The breakfast was quiet.
And awkward.
Mary faked a cough. “So, Ella. what are you going to name your first child?”
Ella coughed on her water. “Um, Chun and I haven’t come up with a name yet.” Ella said.
Chun smiled. “Ma, we still have a long way to go. We can think of a name then.” Chun said.
He excused himself and got up from the table.
“Chun, are you taking Ella to the company today?” Mike asked.
“Yes, dad.”
“I’m coming with you too.” he said.
Ella gathered the plates and dropped them into the sink.
“Come on, honey. Let’s get you changed.” Chun said reaching for her hand.
Ella jerked but he held too tight.
“Ella, I’ll go and change. I’ll get the dishes.” Mary said, but Ella didn’t budge, and Mike saw that.
“Ella, when you’re mother tells you to do something, it’s common respect to do it, honey.” Mike said.
Ella carefully set the dishes in the sink and followed Chun upstairs slowly.
“Why didn’t you just tell them? That I ‘raped’ you?” Chun asked.
Ella looked down at the floor when he spoke. “ELLA! I’M TALK-”
“DON’T TOUCH ME!” she screamed as he grabbed her elbow.
Ella flung her arm away from him and changed.
--
Mike made one of the drivers take Chun and Ella to the company, simply because he was afraid of them being together alone.
But the ride seemed to take so long to Ella, that she fell asleep on Chun’s shoulder.
He saw his marks on her neck, and smiled.
But when he held her hands, they were cold.
Freezing cold.
He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and let her lay on his chest.
When the car came to a stop to it’s destination, Ella woke up finding herself in Chun’s arms.
Like always she pushed herself off.
“Ella,” he started before she could get out of the car. “Why are your hands so cold?” he asked.
Ella looked at her hands and shrugged.
She got out of the car, and followed Mike into the building.
Floor by floor and room by room, Mike showed Ella where everything was.
Including her spot.
She was going to become the head manager along with Chun.
“Dad, I don’t think you should be doing this so soon. I barely know what you do as a company.” Ella said.
She had a point there.
She worked in the house where she grow strength from cleaning so hard, but she barely knew anything as of technology.
“Ok, fine. I’ll have you changed to be Chun’s new secretary, and then later, you’ll with sitting on top of the world with Chun.” he smiled.
“Boss, I’ve been looking for you. Mr. Yang is in the office waiting for you.” a worker came up to them.
“Oh, that’s right. I have a meeting with him. I forgot! Eh, Ella I’ll be back. Just stay in Chun’s office for now. I don’t know where that son is.” Ella nodded and Mike followed the worker out.
She was afraid to wonder the room just because she saw picture frames set upon his desk.
And she didn’t want to see him with another women.
She seen too much of that already before they got married.
So she sat on the leather sofa, and softly drifted to sleep.
--
“Hey, who’s that inside of boss’s room?” voices were passed outside of Chun’s office.
“I don’t know. Maybe a new worker.”
“Eh? How can that be? And she’s even asleep in boss’s room? What is she trying to do? Seduce him?” the first guy asked and then chuckled.
“Let’s go already, Fang. Someone might see us.” the second worker said.
“Fine, let’s go.” Fang said and followed the other worker out, leaving out a smirk as he stared back at Ella.
---
“Beautiful, wake up.”
Ella felt someone shaking he knees. She rubbed her eyes to see someone new.
“Heh, you seem tired. Are you looking for Mr. Wu?” he asked again.
“No, I’m not. Actually, I’m waiting for him.” Ella said, trying to get away from his touch.
“Oh, but a young girl like you shouldn’t be in here waiting for him, it‘s dangerous you know? Who knows how many girls young boss has led in here.” he said reaching for her legs.
“I’ll be fine, thanks Mr.-”
“Fang. You can call me Fang. How about you beautiful? What’s your name?” he asked seductively.
She felt his hand tightened around her knees and she panicked.
And when she was about to scream, he covered her mouth.
“Don’t scream!” he instructed. “this will only take a minuet.” he whispered and ran his mouth over her neck, as Ella tried freeing herself.
“Get off of me!” she screamed louder. “Someone HELP!!”
Fang pinned her down even harder.
It was like last night all over again.
One he was close enough, she bit him.
“OWWW!” he pulled back she ran away from him as quick as possible, she made it through the doors until she was pulled back again.
“GET AWAY FROM ME!!”
“You like to play rough, huh? I like it when girls play rough too.” he smirked and continued where he left off.
Ella took this opportunity to kick him in his groins and when he bent over in pain, she ran away crying.
“Hey! Fang! What are you doing?!” the same guy from earlier asked.
“She-”
“Fang do you know how much trouble you’re going to get into?” he yelled. “That was young boss’s wife!! You idiot!” he spat and got away from his, with Fang still bent over.
---
Ella ran as fast as she could out of the building.
Crying her heart out.
It was like the heavens above where trying to teach her a lesson.
A lesson in which she could not understand.
“Hey-What’s wrong?” Chun asked worryingly as he caught her, running passed him.
“CHUN!” she cried and buried her face into his chest, circling her arms around his waist, tight.
She didn’t want to let go.
Ever.
--
If she was going to be torture by this man, then let it be.
But to be tortured by another man, was death to her.
Maybe the heavens didn’t want her to live anymore, and that was her lesson.
And she hadn’t realize it yet.
But one day, it will come.
One day, where she would lose everything in her life.
And then…
She’ll be happy.
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