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Chapter 171

Zoey felt slightly uneasy. The look George gave her as he left sent chills down her back. But she remembered that George did not know of her relationship with Laurence, so those words definitely weren’t meant for her. “Miss Jenner, is this scarf your husband’s?”The black scarf did not seem like it belonged to a woman.Zoey hesitated before answering, “Yes.”Anne winked at her and teased, “It seems you’re getting along well with your husband.”Zoey was too embarrassed to admit that she was far from getting along with Laurence. However, they did return to their previous amicable relationship.“We're doing good.”“Is your husband good in bed?”Zoey was speechless. She realized single women nowadays were very interested in the sex life of married couples. She blushed and mumbled, “He’s okay.”She answered humbly on behalf of Laurence. He was indeed quite skilled in this aspect.Anne’s next words shocked her. “Can he go for seven rounds a night?”Zoey covered her mouth in shock and den

Chapter 172

Zoey felt her cheeks redden and as she was hesitating, there was a ping from her phone again. Even Zoey could sense he was running out of patience through the phone. “Hurry up.” Zoey was not sure if there was anyone else in the office. She looked around nervously and pushed open the door to his office. As soon as she entered, she was greeted with the familiar scent of tobacco. Laurence was wearing a pair of glasses he rarely wore. The golden frame sat elegantly on his nose, which gave him a distinguished yet mysterious air. He casually removed his glasses, his demeanor intimidating even without saying anything. He wore a black shirt that highlighted his narrow waist and broad shoulders, neatly tucked into his pants which emphasized his long and slender legs. Laurence absently tugged at his tie and asked, “Are you in a hurry to leave?”Zoey looked at the clock and reminded him politely, “Mr. Scott, it’s already late.”It was already past ten, which meant she would arrive home around

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Young Laurence chuckled heartily. He leaned against the wall weakly, like a sickly young man.“Sorry.”Just as she considered forgiving him, he pinched her cheeks and blurted, “Little ugly duckling.”She shrugged his hand away and huffed, “I don’t want to talk to you.”He was probably afraid she would really get mad. He quickly added, “But I would still like you even if you were ugly.”From what he said, Zoey was on cloud nine at that time. Zoey still did not know what that French sentence meant. She later checked what ugly duckling was in French, but it was completely different from what he said. He had tricked her.…When the meeting ended, Zoey was hugging a pillow and staring off into an empty space.He took the pillow away and asked, “Did you fall asleep?”Zoey raised her head and their eyes met. She yawned and said huskily, “Is it over?”Laurence paused for a second. He had always thought her raspy voice sounded familiar. There were even a few times when he mistook Zoey for Sarah

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Zoey used to think he would never care about her, but yesterday he admitted that he had feelings for her. She knew he wouldn’t say that just to please her.The elevator door opened with a ding. The basement parking was brightly lit. However, it looked very empty. Zoey sat in the passenger seat with a blank face, her thoughts drifting away. She only returned to her senses to say thanks when Laurence reached over to put on her seatbelt. They were out of luck today as the car wouldn’t start no matter what he did.Zoey looked at him and asked, “Is there something wrong with the car?”Laurence frowned and unbuckled his seat belt.“I’ll go take a look.”Zoey sat in the car and watched as he opened the bonnet. Laurence seemed to have knowledge of everything. After some time, he returned to the car and explained, “There’s something wrong with the engine. We’ll call a cab.”Zoey nodded.The wind was howling outside the company. The air felt cold and frigid against their skin. Zoey wrapped the s

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Zoey felt uneasy under his watchful gaze. She returned half of the items and said, “That’s all.”Laurence also made a compromise.“There will be no next time.”Zoey ignored what he said. She couldn’t care less.Some sausages were being grilled at the checkout counter. Zoey couldn’t resist the savory scent. She bit her lips, pointed at the sausages and said quietly to the cashier, “Give me a sausage.”Laurence was about to pay. He raised his eyebrows and interrupted, “There’s no need.”The cashier did not know who he should listen to. Zoey was prepared to pay with her own money, but Laurence had a sullen expression.“It’s all chemicals and additives. The meat is not of good quality either.”Zoey knew all the facts, but people were irrational in the face of hunger.Zoey licked her lips with a greedy look, making her seem adorably naïve.“But I want to eat it.”Laurence was adamant. “Don’t even think about it. No.”Zoey was about to speak when Laurence lifted her chin, bent down and whisp

