With anger, but not towards me

I freeze in place and turn my head away. Words struggle to come out of my mouth as I try to explain what happened to my beautiful boss. "I-I-I'm so sorry! I swear, this was an accident!"

High heels clatter towards me and a hand gently pulls me back into Ming Zhao's gaze. She doesn't look disgusted or shocked, but regards me with sympathy. "Ahab, are you okay? What happened? Are you hurt?"

"A little bruised," I admit. Her sympathy gives me the strength to speak fluently. "Milly and her friends, Rose and Hanna, stripped me and stole my clothes. They tripped me when they were stripping me."

Ming Zhao begins to make a small growl. I have to admit, she looks kind of cute when angry, especially when she's not mad at me.

"Come with me," she says. "Upstairs. To my office."

"W-What?"

"I'm getting you some clothes," she says. "And I'm going to fire Milly and her friends for this. Thought you'd want to see that."

"Oh...yes! Yes I would!"

Ming Zhao turns on her heels and walks towards the elevator. It finally dawns on me what's happening and I snap out of my shock, quickly following her into the freight. She presses the button and stands close to me; uncomfortably close.

"Ming Zhao?" I say. "Your office is near most of the employee cubicles. Someone's going to see me."

She smiles reassuringly at me. "I promise you, no one will see you. I'll scout ahead and make sure no one is there."

The elevator grinds to a halt and the doors begin to open.