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First day at work

In his entire life Hayden has never felt so nervous , he was really seconds away from having a panic attack. He knew that he f****d up and this time he was really stuck.

Kevin and Ryan were not the only people with whose feelings Hayden had played with , the list of Hayden's was endless. But he never really thought that one he would have to work under Kevin as his assistant.

 Once Hayden is done playing with some he just throws them away like trash, just like what he did to Kevin and Ryan, and he never really felt guilty for it or maybe he felt guilty, but really very little, just 1% guilty but yes he did. 

He may or may not have started to genuinely like Kevin and Ryan which really scared him. And besides he really wasn't interested in any kind of relationships.

When people would bully Kevin and Ryan back in high school, he would often stand aside and watch and sometimes he would feel bad for Kevin and Ryan , but he would never stand up for them even when things would go overboard sometimes.

Especially after Kevin was suspended and things got worse for Ryan he had to step in but he can’t do anything from front.

 He never helped them from front , instead he helped them secretly , like scaring the bullies to stay away from Ryan and also by sometimes stopping students from putting garbage in Ryan's locker.

Although his help was little , still he wasn't completely heartless. But his little help wasn't enough for Kevin and Ryan back then.

Currently he is following Chris who is leading him to his office , once they reached his office Chris started to give him instructions.

"From tomorrow you have to be present in the office by 7 am and you will be assisting Mr. Kim in his meetings and you will also be handling important documents, like presentations and contracts" Chris said emotionless , "and remember one thing Mr. Shroff don't tolerate a single mistake no matter how small it is , a mistake is a mistake , and he also won't tolerate if you are not on time in the office. do you understand that?" Chris said

Hayden had known Chris since high school was nothing like the man standing in front of him ,this Chris looked professional , smart and more mature, his specs were making him look more responsible. And the way in which Chris was talking to Hayden was really.....um do you say it rude maybe? Anyway so yeah Chris looked really serious just now and he was looking at Hayden emotionless.

As an answer to Chris, Hayden nodded and then said "yes, I completely understand Mr. Anderson, I will really do my best"

"we'll see about that" Chris said and then a few seconds later Chris smirked before speaking and then said "there is more thing I would like to add" Chris said his voice was deeper and his smirk was still there on his face , Hayden didn't knew why but that smirk was giving him goosebumps , as if that smirk indicates that something bad was going to happen

 "Mr. Shroff is a type of person who holds grudges he never forgets anything , if you give him something then he will return its ten times more , if you give him love he will give you 100 times more love but if you give him pain , then he will give you 1000 times more pain , " he said

By this time Hayden was really nervous , he wasn't scared of Kevin He wasn't scared of anything he didn't care about what would Kevin do with him but he was worried about what if Kevin Say anything to Hayden's father , Hayden' father warned him to behave and if he receives any complain against Hayden then he will stay true to his words and ruin the life of people Hayden cared about and he can't let that happen .

"Am I understanding Mr.Roy" Chris said snapping him out of his thoughts.

Hayden nodded and said "yes Mr. Anderson "

 "very well then you should get to work, if Mr. Anderson will be needing anything then he will call you and I'll be leaving now, All the best Hayden" Chris said and then left the room.

As soon as Chris left the office Hayden sat on his chair and started thinking about his life choices, he thought what Kevin do would do with him and he was also nervous about Ryan. Ryan and Kevin both were sweethearts and they both had a big heart , whenever Hayden would be near them he would feel really comfortable , he didn't know what but there was something about Kevin and Ryan which would always make Hayden calm and happy in any situation , but sadly he lost that now.

He started looking at the papers on his desk and started to sort them out. After sometime Hayden heard his office phone ringing , he picked up the phone and even before he could say hello he heard another officer "come to my office right now" a simple sentence and then the phone disconnected .

With a deep breath Hayden went towards Kevin he knocked on the door and when he heard 'come in' from the other side he opened the door and went in.

Kevin Was sitting on his desk, his eyes still on the paper he was holding in his hands , Hayden cleared his throat and then said "Mr. Shroff do you need anything?".

Kevin Looked at the younger and didn't say anything he just kept on staring at the younger, he was observing him.

 Hayden had changed a lot in past years , he grew taller , but his height was still slightly less than Kevin , his skin became more beautiful, his face became more handsome , he grew muscles , and his eyes were still very pretty ,the boy standing in front of Kevin Looked like and adorable bunny ,a handsome young man , but you should not judge a book by its cover you know , Kevin knew that behind this mask of an angel was a devil.

"Yes I want you to sort these papers and prepare for the meeting we are going to have tomorrow" he said and handed him the papers "and I also want you to make a cup of hot coffee for me" he said

 "yes sir " Hayden replied and went to make a coffee for his boss. After making a cup of coffee he went back to Kevin's office to give him the coffee .

