[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bound-to-my-enemy":3,"chapter-bound-to-my-enemy-bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-151":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Bound to my Enemy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1600089,2067,"Chapter 151.","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-151",151,"\u003Cp>\"Elaine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raise a finger without even looking at him, just one finger in the air. In a Stop kinda motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He freezes mid-step but I don’t slow down, because right in front of me... at the desk outside Zane’s office... is the secretary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s sitting behind her sleek white desk, typing something into her computer. A neat stack of files sits beside her keyboard, and her hair is pulled back into a tight ponytail now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she notices me walking toward her, her fingers pause over the keys and hr posture stiffens slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stop directly in front of her desk and for a second, neither of us say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I lean forward s slowly, my palms pressing against the surface of the desk as I bend down until I’m just inches away from her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widen immediately and she gasps slightly when she realizes how close I am to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mrs. Whit m.....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chair rolls back a few inches on instinct, the fear in her eyes is instant and obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mrs. Whitmore, I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen very carefully, I won’t repeat my self a second r time.\" I say quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice is calm, very calm and so much calmer than i actually feel\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallows so hard, her throat actually moves when she does it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I.....I’m listening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good. Because I want her to hear every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are going to stay very very far away from my husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips part in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn’t....: I’m sor.... Sorry ma, I wasn’t....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raise a finger again, effectively shut ing her up, nor as gently this time though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in front of her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t interrupt me when I’m speaking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clamps her mouth shut instantly and her shoulders pull inward like she’s shrinking into the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever little performance you were putting on inside that office earlier,\" I continue, keeping my voice low enough that no one else in the hallway hears us, \"ends today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn’t trying to.....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your blouse,\" I cut in, glancing deliberately at her chest. \"Your leaning into my husbands space, your boobs were literally in his face when I I walked in. Your little shoulder check when you walked past me.\" The memory of that shove makes my jaw tighten again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None of that happens again. Not ever ever again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face is starting to turni pale now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to bump in.....into you Mrs whitmore, it was simply just a slip, I really didn’t mean t.....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes you did... You meant it, don’t act all coy with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment she just stares at me, then she looks down at the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I..... I really am sor.....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You work here,\" I continue. \"You do your job, you type your little emails and you hand him his paperwork.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lean even closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you will never put your hands on me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing has turned shallow now, people are walking past behind me but no one is stopping. No one is listening, this thi conversation is ours alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will never try to flirt with my husband again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head jerks up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn’t flirting..... I promise, I was just tr.....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were practically presenting your chest to him like it was part of the paperwork.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words leave my mouth before I can even try to soften them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I watch as her face flushes red with embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I..... I wasn’t..... I promise...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t lie to me. There’s mo need to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice stays calm, dead calm. Which somehow makes her look even more terrified. Because I’m not shouting and I’m not causing a scene. I’m just leaning over her desk and dismantling her confidence piece by piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand what I’m telling you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nods immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try again. And don’t make me repeat my self again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice shakes when she tries again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes ma’am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yea that’s much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I study her face for a moment longer, her hands are gripping the edge of her chair now and her knuckles have turned white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes ma’am. I will not try to disrespect yo again. Please don’t ask your husband to fire me please ma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I straighten slowly and the moment I step back, she exhales like she’s been holding her breath the entire time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smooth my hair back over my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not going to ask my husband to fire you,\" I say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes lift toward me again as surprise flickers across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But don’t mistake that for kindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips press together nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This job is yours,\" I continue. \"You keep it by remembering your place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nods quickly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes ma’am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a second longer, I just look at her then I turn away from the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron is standing a few feet away watching the entire thing with an expression that’s somewhere between impressed and deeply uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I start walking toward him, he falls into step beside me as neither of us say anything as we head for the elevators\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the elevator doors slide open, we step inside.Only then do I feel the small knot of guilt twist in my stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the truth is... she looked genuinely scared and part of me feels bad about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lean back against the elevator wall as the doors close, maybe I was too harsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe she really didn’t mean to shove me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shake the thought away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t afford to think like that. People test boundaries the moment they think they can get away with something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if I let one person walk over me..... others will follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fold my arms across my chest and stare at the numbers lighting up above the elevator door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Necessary... that’s what it was. Necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if the tight feeling in my chest says otherwise...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well..... That’s something I’ll deal with later.\u003C\u002Fp>",1003,"2026-06-06T09:39:37.420Z",1,"novelbin.me","455b7b9297b712dd206749cb64da3d180fabffcfc8502d58ff55d2ee80b2d8bd","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-152","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-150",266,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbound-to-my-enemy-cover.jpg"]