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Zoey's fingertips were red from the cold. She didn't know if it was the freezing air or the chilly breeze, but her hands were shaking slightly. It was as if her wrist had become dislocated, and she couldn't hold her phone properly. Her vision became blurry, and she felt utterly miserable. Her heart felt like a void. The speakers near the ceiling were still blaring out a reminder."The performance is about to begin. Would the audience please enter the venue in an orderly manner."Zoey quickly snapped back to reality and replied Laurence sensibly, "Okay. It's okay. Do what you have to do."She felt as if she had used up all her energy typing those few words. Zoey switched her phone off and gripped the tickets as she walked toward the entrance. Being alone was no big deal. His not showing up was no big deal either. Laurence was always busy, and it was no surprise that he couldn't make time at short notice. Zoey kept consoling herself, telling herself that it was no big deal. It was no big
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In fact, he thought he was quite smitten with Zoey. She really was his type. Tristan didn't have much of an impression of Zoey at first. He only remembered her as a quiet and reserved girl. However, there were some complicated rumors about her. Shawn had mentioned that she sold herself and frowned as he called her filthy. Even people like him who indulged in debauchery were picky.The actress held Tristan's arm tightly and said coquettishly, "Mr. Gray, it's so cold outside. Let's get in the car."Tristan's patience was at its limit. He looked at her hand with displeasure and said, "Let go."She was reluctant, but she dared not disobey him. Tristan's mood was always unpredictable. One moment, he could smile at her cheerfully, but the next moment, he could treat her like a stranger. Tristan asked her to take a cab home by herself. Ignoring her dismay, he walked off in Zoey's direction. Zoey felt a shadow come over her."Ms. Jenner."She looked up and said plainly, "Mr. Gray."Tristan sel
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Zoey didn’t return home even though she was a little exhausted.Hailing a cab, she absentmindedly gave the driver an address. It wasn’t that late yet and businesses were open an hour later during the weekends.Her heels had been rubbed sore; the skin on the area had blistered and bled. She took off her high heels and walked barefoot down the street, not feeling any particular discomfort other than from the chill.Finding a café, she randomly ordered a drink and sat inside for about half an hour.She requested a hair tie from a café staff and tied up her damp hair, exposing her clear and delicate face. Her red lips contrasted starkly against her fair skin.She sat in the café right until its closing time before she put her shoes back on, getting ready to leave.Laurence called her. She stared at her lit phone screen and waited until the call ended on its own, not making any move to answer it.As expected, he didn’t call her again.She wasn’t putting on airs, nor did she think La
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That being said, Laurence didn’t enjoy the feeling that he didn’t have Zoey fully under his control.He had an extraordinary urge to control her compared to others, and he didn’t think there was anything wrong with that.All men had such tendencies after all, and he was no exception.“Did you go alone?” Laurence asked casually as he looked at her.Zoey felt slightly embarrassed to merely nod her head yes as it would seem as though no one was interested in her and that she didn’t have any close relationships with anyone aside from him.She didn’t want herself to appear so pitiful, as she still wanted to protect whatever was left of her dignity.She turned to face him and lied with a straight face. “I called one of my friends.”Laurence cocked a brow but didn’t respond.To make her lie more believable, Zoey continued, “These tickets are quite hard to get, so I couldn’t just use one and let the other go to waste. I asked her to join me since she also happened to like the musical.
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Laurence had a point—he was Zoey’s superior at their workplace so when it came to work matters, whatever he said, goes. Outside of work, they had a sexless and loveless contractual marriage, and he was also the one with a better heritage, so the same applied as well.Zoey wasn’t able to object or refuse him.Her hands and feet were especially cold, so cold that her body shivered.“You’re right, Mr. Scott.” She nodded and then continued indifferently, “Yes, I did have a date with another man. I won’t do it again if it isn’t permitted.”Laurence really hated whenever she put on a cavalier attitude. “I’m not a philanthropist, Zoey.”She merely nodded to show she understood.Laurence was a cold and emotionless capitalist who always had his reasons for doing things; he wasn’t one to let others be happy if he wasn’t.Zoey initially thought he would be in a better mood as it was Sarah’s birthday today but it looked like that wasn’t the case. He was the one who hadn’t kept their appoin
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Sometimes, Zoey really hated herself for having such a weak immune system. Her walk in the rain had led to her catching a fever. She had a fitful sleep ridden with nightmares. Her temperature also ran so high that she was sweating in her sleep.Drenched in sweat, she was so warm that she tried to kick the warm comforter off herself. However, her attempts proved futile as someone held her down. Struggle as she might, she remained tightly tucked in the comforter.It got to the point where she got really uncomfortable. “It’s too warm,” she murmured in her sleep.Someone beside her said something, but she failed to catch it.She quickly succumbed to her dreams again.When Zoey woke up the next morning, she felt clammy all over as she had sweat quite a fair bit over the night. It wasn’t the most pleasant feeling but, on the bright side, she felt a lot less dizzy, and her head didn’t hurt as much as it did anymore.Laurence, who was up earlier than her, was already dressed for work. He was
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The news that Miss Jenner came to work in Mr. Scott’s car quickly made its way through every department in the company. Even Mr. Scott’s invitation to Miss Jenner to ride in his private elevator was widely discussed. There were already people who speculated that there was more than meets the eye between the both of them, and it was only because Mr. Scott was a professional person and never brought personal issues into work that their relationship was never made public.Zoey was in no mood for work. After she had replied to several emails and finalized Laurence’s schedule for the next few days, she sat down in her seat and stared off into space.Laurence had made her take some medication for her cold that morning, and it made her drowsy.As Zoey did not wish to be caught sleeping on the job, she went to the washroom to freshen up. Just as she was about to leave her cubicle in the washroom, she heard footsteps.“I knew it! Miss Jenner is Mr. Scott’s lover.”“Why did I not see that comin
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The mark was a love bite Laurence left on her in the car that morning. He insisted that she sit on his lap, then he pushed her hair out of the way and bit her on the nape as though marking his territory.After Anne pointed out the mark to her, Zoey put her hair down to hide it. She tried to cover things up and remarked, “No wonder I felt an itch there. I’ll apply some ointment on it once I get home.”Anne went on to ask Zoey about her skincare routine. She had always been envious of Zoey’s fair and dewy skin. With a sigh of relief, she told Anne, “I only apply a purifying toner to my face.”That got Anne even more envious as she exclaimed, “I guess some people are just born with good skin.”After some small talk with her, Zoey received the news that Laurence would fly off to Southgrove for a meeting that afternoon.Her enjoyment of the prospect of being free of him for a couple of days to catch her breath was cut short when Laurence informed her that she was to join him on the busines
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