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Chapter Sixteen

DA note: This scene was... Totally spontaneous.

The author knows what she has written and also it's just ff so enjoy it and let it pass because I will not constructive criticism over this chapter because it just came out without any meaning 🤣

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Tay didn't know how he was functioning.

His father told him last night that it was too early to say anything about New's condition and no matter how much he prepared himself for the worst, it still hit harder than a truck and took all of his self control to not to burst out into tears again,

He couldn't sleep the night, he just sat beside New for long hours, not remembering if his father went home or not, until eventually he remembered he had work tomorrow,

And so did New.

So he typed an application of leave, not knowing if it was good enough or would it be approved, he just did.

He didn't know how much New's job meant to him, so right now, he would do all in his power to protect that,

That's the least he could do for him.

Tay didn't realize when did the sun rise, so when he blinked his sticky eyes and saw the light from the corner, he was half surprised to see that it was already the day,

Which meant he had to go to work,

And for the first time in these weeks, he dreaded going to work.

Knowing he hasn't had breakfast with New,

Knowing that it wouldn't be with New today who would walk down the same path to the bus station with him,

Knowing that it wouldn't be with New taking the bus and arriving at the office, spending the whole day just to meet him at lunch and then wait for working hours to end so that he could go home with him,

Tay didn't realize when he was at the entrance of the hospital but he looked back once when he did sense,

Praying in his mind for New to heal and come out of this as he went on,

If he had any motivation to go to work today, then it was solely the fact that at the end of the day he would come back to him and that New needed this money,

He more than deserved to be spent this money on,

He didn't remember when he got home, got ready and left for work,

But he did remember his father stopping him,

"Tay, at least have a bite?"

And he remembered turning to his father, looking at him so earnestly standing with the plate of food in his hands,

But neither there was hunger nor there was desire to eat,

And he was just about voice that when his father cut him,

"Only a few bites, you would need the energy... To take care of him."

And then he smiled at him, the wrinkles around his mouth stretching just like how his mother would convince him to eat something new,

So he stomached however much he could from what his father made for him,

Not remembering if it was delicious or if he even finished the meal or not,

But that didn't matter,

All that mattered was New.

So he went to New's office first things first,

"Sir, we understand the situation Thitipoom is currently under but we simply cannot let him hold this position anymore,"

Tay found himself somehow standing in the office of the HR, pleading to approve New's leave,

"Why is that, sir? I am politely asking you to give him an off for few weeks. He will be back in no time."

"I don't think you have ever worked in a corporate environment before because to get approval on leaves like this you have to bring them in weeks before it."

"And you said that you understood the situation my husband is in."

The man sighed out a mixture of frustration, annoyance and anger, "Sir-"

"Are you willing to accept this leave immediately or do you want me to go over to the social media and expose your company over this?"

The man cocked his eyebrow, rage burning in his eyes as he leaned forwards on his chair,

"Are you threatening me?"

"The highest rate of employees quitting their jobs was from your company. Your company is famous for deducting the pay of it's employees-"

"I'm calling the security!"

"Go ahead and do it, because the highest rate of suicide in corporate employees and alleged cases of sexual assault in return for a job was. From. Your. Company."

"And what proof do you have to prove that?"

Just then the door to the office burst open,

"Honestly, just how petty are you that you cannot accept one leave?!"

Tay saw a woman quarter down his height with honey brown hair stepping into the office, behind her other employees following,

"Khun Nalinthip!" The HR roared but the lady stood firm in her place, "How dare you barge into my office?!"

"Oh shut up!" A brunette beside the woman named Nalinthip spoke out, "Is it so hard to be considerate to your employee who's worked his ass off for this company and is going through a bad phase? Heck, you should be financially helping his family out instead of rejecting the leave and taking his job away!"

"Enough!" The HR, now red in color, slammed his hand against the table, "Either you all are apologizing and respectfully leaving this office or I am firing you all!"

"What will you fire us?!" The man taller than both the women and standing behind them started ferociously,

"Every single one of us has a resignation letter ready on our hands all because you were enough of an ass to us already! It was Thitipoom Techaapaikhun, our team leader, we all stayed back for because he made working in this toxic environment bearable!"

"Yes! So either you are accepting this leave right now, while not firing him, or we are spreading the word in the whole office and mind you,"

Nalinthip's tone became darker, her features becoming scarier, "We all have the proofs to provide him to go up against you."

In this moment, Tay couldn't help but realize on another level just how much of an angel New was as he turned to the HR who was now pale and kind of sweating.

"Come on! What are you waiting for? Approve it!" The other lady yelled as the HR awkwardly turned to Tay,

Putting his hand forth the next moment as Tay quickly pulled out the letter, placing it on the man's palm, who quickly signed it then,

The employees quickly left, angrily murmuring amongst each other as he stayed back, turning to the HR who didn't meet eyes with him,

He saw that the man feel his presence and spoke just as he turned to him,

"Please be more considerate towards your employees next time and thank you for your kindness, sir. I'll take my leave."