I Become Villain With Counter-Attack System In The Novel-Chapter 20. Erza Ashborn

Max kept looking at the woman standing in front of him in an intense gaze trying to figure out why the heroine was working as his driver.

'Erza Ashborn.'

After searching in his memories for a moment, a name pops up in his mind.

Erza Ashborn, a pitiful woman, who was at the beginning working under a tyrant (him), to save enough money for her mothers medical treatment.

You all can guess what happened next, right?

Its good old plot, the protagonist was in the hospital for some reason, saw how beautiful Erza is, and got smitten by her beauty.

Then at that exact moment, her mother was in immediate need of medical attention, but in that whole goddamn hospital there was not even a single doctor capable of doing so, for...reasons.

So Rick takes this opportunity to show off and get the goodwill of Erza.

After which it is simple, their story develops feelings a little as Erza wanted his help to cure her mother, which he was not stupid enough to cure in the first try, using that opportunity to meet with her.

Then knowing she works for him, Rick used her as a spy around him to inform him of every action.

"Si-....Max, we are here."

Erza felt her skin crawling being ogled by this lecherous man.

She hates it, she hates working for him, hates wearing these weird short tight clothes just to please his eyes, and hates that after making her these things, drag her through whenever he goes.

Though he did not do anything to her that crosses the line and still maintain the professional distance, She knew this is just a facade.

If he does not have any idea about her then why is he forcing her to wear such clothes?

She is his damn personal secretary but he was making her do the task of anything except what a personal secretary should do.

She is a top graduate from the well known university with honors, and yet he was using her as a driver and personal chef. She hates it.

Yet she can't leave this job as previously she was working with him to gather the funds for her mothers treatment and now she also owes her benefactor to do his bidding.

So she can't resign for now, all she can do is act passive aggressively a little.

"....Oh Erza, I am your boss, why are you calling me by name? So unprofessional."

Max after confirming who she is, gave her a wide smile as she got out of the car but while doing so he couldn't help but remark on her unprofessional behavior.

He shook his head in disappointment as he walked towards the entrance of his company, while having a cynical smirk on his beautiful handsome face.

"You-..Y-you *Stomp*" Eraza was speechless, pointing her trembling index finger at the fleeting figure of Max, stomping the ground in anger.

Didn't he order her before to only call him by his name? And whenever she did not call it, he cut fine from her salary?

And now he has fucking audacity to call her unprofessional?

She really wanted to write the registration letter and threw it on his face, quitting it on the spot.

However that was just her wishful thinking as no matter how much she wants to quit, She can't as the pay he is giving her is quite a lot compared to the competitors.

Not to mention with his family influence, even if she wants to work for low pay, no one would hire her in this city.

So though irritated, she took a deep breath and tried to catch up with him as fast as she could in her uncomfortable glass heels.

.....

"Today's agenda is to secure capital to revitalize the company or we would inevitably go bankrupt in a week."

In the very elegant and expensive boss office room, covered in imported marble tiles on ground giving a classy look, tempered tinted glass windows filling the room with appropriate sunlight and giving the overlook of the busy city downstairs.

The room was filled with the decorated furniture like bookshelf and coffee table adding the homely touch to such a place.

There was also a separate room in the office, used for changing or staying overnight as a mahogany double bed placed there in addition to the bathroom.

Outside in the middle of the office was a large desk, on which other than one small photo frame and a laptop, not much stuff other than pen holder and glass paper weight were present making it look a little empty.

At this moment, behind the desk on the comfortable boss chair, Max was seated in a relaxed manner, playing lazily with that paper weight, looking through the one sided glass partition at the working hard staff of his, running back and forth in hurry.

While Erza stood next to him, reminding him of today's schedule.

Well there was just one task for today and that is to get the funds to save the company, they have just 1 week of working capital and that too an generous estimate, at best the company would collapse in 4-5 days.

"Hey, Aunty is in the hospital, right? How is her condition now?"

Max however had a relaxed look as if the company was going bankrupt was not his.

He is rather more interested in the personal life of his employee as an good boss should.

So he while looking outside of the office, spoke to Erza in a soft mild tone with hint of concern.

"...She is stable for now."

Erza broke out in a cold sweat hearing what he said.

Max is not someone to care about these trivial things, as for him anything that does not affect him is none of his concern.

So when she heard him ask her about her mother, She knew something was wrong. For a moment she thought he knew about her spying on him but scratched that idea as she did agree to spy on him for Rickie but she had yet to inform him anything about Max.

As Max did not make any noticeable actions worth reporting, so then there was only one possibility remaining in her mind.

'Blackmail, he is threatening me using my mother.'

(A/N : Don't worry, lemons will be coming soon.

Like always thank you for reading and have a good day 😁.)