Chapter 2

Leo clutched his face, his eyes, initially filled with hurt, slowly hardening into anger. He shouted, his voice ringing out,

"Security! Get Damian Shaw out of here! He's disrupting production!"

I secretly gave Leo a mental thumbs-up. This guy, I wanted him.

Damian pulled out his phone, filming the workshop as he threatened, "Let's see who dares? I'm Sera Vance's husband!"

Leo pointed at Damian's phone. "Get his phone! Filming is strictly prohibited in the factory!"

Damian kicked me in the butt. "Go beat up that ignorant idiot, and I'll promote you to production manager today!"

This guy, Damian, actually wanted to use me to do his dirty work?

If I had really been just an intern, caught in this impossible situation, he might have actually trapped me.

The kick sent me staggering forward a couple of steps before I regained my balance. I spun around and landed a punch on Damian.

Damian roared in fury, giving an order. "Hit him!"

The office building was already filled with Damian's lackeys.

At his command, they all rushed out, surrounding me in a thick crowd.

I grabbed Damian by his collar and slammed his head into a rubber baton held by one of his bodyguards.

Damian was on a video call with Sera, whining and complaining, "Sera, maybe I should just resign! Not only is that puny production manager messing with me, but even the new intern is bullying me!"

Just then, Damian's head hit the rubber baton with a dull THUD.

Damian shrieked, "Ow! He's killing me! This intern is trying to murder the CEO's husband!"

His phone clattered to the floor.

Sera Vance, on the video call, had a face like thunder. She roared, "You've all lost your minds! Manager Maxwell from production is suspended, and that new intern is fired immediately! I have a very important meeting right now, I'll deal with you all when I get back!"

I leaned into the phone's view for a moment, my voice calm. "If I were you, I'd come back right away. This meeting of yours isn't important anymore. Vance Corp's biggest problem isn't finding investors, it's how many days it has left."

Sera was stunned. "Why are you at the factory?"

I spoke as evenly as I could. "I'm the intern you just fired!"

"Get here within ten minutes. And you'd better explain why your 'husband' here is named Shaw."

Damian snatched my phone and smashed it to the ground, yelling at everyone in the factory, "Everyone at Vance Corp saw it!"

"Mess with me, and my wife comes flying to my rescue. Now, you all kill this arrogant intern, and I'll make sure there are no repercussions!"

Even if I was a good fighter, being surrounded meant I was at a serious disadvantage. I quickly speed-dialed my bodyguards to hurry over.

Damian grinned maliciously, signaling his bodyguards to swarm me.

Several men pinned me down, forcing me to my knees.

"So tough now, are you? Why aren't you so tough anymore?" Damian punched me in the stomach.

I gritted my teeth, glaring fiercely at him.

"Still defiant? Get me a steel pipe!" Damian grabbed my hair, driving a fist into my face. "Let's see how tough you are after I break your arm."

Just as he raised the steel pipe, a woman's voice cut through the air, stopping him cold.

"Alexander!"