I made a horrendous expression while looking at him then turned around to leave a smile transforming into my face. How happy I felt at the moment. But just then, I saw Roy's face in my view and I gasped." Boss?"I said surprised.
How long had he been standing there? Did he hear my conversation with Nick? God, I hoped not. I completely forgot about him.
He looked at me and instead of saying anything, he looked at Nick then he turned and left. I ran after him not sure why but then I heard Nick call my name holding my hand. At this point, the urge to kill him was just on another level.
"Leave me alone Nick, how many times do you need to hear that?"I tried to yank his hand away but he held me tighter.
"You can come to work at my company Zoey, I know you don't have college papers and as much as you are trying to be strong, I know you are not. You still love me and you don't know how happy I am to have met you again. You don't have to endure misery from your boss because he is underestimating you for not having college papers. I saw how he treated you in that conference room. I read every facial expression on you and even if you won't say it, he is harassing you. I know you, Zoey, you were frightened by him. If you come to work in my company, you won't have to face humiliation in front of anyone because you won't have to work under a harsh tyrant boss." he said.
I stopped fighting to get him to release my hand. I was shocked at what he said. How could he say that? I still loved him? How delusional was he? And who gave him the right to assume that I didn't have college papers? On top of that, he wanted me to quit my job and work for him because he thought he was the less tyrant boss. I would rather die than work under his management.
He thought he knew me? He knew nothing about me, what he knew from five years ago was not who I was now. I had changed, so much he couldn't imagine.
"Let me go of my hand, Nick, you are hurting me, "I calmly told him. I didn't feel like saying anything to him. He had this narcissistic ego about himself and adding the thought of who I was five years