Clashing Hearts: The CEO's Fiery Assistant

ance, and it was as if he was trying to test the limits of her patience-again. One minute, he was offering her subtle prai

out easily. One minute, she was his star employee; the next, she was b

er eyes sore from staring at the screen for hours. She had taken on the task of organizing an upcoming project for the

making her feel like she was suffocating. She glanced up at the door to her office, half-expecting Damien to walk in and start throwing more l

e tailored suits, looking as polished and intimidating as ever. His icy blue eyes scanned the room, set

Ava," he said, his tone sharp and calculated. "I need the fi

most noon, Damien. You gave me this task yesterday, and

is voice colder than usual. "I don't think you under

and perfectly," she said, her voice firm. "But I'm not goi

o her desk. "You think I'm being unrealistic? I don

eye level. "You think I don't know that by now? I've been working for you long enough to

between them crackled with tension. "I'm not ask

had enough of his demands, his manipulation, and his inability to ever apprec

n, I'd be more inclined to meet your ridiculous standa

that inscrutable gaze. It was as though he was trying to decide how far he

ike an eternity, his voice surprisingly cal

e actually admitting fault? Was the great Damien Cross, the C

r dynamic between them had always been clear-he was the boss, and she was the employee, nothing mo

aid, her voice rising. "If you're g

deep breath, and for a moment, his usual aloof demeanor slipped just enough for her t

voice quieter now, almost... defeated. He t

ck. "I'll have the car ready for you at five. We

y the sudden shift in his tone. What had just happened? Was thi

nigma wrapped in mystery, and no matter how har

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events of the day. She had gone from furious to confused in the span of a few hours, and now she found herself

r her. He was sitting with his arms crossed, staring out the window, his jaw tight. Hi

," he said without looking at her.

eeting, but one thing was certain-Damien Cross was a force to be reckoned with. S

ay hung heavily between them. For the first time, Ava wasn't su

she realized one thing for sure: she was

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