Yvette could barely remember what it felt like when she was with Sean Moore.She only remembered that she was worrying, struggling, and hating herself every day back then.Her days with Lance were so comfortable that she forgot everything, thinking that it could go on forever.However, the arrival of that woman gave her a wake-up call.Lance knew Yvette’s past like the back of his hand, while she only had a general understanding of his past.It was unfair, too unfair.Yvette did not want to know about Lance’s past with his ex-girlfriend. She did not want to know how they got along and was not interested in understanding the bits and pieces of their time together.However, she could not control her mind from thinking about those torturous speculations.Yvette thought, ‘Was Lance nicer to that woman? Was he more out of control in bed when he was with her? Did he pamper her more? I thought that I managed to tame Lance, and that I was his one and only. But maybe, that’s just how he
Lance thought, ‘Is Yvette still mad at me because I didn’t pick her up last night?’He laughed and wiped his mouth.“Why are you so quiet today?”Yvette lifted her eyes and took a bite of the sandwich.“There’s nothing to talk about.”Lance raised his eyebrows. He looked at her patiently and spoke.“I was really busy last night. The Stantons helped me a lot back then, and we’re cooperating on a major project soon, so I can’t leave hastily. It’s not like I was fooling around somewhere else. Nicole is your best friend, so you should know…”Yvette nodded and smiled. “I know.”Lance had a feeling that something was wrong. He squinted his eyes and really could not think of what it might be.Yvette said, “I also had too much to drink last night and shouldn’t have been so unreasonable to delay your schedule. Luckily, you didn’t come. Otherwise, if you lost such a big project because of me, I wouldn’t be able to afford it even if I sold myself.”Lance’s face darkened slightly, and hi
Yvette could not go back to sleep, so she went to get dressed and did her makeup.Originally, she did not think that getting dressed was important, but since she had a love rival in the office, she did not want to be at a disadvantage in any aspect.Yvette did not care whether Lance had left or not. She just went to the dressing room to change her clothes.Usually, Yvette would wear a professional suit to work. Although they were all big-name brands and were suitable office attire, they lacked her own sense of style.Yvette picked out a beautiful gold spaghetti strap dress from her closet full of clothes. It made her look sexy and flirtatious, gracefully outlining her beautiful figure. She was very satisfied with it.She smiled and went to the bathroom to fix her makeup.Yvette stood in front of the mirror and admired her beauty.She picked up the lipstick on the side, but before she could smear it on her lips, the bathroom door suddenly opened.Lance walked in and embraced her
The man took a deep breath and was probably exasperated by her attitude.He looked so stubborn.Yvette carefully applied her lipstick, but she was not very satisfied with a small part of what she just applied. Thus, she hesitantly thought about whether she should wipe it off and reapply it.The man behind her went forward again. He suppressed his breathing, and his voice was low and harsh as he said, “No, even if you’re the vice president. I think you’re just asking for it.”Yvette wrinkled her eyebrows. Just as she was about to speak, the man began to unbuckle his belt.Her face turned pale, and she had a bad feeling in her heart.“Lance, it’s time for you to go to the office!”However, before she could escape, Lance already confined her in his embrace. He held her arms and lowered his head to kiss her.Yvette could not dodge. Lance grabbed her by one hand, while his other hand started to roam around her body.He continued where he left off. However, it was different from bef
Lance laughed and did not answer Yvette’s question. He withdrew his longing gaze, turned around, and left.Yvette looked at his back and closed her eyes.She could not bear to recall that thrilling and steamy scene earlier.Her face was slightly flushed. The warmth all over her body gradually receded before she calmed down.Yvette thought, ‘What about his ex-girlfriend? She’s nothing to me!’She was exhausted, so she rested for a while. It was almost noon before she had the strength to get up.When she saw the marks all over her body, she secretly cursed the man before going to the bathroom to clean up after herself.Yvette walked out of the bathroom feeling clean and refreshed. The gold dress she wore earlier was thrown in the trash because it was already shredded and no longer wearable.She suspected that Lance had deliberately torn her dress, but there was no evidence.Hmph!Yvette was tempted to pick out another sexy dress, but it would not be able to cover the marks on h
Yvette glanced at the woman behind the department head, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to introduce her.“I forgot to introduce her. She’s our new employee, Whitney Locke, who just came back from abroad. She’s a rare talent that used to work for LG. Whitney, this is our company’s vice president who is also Mr. Sheldon’s wife.”It turned out that Lance’s ex-girlfriend’s name was Whitney Locke.Whitney smiled politely and nodded without saying a word.It felt like Whitney could not let go of her arrogance, as if bowing her head was a humiliation.Yvette just thought that it was funny. She retracted her gaze and said in a dull voice, “Foreign companies have much better benefits than our company. Ms. Locke, why are you interested in our company?”Whitney Locke did not want to talk to Yvette, but she was afraid that the department head would notice something odd about her.“There are more opportunities in Mediania, and it’s also less competitive.”The department head always felt t
The assistant scratched his head and looked around the conference room.“Mr. Sheldon was just in here, but he just disappeared in a blink of an eye. He’s not in his office either since I just came from there.”The assistant somehow felt that Yvette’s smile was not a real smile, so he dared not joke with her.Yvette’s heart sank completely.Her eyes turned gloomy.The assistant said, “Ms. Quimbey, why don’t you go back to your office and wait. I’ll give Mr. Sheldon a call.”Yvette refused.“No need. You can go about your work. I’ll just contact him myself.”The assistant saw no fluctuations in her expression. She did not look like she was angry.He nodded before he turned around and went about his business.Yvette paused. She had a bad premonition.Lance was not in the conference room or his office, so where would he be?Her hands that were carrying the coffee were unconsciously sweating.Yvette pretended as if nothing was wrong and wandered around.Everyone was used to se
Yvette overheard their conversation to this point and did not want to hear any more.She did not know what was the point of eavesdropping.Up to now, how could Lance still decide to hide it from her?The entire company already knew about this matter, but she was the only one kept in the dark.If Yvette had not known about it in advance, would she have acted like a fool and gone to make friends with her new colleague?Yvette stood there. For the first time, she felt that she was so pathetic.Lance knew everything about her, but he did not want to share his secrets with her.After one short year of marriage, Yvette thought that the two of them were compatible enough to grow old together.But now, it seemed like it was a little too far-fetched for their relationship to last so long.That stairway door separated both their worlds.Yvette did not understand this side of Lance at all.Whitney questioned Lance like she was his legitimate girlfriend.“Misunderstand? You’re afraid t