His Daring Wife| GYULISA

CHAPTER 23

Kim Enterprise.

The people nervously held their breath in anticipation. A few shivered at the deathly cold temperature in the room. Others were so nervous, they had cold sweat on their forehead and back. There was a few handful that was on the brink of tears.

Sitting in the enormous leather seat made for a King, was Kim Mingyu. With his stoic and deathly stare, the presenters felt their legs quiver in fear.

His eyes were so dark, it looked like an endless void of despair. His expression was so cold and frigid, it dropped the atmosphere around him.

Someone had nervously turned on the heater, but the warmth couldn't compete with the blatant displeasure on his face.

Even with his frightening face that seemed to know your darkest secrets, the female employees couldn't help but swoon at his handsomeness. He was so dark, scary, and formidable, yet, so pleasing to look at.

A deathly aura surrounded him, warning those who dared to venture close.

The room was so silent, everyone could hear the ticks of the clock. After a few unbearable seconds, he finally spoke.

"The meeting is dismissed." Without another word, Mingyu stood up from his chair.

The people held their breathes as they watched him stand to his full glory.

"T-thank you for your time, President Kim!" Everyone bowed when he walked past them. They kept their bow, even when Mingyu had walked out of the room. Not a single person dared to move until the echos of his footsteps finally disappeared.

When they knew he was on a completely different floor, the people finally stood up taller. A few blew out a heavy sigh of relief. Many of them tiredly slumped onto their chairs. Almost all of them felt as if a decade had been shaved off of their life.

Thank goodness the meeting had ended. There was a few that was on the verge of tears at the disappointed look on Mingyu's face. One of the female presenters was two seconds away from crying...

They didn't know their presentation was that bad until they took a glance at their CEO and saw how dark his expression had become.

"We're totally screwed." One of them said and instantly, mummers of agreement could be heard.

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Mingyu's private secretary, Joshua, followed after him. He opened the door to Mingyu's office and walked in with him.

Just like Mingyu's personality and expressions, the room felt lifeless and chilly. Right behind the enormous ebony desk was a window that gave the perfect view of the skyscrapers lining the city.

Mingyu strolled to his chair and sat down. "Today's schedule?"

Joshua cleared his throat and began to read off of his tablet. "The Ling Conglomerate's stock has dropped, but Weiqi Corp's stock has significantly risen. Should we continue to invest in the Ling Conglomerate?"

"Continue to invest." Mingyu said, leaning his chin on his propped-up arm.

It had taken Joshua three years to get used to his Boss's dark stares. He knew it was unintentional, but did it have to look like the stares of Yama [1] himself?!

"Diamond Sky's CEO is requesting a meeting with you, accept or deny?"

"Deny." Mingyu answered without hesitation.

Joshua felt his lips tug into a frown, but he knew it was unwise to question his Boss's words. Once they've been said, it can't be taken back.

No matter how influential Diamond Sky was, there was no way Mingyu would offer them a second chance in a presentation. They had screwed up the first time by underestimating Mingyu. The company had purposely lied about their numbers and when questioned ruthlessly by him, the presenters broke down and revealed the truth.

Ever since then, Diamond Sky was blacklisted by him. Being crossed out by Kim Enterprise lead the other companies to follow his command and soon Diamond Sky found themselves in deep waters.

Joshua knew no one ever received a second chance in Kim Enterprise. Each company, proposal, and project would receive one chance to demonstrate themselves and their worth. If they fail, they fail. There was no buts, ifs, and might.

Just when Joshua was about to list something else, a knock sounded through the room. He shivered when he saw the displeasure on Mingyu's face. Who dares to interrupt their meeting?

"What is it?" Joshua asked.

But there was no response.

When Joshua noticed his Boss's lips pulled into a thin line and his eyes glaring at the door, he quickly went to check out the situation.

Joshua pushed the door open and was surprised to see no one there. As a matter of fact, none of the secretaries that was usually outside the office was present...That's odd.

He checked the time and realized half of them were at lunch, whereas the other two was nowhere to be found.

It was extremely unprofessional to not even have one secretary present.

Joshua sighed, knowing one of them would be fired within the spot. And he already knew who it was.

Just when Joshua was about to close the door, he noticed a suspicious parcel sitting in front of it. He warily picked it up and turned towards Mingyu who had been watching him the entire time.

"Who is it from?" Mingyu quietly said.

Joshua glanced down, frowning, at the empty return and delivery address. Was this hand-delivered? But that would be impossible, especially with the tight security around Kim Corporation.

"Bring it to me." Mingyu commanded and instantly, Joshua appeared in front of him.

"Sir, are you sure we should open it ourselves? It's a very suspicious package..." Joshua frowned, not wanting any harm to come to his Boss.

Mingyu ignored him and pulled out the letter knife.

Joshua jumped in fear at the sudden presence of the knife that gleamed underneath the light. For a second, he thought his Boss was really going to kill him for voicing a silly opinion.

He held his breath as Mingyu cut the box open.

Joshua felt his hands slightly shake in anticipation of what was inside the box. It was impossible to even enter the Kim Enterprise's office building without a worker's ID. But to have a private key card that enables the button to the highest floor of this building was practically impossible. Only a handful of people had access to the private key card and all of them were Mingyu's trusted men.

How was it possible for this to be hand-delivered?

Joshua felt his heart nervously drum faster and faster with each passing second.

When Mingyu finally opened the box, his mood dampened.

Inside the box, was another box. And inside that second box, was a third box. The pattern repeated, until it reached the eighth box. And by the time that happened, Mingyu's patience had reached its limits.

Joshua held his breath, not daring to speak in fear of further angering Mingyu.

It was such a bad day today! First the presenter irked his terrifying Demon Boss, next he gets a random parcel, and lastly, the sender had dared waste Mingyu's time!

Everyone at the office will surely suffer today...