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Chapter 40 - Dinner and Deception

"Are you that tempted to get fired or what?" Mr. Jeon's voice cut through the silence like a knife slicing my will to live.

The traffic light turned green.

He started driving like he hadn't just threatened my entire career in one sentence.

"Huh?" I blinked, brain cells officially clocked out.

"You didn't answer my question" he deadpanned.

"What question?" I asked, exhausted.

"Do you have any connection with him?"

Bruh.

"WHAT?! NO!! OF COURSE NOT!!" I exploded faster than a Coke and Mentos bottle. Then I paused, realizing something. "Wait a second—how is that ANY of YOUR business?!"

He kept driving calmly. "My employee's business is my business."

"Since WHEN?!" I snapped.

Since when did I sign up for dictatorship?

"Since now." He said it with the serenity of Buddha but the threat of Darth Vader.

I stared at him. Blinked.

Is this man… for real? Is this actually my life?

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