''Sir. Miss Valerie has arrived at the apartment residence you want." Depson came to see a man who was busy with a pile of files in his office.

A cold face with siren eyes that often made others feel afraid to speak, let alone to approach Arthur Davidson. A man who is 32 years old is quite mature for a successful and handsome man, isn't he? But approaching Arthur is not as easy as turning the palm of your hand.

All women should sigh in disappointment because Arthur already has a fiancée who is in New York at the moment. The engagement even happened when they were teenagers.

It could be said that even if they got married, it would only be a company wedding.

Arthur took off his glasses and placed them on the wooden table. He stretched his head until it made a sound. Arthur had been working too long.

''Good. Your next task is to drop her off and pick her up when she goes to work. Did you tell him what the company's requirements are? I don't want her to come to the company in revealing clothes like the bitches who worked as my secretaries before.''

Arthur looked at Depson with his sharp gaze. Because Depson had previously recommended a secretary who did not want to work for him but, instead, seduced him by dressing like a prostitute.

''Yes, sir. I have ensured that Miss Valerie will not dress like that.'' Depson sat down and walked out of Arthur's room with a calm breath. He had not made any mistakes that could earn him the lion king's wrath.

After Depson left the room. Arthur immediately returned his gaze to the large monitor screen in front of him with a wide smile. When he heard the name of Valerie, who had unwittingly stepped closer to him—it's just that Arthur didn't want to show those happy feelings in front of others—what were you thinking? Did Arthur fall in love at first sight?

Of course not! Arthur never fell in love with a woman. He only wanted Valerie as his puppet. Arthur knew very well that a man wouldn't play with dolls, but he liked them for a very long time in his life.

Arthur bought them with money and spoiled them with treasure and pleasure. So what was the problem? The problem was that they were not allowed to have feelings for Arthur, let alone make the fatal mistake of getting pregnant.

''Very beautiful.'' Those were the words that came from Arthur's lips when he saw the movements of Valerie, who was wearing a casual shirt while enjoying bread at the dining table.

Arthur was not a stupid man! He had installed some CCTV cameras in every corner of the apartment Valerie was currently living in—one thing that Arthur had only done to a woman named Valerie; Arthur had never done this to a doll before.

If Valerie had agreed to the deal by now, Arthur would have jumped in, lived in the same apartment as Valerie, and touched Valerie's entire body, which made Arthur feel hot and cold with curiosity.

On the other hand, Valerie doesn't know what to do anymore; he just feels bored in his spacious apartment. It wasn't that Valerie didn't like having such a large and well-equipped apartment; it was just that she felt lonely, and if only she could get a cat, then her life would be complete.

Valerie yawned as she felt sleepy after enjoying a slice of bread with strawberry jam in the late afternoon. There was no other choice but to step into the main room and rest before returning to work the next day.

Valerie's feet stepped up the stairs that would lead her to the master bedroom, which was very quiet. Without much talking, Valerie jumped straight onto the soft bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep then.

Without Valerie realizing it, Arthur laughed several times unintentionally because of the silly things Valerie did. For who knows how many minutes, Arthur continued to watch Valerie's movements from the CCTV that were displayed large on his monitor screen. Seeing Valerie sleeping peacefully made Arthur forget all his work that was still unfinished.

Valerie woke up early because she also slept early last night. Before making breakfast, Valerie cleaned herself first. Valerie was not going to miss her bath. Again, Valerie's mouth was wide open when she saw all the bathroom facilities in the master bedroom.

"Am I dreaming?" Valerie patted her cheeks as she marveled at the large bathtub and the shower behind the glass wall. And the luxurious marble sink.

Velery's hand touched the sink and turned the gold-colored faucet. The clear water touching her hand against the large glass in front of her reflected Valerie's poor face.

To be honest, even though she had a model mother who always gave her money, Still, Valerie never used it to get rich or buy all the things she never had.

"Isn't all this too much? But why am I even afraid to meet the billionaire who is my boss? Is it just my hunch that there is an ulterior motive?" Valerie was talking to herself. This was something that continued to haunt Valerie and even carried over into her sleep.

She quickly woke up from her reverie and went to the shower cubicle to immediately undress her body. Turning on the shower and wetting her whole body with warm water that fell gently on her head, Valerie used the liquid soap facility on the edge and wiped her whole body with soap that had a masculine scent, but Valerie liked it.

After he finished cleansing his body, he chose the same office clothes he wore every day when he was working in Chicago. An olive-colored shirt with a black knee-length spandex skirt.

Valerie picked up a small pouch that held all her simple makeup tools. Valerie's face never had a problem with the substances in her makeup; all of her make-up was cheap make-up that she bought at a discounted price.

A thin layer of pink lipstick on her pale lips was enough to beautify Valerie's face. She put her hair in a ponytail so as not to disturb her work. Valerie sprayed a perfume that had a fruity scent and put two small jeweled earrings on her ears.

"I think my appearance is quite decent; nothing revealing, and I hope it's following company regulations." Valerie corrected her appearance once more in the mirror before she picked up her small bag and her black 5 cm high heels.

"I hope you will support me at work today," Valerie spoke to her worn-out high heels that had broken some time ago and had to be taken to a repair shop. Valerie still didn't have much money to replace them; after all, as long as they were still good for her, why waste a lot of money to buy new ones?

