Just as Abigail finished packing and was about to go home, she received a WhatsApp message from Nathan.[Go home first, Abigail. I'll pick you up at your neighborhood at 5pm.]Abigail thought for a moment and replied, [Okay.]Later that day, even though Abigail was the one going on a date tonight, Melody seemed even more excited than her.She helped Abigail with her hair while chattering and did not stop talking until she finished doing Abigail's hair."Caterpie, I imagined so many stories about you and Mr. Zane the first time I saw you at his house. I'm your biggest shipper."She continued, "My entire life has been plain and ordinary. I've never experienced anything particularly exciting other than this crazy couple I've been shipping that actually came true! When I shipped you two, I imagined many inappropriate scenarios in my head. Like the possessive CEO forcing you to love him, you two savoring the forbidden fruit... Anyway, that's just my imagination. You have to remember w
After greeting Xander, Melody promptly closed the door. Abigail immediately rolled her eyes at her friend."Mel! I feel so awkward I want to crawl into a hole, and yet you went to say hello to him."Melody replied, "Don't worry. Judging from his expression, it doesn't look like he heard our conversation. He probably just got here.""Oh...""Weren't you acting all tough just now? How'd you turn into a wuss this quickly?" asked Melody."Talking big isn't hard..." replied Abigail."Look at you! Just sleep with him if you want to. Besides, he's your husband, so it's perfectly legal for you to sleep with him."Abigail quickly covered Melody's mouth."I'm begging you. Please stop. What'll I do if he hears what you say?""Okay, okay, I'll stop. I'm done doing your makeup. Quickly get up and get dressed for your date," said Melody."You're done with my makeup? Why does it look like I don't have makeup on?"Melody replied, "You're naturally pretty, so you look good even without makeu
Abigail also looked at Xander while he was looking at her.He wore a white t-shirt and casual black pants.Abigail had worked for Xander for a year. No matter winter or summer, Xander always wore a white shirt and gray trousers whenever he went out.This was the first time she saw him in casual attire.'Why'd he suddenly change his style?' she wondered.At this thought, Abigail's gaze shifted to his sneakers. Then, she immediately understood.He was wearing a pair of sneakers she had bought for him. He had deliberately changed his style of dressing so that he could wear these shoes to see her.If she had not seen those shoes, she would have forgotten that she had even bought them for him.'It's such a trivial thing, yet he remembers...'Abigail felt warm inside. Just as she lifted her gaze, she was met with his.He pushed his silver-rimmed glasses up and smiled with his eyes. "You look great!"'He's complimenting me...' Abigail thought as her heart fluttered.Thankfully, Me
Xander laughed, and his grip on her hand tightened. "Alright."Abigail did not answer. The elevator slowly descended, and the atmosphere turned inexplicably awkward once more.Abigail thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Zane...""Stop addressing me so formally," said Xander. His deep voice was firm and assertive."Didn't you say you were coming to pick me up at 5pm? Why'd you come this early?" asked Abigail.Xander replied, "I wanted to see you earlier, so I came earlier."Abigail glanced at him and lowered her head."Oh..."'Can he not be so straightforward? He's so straightforward that I don't even know how to respond,' she thought.Xander pulled her closer to his side. "Is there a place in particular you want to go?"Abigail shook her head. "Nope."Xander was silent."Did you hear our conversation just now?" asked Abigail."About?""Nothing."'He probably didn't hear my conversation with Melody. If he did, he definitely wouldn't have reacted this way,' she thought.A
Xander was amused by her cute and candid response."You don't have to get me a gift in return. Maybe you could get me something with my card?" he said.Abigail replied miserably, "But I don't want to keep spending your money. I can earn money myself. Before I met you, I actually did pretty well on my own."Xander had always known that Abigail could do well even if he were not around.He thought to himself, 'The fact that she could pass multiple rounds of selections among the thousands of competitors and end up as my assistant has already proved her abilities. She can afford to buy her own house, has good looks, and has many men pursuing her. I'm dispensable to her.'Regardless, knowing all this is one thing, but hearing Abigail saying them aloud is another.'He subconsciously tightened his grip on her hand."But I need you to spend my money. I need to know that I'm needed and not dispensable to you..." said Xander.Abigail could not stand it when he spoke to her in such a tone.
Xander said, "Call me hubby..."Abigail refused. "I don't want to."It would more or less be a dilemma for Abigail to call her immediate boss her husband. Xander could only compromise and say, "Then you can call me Nathan.""Nathan. Nathan." Abigail thought this nickname was much better. "Where are we going now?"Xander drove the car up the highway. "You'll know when we get there.""Your surname is Zane, but why are you also called Nathan Hart?"Xander turned his head to look at her before saying, "It's a long story. Are you willing to listen to me talk about it?"Abigail nodded vigorously. "Of course."Although he had been her boss for a year and her husband for two years, Abigail still knew far too little about him. She wanted to learn more about him, including his childhood, which he was unwilling to share with anyone.Xander was thrilled because Abigail was willing to listen to him. He slowly started to speak. "The Zane Corporation used to be a tailor shop that made hand-t
Abigail did not know what came over her. Just as she heard that grandfather chose to take his life because he did not want to cause more issues for Grandma, it was like her heart was bleeding. It was so painful that tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes."Abigail..." Xander gently wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with his fingers. "If something's wrong, just tell me, okay?""I'm upset..." Abigail stared at him with watery eyes. "I just think grandfather shouldn't have done that."Xander comforted her. "It's all in the past. You don't need to be hung up on it.""It's not in the past. Because many people face the same problem. We should bring them up then proceed to overcome them." Abigail was not someone who liked to split hairs on issues. Still, she was taking this incident particularly seriously."Did grandfather truly believe this decision would be good for Grandma? Didn't he realize he'd be leaving grandma alone and that Grandma might've been better off dead then
"Losing grandfather and Grandma was like losing their skeletal structure for the Zane Corporation. Soon, they were under the control of someone else. At the same time, Nova was merely a pawn everyone used to control the company," Xander said. "That man's incompetence allowed the people who were eyeing Zane Corporation to take the opportunity to make a move. They corroborated and made the company teeter on the edge."Seeing that he was powerless to change anything on his own, Nova married the daughter of the Elder family, Jane. He borrowed the influence of the Elder family to help him take back control of the Zane Corporation."After the Zane and Elder family formed an alliance through marriage, it definitely brought him a lot of support toward his career, and he slowly gained control of some actual power in the company."I was born during such a sensitive period. Hence, Grandma announced to the public that I was called Xander Zane to guarantee my safety while I was actually using th