Chapter 15

The entire time that I kept my silence, I could feel Levi's intense stare fixed on me, and after what felt like an eternity of silence, I finally managed to croak out, "I was curious..."

My reply was followed by a long, nerve-wracking quietness that felt like hours to pass, until finally, he said, in a low raspy voice, "Who are you?!"

Slowly, I raised my gaze to see him staring at Ava with a look that seemed more deadly than I'd ever seen anyone's expression, making my stomach twist, and I lowered my gaze back down to the ground, my body feeling frozen and my heart thumping loudly against my ribs.

Then I heard Ava chuckle cutely and innocently, saying, "I'm Ava, Mr. Austin, and I work in the marketing department."

Looking at them both, I watched Levi's face harden and his jaw clench tightly, and I realized that it was the first time I had ever seen him this mad before, and I wasn't sure if it was better or worse than the times when he fired a few employees wi