on her good side.' He might have forgotten the fact that he told her he never wanted to see her again.
• "Hahaha, really, now?" She seemed flattered. It was working.
• "Really, darling, " William assured her.
• "Hmmm, interesting. I seem to remember things differently. In my vague memory, you said something like never wanting to see me again? And, hmm. Correct me if I'm wrong but… I kind of remember you refused to give me your number," Ember said sheepishly.
• "I was having a really rough day, to be honest, " William replied desperately trying to salvage the situation. How could he have known she was the President of his then-future employer?
• "Plus, I was very tipsy so didn't think much of it. I'm sorry if I said anything harsh."
• "Hmm… Okay. Now that you said you were sorry and that you were really drunk that night, I will accept your apology, " Ember said with a cute pout.
• "Aww, thank you so much, darling. You're beautiful on the outside and on the inside." Seeing that Ember was not angry anymore, William started to shift the topic back to work. "Now that we're friends, my darling angel, I'm wondering if we can talk about additional compensation, and maybe a promotion. What do you think?"
• Suddenly, Ember's expression changed. The sweet playful girl was gone and the big boss was back. "You shall address me as Miss Chen, Mr. Wang."
• 'What the fuck?' William couldn't believe it. All the flattery was useless!
• "I will not take orders from a mere security guard about who I will promote and how much I will pay my employees. Get out! You're fired!" Ember said, loudly slamming her hands on her desk as she stood up.
• 'Shit!' William felt very frustrated. In a snap, Ember felt like a totally different person!
• He said what she wanted to hear, but she still went bananas out of nowhere!
• "Well screw you! You're a bullshit CEO. I don't even want to work here anymore!" William yelled and started running towards Ember.
• "What are you going to do with me?" Ember asked, both alarmed and mildly excited, as she backed up slowly, slumping down her chair.
• "What am I going to do? I'm going to do you." Pressing against her, he seized her arms and pushed her to the office desk. With one swift movement, he swung his hand towards her ass.
• PAK!
• The sound echoed in the big office. Ember's body shook. She felt pain all over. It felt painful but she bore the slappings without a sound.
• "How dare you bite the hand that feeds you. You'll regret this, you bitch!" Remembering the power play and injustice he encountered all throughout the day, William felt his rage rise from inside him and slapped harder and harder.
• Pak! Pak! Pak!
• Sounds of flesh hitting flesh continued to fill the room.
• William went on and on until he felt like it was enough.
• He had a huge feeling of embarrassment as soon as he calmed down. He might have slapped her too heavily, but she deserved it after what she did. He had rescued her in the bar but now she was giving him a hard time in the job he landed.
• Ember was on the desk, lying down on her stomach, with her buttocks raised. She was red from anger, glaring at him.
• Her body's position… Her face… Her eyes…
• "Miss Chen, I deeply apologize for what happened. I will now leave and be sure that you never see me again." Eaten by guilt, William decided to exit and concede to Ember's decision to fire him.
• He was about to reach for the door when he heard Ember speak. "Leave that door and I will call the police to arrest you for molesting me, the moment you do. My office is under heavy security and surveillance and I have every piece of evidence against you", Said Ember as she slowly got herself to stand up despite the pangs of pain.
• 'God, this bastard doesn't know how to act properly, ' she thought.
• "What do you want from me?: William asked, puzzled at the recent turn of events. Still, he lost his temper and he did what he did. He just had to accept the consequences.
• "Go and work now! You are not allowed to quit the job without my permission. You are not allowed to leave Silverland Group, and you will be on-call, whenever I want!" Ember said calmly and indifferently.
• "I… thought I was fired." William could not understand what she wanted to do.
• "I know. I take it back."
• "Fine. What if someone else fires me?" 'This woman must be a masochist, ' William thought. Had he known, he would have started slapping her the moment he entered the room.
• "No one is allowed to fire you, except me."
• 'What the hell?'
• Giving up trying to understand the situation, William conceded and left.
• Ember sat in relief after dismissing William but found herself quickly standing up again. Her buttocks hurt like crazy! "Fuck!" she said irritably. 'That was embarrassing,' she thought, 'He's so strong, and his slaps were so painful! But at least he's not totally useless. I guess I'll be able to push through with my plan. I felt guilty for using you then, but now we're even.'
• William took out one big sigh of relief the moment he stepped out of the President's office.
• 'There's a solution to everything, ' William was not worried about his future anymore. He now had a job that could pay the bills…
• William forced a smile as he greeted the secretary on his way out, and proceeded back to the hall.
• Upon his arrival, anger started to well up from inside him again.
• A short bald man was talking loudly at Shelly, pointing his finger at her face closely. At one point, he even slapped her!
• Shelley shrunk and tears started to run down her face. Poor girl!
• Lisa, on the other hand, looked nothing better. Her face was red and swollen from crying.
• Jack was nowhere to be seen.
• 'Who does this man think he is, making a scene in this company? He must be a real asshole to even bully these two sweethearts.'
• "Hey! Stop what you're doing!" William shouted as he ran and tackled the man, giving him a good beating.
• "I was gone two minutes and suddenly you bastards come in and make trouble? Does bullying our receptionists make you feel more manly?
• You look like such a dignified man in your suit, but underneath it all, you're just a sick bastard. Get out of this building!"
• William started to beat the man up and kicked him out of the hall
• After thirty seconds of anger.
• Shelly and Lisa exchanged worried looks. They appreciated what he did but there seemed to be a little problem.
• "Uhh… William?" Shelly hesitated. "That's Mr. Kang. He's our supervisor."