After marrying my boss (Anna)
Chapter 131

Chapter 131

“Anna Garcia, do you have to speak to me in such a sarcastic way?” I could sense that he was stiflinghis fury at the moment as he hissed at me.

“Mr. Shaw, it's after office hour now. If there's nothing urgent, I hope you don't call me again and disruptmy private time. Thanks for your understanding!” Oblivious to Michael's anger, I answered coldly.

I was reluctant to have anything to do with him. When snippets of how he put me in hot water in theoffice flashed across my mind, I was boiling with anger again.

“I know about your family matters,” Michael uttered slowly when I was about to hang up.

I stiffened momentarily before I lashed out at him, “Michael Shaw, are you investigating on me? I havenothing to do with you now. Why are you still doing that to me?”

I was enraged, thinking of how he tried to meddle with my family matters. We have nothing to do witheach other anymore. Why is he still investigating my family conditions? What is he intending to donow?

“Huh! Investigate your family situations? Do you think that I'm so free and have nothing to do? AnnaGarcia, don't you think that you are thinking too highly of yourself?” he snorted.

“If you didn't do that, how would you know about my family matters? Michael Shaw, please bear inmind that there is nothing between both of us now. Can you please set me free and stop interfering withmy life?” I refuted.

Michael's words did not make any sense to me. I was convinced that his replaceings were obtained via the

investigations. It was as if my privacy was unveiled and exposed to others, causing me utterdiscomfort. To me, it was a privacy invasion when Michael mentioned my family matters.

“Anna Garcia, don't jump to conclusions without any evidence. It's your mother! She gave my secretarya call and requested to speak to me just now!”

I was dumbfounded and at a loss for words instantaneously. It was out of my expectation that my momwould make the move to call him!

My goodness! She seems to have no sense of shame and is willing to do anything for Steven! Shedoesn't even know Michael in person. Just because Michael has given us one hundred thousand tosettle our financial crisis before, she shamelessly called him to ask for money again!

Right that instant, I had lost the courage to hold my head up. I had owed him a lot all this while. Nowthat my Mom asked for his help so daringly, I felt totally humiliated.

“I'm sorry for misunderstanding you. I have to apologize to you on behalf of my mom. Sorry for causingyou trouble. Don't take her words seriously,” I apologized sincerely to him, suppressing my displeasuretoward my mom.

Feeling awkward to face Michael, I intended to hang up right away. It seemed he could sense that Iwas about to do so. He said in a commanding tone, “Anna Garcia, don't hang up first. Listen to me, I'mthe only person who can help you now.”

My heart skipped a beat and I was touched at that very moment. Even so, I came to my senses withinseconds and rejected coldly, “Mr. Shaw, you don't have to do that. You and I are merely boss and

employee. I really hope that you don't get involved in my family matters again.”

“Anna Garcia, I'm volunteering to help you. Mind your manners!” There was a bellow of rage from theman on the other end of the line. I had seemingly infuriated him again by rejecting him.

“I don't need your help. If there's nothing else, I will hang up first,” I blurted out the words and hung uphastily. His offer was simply irresistible to me. Thus, I was fearful that I would change my mind andaccepting his financial aid again.

My previous affair with him was all for money. Now that it had finally come to an end, I did not wish forhistory to repeat itself.

After hanging up the phone, it took me a long time to cool myself down. It was undeniable thatMichael's words had spurred my emotions.

At the same time, I was pissed off with my mom for being shameless. She seemed to have lost hermind as she was trying to save Steven by all means. How dare she contacted Michael to borrowmoney from him when she is clueless about his actual identity? Did she think of me before making thecall? Has it ever occurred to her how I would face Michael from now on?

Everything between Michael and I seemed to be linked with money. To make things worse, my momcalled him impulsively to borrow money again. In his eyes, I must be a scheming woman who wouldtangle with him just for the sake of money.

Alone in my bedroom, the utter frustration was driving me insane. I had called almost everyone on mycontact list. To my disappointment, they gave me all sorts of excuses to not lend me money. No matterwhat, I could not blame them for that.

I was rendered helpless and on the brink of tears.

When I heard the sound of the knob twisting and the door opened, I knew that Natalie had reachedhome.

She knocked on my door and yelled excitedly, “Anna, I bought a lot of fresh strawberries on the wayhome. Come out and have them with me!”

“Alright, I will come out in a while.” After replying her, I took a deep breath and forced a smile in front ofthe mirror. Natalie has had enough to worry about me. I mustn't let her sense anything amiss.

When I stepped out of my room, Natalie was already sitting with her legs crossed on the couch in theliving room, savoring the strawberries.

“Anna, these strawberries are fresh and juicy. Come and try one!” Natalie waved at me and handed mea big strawberry innocently.

Natalie was a typical glutton and optimist. No matter what she had encountered, she would be able toput everything disgruntling out of her mind after enjoying a meal. I was envious of her ability to cheerup speedily. How I wished I could cheer myself up as easily as her. If I were an optimistic person likeher, I would not be worried sick at the moment.

I took the strawberry given by Natalie, yet I was not in the mood to enjoy it. At the moment, anysumptuous food was tasteless to me. What was more, I was preoccupied with my family's financialcrisis. Thus, I had no appetite for anything.

While enjoying eating her strawberries, Natalie sensed something awry about me. She knitted herbrows in bafflement.

“Anna, are you alright? Is anything troubling you?” Natalie stopped munching and asked me with greatconcern.

“I-I... nothing actually. I'm just not in the mood.”