Chapter 4 - 04- The CEO
Charles’s towering figure stood before her, completely engulfing her smaller frame.
The pressure created by his presence was almost suffocating, and without the shield of her glasses, Janet instinctively reached up to touch her face. She felt completely exposed, as if her vulnerabilities were on full display.
The sudden wave of insecurity made her take a step back, wishing to hide in the most inconspicuous corner.
But before she could retreat any further, Charles swung his arm back, tossing her glasses into the air.
One of his bodyguards, with perfect precision, caught them mid-flight.
He reached out with one hand, grabbing Janet, who seemed like a lost, helpless deer standing before him, while he was the hunter holding all the power of life and death. In her eyes, he saw fear.
The intense heat of the jealous stares from every direction nearly scorched her. Janet just wanted to escape from this man, this almost sinister figure before her. He felt... different from the cold, aloof CEO she had heard about in the rumors.
Then, with a single hand, he reached toward her chest. Just as she thought he was about to do something, Charles merely adjusted the ID badge hanging from her neck.
"Assistant to the designer Amos, Janet," Charles’s deep, magnetic voice echoed, laced with a power that left no room for argument. He softly murmured her name, and then, with a smile barely noticeable at the corner of his lips, he released her, turned, and walked confidently toward the elevator.