Chapter 54 His phone suddenly beeps, and he quickly reaches out for it. 'I don't think we can meet today, Ren. I'll text you later. I need to be somewhere, and it's urgent.' "Shit!" He curses under his breath and throws the phone on the seat. Turns out that he just called him out here for nothing. He reverses the car and drives back home. Driving into the compound, he parks at the parking lot and steps out of the car. Looking around the place, a thin line appears between his eyebrows as he can't get a glimpse of Alicia's car. Did she go out? He saunters toward the entrance door, and just when he walks into the living room, his phone suddenly starts ringing. Bringing it out from his pocket, he quickly slides the answer button when he sees the caller to be Alicia. "Hey, Ren. I got a call that I need to be at the company in a few minutes, and I'm already on my way," Her voice sounds through the phone. "But we agreed that you're not going to the office today,
Chapter 55 Next day Alicia tosses on the bed tiredly before she forces her eyes open, welcomed by the bright sunlight penetrating the room through the window. It's a beautiful Saturday morning, and since she has nowhere to go later, going back to sleep won't harm her, right? "Good morning, pretty. We have an appointment with the doctor at 9am, and it's past 7am. You should get ready, sweetheart," Ren's voice pulls her attention, and that is when it occurs to her that she isn't the only one inside the room. She tilts her head tiredly to find him standing in front of the mirror, fully dressed. "I have made breakfast. You should come downstairs to have it," He winks at her before he turns and strides out of the room, closing the door gently behind him. She groans tiredly as she drags herself from the bed, holding the duvet tightly around her naked body. She walks sluggishly into the bathroom and slams the door behind her. She crashes against the wall and releases a deep s
Chapter 56 He grits his teeth and clenches his fists as he glares hard at them, his blood boiling in rage. Is he just jealous because of the person, or is it because of his emotions? Taking a deep breath, he walks briskly over to them, and just when Felix extends his hand toward Alicia for a handshake, he grabs her instead and pulls her away from Felix. "Don't you think it's disrespectful and unacceptable, to touch a married woman?" He glares hard at Felix, who stares at him blankly. "Ren..." Alicia tries to speak, but he glances at her with an angry look on his face, and she shuts her mouth. "It's just a harmless handshake..." "And what gave you the right to shake hands with my wife? Are you trying to harass her?" He scoffs angrily, glaring hard at him. "I am his secretary, and it's only right that I come to greet my boss when I see her. I had no idea that it was something bad to do. Mr. Ren must really be protective of his wife, I see," Felix teases hi
Chapter 57 He scoffs as he stares at the picture in the locket, his heart thumping heavily against his chest. He can't bring himself to believe that in all this time that they have spent together, she has been taking the picture of another man around her neck and he never noticed it. "Why did you lie to me, Alicia? Why didn't you tell me Felix was your fiance?" He asked with pain evident in his voice, as he stares at the locket, anger, and pain filling every ounce of him. "Ren..." "It has been eight years and more... Yet you still haven't forgotten about him... All the time we have spent together, you carried this everywhere with you... You carried another man in your heart and allowed me to love you... Isn't that cruel?" He scoffs as a drop of tears slid down the corner of his cheek. "Yes, I know that we have been into this for the sake of contract... We were never married for real, and I shouldn't have crossed my boundary of falling in love with you... But wh
Chapter 58 Tears stream down his cheeks as he drives down the road minutes later. He keeps hitting the steering wheel, venting all of his anger out. As much as he wants to let go of this pain and pretends nothing ever happened, to think that she still loves him, he can't help the pain he's feeling in his heart. Pushing all the thoughts to the back of his mind, he accelerates the car, driving to God knows where. Twenty minutes later, he pulls over in front of the bar, and hops out of the car, heading toward the entrance door afterward. "Hey, Ren. What's up? It has been a while since you've been here. Have you been so busy?" The bartender says as Ren walks over to sit behind the counter. "Yeah, been quite busy," He replies to the bartender. "Alright. What do you want to drink, huh? We're doing promo today, so you can drink as much as you want, and you won't need to worry about the pay," The bartender says to him, but he only rolls his eyes. "I don't want an
Chapter 59 He barges into the living room but stops on his track when he finds her sitting on the floor and in tears. "Are you ok?" Even though he knows that she was not ok, that was the first thing that came to his mind as soon as he saw her just now. She slowly raises her gaze to look at him, her heart which was so heavy with pain moments ago eases at once, and she finds herself standing up to her feet. "Ren..." She whispers before she hurries over to him, and hugs him tightly like he would vanish if she let go of him. "Please don't leave... Don't divorce me, please," She cries out painfully, wrapping her hands around his neck and crying heavily. "It is you I love, please don't go," She cries more, and he bites his bottom lip as waves of guilt spur through him. He's not a saint either. Knowing that all these things were planned in the first place, but his mind was changed because of the love he has developed for her, he can't just help but feel like a bad per
Chapter 60Ren checks his wristwatch for the sixth time as he sits in the spacious restaurant while holding the brown envelope tightly in his hand. "Am I doing the right thing?" He asks himself, staring at the envelope. The thought of what is likely to happen after this hits him hard, and for some seconds, he doubts if he'll be able to take the pain. Alicia would definitely find out about everything after this, and his fear would finally come true. Is this not the right time to do this? The sound of the footsteps behind him pulls his attention, and he tilts his head in the direction, to see Clement walking over to where he's sitting. "Hey, dude. Did I keep you waiting?" Clement asks as he pulls out a chair, and sits on it. The thirty-one years old young man is graced in black trousers and a shirt which are hugging his body tightly, revealing his muscled-up body. His blonde hair is messy, yet looks good on him. "No, you didn't. I got here not quite long now. What would
Chapter 61The sound of the blaring alarm pulls Alicia out of her deep sleep, and forcing her eyes open, she tilts her head to the side of the bed and finds it empty as usual. Ren has already woken up and is probably in the kitchen, making breakfast now. Sitting up on the bed, she takes a deep breath, while running her fingers through her hair. 'Let's get a divorce' tears well up in her eyes as the words echo in her head. Is he really going to divorce her? What about their baby? Who will father him in the future? Realizing that it's a Monday morning, and she needs to be in the office very early, she drags herself out of the bed and drags herself sluggishly into the bathroom to have her bath, which only lasted for about thirty minutes before she walks back into her room. She gets dressed in less than another thirty minutes. Glancing at her reflection in the mirror one more time, she finally picks up her handbag from the bed and strides out of the room. Descending t