"Oh, no! I'm so sorry. I didn't know you were home, Claire." Alex, who was also surprised to see his towel sagging, quickly picked it up and wrapped it around his waist just as Claire turned her back on him. Claire's face turned red as she clenched her hands nervously. She bit her lower lip, then said, "I'll wait for you at the dining room table," Claire said quickly, then walked out of the kitchen. Once in the living room, Claire sat fidgeting, biting the tips of her nails. "Ah, damn it! What did I just see? Even though he's wearing panties, but... it's huge." Claire grimaced in horror, but also marveled at how nice and athletic Alex's body looked. This was all because the house only had one bathroom, which was off the kitchen. Claire was sure that Alex had forgotten to bring a change of clothes to the bathroom. That's why he went to get his change of clothes, but bumped into her instead.Earlier, Claire had seen something sticking out from under Alex's underwear when her towel f
Hearing a familiar voice, Claire turned her head, then exhaled lazily as she saw Noah and Alice stop in front of her."Why are you wandering around here, Claire? Where's your useless husband?" Noah asked with a scornful look at Claire."None of your business," Claire replied firmly, then turned to leave."Where are you going, Claire? This is not your place. Don't you know where you are? You're standing in front of the Golden Era Enterprise. The biggest company in New York. How could you dare to come here with your shabby appearance. You didn't think to pick up trash around Golden Era, did you?" Alice grabbed Claire's arm as she started to walk away, then showered her with insults."You don't have to tell me, I already know where I am. I came here for an job interview.""What did you say, Claire? Job interview?" Alice repeated Claire's words, raised an eyebrow, and then laughed.Noah also laughed at the two funny words.Claire remained silent, watching them with her piercing eyes. She w
It was true.A few minutes later, Nova arrived and they immediately greeted her in a friendly manner.Sitting together, Noah and Alice expressed their intention to work with Golden Era. Ronald proudly introduced Noah as the new CEO of the Sanders Company."Noah is my nephew who is very reliable in business. Although he is new, he has extraordinary abilities. I assure you that Golden Era will not regret working with the Sanders Company," Ronald told Nova, who was studying the files Noah and Alice had brought with them.At first, the three of them smiled broadly when they saw Nova reviewing the files.However, the smiles on their faces vanished when Nova suddenly closed the file and half-threw it on the table, as if the whole file didn't interest her at all."I'm sorry, but unfortunately, Golden Era refuses to cooperate with your company," Nova said, causing the three of them to immediately tense up."What? How is that possible? Mrs. Nova, why did you make such a unilateral decision? I m
To celebrate her success in joining the Golden Era Company, Claire cooked more tonight and had dinner with Alex. "Congratulations, Claire! I'm proud of you. I knew you'd fit right in at Golden Era." Alex raised the glass of wine in front of Claire, to which Claire responded by bringing her own glass closer to make a clinking sound. "Thank you, Alex. I really can't believe I was able to do that." Claire blinked with a wide smile. But then his brow furrowed. "But... there are some things that make me wonder. During the interview with Golden Era, everything seemed so easy. They were very friendly. Even Mr. Knight's secretary was friendly. The interview was over in a few minutes. It surprised me and made me think... how could it be so easy?" Claire couldn't stop thinking. In all her life, she had never had such an easy interview. "This is because they already know your potential. Those people in the Golden Era must be able to judge which candidates are the best to join the company."
