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00:00I had a secret online relationship, but my online boyfriend kept making excuses to avoid meeting in
00:05person. Out of patience, I tricked him into a rendezvous, ambushed him, dragged him back to my
00:11place, and locked him up. He struggled hard. I thought he was just playing along with the forced
00:15scene we had agreed on, which only made me more excited. So I took him night and day. A week
00:20later,
00:21something major happened at the office. Our big boss, the Don of Moretti Holdings, had disappeared.
00:26Rumors said every mafia family in New York was searching the city for him.
00:29Meanwhile, something major happened to me, too. My online boyfriend sent me a message.
00:33When that message popped up, I stopped the whip before it landed on the man tied to my bed.
00:38What? I had tied up the wrong person? Then the man in front of me, the one I had forced
00:43to call me
00:43master at climax, was... I screamed, threw my phone away, and crawled to the bedpost. The crazier I
00:50had been in bed, the more desperate I felt now. Now you know fear, Ms. Carter? Why didn't you say
00:55earlier that you were Luca Moretti? Luca Moretti. That name was taboo in both America's underworld
00:59and business world. He was the cold-blooded Sicilian Don. I had only heard his name, never
01:05seen his face. That was how I made this disaster. Did you ever give me a chance to speak? Every
01:09day,
01:10you either blindfolded me, gagged me with a tie, or tied my hands. When did you ever let me see
01:14and
01:14speak at the same time? I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry. I'll get you loose right away.
01:20Ten minutes later, the ropes were finally undone, but I froze again. Then I realized an even worse
01:25problem. Where the hell was the key to the handcuffs on his wrist?
01:30Seeing my panic, Luca laughed in anger. His eyes narrowed. Even cuffed to the headboard,
01:35he still looked dangerous. I'm guessing you didn't just lose the key, did you, Ms. Carter?
01:40Boss, as expected of the Don Who Rules New York, you're so smart.
01:43Then stop standing there and go find it! I searched the whole apartment, from the fridge
01:48to the toilet tank, but found nothing. When I looked back at Luca's furious face, a memory
01:52suddenly flashed in my mind. Then I remembered something. Last night, he had been the one who
01:56threw the key away. He had forgotten. His eyes had been covered. His face was flushed. He leaned
02:01to my ear and said hoarsely, Dare to try something more exciting? He flicked the key away. The window
02:06happened to be open. The key flew out in a perfect arc. He could not see it, but I saw
02:10everything.
02:10With that aim, Luca should have played for the New York Knicks, but now he was back to
02:14being the ruthless mafia boss and the victim of this mess. I did not dare blame him. I
02:19rushed downstairs. Luca roared behind me.
02:21Where do you think you're going? Get back here, Chloe!
02:24Under the sun, I searched downstairs. I searched bushes and trash cans. I even stopped a kid
02:29on a skateboard to ask about the key and scared him into crying. A homeless man pushing a cart
02:34of cans passed by. Young lady, I know life in New York is stressful these days, but don't
02:41go stealing kids' toys. Take this can and move on. It's worth five cents.
02:46I was about to break down. Suddenly, my phone vibrated. It was a message from my actual online
02:50boyfriend. Staring at the screen, rage rose in me. If this asshole hadn't stood me up
02:56without telling me, I would never have done something this ridiculous. Go to hell, asshole.
03:00I hit block. Before going back, I rubbed my stiff cheeks and forced on a flattering smile.
03:07Luca sat on the edge of the bed with his legs crossed, like a king on a throne.
03:11So you do know the way back, Ms. Carter. I thought you were already on a black market
03:15bus to Mexico ready to spend your life as a fugitive. I did not dare speak. He had thrown
03:19the key, but I was the unlucky one. The key?
03:22I couldn't find it. Luca's face darkened.
03:25But the firefighters are almost here!
03:26What? Why did you call 911 without consulting me first? Cover my face!
03:29Now!
03:30I did not want tomorrow's tabloids to run a headline like,
03:34Moretti Holdings' CEO disappears, found locked in female employees' apartment.
03:38So I grabbed a sheet mask and slapped it onto Luca's face.
03:41New York firefighters are well-trained. They kept straight faces while opening Luca's handcuffs.
03:46Bro really cares about his skincare routine.
