My brother-in-law My husband
Chapter 48

Catherine stood behind Marco as the executive elevator descended to the floor Marco wanted. There was nothing but a suffocating silence that made him uncomfortable.

Catherine glanced at Marco's back. He was one and a half heads taller than her and had a shoulder width that greatly intimidated her. But he thinks despite intimidating his stature, Marco still has traces of his childhood attitude, especially the mischievous side of him.

He wanted to say something to destroy the silence. He opened his mouth a few times but closed it back up right before a sound came out from behind it.

Marco clicked his tongue and commented, "If you need anything, just say it. You're bothering me."

"Ah—" Catherine instantly flinched and stuttered. He doesn't know what to talk about, not after the thing they did together and how Marco suddenly exploded without any trigger.

"I—aku... um…." Catherine was thinking hard to find a topic that would not anger Marco. But since he had never been good at pleasantries like this, he asked, "A—Do you want your lunch to be warmed first?"

…

'Oh, Catherine, that's so stupid!' Catherine blamed herself for asking the most unnecessary questions. But that was all he had in mind since he brought the lunch bag to Marco.

He was ready to be scolded by Marco again, so he would turn his back and close his eyes, waiting for him.

But there was only silence, followed by her coughing deeply to remind Catherine of her reply, "I like the warm."

"Ah— Excuse me?" Catherine asked again. He was a little surprised that Marco actually answered that stupid question.

"… A warm lunch. There's a microwave in the kitchen. Don't forget the banana milk" Marco told him.

Ding!

Catherine was stunned when the elevator suddenly opened, and Marco exited the elevator first. He pointed to the right with his chin, "That's pantry. I'll wait in my office."

Marco runs haughty towards the office, and the staff busy with their activities soon stop, many women are fascinated by the handsome and young CEO, Marco Phoenix Sebastian, who is, but none of them dared to greet him, knowing that he was easily angered.

Catherine went to the pantry to prepare Marco's lunch, and some male staff chatted while making coffee.

Catherine had minimum contact with men in general because Marcell always told her that no man would tolerate her ugly fat ass. She also calls her a prostitute if she smiles while talking to other men, even if they are relatives.

So, Catherine lowered her head, passed the men, and muttered, "Excuse me…."

The male staff looked at the small and beautiful woman in front of them. They had never seen it before, and two out of three people looked at each other, gesturing to approach the new staff.

Catherine was busy unpacking her lunch and arranging the food on the plate to whet her appetite before putting it in the microwave. He pressed a few buttons, enough to keep it from overheating and ruining the taste.

She checked the pantry to find the glasses, and when she turned around, she flinched spontaneously.

Because two male staffers were standing behind him the entire time.

Catherine turned around and took a step back in response when she saw the two men grinning at her. They showed their hospitality towards him, but their gazes definitely said something else.

"Hi, are you new here?" a man asked as he opened the conversation. He tried to get close to Catherine, but the petite woman said nothing and took another step back.

Catherine became increasingly uncomfortable as the two of them moved towards her. He tried to compose a word to reject the two of them, but his tongue was twisted. He took another step back until his waist touched the corner of the kitchen table.

The two men glanced at each other in tacit understanding. They are confident that at least one of them will soon be able to score. It is rare for them to get sexy women as staff, most sexy women turn into actresses or singers under Mr. Phoenix Sebastian, so they can't do anything with them.

Well, there's Diamond…

She was very sexy and modeled before she worked for Mr. Phoenix Sebastian.

But she was fierce and would beat them up if they dared to touch her, she might look beautiful, but her crossbar slap was a bit painful.

However, this new woman looked timid and weak, a good target for them.

Catherine became frightened as they continued to stare at her from the neck, even though she was wearing a simple shirt that showed nothing. He covers up the ********** with his hands when he feels open and scared right now.

"Hey, don't be afraid. We're gonna be co-workers, right? Let's get to know each other better!"

"Yes, or if you want, we can both accompany you around. As long as Mr. Phoenix Sebastian didn't catch us lazing about in the slightest, he was really scary despite being younger than me," a shuddering man just thought of that cruel thing. Satan's CEO.

"Haha, yeah! But he keeps yelling at us if we're lounging around, but he's fucking a lot of women. I'm sure her private office is just a big women's prison!"

The two men laughed as they slandered Marco. The frightened Catherine, suddenly feeling a little angry in her heart, learned that her cute little Marco had been slandered right in front of her.

But what they said next was the one who forced a reaction from him;

"I'm sure Diamond stood tanoa fashion with him. What can ******* do? He's acting like a smart ass! I bet he's pouting every day for our CEO to make love to him, HAHAHA!"

Catherine clenched her hands, she might not have many friends, but she already considered Diamond as her best friend, her housewife— as Diamond used to say to refer to Catherine.

She would never let someone talk badly about her homegirl, so she gathered up the courage and raised her voice, "T — Pull it back!"

The two men stopped laughing and turned their heads towards the tiny woman. They raised their eyebrows and mocked him, "What are you saying again? I don't understand, sorry."

"I said, take back your words!" shouted Catherine.

As he raised his voice, he gained more courage. "Diamond— she is a competent secretary! She has a lot of workload every day and definitely doesn't have time to flirt with a careless woman like the two of you!"

The two men were provoked when Catherine called them bastards. They thought this woman was gentle and shy, their type, because women like this rarely fought back.

"Well, do you know my position here? I may not be a CEO, but my position is important enough to be your senior, so it's best to be careful," one of the men stretched out his hand, wanting to pull Catherine's arm to pull her in, and Catherine shouted before she could touch him;

"DON'T TOUCH ME!"

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