When Claire arrived at the office, she was ushered into one of the departments and seated behind a desk with several other female employees. Claire introduced herself as the new employee in her department. However, only some people welcomed her introduction. Others looked at her sarcastically. One of the people who didn't like Claire's presence was Camila. With her hands in her lap, she walked up to Claire and dropped her coffee on Claire's design paper. "I'm sorry. My hand slipped," Camila said, putting on a guilty face, but the corners of her lips curled into a mischievous smile. Claire scowled. She knew that what Camila had done was intentional. But since Claire was a new employee, she decided not to prolong the matter. "It's okay," she replied and went back to work."What are you drawing?" with an annoyed face, Camila grabbed Claire's paper and stared at it intently. "Please give me back my paper!" Claire tried to grab it again, but Camila quickly hid it behind her back. Se
"So you're a manager? If so, you should be more polite to your subordinates. A manager shouldn't act dirty," Claire said, holding back her irritation as her hand gripped the hot coffee cup. "The new guy is trying to advise me?" Ronald grinned. His footsteps came closer to Claire, which made her body tense even more and she slowly backed away."You are quite interesting. I can help you get promoted quickly if you are willing to keep me company for a few nights," Ronald whispered with a lascivious grin on his lips. Those dirty words ignited a fire of anger in Claire. Suddenly, she poured the hot coffee on his chest, making him scream and overheat as he waved his wet shirt."Damn woman! How dare you spill hot coffee on my shirt!" Ronald snapped loudly. His jaw clenched, his eyes narrowed and filled with anger. "Sorry, Mr. Ronald. I'm forced to tell you in such a harsh manner. Whatever you promised. Promotion, money or anything else, I have absolutely no interest in spending the night
A taxi finally took Claire to a large shopping mall. Inside the mall was a jewelry store called "Black Rose," which Nova had suggested. Claire entered the jewelry store and looked at the many pieces of jewelry in the display case. Seeing how beautiful all the jewelry was made Claire smile. She felt confused as she tried to decide what to buy. "Sorry, miss. You can't just come in here. Please leave before I call security to remove you." Just as Claire looked around, a saleswoman with a nametag that read Nora on her chest reprimanded Claire and pulled her out of the store.Naturally, Claire was confused; why would the saleswoman kick her out when she was trying to make a purchase? "But I want to find a necklace for my mom's birthday," Claire said, refusing to leave and letting go of Nora's hand that was holding hers. "Your mom's birthday? Why don't you go to the thrift store and find her a necklace? Maybe you can find a suitable necklace for your mom there." Nora's words immediate
Claire was just curious and silent. Meanwhile, the saleswoman looked indifferent and played with her red lacquered nails. She didn't care who Alex called. A few minutes later, the manager of the 'Black Rose' store, Leuwis, came through the door with a firm step. Seeing her boss coming, Nora, who had been busy with her nails, immediately pretended to be very busy and diligent and went to Leuwis. "Nora, what's going on?" Leuwis asked Nora with an irritated look on his face. "Mr. Leuwis, these two people came into the store to look at some jewelry. In fact, they have no money. Their presence is only disturbing the customers coming into our store. I have asked them to leave, but they insist on staying. You should call security immediately to remove them from the store. People like them might steal." PHow surprised Nora was when her complaint was met with a very hard slap from Leuwis. The slap landed on her right cheek, leaving a red mark and a sting, as well as a shocking sense of e
Alex leads Claire to the car.He opened the car door for Claire. Claire got inside and sat nervously on the passenger seat beside the driver's seat.The heat was running through her body. It felt like Claire wanted to take off her clothes right now and feel the touch of Alex's warm hands.Once inside the car, Alex immediately touched Claire's cheek and pulled her in so that he could kiss her lips gently.Claire enjoyed it. The influence of the drug made her sanity a little drained. Her hand unconsciously went to what was protruding under Alex's pants and caressed it.“You really can't stand it?” asked Alex, whispering in between his paused kisses.Claire's sad eyes implied resignation. Her head nodded slowly.“I can't take it anymore, Alex. Help me,” she whispered.Alex quickly took off the suit he was wearing, then threw it on the back seat.He opened his tie and shirt buttons one by one un
“Noah. Don't do that to me! Don't you dare touch me! I don't want to! Let go of me, Noah!”“But unfortunately your body demands that I satisfy you because the medicine I mixed into your drink has already taken effect. So, you don't have to be embarrassed and hold back. I will help you fulfill your desire, Claire.”Claire's eyeballs widened. It turned out that all of this was really Noah's plan.Noah had organized everything carefully.“Come on Claire! Let's do the foreplay now. I can't wait to enjoy your beautiful body.” Noah unbuttoned his shirt one by one. Then he threw it in any direction.After that, Noah also took off his belt. While he looked at Claire who was silent. But sweat started to appear around her neck and forehead.Then Noah approached Claire again with his body almost naked. Only the triangular cloth wrapped around his waist.“Noah... Please let me go!” Claire whimpered.
