The Woman From Hell

His eyes immediately sparkled. He enthusiastically sat up straight and looked me directly in the eye.

“Let’s talk about you! Like, did you miss me? And when are you getting a divorce?”

I was dumbfounded, “When did people start asking such sensitive questions so bluntly? Don’t you

wanna see me be happy in life?”

“Why not ask you that? You’re not happy with him. Besides, I’ve been waiting for you for a while now,

so of course I’d be concerned about it.” He propped his head up on his hands as he smiled teasingly,

I kept quiet, not entertaining his questions.

Stop denying reality! Look at yourself! You’re pretty and you’re gentle mannered, so why would you

make yourself look so miserable for Theo Grant’s sake? Trust me, a divorce would d o you good.” He

caught my face in his hands, forcing me to meet his eyes.

Our closeness made me realize that other than his flawless face and his enticing smile, Xander had

extraordinarily beautiful eyes too. Once, a fan had commented that it was like there was a sea of stars

hidden in his eyes.

The heavens were clearly on his side when they gave him some of the most unrivaled features in the

entire world.

After sipping on my water, I looked at him and remarked, “Even though it may b e a competition, it’s all

just for show. I still hope you’ll end up being the spokesman.”

Ahh.. He slammed his hands on the table in frustration. Why didn’t my famed beauty charm work on

you?!”

I grimaced, ignored his flustered states, and continued, “Be serious. I’m telling you this so you know

you’ll have to try your hardest. I don’t want people to think that we’ve manipulated the results.”

He pouted and sprawled out lifelessly on the table. “It’s my break time right now. I refuse to talk about

work!”

I cocked an eyebrow and smiled laintly.” Fine, I’ll come find you personally at Nectarine once the

contract is ready.”

“Up to you,” he replied casually. His chin rested in his palms as his cyes narrowed a t me “You’ve never

taken my words into serious consideration, nor have you’ve ever cared for me, right?”

I really did not want to discuss such matters, so I stood up and said, “I’ve still got things to settle, so I Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

gotta run. You’ve been working hard for a long time now, s o go home and rest early, okay?”

He grasped my wrist, just on the edge of being too tight. “Wait,” he drawled, his eyes fixated on a point

outside the restaurant

I followed his gaze to see Theo’s cold eyes boring into me from behind the window. I scanned his

surroundings and realized that Cindy Reed was beside him. I averted my gaze.

It was just about the most unfortunate unexpected run-in one could experience. I returned to my seat,

not wanting to bump into them on my way out.

What I had not seen coming was that The would bring Cindy to our table and sit down right in front of

us. I lowered my head, pretending I did not see them.

Cindy looked at me. After what had happened last time, she did not even bother to pretend today. She

glanced at m e coldly, hostility piercing through her

It was better for me if she did not bother pretending. I did not want to pay any attention to them, so I

played with my phone, my head bowed down low.

“What a coincidence, President Grant!” Xander, however, greeted Theo chirpily.

A dull fire burned within me. I asked him i n a low voice, “What are you doing?”

Xander smiled quietly. He turned to Theo and said, “Since it’s so rare for us to be able to meet in a

setting like this, let’s have a meal together. What would you like to eat? I’ll order it for you.”

Theo’s gaze swept over me to look at Cindy. He asked, “What would you like to

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“Fine.” I gave in.

“You‘re the best boss ever!” Xander hugged my shoulder gleefully. I subtly wiggled out of his grasp.