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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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“Oh,” Zoey muttered with her head hung low.Love was a precious thing, she was well aware of that.She also knew she should not be greedy and wish for things beyond her reach.The truth was, Zoey had once been a hair’s breadth away from opening her heart to Laurence.Back when they had just got married, Zoey had been extremely naive.She gave in to his tenderness so very easily.Laurence had been so attentive back then and took very good care of her all around.He ferried her from her rented lodgings to the villa and helped her move her belongings. At the time, she had just graduated from college and there were some loose ends that she had to deal with.Laurence was the one who personally chauffeured her to settle everything with the university, told her that things would turn out just fine, and sent her to the hospital.There were also times when she was in his bed that he would lose control and thrust into her a little too hard. Amidst the tingles that spread throughout her body, she
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Even though Zoey would be more than happy to see Robert Jenner drop dead from anger, now was not the time. He couldn’t die just yet.He must pay for every single tragedy that befell the Fulton family.Robert had everything to do with the many years of suffering her mother went through on her sickbed and all the hardship her uncle had to live with in prison.“No office romance, remember?” Zoey reminded.“I’m the president of the company, and you’re the exception. What I say goes,” Laurence said as he leaned in to her.Zoey was very much moved by his words. That sounded like something one would say to a loved one.But she was no longer the naive young girl she was all those years back. She shoved him lightly and teased, “I’d be worried about all your past lovers coming back to find fault with me.”Laurence smiled. “Then fight back, Miss Jenner. I’ll back you up.”Zoey kept silent.A glance at the clock told Laurence that it was about time to set out for the airport.However, Zoey dared n
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