03:48Even in a situation like this, he didn't forget his sheet mask.
03:51I almost laughed, but I felt Luca's rage under the mask and held it in.
03:54Be more careful next time. Don't play too hard.
03:56Thank you, officers. I'm so sorry for the trouble.
03:59Once the door closed, Luca stood up. He walked toward me, rolling his wrists, his face dark.
04:04I backed away until I hit the wall.
04:05Mr. Moretti, we can talk this through. Violence is not wise.
04:09When you rode me every single night and whipped me, you seemed to enjoy yourself quite a lot.
04:12Where was the civilized talk then?
04:14Mr. Moretti, roleplay and real life are different.
04:17He leaned down, his breath brushing my ear.
04:19You called another man officer just now.
04:22Sounded pretty sweet, Chloe.
04:26He trapped me between his body and the wall.
04:29My brain went blank for a second.
04:30Before I could answer, Luca pushed past me and stormed out.
04:34A few hours later, my colleague Ashley, the office gossip queen, messaged me.
04:37This is incredible, Chloe.
04:39The Don isn't missing.
04:40He returned to headquarters today.
04:42Our jobs are safe.
04:43That was what it meant to work for a mafia-backed company.
04:46Once the boss disappeared, employees faced more than unemployment.
04:49Rival families or the FBI could put us on a list at any time.
04:53Ashley's messages kept popping up like rapid fire.
04:55But I heard someone saw obvious raw marks on Mr. Moretti's wrists.
04:59He and the PR team are insisting it's just a gym strain from heavy lifting.
05:03Everyone is guessing whether a rival family kidnapped him,
05:05or whether someone got leverage over him and reached a deal.
05:08That would explain why he hasn't retaliated.
05:10What kind of lunatic could have done this?
05:13They almost made our whole company lose our jobs.
05:15I stared at the screen.
05:16Of course, I would not reply that the lunatic was me.
05:18A 5'5 administrative clerk, me, had locked the 6'3 Don inside my apartment
05:23and tormented him for a whole week.
05:25Not for money.
05:26Only for lust.
05:27I fed him well every day and never shortchanged him in bed.
05:30I considered myself a decent lunatic.
05:32I typed back, stop guessing and just focus on your work.
05:34Mr. Moretti must have his reasons.
05:36Ashley, Chloe, you're always so serious and proper.
05:41Yes, to everyone else I was an honest, quiet, proper woman.
05:44At least on the surface.
05:45My social circle was too small to meet anyone suitable.
05:48So I started dating online.
05:50He messaged me first.
05:51His username was L.
05:53He was good with sweet words and soon had my heart fluttering.
05:57But I still had some sense.
05:58We kept it romantic.
05:59I refused to send explicit photos no matter how many times he tried.
06:03But deep down, I was craving it too.
06:06Whenever I asked to meet, he dodged me with meetings or family emergencies.
06:09Over time, I lost patience and decided to trick him out.
06:12He had used DoorDash to order expensive Italian food for me.
06:15So he knew my apartment building in Brooklyn.
06:17But I never gave him my unit number.
06:19I always went downstairs to pick up the food.
06:21That day, I messaged him.
06:23If I tell you now, it won't be a surprise, will it?
06:26If you don't show up, you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
06:29I had a plan.
06:30I would watch from upstairs.
06:31If he was handsome, I would go down.
06:33If he was ugly, my surprise would be block delete, break up and move.
06:36In the photo he sent that day, he wore a black shirt and said his hair was slicked back.
06:41He never showed his face, but he sent a photo of his hand,
06:44clear veins, long fingers, and a sword and thorns tattoo at the web of his thumb.
06:52That day, he showed up.
06:53Even from upstairs, I could see his tall figure.
06:56He stood casually on the sidewalk, his profile sharp and perfect.
06:59I grabbed the kit I had prepared and rushed down the stairs.
07:02The slicked back hair, the tailored black clothes,
07:04even the exact holy sword tattoo on his left hand.
07:07It all matched perfectly.
07:08It had to be him.
07:09I walked up behind him and asked in a low, sultry voice.
07:12Are you Elle?
07:13He turned around.
07:14His dark eyes studied me and his brow tightened.
07:17And you are?
