Time passed quickly, and it was already half a month later. Larissa had recovered from her leg injury and returned to work at the hotel. Edmund would visit her office every day, finding seemingly legitimate excuses, but everyone on the top floor could see the difference in his treatment of her.

Rumors started spreading throughout the hotel, but she pretended to be oblivious. She bought a simple wedding ring and wore it on her finger, indicating her married status. Nonetheless, her plan to divorce Kevan had not materialized. Since that day after she'd made her strong statement, Kevan never brought up the topic of divorce again, and she had been enduring it to save face.

Meanwhile, Kevan's relationship with Ruby became more public. He started taking her to various formal and informal social events. In order to spend more time with her, he even gave her a fictitious secretarial position. The only limit he set was not spending the night with her, and the Rogers family was aware of these ar