Valerie immediately went downstairs; he had to have breakfast before Depson picked him up, and one more thing that made Valerie nervous was that he was afraid he would be late because the rules said his boss hated people who were not on time.

The bell rang, and Valerie, who had just opened the fridge, immediately grabbed the whole milk she had been drinking and opened the door to welcome Depson.

"Are you finished, miss?"

Valerie nodded when she saw that Depson was all dressed up in a black suit.

"I'm ready, sir." Valerie was still confused about what to call Depson because, honestly, he looked older than her and just calling him by his name was not too rude.

"Just call me Depson lady; I don't want to look too old, and you are more honorable than me." Valerie only smiled slightly, as she still did not understand the meaning of Depson's last words. Valerie felt that she looked more special being picked up by Depson to go to work.

"I have been assigned by the master to pick up Miss and take her to work." Depson opened the back door for Valerie, and all Valerie did was obey without arguing.

During the trip, Valerie just kept his fingers crossed, something he often did when he felt anxious or nervous. There was no music from the headset that usually accompanied his journey. It was just her and her racing heart as the car entered the elite parking lot for employees who owned cars.

"Miss, we have arrived." Without Valerie realizing that Depson had opened the door for her, she felt bad.

"I'm sorry, Depson." Valerie sat down slightly and saluted Depson.

Valerie just followed Depson's footsteps that led her to the main lobby of the skyscraper, which was so luxurious with its rotating glass doors, as she entered the company. Valerie was also surprised by the company's luxurious and technologically advanced architecture. It could be said that this company was bigger and more luxurious than the place where he used to work in Chicago.

Depson pressed the elevator button, and the elevator doors with the initials AD opened. Depson let Valerie's body enter first, before himself.

But there was something strange about this elevator looking empty while the one they had just passed was crowded with employees. Valerie's eyes stared at the elevator button that reached the 20th floor, and Depson pressed the 27th floor.

"You must be wondering why this elevator looks empty, right?" said Depson, like a psychic who could read Valerie's mind in an instant.

"Does my face look very legible?" Valerie spoke in her heart before she opened her mouth to answer Depson.

"How do you know? Yes, I kept feeling strange from the beginning." Valerie looked up at the elevator doors that had just reached the 23rd floor; there were still four floors to go.

"Because this elevator is only for CEOs." Depson's answer was enough to make Valerie's legs feel weak until she had to hold onto the elevator wall.

There was no conversation between her and Depson anymore; just now, it already made Valerie feel shocked, and if she asked further, she could have had a heart attack.

The door to the room was made of brown wood with the AD CEO's initials carved on it, which made it look different and quite scary for Valerie.

The door was knocked on by Depson, and the door opened on its own after a few minutes.

"What should I do?" Valerie continued to question in her heart, still hiding behind Depson's body. Even though her footsteps were now inside that masculine and luxurious room, the tiles currently under Valerie's feet were made of black marble.

"Mr. Miss Valerie is already here." Depson looked at Arthur, who had been staring at the body of the woman hiding behind Depson. Without Depson even saying it, Arthur knew that he had been watching Valerie's arrival.

"Is this the way people want to work with me?" The stern and heavy voice of the man, whom Valerie still didn't know, had scared Valerie so much that she accidentally pulled Depson's coat.

"Calm down, lady; everything will be fine." Depson shifted his body so that Valerie's face, which was originally sitting, now dared to look at who was in front of her.

How surprised she was when her eyes met the blue eyes of someone who was still vivid in Valerie's memory!

"You!" Valerie unintentionally called the owner of the company by his name.

"Do you know me? Why are you so presumptuous to call me?" Arthur chased Depson away with his eyes still focused on the woman's steady eyes without blinking. Arthur stood in front of Valerie, only a few centimeters away from her body.

"I'm asking you if you know me." Arthur's eyes stared intently at Valerie.

Until Valerie realized that what he was doing was wrong, even though he knew this man in front of him, Valerie still did not deserve to call the powerful man you.

"I apologize, sir, for my impudence; I didn't know you before." Valerie sat respectfully, not daring to look at the man she remembered as Arthur.

"So you have forgotten me?" Arthur put his head close to Valerie's ear and whispered, making Valerie's hair stand on end.

"Aaaa... I'm sorry." Valerie faded his footsteps slightly away from the man in the gray suit. Valerie just continued to sit because he was too afraid to look into those mysterious blue eyes.

"Raise your head." Valerie, look me in the eye when you speak; I won't forgive you for that." Arthur's hands were on both of Valerie's shoulders, whether he got a push from where Valerie dared to look back at Arthur's face in front of him, or their distance was very close, like when they were both in Chicago.

"You will be my secretary from today on," Arthur said that before removing his hands from both of Valerie's shoulders, he knew Valerie was scared right now.

"Your desk is over there." Arthur, who had been sitting at his desk chair, pointed to the desk that he had placed in his room.

Valerie, who was still silent at first, finally came to her senses and moved obediently to walk towards the desk not far from Arthur's desk.

"Oh my, does that mean I'll be working in the same room as him?" Valerie just tried to turn on the monitor in front of her with nervousness in her heart.

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