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
Zachary stood there with his ex-girlfriend, who he linked arms with. Meanwhile, he watched Xavier harass Lexi.It was ironic because someone once said that a man would show some possessiveness over a woman if he truly loved her.As she stood beneath the warm lights, Lexi felt like her heart had been ripped to shreds.Xavier thought Lexi was trying to lie to him, so he chuckled viciously. "Mr. Jenkins is keeping a beautiful lady company. Don't even think about fooling me. Shall we take this conversation elsewhere, Ms. Loyle? What do you think?"Lexi held Zachary's gaze and spoke with a bland tone. "Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Zox is asking whether you've grown tired of toying with me."She then watched him in silence while waiting for his response.Zachary held Yvonne's hand as they walked past Lexi. In that instance, Lexi realized that Zachary's answer no longer mattered.Yvonne turned around just then. She shot a megawatt smile at Xavier while clarifying things. "Zachary and Ms. Loyle a
Zachary first had Quinton send Lexi back to Flowerhill Estate.Once Lexi got into the car, she looked through the window and saw Zachary hugging Yvonne. He seemed to be comforting her.The corners of Lexi's lips curved upward with a hint of bitterness yet relief.When she asked Mary to invite Yvonne out last night, she knew Mary would rat her out to Zachary. None of this was surprising to her. Everything had gone according to her plan.Quinton soon drove ahead. Upon stopping for a red light, he turned around to look at Lexi. "You're intelligent, Ms. Loyle. Why did you have to upset Boss?"He and Lexi had worked together for five years, so he witnessed how Lexi looked after Zachary with the utmost care. Lexi even took cooking classes every night after work to better care for Zachary's stomach. She trained her cooking skills until they were comparable to an award-winning chef's. She looked after Zachary with great attentiveness.Lexi tucked her loose strands of hair behind her