Chapter 22
The woman was wearing a bright pink dress, her long hair flowing. The two of them were nestled together, their backs turned toward me.
I saw Dexter leaning against her chest, looking so intimate that my head felt like it was about to explode. I thought. How shameless! How could they behave like that in public? It is disgusting, completely shameless
I couldn’t hold is in anymore. I stormed over and yanked the woman’s wrist. Who do you think you are, getting so close to my husband? What do you think you’re doing?”
Before I could finish. I froze. The woman standing in front of me was… my y assistant. Sheila.
Dexter was also startled. As 1 yanked the woman away, he instinctively moved forward. “What are you doing here? Slow down, her hair got caught on my button, and I can’t get it loose”
That was when I finally snapped out of my shock. I looked closely and saw it was indeed a lock of Sheila’s long hair tangled in Dexter’s button. He’d been leaning down, trying to untangle .
From m
my angle, it had looked incredibly suggestive, but in reality, nothing was going on between them.
Sheila, seeing me, looked like she was about to burst into tears. “Sylvia, help me! Do yo
you have scissors! Just cut it off, please”
I took a deep breath, calmed myself down, and pulled a small pair of scissors from my bag. I carefully cut the hair free.
Sheila let out a huge sigh of relief. Thank goodness you were here, Sylvia. I really didn’t know what to do. My boyfriend’s over there, so I’m going to join him.”
She winked at me before quickly walking over to another man, linking her arm with his in an affectionate manner
My mind wem blank
Dexter turned to me with a smirk. “What’s the matter? Are you worried I’m out here flirting with other women? Is t an eye on me?”
I rubbed my temples “Aren’t you”
that why you had to come keep
“No, of course not” he said, his voice mock–serious. I’m completely loyal to you. If I ever had any other intentions, let lightning strike me down.”
I thought, “This jerk… His oath sounds so sincere. If I hadn’t heard it with my own ears, I wouldn’t have believed it
“Did you come alone?” I narrowed my eyes and asked.
“Of course. When I got here, I found out the event required partners. But you were busy with Mom’s discharge today, and you’ve been running around so much lately.
“How could I let you get even more exhausted? So I decided to come alone. It’s no big deal. He gave me a gentle smile.
I scanned the room and caught sight of Holly. She saw me too and raised an eyebrow, giving me a small, knowing smirk.
Dexter leaned in closer to me, speaking softly in my car. “That’s your competitor from the company, right? Her new boyfriend looks like trouble. Watch out for them
“She’s not a good person. Just a little while ago, she was badmouthing your work in front of everyone. It was only because I stepped in and defended you that she stopped”
My heart skipped a beat. I wondered, Dexter and Holly… who is telling the tr looking party bad.
the truule Dexter used to be the perfect husband, but now… th
things are
Holly and I have never gotten al
along, but till now, she has been the
the one to actually stand up for me!
I took a deep breath and decided to play along with Dexter “She’s always like that. I can’t be bothered with her, I came to tell you that everything’s settled at home. You should come back soon and spend more time with our son.”
“Alright” Dexter smiled grily, his voice warni
I glanced around again, but the woman in the bright
pink dress was nowhere in
to be seen. Frustration and a sense of helplessness washed over me.
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