07:18Your master.
07:19Without hesitation, I pulled out the handcuffs hidden behind my back
07:22and snapped them onto his wrist.
07:24Come home with master, puppy?
07:25He struggled hard the whole way up.
07:27His voice was low and angry as he kept warning me that I had the wrong person
07:31and that I should let him go if I wanted to live.
07:33I cut him off instantly with a sharp lash of my leather whip against the mattress.
07:37Still trying to lie to me, Elle?
07:39You're being very disobedient.
07:40I pulled the tie from his neck, tied his wrists to the bed frame,
07:43and leaned close to whisper,
07:45Disobedient puppies must be punished by their master.
07:52Alone in my apartment, I remembered that scene and screamed into my hands.
07:55I yanked at my hair in sheer despair.
07:57He had told me again and again that he was not the guy.
08:00Why did I insist he was just playing along with BDSM roleplay?
08:03Ashley's job had been saved, but my life was officially over.
08:06No matter how I thought about it, it made no sense.
08:09Even the tattoo matched.
08:10How could there be such a coincidence?
08:12The only logical answer was that the scammer named Elle
08:15had stolen Luca Moretti's photos.
08:17But why had the real Luca Moretti appeared downstairs from my apartment that day?
08:20The more I thought about it, the more tangled my brain became.
08:23Whatever.
08:24After offending the dawn of the Moretti family,
08:26I was as good as dead anyway.
08:27The next morning, I dragged myself to work.
08:29When Ashley saw my face, she jumped.
08:32God, Chloe!
08:34Why do you look like a zombie?
08:35All night, I wondered whether I should explain everything to Luca.
08:39But how was I supposed to explain it?
08:41Hey, boss.
08:42Sorry I tortured you in bed for a week.
08:45It was a dating app mistake.
08:46The fact that he had not stuffed me into a cement barrel
08:49and thrown me into the Hudson River was already a miracle.
08:51You looked so radiant two days ago.
08:53Why are you so down today?
08:55Did you get dumped?
08:56I nodded numbly, slumping back into my office chair,
08:59and booted up my computer.
09:00I opened a blank word document and typed two words at the top.
09:04Resignation letter.
09:06When facing danger you cannot beat,
09:09the smartest instinct is to run as far as possible.
09:11Soon after, Ethan Brooks, the VP of Human Resources,
09:14called me into his office.
09:16Chloe, this is sudden.
09:18Did something happen at home?
09:21If you're just stressed,
09:23I can approve a few paid days off.
09:26Mr. Brooks, please trust me.
09:29If I don't resign right this second,
09:31I am going to disappear from the earth.
09:33Ethan looked at my face
09:35and clearly thought I was having a breakdown.
09:37The administrative department has been under pressure lately,
09:40but Mr. Moretti ordered
09:41that all resignations must be reviewed by him personally.
09:44Before I could leap across the desk to stop him,
09:46Ethan hit the enter key.
09:47He even added a note.
09:48Employee is emotionally unstable
09:50and has severe negative tendencies.
09:52Please handle with caution.
09:54I wanted to scream.
09:55I could see his monitor perfectly from where I was sitting.
09:58At first, I was just acting dramatic.
10:00Now, I truly wanted to say goodbye to this world.
10:04And just like that,
10:06I became the first person in our admin team
10:08to be summoned by the CEO himself.
10:10Under everyone's sympathetic eyes,
10:11I stepped into the elevator
10:12and pressed the button for the top floor.
10:14When I walked into Luca's office,
10:16I tried to calm my breathing.
10:17Luca sat behind a dark marble desk,
10:19legs crossed,
10:20playing with a Montblanc pen as he watched me.
10:22I lowered my head and spoke in a professional voice.
10:25Mr. Moretti, you wanted to see me?
10:27My captive, Puppy,
10:29had turned back into the Mafia Don
10:30who controlled New York's underworld.
10:32Who could handle that kind of reversal?
10:34He looked up, his gaze locking on me.
10:36Chloe,
10:38I hear from HR that you've been under work stress lately.
10:41That is incorrect, sir.
10:42Luca gave a low, dangerous laugh.
10:45Oh?
10:46How is it incorrect?
10:47I think your stress must be high.
