Which brother should I choose
Boundaries

Damn!

The coffee mug fell off from my shaking hands to the kitchen floor. I was shaking since I came to the office today. That day was my first day as an assistant for both Alonzos and I was nervous like a gazelle before headlights. While I was pouring the coffee for Mr. Anton, my hands shook so violently I tumbled down the mug.

I bent down and started collecting the shards of the mug. And I cut my finger. "Ouch!" I cried.

I put my finger into my mouth and sucked it to lessen the pain. Then I felt a movement at the entrance of the kitchen. when I raised my head to see who was there, I came face to face with Mr. Anton. I couldn't help but yelp with surprise. "Oh!"

I didn't understand when he came this close to me. His eyes were darker as if it was even possible. I nearly could not see his pupils. Its color was blending with his dark irises. A furrow was creasing between his brows. Without warning he pulled my hand to himself and looked at my cut finger tip. A new blood drop was blooming on my index finger's tip. He looked at my finger like he was in a trance, and suddenly he took my finger, put it in his mouth and sucked the tip. My jaw dropped open. His eyes flutter-closed for a second and a guttural voice left his clenched lips around my finger. It was almost a moan. But very little, almost inaudible. What kind of dream was I having? Or a nightmare? He opened his eyes and looked into my eyes after an eternal second and a shock wave passed from his eyes almost instantly. He pulled my finger off from his mouth and threw it to me like it was infectious. Okay, this was the normal Mr. Anton I know. "Be careful Ms. Wonderful, I don't tolerate clumsiness around my office."

He left me there bent down, holding my cut and licked finger in my palm and gawking to the door where he left. When I finally managed to pull myself together, I looked at my wrist watch. It was 9.15 am. So why was he here? He never came before 9.30 before. And he was a man of commitments.

I stood up and refilled a mug with coffee again. I went to his room. Knocked on the door and went in after a second. He was standing next to his desk as always. I left the coffee mug on his desk and sat on the chair as I always did. I took out my notepad and looked at him as I waited for daily instructions. He looked at me back, a second passed, two seconds... He didn't say anything and kept staring at me. I started feeling uneasy under his stare. His eyes were almost penetrating my flesh and gripping my soul in a tight grip.

"What is the nature of your relationship with my brother Ms. Wonderland?" What? He just said my name correctly. But he did this in such a horrible question sentence, I couldn't even feel happy about it. "What do you mean, sir?"

"I am asking one last time, what is the nature of your relationship with my brother. I recommend you to be honest. I have my ways to gather the truth all the time." His eyes were two blocks of icebergs. His muscular arms were crossed over his large chest. His white shirt's stitches were stretching like his muscles were not fitting in his shirt anymore like his muscles swelled. It was strange because his clothes were always perfect fit. His jet-black hair which always backswept with jel was looking messy now and some strands were dropping on his brows like he shuffled his hair before. He was always intimidating and had a dark aura but today, he was murderous. I was about to be drowned in this dark energy radiated from his every feature. I gulped. His murderous eyes followed my neck movement, almost hungry. I opened my dried mouth.

"I..I don't have a special relation with Mr. Alonzo except professional purposes. It was the second time yesterday, I saw him after I started working." I answered and tried to keep it cool as much as I could.

"When was the first time?" he asked. His glances were still dark, I couldn't dare to take my eyes off of his.

"It was my first day here."

"Where did you see him? He didn't come here?"

"No sir. I ran into him after work at a burrito truck."

"A burrito truck?"

"Yeah I was hungry and I wanted to eat some burrito from a food truck and he came there by chance. Apparently it was his favorite place."

"A burrito truck? His favorite?"

"Yes sir. He said so" His eyes darkened more. But his piercing gaze was not aimed at me anymore. He was looking distant as if thinking something. A slight grin curled at the corner of his mouth. As if he recognized something. Then looked back at me cold as ever.

"Okay Ms. Wonderful. I will be straight forward. My brother is an impenitent womanizer and I believe he selected you as a target this time. He will try his chances on you every time he has an opportunity. Unfortunately, this 'assisting him for a month' thing gives him enough room to pursue you. You need to understand that, he won't stop until he gets in your panties, and the moment he manages that, he will throw you away and continue for other pursuits."

I was shocked. Why was he telling me those things? What made him believe that I will ever let him get into my panties? And what kind of insult was that? Who was he thinking that he was to lecture me about my personal life, even though I was not interested in his brother or any office romance, he had no right to talk to me like that!

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I forced myself to open my clenched jaw to talk.

"Look Mr. Alonzo. You may think that everyone is after you and your brother since you are rich and handsome, but I am not." he smirked but I avoided him and continued.

"I am not interested in office romances and I am not that type of girl who would sleep with her boss to get somewhere higher. I am content about the place I am at right now and I don't have ambitions like most. Plus, no one can lecture me about my personal life, my boss or not. So from now on, please do not interfere with my personal life. If you ever think that I am crossing that line, you are free to fire me that second. I read my contract in detail and I know office relationships are not permitted in your company."

His mouth dropped open. He was shocked. Apparently, he wasn't expecting any retort from me, or used to get a retort from anyone. And I saw his conflict on his face to give an answer or not. He choose not to. I stood up and straightened my pencil skirt.

"If you don't have anything else, I need to go to attend to my other duty."

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"..." No answer came.

"Good day Mr. Alonzo." I didn't linger in the office anymore and left him there instantly. I was sure he was fuming after me, but I didn't give a shit after the things he said to me.

As soon as I left his room I looked at my watch and saw it was 9:55, I hurried up to catch my other appointment with other Mr. Alonzo, the light one.

I paced through to the other side of the floor and went to Matt's quarters in time. As he mentioned, the desk of his assistant was empty. I knocked on his door and I heard his friendly voice,

"Come in please!"

I went into his office. He was sitting on his desk, when I entered the room he stand up like welcoming an old friend,

"Ms. Wonderland! It's nice to see you."

"It's nice to see you too Mr. Alonzo" he gestured to the opposite chair next to his desk, I went and sat down.

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I pulled out my notebook and waited to take notes.

"Ms. Wonderland, I don't have major updates today. Please look up my assistant's calendar and follow up the meetings for me, remind me of the meetings 10 minutes prior to start and you can call me from the internal line, no need to stay here."

"Sure, Mr. Alonzo."

He passed a piece of paper to me.

"Here is my assistant's password for the computer, please do not share this with anyone else."

"Of course sir."

"Oh! And one thing I need, please clear my schedule between 12:00-13:00, there was a meeting I set up for that period earlier but I need you to cancel it. Come here at 12:00, I have another meeting to attend, I want you to be with me." "At the lunch break sir?"

"Don't worry I won't let you starve this time Ms. Wonderland." He winked at me. I smiled back unintentionally. He had that effect on me.

"Is there anything else sir?"

"No, thank you. You can leave now."

"Thank you," I said and left the room. It was smooth and easy. No drama, no sending daggers from stares, no acting like he wants to drown me. On the contrary he seemed pleased to see me. I wished a thousand times now to be his assistant instead.

I opened his assistant computer. Copied the calendar and emailed myself to follow up his meetings. Then I returned to my desk.

When I sat on my desk, I felt Mr. Anton's eyes are on me and I lift my gaze. As soon as our eyes met he shot the blinds close. Yeah yeah, shut it already. Like I was eager to see his venomous glares. I looked at my wrist watch and wished for 12:00 to come soon.