Chapter 2

I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I failed to notice the person behind me. When I turned around, there stood the same man I loathed, boldly standing a few meters away from me, and I furrowed my eyebrows, wondering why he had entered my room without my permission…again! Even though I scowled at his presence, I was unable to frighten him. The way he grinned at me made my blood boil in annoyance!

“Asher! What are you doing here? For the nth time, I fired you, didn’t I?”

Asher chuckled and came over to stand at the window with me, then he said, “I work for your father, Miss Scarlett.”

“In that case, I'm going to phone him right now!”

The phone was on my bed, so I went to get it and left him by the window. I dialed my father's phone number, and I received the same response as I had earlier: I was told to leave a message on his voicemail, and after several attempts, I finally gave up and muttered under my breath.

”So? What did he say?” He inqui