Meanwhile, Brant was watching Claire who was now hugging Jenny to give her a gift.The two friends were talking to each other and smiling widely.Unbeknownst to Brant, a waiter approached and poured a drink into his glass.Unsuspecting, Brant gulped down the drink until half was left.After a few minutes, Brant felt his eyes become heavy. He was very sleepy.“Why am I suddenly so sleepy?” he mumbled in wonder as he tried to widen his eyes so he wouldn't fall asleep.Eventually, Brant fell asleep in a sitting position with his head on the table.At the same time, Noah approached the table where Claire had been sitting.While Claire was busy chatting with Jenny, Noah was now pouring something into Claire's orange juice.Then his lips broke into a lopsided smile. “Tonight you must be mine, Claire. I'm sure Mr. Knight won't want you anymore after knowing I touched you,” Noah said and grinned.&
“Alex, all this...” Claire couldn't continue her words because she was so moved.But at that moment Alex hugged her from behind and he whispered in Claire's left ear.“I decorated all of this,” Alex whispered, telling his wife that he was the one who had decorated their room to be as romantic as possible.Hearing Alex's answer, Claire raised one eyebrow.“You decorated it?”Alex nodded his head.“Yes. Do you like it, dear?” Alex asked Claire as he patted his wife's left shoulder.With her eyes glazed over, Claire then nodded her head and she still gazed fondly at the entire corner of her room.“Yes. I really, really, really like it. I didn't expect you to be so good at decorating this room. I didn't know you had a romantic side,” Claire replied.Alex laughed at his wife's words. He released his embrace and now turned Claire around and cupped his hands on her che
Coming home from the mall, Claire was surprised to see her husband's car parked neatly in the front yard.Sure enough, her husband was home and greeted her at the doorway.“Alex? Are you home?” asked Claire, approaching Alex and pecking his right cheek.There were some groceries that Claire carried in her hand. Alex helped carry some of his wife's groceries. “I heard from Brant that you deliberately left the house without his knowledge.”Claire silently bit her lip. Alex's eyeballs glared at her sharply, making her stutter.“I just don't like-”“Don't like being watched?” guessed Alex.Claire nodded slowly.Alex let out a rough breath, then rubbed his face. “Claire, I hired Brant to have someone look after you when I'm not around. Besides, he can follow you from a distance if you feel uncomfortable.”Claire's head bowed deeply. Her hands gripped the strap of her grocery bag tightly.Her lips pursed. She had expected Alex to get angry if he found out she left without her bodyguard.“I
After work, Claire went to the mall to buy some personal items.Alex couldn't accompany her because he had an important meeting with a client.Even so, Alex doesn't let his wife travel without security.He hired a bodyguard named Brant to guard and accompany Claire everywhere.However, Claire deliberately leaves the house quietly so that Brant won't follow her. Because she wanted to go shopping to the mall only accompanied by Jenny, who is her best friend.However, while she was busy shopping, Claire was visited by Noah, who approached her with a face full of regret. “Hi, Claire!” “You?!” squealed Claire, raising one eyebrow.Jenny snorted, folding her arms across her chest. “Stop bothering Claire! You dumped her a long time ago, so don't even try to get close to her!”“I have no business with you! My business is with Claire,” Noah snapped back, glaring at Jenny. Then Noah turned his gaze to Claire. His eyes, which used to stare resentfully at Claire, were now soft and regretful.
“What about the thugs you sent to Graham's house? Did they do their job properly?” Alex asked Vincent over the phone. He asked in a whisper so as not to be heard by his wife who was currently getting a hair dryer from outside the room to dry her wet hair. [Everything is according to your orders, Mr. Knight. They destroyed things in Graham's house and threatened Alice and her mother. Unfortunately, Graham was not at home, so he did not receive any threats]“It doesn't matter. The important thing is that they've scared those two scheming women. I hope my warning will deter Alice and stop disturbing my household.”[Don't worry, Mr. Knight. If Alice dares to disturb your family, I will give her a heavier punishment] Vincent said like a loyal subordinate.At the same time, Claire came back into the room still with a white towel wrapped around her body. She glanced at Alex who was talking to Vincent on the phone.Claire only glanced at her husband for a moment, then she chose to continue
Meanwhile, inside the house, Alice and Nancy were laughing together in Alice's room.“You managed to sleep with Alex? You're so smart. I'm proud of you.” Nancy patted the thigh of Alice who was sitting beside her.Both of them had big smiles on their faces.Yes, Alice had just told her mother about last night's incident where she tricked Alex into sleeping with her.“Of course, mom. I'm smart because I'm mama's girl,” Alice exclaimed confidently.Nancy laughed. “But, does Alex know you set him up? If he does, I'm afraid instead of you becoming Mrs. Knight, Alex will report you to the police.”Nancy's smile vanished and was replaced with a worried look after her mind suddenly remembered that.“Don't worry. Alex did suspect that I had set him up, but the type of anesthetic I mixed into his drink was the kind that would make the person who consumed it unable to remember what had happened to that person. So, it's unlikely that Alex would have any proof that I set him up,” Alice explained.
Returning home, Alex stopped his car in his front yard.His feet immediately stepped through the main door as he called out his wife's name.“Claire! Claire! I'm home!”Alex's call was interrupted when his eyes looked at the dining table, where there was a lot of food served there.“Claire prepared all this for me?” muttered Alex staring at the dining table, guilt creeping into his heart.“Claire!”His feet took another step, this time up the stairs, then opened the door to the room.Upon arriving at the room, Alex was surprised to see Claire who had packed her clothes into a suitcase.“Claire?! Where are you going? Why are you packing your clothes?” asked Alex, running over to his wife.His forehead wrinkled as he looked at Claire's clothes that were piled up and neatly arranged in the medium-sized suitcase.Pulling the zipper of her suitcase, Claire replied. “I'm leaving this house. I'm no longer needed here anyway, right?”“What are you saying? Who said I don't need you anymore? I