"here is your coffee Mr. Shroff " Hayden said.

Kevin took the cup and took a sip from it but the moment he did , the bitter taste of coffee completely ruined his taste , there was sugar in it , moreover the Coffee was hot and unfortunately Kevin didn’t pay attention to it because his mind was obviously focused on Hayden.

As a result he quickly put the coffee cup on the edge of the table but unfortunately since the cup was placed at the edge it fell on the floor and shattered into pieces.

Hayden who was leaving the room , heard the noise and saw the cup shattered into pieces lying on the floor, for once he thought that Kevin did it intentionally.

Kevin was also pissed at Hayden , he was angry at him since morning but now he was irritated “This is what you call a coffee?”

Kevin said and now Hayden was sure that Kevin did it intentionally

 "If you didn't want to drink it then why did you ask me to make coffee for you?" Hayden said with gritted teeth.

"who told you that you could talk like that to me huh! are you forgetting that I am your boss , its my office any you are my worker so you will do what I say and never again talk back to me " Kevin Said

"I am not your slave Kevin And I won't just whatever you say to me do you get that" Hayden said

Kevin now stood up and walked towards the younger and harshly grabbed his jaw , Kevin's eyes were dark , his face was really closed to Hayden's face

"what part of don't talk back to me you didn't understand huh!, let me make this very clear to you Hayden this is my place and you will follow my rules as long as you are here you will obey me , you will do whatever I asked you to do otherwise I am going to send you back to your father understand that" Kevin said and held his jaw more tightly .

Hayden's eyes widened when he heard that Kevin will inform his father he can't let that happen "no , you don't have to tell anything to my father I will do anything you want" he said

Kevin Understood that Hayden was clearly scared from his father , that means he make Hayden do anything by threatening him with his father , with this thought he smirked , his hands was still holding Hayden's jaw

"very well then , remember Hayden everything you did to us in the high school none of us have forgotten anything and now that I have this golden opportunity I am not going to let it go waste , I am going to make your life hell Hayden just like you made ours back then, it's time to face the karma" Kevin said and let go of Hayden's jaw and Hayden gulped he was looking at at Kevin Nervously not knowing what Kevin Would do next.

"now I want you to clean this mess right now and remember you can't say no" Kevin said.

Hayden looked at him in shock is he really asking me to clean the floor he thought he wanted to say no but he knew he can't so swallowing all his pride he took a duster and bent down on the floor and started cleaning the mess, he also picked up the pieces which were lying on the ground, and when he was done and was about to get up he heard Kevin Say

 "there is some coffee on my shoes also why don't you clean it to" and Hayden was now shaking with rage , he really wanted to punch Kevin Now this was too much,

Well originally Kevin had no intention of asking Hayden to clean the floor but then Hayden shouldn’t have talked to him like that.

Moreover Kevin has a tendency to go soft, he talks big about how he will take revenge and all but for that you have to make plans and do what not ; in short it’s a lot of work and Kevin already has a lot of work he has no time to sit and make plans on how he will take revenge.

There are more important things in his life than taking revenge for something which happened in high school. What he said above was not completely true but still he said it . 

But that doesn’t mean that he will let Hayden off, He can bully Hayden from these small , small things . He is sure that a brat like Hayden will give him a lot of opportunity himself to insult him or criticize him like right now .

"you are being stupid" Hayden said in a small voice and Kevin clearly heard it , maybe he was being stupid but still it was fun 

"did you say something" Kevin asked him with a smirk and Hayden shook his head and said "no sir" 

"good now hurry up and clean my shoes" .

Hayden swallowed his remaining pride reminding himself that he was doing this for them and went towards Kevin he cleaned his shoes with the duster and then stood up and said "it's done now Mr. Kin now can I leave please "

Kevin Felt clenched his fist he didn’t any joy from making Hayden do this but still he did it , he immediately wiped those thoughts, he can't let himself be affected again 

"yes you can leave and remember to sort those papers nicely and prepare for the meeting tomorrow" Kevin said.

Hayden said and without saying a word dashed out of the room. Leaving Kevin all alone, thinking how much he hates Hayden , but then why his stomach felt butterflies when he touched Hayden or why his heart ached when he made Hayden do that.

 but his main concern was that he has to tell Ryan about Hayden and Kevin Knows that Ryan will also not let this opportunity go Ryan would also love to teach Hayden a lesson. And Ryan was worse than Kevin When it comes to revenge , Ryan is a kind , polite , cheerful guy with a big heart when he loves someone then he loves deeply but when Ryan hates someone he makes sure to let them know .

Unlike Kevin who don’t like to dwell on past , Ryan is different he remembers everything , moreover Ryan was the one who was affected the most during high school and he is the one who hates Hayden the most.

Ryan is a good guy but when he loses his goodness then the devil shivers.