To gamble or give up

I avoided Darius almost every day after his mom suddenly bragged inside his company and threatened me, the only reason why we can talk from time to time is about work. I didn't even let the both of us be alone in the room, so he had no chance to ask me.

As much as possible, I don't want to see us together, just the two of us in the same place, I can't get out of my mind every word that his mom used to say to me. I don't want the chance to come that I will be the cause of ruining his name.

"Lia." I was almost jumping when I heard his voice next to me, I immediately stood up from my seat and looked at him.

“S-Sir?” I bit my lips for getting stutter, why am I even nervous?

I could see how he frowned but I ignored it as if I did not see it, keep ignoring anything, Lia.

"Are you done with what I asked you to do?" He asked seriously and walked towards me.

Even though I didn't mean it, I stepped back away from him, "A-ah... I’m almost done checking it, Sir. I'm in the last part, I will give