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
Sharon’s feet came to an abrupt stop. “What did you say? What happened?”Riley said she was at the hospital and asked Sharon to come by.Sharon was extremely worried, so she hurriedly took the day off and raced to the hospital.By the time she arrived there, Riley had already emerged from the ER and was now lying in a hospital bed.“How are you, Riley? How did you get into an accident?” The moment Sharon entered the hospital room, she saw Riley’s right leg encased in plaster. She must have been quite badly hurt.Riley looked furious. “I was super unlucky today!”She immediately spilled her guts to Sharon. She had been out making a delivery to her clients, just driving down the road properly, when a car came speeding right at her as she turned a corner.As a result, she broke her right leg and nearly lost her life.Sharon’s heart skipped a beat when she heard Riley’s story, and she could not help but say, “Did… Did the other driver ram into you because they were in a hurry?”“N
In Sharon’s opinion, the man’s behavior was not too unacceptable. She sat on the side of the bed and said, “Alright, alright. You’re hurt, so calm down. Staying angry won’t help you recover.”“Shar, I don’t want to stay in the hospital,” Riley said, tugging her hand pitifully.“With your injuries, you have no choice.”“Then can you visit me every day?” Riley looked at her dolefully.Sharon thought it over. There was nothing better for her to do at the company anyway, and Riley was pretty badly hurt. She could not bring herself to say no. “Fine, I’ll come visit you whenever I have time.”Riley’s expression changed in an instant. “Really? You better keep your word, okay? And bring my godson along when you visit me.”Sharon knew her pity play was only an act, but… She was lost in thought for a second. She could not even meet her son now, much less bring him here.She did not tell Riley that she had been chased out by the Zacharies, nor did she mention that she had been separated fr