She forcibly pulled back her hand, trying to suppress the soreness of her eyes as she refused to cry in front of him. She glared at him with red eyes. "Howard bullies me in the office and at home. You're also suspecting me of having some affair with him. Your sister dislikes me and wants to get rid of me. Okay, I'll go. But who is your father to take my baby? You even helped them to take my baby! Give me my baby back! Give him back!"She tried not to cry at first, but could not help it as she spoke. All her grievances and sadness rushed back to her. She clenched her fist and punched him on the chest, crying, "Give him back. Give Sebastian back to me!"Simon frowned deeply and let her fists pound on him as he stood still. When he saw her crying with tears in her eyes and looking like a wronged little girl, his heart stirred.Sharon had been depressed these days as she constantly felt like she was relying on the charity of the Zachary family. Thus, she had to be cautious when dealing
Simon gave her a thought-provoking glance and asked calmly, "How long do you think Sebastian can be separated from you?"Sharon was surprised; She and Sebastian had never been apart. She could not stay away from him, and he naturally could not live without her.Sebastian would make a scene if he did not see her, and she could not predict how far he would go.She suddenly understood why Simon said they would go away for a few days. Given how much Douglas doted on Sebastian, Douglas would surely relent if Sebastian continuously clamored for his mother.She looked sideways at the calm man. He had thought of all this beforehand. No wonder he brought her out without putting up a fight."Should I stay with my friend for a few days?" Though she said this, she was reluctant to stay away from her son for this period of time. She repeatedly looked out at the Zachary household through the window. 'Will he come running out? Or has his freedom been restricted?'She did not see her son come ou
Sharon's heart tightened. "We're only pretending to be husband and wife. No one from the Zachary family is here, so we don't need to pretend to be loving, do we?" 'Does he have to be so serious?'"Yes, we're married by contract, but the marriage license is real. Whether nominally or... physically, we're a real couple." He took her in his arms. His deep voice was spoken right into her ear, and she soon found her ears burning.Not only were Sharon's ears burning, her heart was beating a lot faster too. He was right, and she could not refute him at all.Her cheeks began to heat up, and she said in embarrassment, "The contract said we're only pretending to be husband and wife. Will... Will you stop acting so shamelessly!" Her silence did not mean she allowed him to be overly intimate with her over and over again!"Also, the contract did not say that you could kiss me. Please don't casually kiss..." In the middle of her sentence, the man lowered his head and kissed her on the lips."
Sharon finally understood after hearing that. Okay, it was to deal with his sister. She was overthinking it, she thought he was...She bit her lip. "Got it."The way Simon gazed at her provided some food for thought. "It's late. Wash up and go to bed."She was tired after the whole night. She did not expect that after being kicked out of the Zachary household, she would live with Simon in a room with only the two of them. She kept feeling a little uneasy.Sharon quickly finished her shower but did not see the man when she returned to the bedroom. She only heard a voice coming from the living room. It was him on the phone.She had no intention of listening in on his conversation to. She glanced at the man's bed. 'Am I going to sleep here?'He said his sister could come over any time. It would be hard to explain, so she would have to bear with this for now. They had a contract, so he probably would not misbehave himself.At the Zachary household, their son was always in the middle
Seeing her making a fuss, the man teased, "You've even bore me a child. What else is there to be ashamed of?"Sharon covered her eyes with her hands, not daring to take another look. "That's not the same!"She did not get a reply from the man, but the part of the bed next to her moved. Then the man reached over and pulled her into his arms. Plus, she opened her eyes in shock. He had changed into his nightrobe and was lying on the bed with his strong arms wrapped around her."How are you going to sleep with me in your arms?" She wanted to get out of his arms. She was not used to being cuddled as she slept as she usually held her son."Didn't you say you were afraid to sleep alone? Are you okay now that your hubby's cuddling you to sleep?" The man's deep melodious voice fell over.Sharon stiffened... 'Hub... Hubby?'"Well, I was a little afraid, but now I'm not. Let me go," she said with a dry smile."Hush, stop talking. Go to sleep." The man just got out of the bath, and the masc
Howard sneered. Sharon would have to be fired this time.Simon was silent for a while. He faintly glanced at Sharon's burned and bandaged hand and said monotonously, "You don't have to work on the Mountain Linguistic City project anymore. Work on other projects with other people first."He looked Howard straight in the eye. His voice grew colder. "As the design director, you're also to blame for what happened. You don't have to be the director anymore. Report to the logistics department and familiarise yourself with the company's rules and regulations first."Howard's expression sank. 'Am I being demoted?'Sharon stared blankly at Simon. 'He's not firing me?'This was not what Penelope wanted. She immediately said, "Simon..."Simon suddenly got up. "Alright, that's all for now. I'm off to meet an important client, and you can get back to work." With that, he told his secretary to follow him out.Penelope's heart burnt with rage when she was interrupted. He was so protective of S
Sharon secretly clenched her hands by her side. Fiona must have slandered her name terribly to make Penelope think so badly of her.Speaking of whom, Fiona might very well be her father’s murderer. The anger threatened to boil over in Sharon’s heart.Since Sharon did not say anything for a long time, Penelope opened a drawer and pulled out a check, putting it onto the table and pushing it toward Sharon. “There’s enough money here for you to live easy for the rest of your life. If you’re smart, you’ll take this and divorce Simon, then leave quietly.”Sharon looked at the check. The number written on it was truly astronomical to her.Penelope must have prepared this check long in advance, huh? All so she could chase Sharon away.Sharon’s lips pressed into a deprecating smirk.Penelope looked at her expression and said with some contempt, “What, too little for you? I’m telling you, this is all I can afford to give you. Don’t think you can squeeze any more money out of the Zacharies.
Perhaps Sharon’s words had gotten to her. Penelope’s expression was complicated, the emotions in her eyes changing repeatedly.Children? She would never have her own children in this lifetime. Simon was the son she raised single-handedly!Sharon walked out of Penelope’s office and headed right into the elevator. Once inside, she finally let her straightened back relax and took a deep breath. That was unbelievably suffocating. She had been worried that Penelope would lose her temper and throw her out of the company.Not long after Sharon returned to the designing department, she saw Howard appear with a large cardboard box in his arms. The box was filled with his things. It seemed that he was officially moving to logistics now.The sight made Sharon’s terrible mood improve for some reason. She had to give Simon some praise for that. He moved Howard to the logistics department so that the latter could learn more about the company’s inner workings there.“What are you looking at? Out