Chapter 176

The glimmer of hope she had slowly died out.Zoey thought she would not be disappointed if she held no hope. She touched her face, unsure of her appearance.“Am I pretty?”“Very.” Laurence examined her features and snorted. “Are you asking on purpose?”Zoey did not mean it that way and shook her head.“Nobody likes me.”No one was ever interested in her since high school. Others would receive love letters, but she never did. Zoey slowly felt that she must not be that pretty. Laurence did not believe her and thought she was just being humble.Zoey met his eyes and said earnestly, “It’s true. Nobody liked me, and they all hated me.”She was not really popular at that time. Although she tried hard to remain unseen, she felt her classmates deliberately avoided her. Even her deskmate rarely spoke to her. “You can ask Shawn if you don’t believe me. We were classmates.”Laurence did not dwell on this matter.“Maybe they don’t have taste.”Zoey was lonely for most of her high school life. Sh

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Amanda paused. “I think so.”Zoey thought for a moment and said, “I’ll ask Matthew when he comes back.”Amanda smiled sweetly. “Alright, sorry for the trouble.”Zoey did not pay her much attention and continued her own work. She was indeed quite busy since Laurence had another business trip. She had to arrange the hotels and meeting rooms and deal with other trivial matters. She even had to organize and submit the details for the media interviews.Zoey had sent several emails regarding the interview requests to Laurence this morning, but he rejected all of them. She noticed that although Laurence was very popular with the press, he never accepted any interviews, nor did he go on the news or have his photos published. He was extremely private in this aspect.Zoey stretched, feeling the soreness in her shoulders. She looked at the time on her computer and thought of ordering takeout today when Amanda approached her and asked, “Miss Jenner, is there anything I can do?”Zoey felt slightly

Chapter 178

“I can’t afford to pay you.”Laurence’s lessons would not come cheap, and Zoey kept a close eye on her expenses. Even though she had feelings for Laurence, she couldn’t bear to spend any of her money on him. “I’ll just pick things up by studying.”Laurence gripped her chin. Her lips were still bright red from being bitten earlier. Unable to stop himself, he leaned in to kiss her again until she finally let him past her clenched teeth.Zoey’s breathing was ragged. Her ears burned. Laurence then said in a low voice, “Studying will take too much time. I can give you a discount.”“How much?” Zoey probed.Laurence stuck his fingers up. “Five hundred an hour.”Zoey went silent.Laurence didn’t like how she deliberately avoided his gaze. He was someone who insisted on his own standards of propriety, and he wanted her to look at him. He forcefully tilted her chin up. “I’m already giving you a bargain.”Zoey hadn’t thought his prices too high; she had thought them too low. It was indeed a good

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Amanda had begun to hate Sarah deeply years ago when she popped out of nowhere and stole the man she loved. Although Amanda pretended to be a naive ball of sunshine, she was far shrewder than she let on.Zoey’s expression turned chilly. “I don’t know her.”Amanda did not seem to detect Zoey’s displeasure, despite her expression. Instead, Amanda continued, “I know that you don’t like me since I’m just a new employee and all, but I’m not competing with you here. I was originally engaged to Mr. Scott. Our parents even agreed to it. It’s all Sarah’s fault.”Zoey closed her eyes and only opened them again after she had regulated her breathing. “Miss Hartner, I still have work to do.”“Alright, I’ll leave you to it,” Amanda acquiesced.Amanda knew that Zoey was Laurence’s current wife, but she didn’t consider Zoey an obstacle. She was just a pitiful shield to be used.Zoey never knew that Laurence and Amanda had such a past together. However, both were from wealthy families and their parents

Chapter 180

Just as she was about to speak, however, Zoey swallowed her words and opted to devise an excuse. “It’s not that; I just feel a bit cold.”Laurence turned up the thermostat and touched her hand again. It seemed to be as cold as ever. He frowned, seemingly displeased. “Layer up more if you’re cold.”Zoey wasn’t paying attention as she nodded. She knew that she hadn’t stepped on anyone else’s toes, and Sarah wasn’t childish enough to send gory pictures to her to scare her. It was most likely someone had mistakenly sent them to her.Zoey was now a bit more collected, and so she continued her studies under Laurence seriously. Time flew by. It took an hour for Laurence to explain all the words Zoey had marked earlier. She pulled out her phone and transferred the agreed five hundred dollars to Laurence on the spot. He accepted the payment without protest.Zoey was taken aback. She had thought that he would decline out of embarrassment.Laurence couldn’t stop his chuckle when he saw the blank

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