Lexi heard Blake call for her. Before heading toward him, she decided to pay the bill first."Ms. Loyle, Chelsey wants to buy some clothes for Mr. Quall. Could you help her take a look?"As soon as the words left Blake, he suddenly felt stupid."Wait. I don't think Ms. Loyle could help you. They've only met a few times."Claude and Lexi had never told anyone that they knew each other, so Blake remained clueless about that fact.Chelsey looked at him and smiled. "Don't worry, Blake. Ms. Loyle does know Claude. I'll have to trouble you to help me, Ms. Loyle. I really don't know what size I should get him."Lexi nodded. She didn't help Chelsey choose the suit's design or color. Instead, she chose a suit that matched Claude's measurements."Ms. Sanchez, you can refer to the measurements of this suit.""Thank you!""Not a problem. If there are no other issues, I'll head off first."Blake wanted to stay behind and accompany Chelsey on her shopping spree, so Lexi drove herself hom
However, Lexi couldn't find the man on the motorbike. She figured he had probably left already.Lexi returned the helmet and the motorcycle to the young man and thanked him."Miss, could I get your number?"Lexi smiled as she entered her car. She waved them goodbye and made her way home.Claude took off his helmet and handed it to Milo. He lit up a cigarette and relaxed while sitting in his car.Milo looked at Claude's arm with evident exasperation. His hand had not completely recovered, yet he was racing on the streets.They had run into Lexi's car on the way home and decided to follow her to Dally Peaks.They never expected her to know how to ride a motorcycle. After all, most women did not know how to ride motorcycles, let alone the ones made for racing, as it was challenging for women to control the motorcycle's weight.Claude sat in the car and watched Lexi enter her car. He took the cigarette from his mouth and held it between his fingers."Oh, right. Boss, Ms. Sanchez i
Blake continued to pinch Lexi's jaw. He stared at her face as he tilted her head from left to right.Lexi's expression turned stoic.She said, "Could you please let go of my jaw? What you're doing is considered workplace harassment."Blake immediately let go of her face when he heard her words. He concluded, "I never thought that Ms. Loyle would be a lovesick fool."Zachary was ignoring her, yet she continued to cook for him. What else could she be other than a lovesick fool?Lexi took a deep breath and scoffed. She roughly handed him the documents and said unhappily, "You're right. I am a lovesick fool. You have a meeting at 9:30 am later."Blake frowned. "Who scheduled the meeting to start at 9:30 am? It's too early for my brain to start working."Sometimes, Lexi couldn't help but wonder how Blake had managed to become the president of Krong Technology.She could only come up with one answer: it was fate.Blake cursed before hurriedly taking the documents to get some w
Quinton opened the car door and entered the driver's seat. He immediately heard Zachary say, "Call Blake and tell him there's something I would like to discuss with him."No matter what, Lexi had to leave Sootort City. Zachary began to think of Yvonne as he recalled their daughter's face.Blake received Zachary's invitation and felt something was amiss.He found it shocking that Zachary had taken the initiative to invite him out for a discussion."Tell Mr. Jenkins I'm available at seven tonight," Blake said before ending the call.…Gwen received Lexi's call and hurriedly rushed to the bar Lexi was at. Upon entering the private room, she immediately noticed an empty bottle on the table.She figured things were still alright since there was only one empty bottle. The bottle did not contain a high percentage of alcohol, so Lexi was still sober."Lexi, what happened? Are you trying to drink away your problems?" Gwen asked as she poked Lexi's arm.Lexi smiled and said, "I'm no
Blake replied, "Mr. Jenkins is willing to give me 10% of the profits in our upcoming collaborative project if I fire you."Lexi looked at his message and replied, "Well, aren't I valuable?"She figured something must have happened for Zachary to demand that she leave the city, but Lexi was completely lost as to what that event could possibly be.On the other side, Blake received Lexi's reply. He smiled mockingly at Zachary. "I'll consider your proposition and give you an answer soon."He pocketed his phone and stood up. He glanced at Zachary before saying, "Lexi must be really unlucky to have met you."Zachary's expression did not change as he remained impassive.Blake burst out into laughter and left the private room.After Blake left, Zachary got up and threw the glass cup onto the ground. The cup immediately shattered into pieces.Quinton walked in and glanced at the shattered cup before saying, "Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Xenos has called asking for you."Zachary massaged his te
Milo did not dare to answer Claude."Ms. Sanchez is outside. She says she would like to invite you to attend the music festival with her."Sootfort would hold a music festival once every three years.Chelsey had never attended such an event as she had been living abroad. She had heard one of her friends mention it and wanted to see what it was all about.Lexi and Gwen were also at the music festival.They were both wearing deer headbands as they made their way through the crowd."Lexi, isn't this much more entertaining than drinking in a bar?" Gwen had to shout out loud for Lexi to hear her."You're right. It's so lively here.""There's even a firework show at the end of the night." Lexi looked around and froze when she saw Claude standing among the crowd with Chelsey by his side.Chelsey was bold as she tried to put a headband on his head. However, Claude tilted his head and avoided her advances.Chelsey laughed heartily and said, "Claude, why don't you wear this with
Lexi had come to the hospital today to abort her baby. She had registered at the counter and was waiting to see a doctor.Several married couples sat around her. The women were pregnant, and their husbands kept them company. In contrast, Lexi seemed pitiful because she was about to abort her child, and she was there alone. Lexi had accompanied Zachary on a business trip two months ago. They attended a cocktail party, which caused her to get drunk.She was alone in the hotel room when she awoke the next day. The smell of sex and sweat had filled the room while crumpled clothes were scattered on the floors by then. Among the items were Lexi's garments and Zachary's white button-down shirt.There were even traces of Zachary's semen left on her body.Lexi's heart beat wildly and exuberantly with delight at that moment.Zachary had finally accepted her romantic feelings for him after all those years. Her love for him ran deep to the bottom-most parts of her heart.…Alas, Zach
Lexi parked her car by the roadside. She calmly denied Zachary's assumption by saying, "I'm not pregnant. It's just that my stomach hasn't been feeling well these past few days."Zachary leaned against the closet. His eyes were steely as he sneered. "You'd better not be lying to me, Lexi. It's no longer popular for women to secure their position as a wealthy man's wife just by bearing the man's child."Lexi's heart sank to her stomach.She couldn't believe that was what Zachary thought of her. While caressing her still flat stomach, she spoke calmly. "How could I be pregnant, Mr. Jenkins? We used a condom that night. It seems to be of good quality, so it couldn't have torn during sex."Zachary cocked a brow. He was speechless at her response.…After half a day of meetings at the office, Lexi delivered a cup of freshly made coffee to Zachary's office around noon. She also placed the documents he had asked her for a few days prior on his desk.Her gaze swept past the informatio