10:49After all, you vented quite hard in certain places.
10:53Luca tapped the desk, his voice sinking.
10:56You are insane, Chloe.
10:57Out of your mind.
10:58I kept my head bowed,
11:00biting my lower lip so hard it throbbed.
11:02Damn it.
11:02Even the way he scolded me was kind of sexy.
11:08What are you smiling at?
11:09No matter how high your corporate stress is,
11:11you can't just saggily kidnap a man
11:13and hold him hostage in your apartment for a whole week.
11:16I shut my mouth and waited for him to fire me
11:18or for the bodyguards outside to stuff me into a bag.
11:21If you dare resign,
11:23I guarantee the NYPD and my lawyers
11:24will send you to Rikers Island
11:26for unlawful imprisonment and attempted kidnapping.
11:28Hearing that, my eyes suddenly lit up,
11:30threatening me with legal action.
11:32Oh, honey, two could play at that game.
11:34But Mr. Moretti,
11:35I happen to have a 4K high-definition home security camera
11:38installed in my living room.
11:39Luca's hand froze mid-penspin.
11:41If you call the police or sue me,
11:43the detectives and judge may see that
11:45in the later part of our experience,
11:48you seem quite into it.
11:49First, I did not take his money.
11:51Second, my camera clearly recorded him turning the tables,
11:53pinning me down,
11:54and nearly taking me apart in bed.
11:56At worst, it was two adults with strange ideas
11:58about relationships finding some strange chemistry in bed.
12:01If he wanted to destroy me,
12:02it would mean mutual public destruction.
12:04Luca froze, then laughed in anger.
12:06Chloe Carter, you are more wicked than I thought.
12:10I underestimated you.
12:11From his view, this did look like a deranged employee
12:14taking revenge on her CEO.
12:15To save myself,
12:17Mr. Moretti,
12:18don't you think this is a suspicious?
12:21Someone clearly used the gap between us to set this up.
12:25But Luca had reached his limit for the day.
12:27He rubbed his temple and waved me off.
12:31I don't have the patience for your conspiracy theories today.
12:34Get out of my office.
12:37The entire office erupted into cheers.
12:39First, although I had the surveillance footage as leverage,
12:42he was still a mafia boss.
12:43If I pushed him too far,
12:45he had countless ways to make me disappear.
12:47Second, the traitor who knew both my dating life
12:49and Luca's schedule had to be inside this building.
12:51I needed to find them.
12:52Right around closing time,
12:54Ethan stepped back into our department
12:55to announce some shocking news.
12:57Listen up, everyone.
12:58Mr. Morelli heard the administrative department
13:00has been under pressure.
13:01Tonight, he approved a budget for dinner
13:02at a top Manhattan steakhouse.
13:04Tomorrow, everyone gets a paid day off.
13:05Is Mr. Moretti joining us tonight?
13:08Mr. Moretti handles huge deals every day.
13:10Why would he eat steak with us?
13:12If he doesn't come, you can relax.
13:13I did not want to go at first,
13:15but that restaurant cost about $300 per person
13:17and needed reservations months ahead.
13:19Free steak was free steak.
13:20That evening, after several rounds of drinks,
13:23everyone relaxed and started chatting.
13:25I was usually invisible at company dinners,
13:27and tonight was no different.
13:28I kept my head down and cut my ribeye.
13:30Hey, Chloe, I heard you just went through a breakup?
13:32The speaker was Marcus from R&D.
13:34We had barely spoken before.
13:36I knew Ashley had spread my business around.
13:38I have a cousin.
13:40Ivy League, hedge fund,
13:41just bought a townhouse in Westchester.
13:43He's single and a great catch.
13:46Want me to set you two up for drinks this weekend?
13:50Forget it.
13:51Chloe is a good girl.
13:52She can't handle Wall Street playboys.
13:54Suddenly, a low, familiar voice sounded beside my ear.
13:57Is she a good girl?
13:58I froze.
13:59The knife and fork slipped from my hands
14:01and hit the plate.
14:02After a week of intimacy, I knew that voice too well.
14:05He probably never imagined that the woman
14:07who blindfolded him every night
14:08and made him beg in bed
14:09was considered a good girl by her co-workers.
14:12The whole table stood up at once.
