Chapter 35

My discomfort grew as his eyes lingered on me, his gaze assessing and invasive. I felt my skin crawl, repulsed by his audacity to make such an inappropriate comment. My instinct was to retreat, to shield myself from his unwelcome advances. I mustered every ounce of courage within me to respond, my voice laced with firmness and indignation.

"Excuse me? What do you think you are doing right now? I demand that you leave immediately, sir.”

“Wow, a poor woman got the nerve to say no to me!”

I tried to maintain my composure, to not let his words pierce through my defenses. But the hurt and anger welled up inside me, threatening to overflow. How dare he treat me as an object, reducing my worth to a mere conquest?

“My financial status doesn’t give you the right to whisper such an unacceptable thing to me while working. I am not a toy you can play with just because you wanted me,” I told him and the young man's face registered a mix of surprise and confusion as if he