Lionel took the teasing in stride and chuckled.
"Elliot, you're right. Your words to me are like laws, each one a classic."
He was fine with being scolded as long as his salary was not docked!
Lionel suppressed his true feelings and smiled extra sweetly.
Elliot gave him a piercing look. "Do you enjoy being scolded? Are you secretly a masochist?"
Lionel quickly responded, "No, I just enjoy being scolded by you."
Elliot felt a shiver down his spine and promptly urged Lionel to get back to work.
"Don't dilly-dally. Get started on the push-ups, then move on to the handstands against the wall. Set your own time, as I won't be watching you."
"Got it," Lionel replied cheerfully. "Elliot, don't worry, I'm as honest as they come. Even if you're not watching, I'll do it properly, and I promise not to slack off for a single second."
Elliot glanced at Lionel. Even though he saw through his facade, he said nothing.
Doing push-ups and handstands might be tiring for Lionel, but it was a minor inconvenience.
From then on, the office was filled only with the sound of Elliot typing on his keyboard and Lionel's occasional heavy breathing.
Doing handstands against the wall for two hundred and forty-nine minutes was no joke. After all, it was over four hours, far more intense than doing push-ups.
It was the toughest part of the punishment.
As sweat dripped onto the solid wood floor in front of Lionel, some even trickled into his eyes, causing discomfort.
Halfway through the morning, Lionel had spent the better part of it doing handstands against the wall.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Wait, She’s a Billionaire (Sheena Lawson)
The novel is too abusive it spoils the joy of reading it. I hate the punishment part between sheena and Eliot....