14:13Mr. Moretto!
14:15I was the only one who reacted half a beat too late,
14:17frozen in pure terror.
14:18Under the table,
14:19Ashley violently kicked the toe of my pump.
14:21Stand up, Chloe.
14:22Get up.
14:23I forced myself to stand,
14:24keeping my eyes locked on his polished Oxfords.
14:27Good evening, Mr. Moretto.
14:29Luca looked down at me with a slow smirk.
14:31It seems our good girl has good manners.
14:34Ashley hurried to help me.
14:35Please forgive her, Mr. Moreldi.
14:37Chloe just had a rough breakup,
14:39so her mood has been bad lately.
14:41A breakup a week ago?
14:42How interesting.
14:46From his look,
14:47he probably thought I had used him
14:48as a stand-in for my ex.
14:50I scrambled to look up and clarify.
14:52Actually, the breakup happened
14:54exactly seven days ago.
14:56That really is even more interesting.
14:58Before Luca arrived,
14:59everyone had already drunk a lot.
15:01After he sat down,
15:02he started drinking scotch,
15:03one glass after another.
15:04Within an hour,
15:05most of the directors and managers
15:07were drunk from trying to keep up with him.
15:08I did not mean to provoke him.
15:10I only mistook a strong tequila cocktail for juice
15:12and overestimated my tolerance.
15:14I went to the restroom
15:15and splashed cold water on my face.
15:17When I looked in the mirror,
15:18Luca was standing behind me.
15:20He leaned against the doorframe,
15:21his eyes faintly red.
15:23He stared at me,
15:23voice hoarse.
15:24You said you've been broken up
15:26for exactly one week.
15:28So during this week,
15:29when you took me so many times,
15:31were you treating me
15:32as that bastard substitute?
15:34He suddenly stepped forward,
15:35pinning me against the sink,
15:36his lips almost brushing against mine.
15:40Chloe Carter,
15:41you really dare to play.
15:45The tequila killed my ability to think.
15:47Before I could argue,
15:48I passed out.
15:48When I opened my eyes again,
15:50I saw the familiar ceiling
15:51of my Brooklyn bedroom.
15:52Metal rattled beside my ear.
15:54I moved my right hand.
15:55Fantastic.
15:56There was a thick iron chain
15:57locked securely around my wrist.
15:59The other end of the chain
16:00was locked to Luca.
16:01I was on the bed.
16:02He sat on the floor beside it.
16:03I almost screamed.
16:05The chain woke Luca.
16:06He rubbed his temples and stood up.
16:08He wore a tight black shirt,
16:09stretched across his chest.
16:10How embarrassing.
16:11I recognized that shirt.
16:13It was a cheap roleplay prop
16:14I had bought on Amazon,
16:15and I had bought it too small.
16:17As he straightened up,
16:18a button popped open,
16:19exposing a large stretch of muscle.
16:21On his skin was a fresh row of teeth marks,
16:23still faintly red.
16:24Last night,
16:25after the tequila kicked in,
16:27how wild had I been?
16:28My face turned red at once.
16:29Chloe, what kind of cheap shirt did you buy?
16:31Does Moretti Holdings pay you that badly?
16:33And why am I back in your apartment?
16:34Why am I locked up again?
16:35Don't tell me you mistook me
16:36for the wrong person this time.
16:37Mr. Moretti,
16:37we both drank too much last night.
16:39This was probably a drunk mutual choice.
16:40Unlock me.
16:41I need to go back to headquarters.
16:42No, Mr. Moretti.
16:43You can't leave yet.
16:46I put on my glasses,
16:48dragged out a large whiteboard,
16:49and grabbed a few markers.
16:51Mr. Moretti,
16:52we need to analyze who in the company
16:53used our information gap to set us up.
16:56Chloe, you really know how to reduce things.
16:58How could I forget?
16:58I had bought this whiteboard
17:00for our strict professor and bad student.
17:02Roleplay.
17:03Last time,
17:04the Mafia Don had knelt before this same board
17:06while I held his tie.
17:07This time,
17:08I tried to give a serious presentation,
17:10but Luca cut me off.
17:11Don't you want to find the person who set us up?
17:13That's easy.
