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To fulfill the secret marriage contract, Adam moved from the master bedroom to the guest room.
Besides that, he also made it crystal clear: I wasn’t allowed to ride in the same car as him.
I couldn’t talk to him at the company, only call him boss.
And his relationship with Lily was just an act, wasn’t allowed to make a fuss about it.
After explaining everything, Adam disappeared for three days.
It wasn’t until I took a day off work with a fever that he bothered to call me:
“You’ve only been working a few days and you’re already taking time off. Aren’t you being a bit dramatic?”
“You’ll have to go to the hospital yourself. I’m still on a business trip, I can’t take you.”
An expected result.
I mumbled a vague “mm“.
But just as I finished speaking, a coquettish female voice came through the phone:
“Adam, my zipper’s stuck! Come help me quick!”
Although Adam quickly hung up, I still heard the sound of his hurried footsteps.
Looking at Lily’s Instagram again, she had already changed her profile picture.
It matched Adam’s as a couple.
I remembered when we were dating, I always pestered him to use matching profile pictures.
But he always had countless reasons to refuse me:
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I remembered when we were dating, I always pestered him to use matching profile picture’s.
But he always had countless reasons to refuse me:
Too much trouble, childish, tasteless…
I don’t know what came over him, but he started frantically texting and calling me.
I only replied once: “This is my rest time, please understand, boss.”
After finishing the IV drip, I returned to the company.
My coworkers were as cold to me as ever, piling work on my desk.
In their minds, I was probably just a lucky ex–con taken in by the boss.
I should naturally take on more.
I adjusted my mood and packed all the couple items from the storage cabinet into a black
garbage bag.
If I had known they would never see the light of day, I wouldn’t have worked so hard to bring them to the office.
I was about to go throw them away when Adam unexpectedly returned.
Before I could react, he angrily dragged me all the way to the stairwell.
Seeing the garbage bag in my hand, the man’s face darkened:
“You have time to clean up garbage but not to return my calls?”
The strong perfume on him made me take a step back involuntarily as I said calmly:
“I replied to your message.”
Hearing this, Adam seemed to catch fire, demanding:
“Why did you call me ‘boss‘ on the phone?”
What’s the difference between on the phone and in person?
He was the one who told me to, so why was he upset when I did?
Seeing I had no intention of explaining, he let out a cold laugh:
“You know I don’t like willful women. You’d better not turn into someone I hate.””
As he spoke, he snatched the bag from my hand and hurled it to the ground with all his
might.
Amid the thunderous crash echoing through the stairwell, he strode away.
Looking at the shattered photos and couple mugs, my heart trembled.
Just like our years of feelings would ultimately be broken to pieces.
I cleaned up the fragments and called a lawyer to draft a divorce agreement.
After getting the document, I printed a copy in the copy room.
Just as I had mentally prepared myself and was about to knock, Adam opened the door
first.
Meeting his icy gaze, I calmly handed over the document:
“Sign it when you have time.”
But Adam didn’t even look at it, flipping straight to the last page to sign.
Then he handed it back casually, instructing:
“Come out with me for a business dinner later. Be smart and remember to help block the
drinks.”
I was puzzled – Adam could usually hold his liquor well, why did he need me to block
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Meeting his icy gaze, I calmly handed over the document:
“Sign it when you have time.”
But Adam didn’t even look at it, flipping straight to the last page to sign.
Then he handed it back casually, instructing:
“Come out with me for a business dinner later. Be smart and remember to help blc
drinks.”
I was puzzled – Adam could usually hold his liquor well, why did he need me to block
drinks?
Before I could ask, Lily bounced out from behind him:
“Boss is so thoughtful! You even remembered I have a cold and can’t drink!”
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Boss is so thoughtful! You even remembered
