Chapter 15

"Just work... nothing personal!"

She told herself before she entered the office. Her life then, and Benideck's life now, are different. What she used to insult and ridicule the young man had nothing to do with his former life. He was poor and their only relatives were farmers. He was now rich and famous all over Asia. It's fun to think that he fulfilled all his dreams in life, so she was happy for Benedick. They exchanged fortunes.

It's true that in the song "Wheel of Fate," right now you are at the top, but in the next cycle of your life, you will be at the bottom, like what happened to her today. When she remembered that day, She is ashamed of what she says here. Because the person she always insulted then is also the one who will wake her up now, helping her to stand up again and be whole.

Flashback: Go back to the past when they were kids.

"Hi, Beautiful! " It was Benedick's turn to address him.She was with her daddy at the hacienda, and Benedick was always on the farm with his mother. Benedick's family farmed on land owned by her father.

"Excuse me!" Annoyed, she told him.

It's so nasty! Haven't you had a period yet? " Smiling, he asked. She immediately slapped him on the neck because of his rude question. It wasn't rude, but she was embarrassed to talk about that matter.

"Ouch! It's a pain! " He said angrily to her. She knows it hurts.

It's good that you were rude early! " She answers here. Its face turned red in the sunlight and it became even fairer.

Which jerk! Why is it true that you have a period? " He asked when he said it loudly and everyone turned around us, so she kicked him in annoyance.

"What the fuck! You're very sadistic, Alysia, the pain of what you kicked me! " She could see the anger on his face and he was jumping in pain after she hit him. What she did She didn't mean to hit it.

Sorry.. it's your noise! Besides, what about my menstrual cycle? Mommy told me that it's only natural for women to menstruate because they're going to be teenagers. That's normal. You're the one.. also there, maybe there's a change in your body like me! " She told him to stop it. He immediately turned away from her.

"Hey, why did you turn around there?" She asked him, which surprised her. But he didn't answer, so she approached him immediately and confronted him.

"W-what---" She couldn't continue what she was about to say when she saw what she said, She immediately covered her two eyes.

What is that? Alysia, you covered your eyes, but your fingers were pitiful! "He said this rudely to her, so she immediately put her fingers together.

Sorry.. w-what happened is that you know what.." She stuttered to question him.

I have nothing to hide from you. Yesterday my mother took me to the clinic and she cut what I was... " He answered her. That's why it was red, but what? It was cut...Oh my god! It means he doesn't have anything anymore...

"What do you mean by cutting their H-how?" She asked curiously because, at a young age, no one knew much about such things.

"What's the big deal?" Mom asked. "I'm just getting circumcised so I can be a full-fledged young man."He answered her, and he was encouraged. She knows this because she frequently hears from other students, and sometimes what is said to them in English class, about adolescence and the changes that will be seen in your body as you get older." Ah, OK.

, why are you here? You should be getting better at home because they said it's not allowed. What kind of sun might it be swollen from? " She told him what she knew about those things.

I'm sorry... I'm just excited to see you. I found out that Teto Dominick is with you! I'm happy to see my princess again. " He said to her with a smile. She immediately smirked at him.

Do you know my princess? I will work hard for the two of us. I will study hard so that you can be proud of me one day. Because Teto Domenick said as long as I study hard and work hard, I will go far and I can court you someday and build our palace. You are my queen and I'm your king. We will live in the palace with our ten children! " He told her his eyes would widen. He has planned their future immediately, even though it is unlikely to happen.

"Haha! We are still young, Benedick, when you think that! Do not forget, that won't happen because I already have a plan for my future and you're not in it. What will happen to someone like you if your family is a farmer and maybe your home is not a palace but a hut made of bamboo that doesn't have everything, even no lights? Then you cook vegetables for me every day. Yuck! I don't eat those kinds of foods. It's the laughable answer to the man. Benedick was speechless at Alysia's answer.

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She then insulted the man who thought that nothing would come of life because his family were farmers. She didn't know that he had a very rich father. There is nothing permanent in that world, that Alysia realized after what happened in her life. But whoever you rejected then, he is still approaching her and offers his help.

Benedick provided her with accommodation and treated her. All her hospital bills, he answered. He also gave her a job because no one wanted to accept him or her because of her lack of experience. Such a cruel fate for him. She had to work to pay off all her debts to him.

She replaces Agatha. When she resigned from the job, all of Agatha's work was also her work. That's why she sees Benedick every day.

Give me all the files on your desk, Alysia. " He calls her phone once he goes down after saying

Her day is very toxic. Lots of work and meetings outside. The heat of the sun is even greater. She always took note of everything the person he was talking to said. He now manages five branches of the BM company, held by Benideck. One in California, Metro Manila, Mindanao, Cebu, and Korea. Their main branch is abroad, so it's super busy. It's not just that he often meets his outside.

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So, Benedick returned to the Philippines. Because there was a problem in this branch, he accidentally hired another applicant in this company, and he glanced at Alysia's resume. He immediately called the secretary, Miss Agatha, who also wanted to resign because her whole family was going to live abroad. Alysia arrived at just the right time. He could no longer talk to her when he was abroad, for reasons he doesn't know. He is blocked on all of its social accounts. He wants to ask her but she avoids it every time he mentions it, so he no longer insists or attempts to talk to the girl. He knows it when you force him. She will just stay away from him and maybe even resign from this company that he can't handle. Until he was content to look at her when she wasn't looking at him. Alysia refused all his help. He no longer insisted. He let it be what she wanted to do in life. She has also changed a lot, unlike before. On

Alysia's first day at work, she felt the heat in her boss's head. He always raised his voice. He also didn't have an employee that he didn't shout at. When she did something wrong in her report, she saw Benedick get angry and raise his temper. She knows it's always calm, but at least he looks scary when he's angry. He once shouted at her that she had done something wrong. So she didn't want to do that again. This is what she often notices when she talks to a man from another department. He gets a little hot in the head and immediately yells at her.She couldn't understand why he was so quick to change his mood.

Every time she called his name, he was always serious. You won't see a smile on his face. She didn't know it, but her knees were shaking when she faced Benideck. She wasn't like that before, but now she is afraid of it. He didn't want Sir to call him when they were just the two of them. She carries the folder stock on her desk.