17:14In New York,
17:15I have a hundred ways
17:15to make that rat feed the crabs
17:17in the Hudson within 48 hours.
17:18Compared to that,
17:19I'm more interested in your family background.
17:22What?
17:22Tell me, Chloe.
17:23What kind of broken childhood and trauma
17:25made you so strange
17:27that you lock your boss to a bed
17:28at the slightest disagreement?
17:32Good grief.
17:32He was treating me like a case study.
17:34Mr. Moretti,
17:35you're overthinking it.
17:36My childhood was happy.
17:37My parents love each other.
17:40If I must explain it,
17:42maybe I have a small bug
17:43in how I understand human relationships,
17:45like a failed system update.
17:47A failed system update?
17:48Yes.
17:49I want stable relationships,
17:50but sometimes I mistake a relationship
17:52for a fixed roleplay setting.
17:53Then I execute the role a little too hard.
17:56Don't describing yourself like a broken AI.
17:58That sounds worse than trauma.
18:01Mr. Moretti,
18:02let's return to the whiteboard
18:03and find who impersonated you.
18:04Chloe, enough.
18:05Stop bringing up that dating app.
18:07I don't want to hear another word about it.
18:08He pulled the chain and turned away,
18:10clearly angry.
18:11I had no time to figure out
18:12why his mood changed.
18:13I drew timelines and relationship lines
18:15on the whiteboard,
18:16trying to find the culprit.
18:17But I was always quiet at work.
18:19I kept my head down
18:20and never made friends.
18:21Who would go to such trouble
18:22to lock me and the Don together?
18:25The next morning,
18:27when I walked into the office,
18:28everyone looked at me strangely.
18:29I looked back at them with suspicion.
18:31Before I found the traitor,
18:33everyone was a suspect.
18:36Chloe, do you know
18:37what everyone is saying about you?
18:38I looked her over.
18:39Ashley loved gossip,
18:40but she was not malicious.
18:41She probably wasn't the one.
18:43Why are you looking at me
18:43like you're going to murder me?
18:44I swear on my life
18:45I didn't start this rumor.
18:47What are they saying?
18:48Someone saw you and Mr. Moretta
18:50tangled together
18:50outside the VIP restroom.
18:52They're calling you
18:53a shameless gold digger
18:54who tried to climb up
18:55with her body.
18:56I defended you.
18:57I said you were just
18:57drunk on margaritas.
18:58But someone said
18:59Mr. Sirota disappeared
19:01for exactly the same week
19:02you took leave.
19:03Now they say you seduced
19:04or kidnapped him.
19:06I did not care about
19:07being called a gold digger,
19:08but the last line
19:09made my heart skip.
19:10I forced myself to stay calm.
19:12They also say
19:13Mr. Moretti
19:13has a political marriage alliance
19:15and he's only using you
19:17as a temporary side piece.
19:19They say once he's bored,
19:20he'll throw you away.
19:22I told them
19:23that made no sense.
19:24If you were really
19:25the Don's mistress,
19:26would you work overtime
19:27every night
19:28and carry that
19:29crumpled Starbucks coupon bag?
19:30What mistress lives
19:32this badly?
19:35Ashley,
19:36if you wanted to insult me,
19:37you could have said it directly.
19:37But Luca had a political
19:39marriage alliance?
19:40When Ashley left,
19:41I opened a private browser tab
19:42and searched the web.
19:43Sure enough,
19:44a news headline popped up.
19:45I stared at the screen,
19:46my stomach sinking.
19:47It was over.
19:48This was no longer
19:49just role play
19:50and misunderstanding.
19:51This was a moral stain.
19:52I was a homewrecker.
19:53The article did not
19:54show Luca's face,
19:55only a side photo
19:56of his rumored fiancé,
19:57an old family heiress
19:58in Chanel,
19:59proud and beautiful.
20:00And then there was me,
20:01calculating points
20:02just to buy an Americano
20:03at Starbucks.
20:04But I only let myself
20:05feel inferior
20:06for three seconds.
20:07The next second,
20:08I cursed that online scammer.
20:09If he had waited
20:10two more days
20:10to message me,
20:11I could have slept
20:12with the Don
20:12two more days
20:13without guilt.
20:14Ashley,
20:15if you wanted to insult me,
20:16you could have said it directly.
