HER REVENGE

15.

"Really?" Alessandro said. "Can you see that I'm in the middle of a meeting?

Chiara's eyes widened in horror as she realized what she had done. She quickly backed away from the table, her face burning with shame.

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Chiara's face burned with humiliation as she turned and ran out of the study, her heart pounding in her chest.

Alessandro watched her go, a smirk on his face.
He turned back to his laptop, resuming the meeting as if nothing had happened.

"What have I done?" Chiara thought, as she raced to her room and slammed the door behind her. "This is so embarrassing! How am I going to face him tomorrow? Oh my God, what was I thinking?"

"How am I going to face him?" she repeated to herself, over and over again.

Chiara heard the door open and quickly jumped into bed, pulling the duvet over her head. Alessandro entered the room, his eyes scanning the room until they landed on the lump under the covers.

"I know you're not asleep,We're going to talk about this tomorrow, face to face."

With that, he turned and left the room, leaving Chiara trembling under the covers.

She had never felt so small and ashamed. What had she been thinking, dancing in front of him like that? She had made a complete fool of herself.

The next morning, Chiara woke up early and tiptoed down the stairs, hoping to avoid Alessandro. But as she turned the corner, she saw him sitting at the dining table. Her heart sank and she turned to run away.

"Don't you dare," Alessandro said, his voice cold and commanding. He didn't even look up from his newspaper.

Chiara froze, her heart pounding in her chest. Slowly, she turned and walked to the table, sitting down across from him. She kept her eyes fixed on her hands, not daring to meet his gaze.

"I'm really sorry about yesterday," Chiara said, her voice small and meek.

"I didn't ask you to talk," Alessandro snapped,Chiara flinched and let out a small scoff.

"You broke the rules, and you know what happens when you do that," Alessandro continued, his voice low and dangerous. "Do you want me to punish you?"

Chiara sat frozen, her heart pounding in her chest. She felt like a child, being scolded by a parent.

Alessandro stood up and walked around the table until he was standing right in front of her. "Know your place,"

as alessandro walked away. he didn't look back at her as he left the room, the sound of his footsteps echoing in the silence.

chiara sat there, shivering in her nightclothes, "This is so embarrassing," Chiara whispered to herself, biting her lip.

★★★

"How can I help you today?" Vee asked in a polite, professional tone.

"I'm here to see the director," Matteo said,

"Do you have an appointment with the director?" Vee asked, .

"No, I don't, but can you please just tell him that Matteo is here to see him?"

"Okay, give me a second," Vee said as she picked up the phone and called David. A moment later, she turned to Matteo and said, "You can go in now.

"Thank you," Matteo said, and he headed into David's office.

"Good morning, sir," Matteo said, his voice respectful and polite.

"Matteo, right?" David said, looking up from his desk.