Forced Marriage, True Love

12. New Home

"You're fired." Taki replied in a cold voice. "You can't fire me." Miki said, making Taki look at her in confusion. "Chairman sent her." Hodaka spoke up, making Taki's eyes blaze in fury. He slammed his hand on the table, making me scurry away from him. "Say that again." He spat out. "I'm sorry. I couldn't stop her." Hodaka apologized.

Miki smirked as her eyes traveled to me. "So, she's the slut who seduced my fiancé." I gave her a disgusted look. 'Seriously woman? Men are not worth fighting for.' "For your kind information, I did not seduce him. He was the one who made a move-" Before I could complete, Miki cut through me. "Whatever trick you're pulling on him, it's not going to work for long. Now that I'm here, I'll get him back."

"Oh please!" I scoffed as I walked up to her and pushed her towards Taki. "He's all yours. Just take him already because I don't want him. Then get out of my life and stop bothering me." Why would I want a Dracula who nearly killed me with overwork? I was just about to leave and reached the door when I remembered something. "Oh right. You might want to take this." I spoke. I was just about to remove my ring when Taki rushed to me and held my hands.

To say I was shocked would've been an understatement. This man was extremely fast! One moment, he was in front of his desk, glaring at Miki, the next second, he was in front of me, holding my hands. "I told you not to remove it, didn't I?" He said in a dangerously cold voice, sending shivers down my spine. He then turned to Hodaka. "Hodaka! Throw her out!" He shouted, pointing at Miki.

Hodaka complied and dragged Miki out of the office, who kept shouting to be released. Taki kept glaring at her with hatred in his eyes. It was so much that it nearly suffocated me. I wanted to ask him to release me, but I honestly didn't want to anger him more than this. Taki gripped me tighter, making me hiss in pain, making him come back to his senses and release me, all his anger disappearing and being replaced with worry. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! Are you okay?"

Taki lifted my hands and his eyes widened in horror as he looked at my red wrists. Without saying a word, Taki walked up to his drawer and pulled out an ointment. After taking a large amount, he gently spread it on my wrists, making me hiss in pain again. "I'm sorry." He apologized again, his voice cracking.

Suddenly, I felt a warm drop fall on my hand, nearly making my eyes bulge. The Dracula, Taki Tachibana was actually crying?! "Ta-" I was about to start speaking when Taki cut through me. "I'll pick you up for lunch." He said and let go of my hands and walked back to his desk. Unable to say anything, I simply walked out of the room.

***

It was lunch time, but my VP was just not letting us go. "Nobody dare move from your places! Our deadline is tomorrow. None of you can move before completing your designs. It has to be done by today. And no lunch today."

She then slammed her files on the table, making everyone wince at the sound. "I'm telling this especially for the ones who came late today." I bent my head low. "I don't care whether you have personal connections to the boss. In here, it is only my rule. You can even be married to the prime minister for all I care, I don't care. You only do as I say."

Oh my god. I couldn't even look at the VP. "Ma'am, it's not just your boss. But your boss's boss's boss." Hino said, making me choke on my spit. You're dead today, Hino-san. "Hino! Just shut up and do your work!"

At the worst moment, my phone started ringing. Damn it! I quickly cut the call. "Whose phone was that?" The VP asked, glaring at everyone. I quickly silenced my phone and placed it away. My phone rang another time. Luckily, since it was in silent, it didn't make the VP look around. I ignored the call and continued working on my design.

I was almost done with the design, when the telephone on the table started ringing. Muttering a curse under her breath, the VP walked towards the phone and answered it. I didn't care much about it and simply continued adding final touches to the design. "Miyamizu-san. It's for you." She said, making me look up at her and frown. Me?