20:17An elegant woman
20:18walked into the
20:19administrative department
20:20with two bodyguards.
20:21Thank you for your hard work.
20:23The Moretzis family
20:24is treating everyone
20:25to afternoon tea.
20:28My co-workers
20:28rushed toward the cart.
20:30I stayed frozen
20:30at my desk.
20:31It was not that
20:32I did not want coffee.
20:33I felt guilty.
20:34To my horror,
20:35the heiress walked
20:35straight to my death.
20:37You're Chloe Carter, right?
20:39You are indeed charming.
20:41No wonder Luca likes you.
20:43The whole department
20:43fell silent,
20:44watching my cubicle
20:45like a live execution.
20:47I opened my mouth,
20:48but no words came out.
20:49What was I supposed to say?
20:50Sorry,
20:51I accidentally kidnapped
20:51your fiancé for seven days.
20:53She said nothing else.
20:54She smiled,
20:55turned,
20:55and left with her guards.
20:57What did she mean
20:58by delivering coffee
20:58to your desk?
20:59She hasn't even married
21:00into the family,
21:01and she's already
21:02warning employees,
21:04ignore that bitch.
21:05That comfort only
21:06made me feel worse.
21:07That afternoon,
21:08I hid in the restroom stall
21:09and heard two female
21:10co-workers talking
21:11by the sinks.
21:12Did you see that?
21:13The official air dress
21:14came in person?
21:15That was amazing.
21:16Old family air knees
21:17really are different.
21:18She didn't need to argue.
21:19One looked was a warning.
21:21Chloe looks so poor.
21:23I think Mr. Moretti
21:25is just afraid
21:26she'll cause a scandal
21:27and hurt the company,
21:28so he's pretending
21:29to calm her down.
21:30Exactly.
21:31She's been running
21:32to the restroom a lot lately,
21:33and someone saw her
21:34rooching last night.
21:35Maybe she's trying
21:35to fake a pregnancy
21:36to climb up.
21:37I was nauseated
21:38because I was exhausted
21:39from working overtime
21:40every day.
21:40If not for my remaining
21:41reason and morality,
21:43I would have thrown
21:44the surveillance footage
21:44in their faces
21:45and shown them
21:46who enjoyed that week more.
21:48I didn't rush out
21:48to argue with them.
21:49I only took out my phone
21:51and pressed record.
21:54To escape reality,
21:55I worked overtime
21:56until 9 p.m.
21:57Sorry to disturb you.
21:58Until security
21:59politely asked me
22:00to leave.
22:00The building was empty.
22:01Just as the elevator
22:02doors were closing,
22:03a hand blocked them.
22:04My heart leaped
22:05into my throat.
22:06The doors opened,
22:06revealing Luca's face.
22:08He stepped in
22:08and stood beside me.
22:09Almost instinctively,
22:10I hid my battered
22:11Starbucks paper bag
22:12behind my back.
22:13I never cared
22:14what others thought,
22:14but beside him,
22:15I suddenly felt inferior.
22:17I moved into the corner
22:18of the elevator,
22:18trying to keep my distance.
22:20Are you avoiding me?
22:22Mr. Moretti,
22:24we cannot continue
22:25this mistake.
22:26Before,
22:26I had crossed the line
22:27because I did not know
22:28who he was.
22:29Now that I knew
22:30he had a marriage alliance,
22:31I could not cross
22:32that line again.
22:33I was a good girl
22:33with principles.
22:34Luca opened his mouth,
22:35but I cut him off.
22:36Boss,
22:37don't worry.
22:37I swear I won't tell anyone
22:38what happened that week.
22:40Keep your distance, sir.
22:42Someone like me
22:42does not belong in your world.
22:44If you keep talking to me,
22:45company rumors
22:46will drown in me.
22:47Let it end here.
22:49Chloe,
22:49if you hate me
22:50and avoid me,
22:51I accept that.
22:52But are you punishing me
22:53with silent treatment?
22:54I realized I could not reason
22:56with a man used to giving orders.
22:57You have a fiancé.
22:59Keep a safe distance.
23:00Do you understand?
23:02Who told you I had-
23:03who told you I was
23:05in the Oogie,
23:05who told you I was