Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Cornell’s number.
The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the Line connected, and a voice came from the other end.
“Hello!”
It was a particularly gentle woman’s voice.
Audrey froze for a second and then threw the phone away.
She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Bile rose to her throat.
Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl.
The next morning, Audrey went to work on time.
Cornell had tried to get her to stop working after they got married.
Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money.
Cornell didn’t kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores.
The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Cornell had.
Matteo was the only Clement Group employee who knew about their marriage.
Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president’s office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn’t help but wonder if she was involved with Cornell.
It took a while before they realized that Cornell never gave Audrey special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more.
After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of her appearance. So, it was strange Audrey kept her job for this long.
At this time, one of Audrey’s colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Cornell’s office.
Cornell didn’t return home last night. Audrey was so worried that she didn’t sleep at all.
ALL she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. Did Cornell spend the night with that woman?
Audrey already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial.
It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact.
Audrey tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Cornell. This couldn’t be all for nothing, right?
She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president’s office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good.
She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar.
A man’s voice came. She halted instantly.
“Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Audrey or not?”
The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Cornell’s.
“What do you mean exactly?” Cornell asked in a cold voice.
“You know exactly what I mean!” Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, “I think Audrey is a good girl. Isn’t she your type?”
“Do you want me to hand her over to you?” Cornell asked carelessly.
“You know what, forget it!”
The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Audrey’s ears.
They were talking about her as if she were an object.
Audrey took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document.
Soon, Luis’s voice was heard again.
“By the way, I saw the gossip news about Cecilia’s mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?”
“Yes.”
“Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her.”
Luis sighed and continued to tease Cornell.
“You two spent the night together. As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Tell me, did you two..
Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Audrey’s head.
Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice.
Cecilia and Cornell spent the night together!
Absence made the heart grow fonder!
Every word drove a knife into her heart.
Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry.
She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside.
“Audrey?”
Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out.
Audrey balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded.
“Hey, Mr. Stevens!”
Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document.
Cornell was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome.
Audrey noticed it wasn’t the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed?
With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, “Mr. Clement, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it.”
Cornell was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance.
Audrey walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold.
It wasn’t until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Cornell and said in a hushed tone, “Shit! Do you think she heard us?”
Cornell’s appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn’t paying attention to what Luis was saying.
To Cornell, Audrey had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone.
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