-Aaron snorted and turned to look at Annie. “Girls shouldn’t be too soft, Annie.


    Treat him the same way he was prepared to treat you earlier.”


    His implication was clear as he nced at the ss of orange juice in Annie’s hand.


    Annie understood right away. She had grown fed up with Gibby and no longer cared about maintaining


    herdylike image. After removing the straw from her ss, she held it up and sshed it on Gibby’s


    face.


    Gibby barely had time to react when the sticky juice drenched the most expensive shirt in his wardrobe.


    He specifically chose that for the blind date.


    Furious, his temper red, and he raised his hand. “You… You b-“


    Aaron cleared his throat lightly. “Remember. All our employees must respect women.”


    Realizing that acting on his anger could jeopardize his chance to secure a decent job at a bigpany,


    Gibby froze mid-sentence and stopped short of uttering the B-word. He mustered an ugly smile and


    said, “I’ll happily go through this if it helps ease your anger, Miss Annie.”


    He then turned to Aaron and asked, “Mister Aaron, will this suffice to prove that I respect women?”


    Aaron could not be bothered to have him linger around any longer. “You may go.”


    Gibby sought to confirm if he was still epted for the job. “Does that mean I can clock into my first


    day of work at Newmoon Group tomorrow?”


    “Yes.” Aaron nodded.


    Gibby smiled in relief and red at Annie briefly. “I’ll excuse myself now, Mister Aaron.”


    When Gibby left, Annie frowned and confronted Aaron. “Why would you want someone like him at the


    company? Isn’t it obvious he doesn’t genuinely respect women?”


    A hint of amusement graced Aaron’s eyes. “I’m aware of that.”


    “Then why did you allow him to clock in for work tomorrow?” Annie asked in confusion.


    Aaron looked at her pissed-off expression. “He bullied you. Drenching him in a ss of orange juice


    isn’t enough. I’ll have the opportunity to deal with him properly once he’s at thepany.”


    Annie went nk for a moment and hesitated to look at Aaron. She averted her gaze awkwardly and


    said, “All he did was say some unpleasant things. I wouldn’t go so far as to say he bullied me. And…


    Well…”


    Aaron leaned closer and whispered, “And what?” He was so near that his warm breath tickled her ear


    and made her blush.


    “And it has nothing to do with you in the first ce!” Annie avoided his gaze as her face grew even


    redder.


    Unexpectedly, Aaron rested his chin on her shoulder. His tone turned somewhat suggestive as he said.


    “Who says it has nothing to do with me? It’s not okay for anyone to bully you. I can’t stand it, and I


    won’t allow it.”


    Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    The weight on her shoulder surprised her, prompting her to exim, “Ah! Y -Y You’re too close! Sit


    over there! It’s making me ufortable!”


    Aaron raised his chin knowingly and smiled faintly. “You’re a little warm even though the restaurant has


    air-conditioning. Why is that? Do you feel warm because I’m too close to you?” he asked teasingly.


    Annie’s face grew even redder. She turned away unhappily and said, “Cut it out, or I’ll get mad at you!”