Attracted By My Ex-wife

The people attending the meeting were surprised upon hearing what Ryan said.

Hearing what he had stated, Kevin raised his head as he looked at him with scorn. Also, the corner of his lips curled with disgust. If looks could kill, Ryan would have nothing but dust and bones. He was clearly getting on Kevin's nerves.

Even so, Kevin kept himself composed.

Manager Yu was confused of what Ryan meant when he said those words but then it hit him like a block of ice as he looked at him warily. "Is there anything we need to improve regards to our reception, Mr. Ryan? If so, I would like to apologize on behalf of our company."

He then poured wine into Ryan's champagne flute and gingerly pushed it towards his direction which Ryan accepted with a nod.

Swirling the glass of liquor on his hand, Ryan looked at it pensively before answering coolly. "Mr. Kevin accommodated me well but there are some complications with the project at the moment that's why I cannot hand it over to AN yet."

There was a commotion when Ryan finished his sentence. The senior executives of KIA all threw each other worried glances. They nervously looked at Kevin, hoping that he wouldn't be furious, and back at Ryan who was sipping his wine calmly.

Surprisingly, Kevin was indifferent. He eyed Ryan with a smirk and rose up from his chair. "Well then, with that being the case, I'll put this project on hold until Mr. Ryan gets the problem done."

He turned towards the door and marched outside. However, before doing so, he turned around and gave a placid smile. "My apologies, Mr. Yu. Please handle the rest because I have something to attend to."

Although the tone that he used seemed calm, an attentive person would notice the underlying coldness that coated each word that he uttered and how icy his expression was.

Davis Zhang, who was a part of KIA, frantically stood up from his chair and rushed towards Kevin as he desperately thought of something to lessen his anger. "I deeply apologized in Mr. Ryan's behalf, Mr. Kevin. Mr. Ryan is the one who has been following the project. We just—"

But before he could finish his sentence, Kevin stormed off without saying a word, leaving him like a fool in front of the now closed doors.

Davis Zhang couldn't help but feel resentful towards Ryan for making things more difficult for him as he thought furiously, "Why didn't he tell me that there was something wrong with the project until the moment of signing the contract?

That brat. We'll see!"

Silence then reigned on the room where Kevin left. The atmosphere felt heavy and as cold as ice. No one spoke for their minds were plagued with thoughts and opinions that they were afraid to share out loud. The board of directors of KIA looked dejected after getting the contract got hold off.

Whereas, the members of AN Group kept their frustrations inside. They looked composed and said it was their fault. What was more, they tried their best to explain why Kevin had left suddenly.

As someone of high status, Kevin was an intelligent man with a heart of stone who exuded an intimidating aura that didn't take to account what anyone said and no one dared complain about what he said or did.

But even with this kind of character, his subordinates still hoped that everyone would see him like how they perceived him as a strong leader.

"Well then, I shall excuse myself," Ryan said. "I will ask my secretary to forward a message to AN if the problem is already solved." He looked calm and collected but his eyes were chilling like a raging blizzard. He got up from his chair and silently bid his farewell.

After exchanging polite words, the members of AN let him go and didn't ask him to stay.

After walking out of the suffocating room, Ryan then took his phone out and started dialing Anne's number as he pressed call and waited for her to answer. The phone kept on ringing but no one picked it up until the phone started beeping. "The phone you have been calling has been switched off…"

He felt irritated as he ended the call. After going outside the building, he went to the nearest cigarette area and lit a stick and smoked to get his frustrations out. After a few puffs, his annoyance eased up.

Anne met him a few days ago saying, "I'll personally follow this project."

"From the start to the end?" he asked.

Anne raised a brow as she stared at him in confusion, not fully understanding why he asked that out of the blue. She was about to give a lengthy speech on what she said when Ryan interrupted her, looking at her softly with a smile grazing his lips. "I won't sign it if you don't show up."

bright smile was sufficed as a response.

She was not the type of person to go back on her word so she would at least call him if she ever passed the

his messages but alas, nothing. Even a WeChat message

doubted that Kevin did something

sleepier than any normal human being and Anne could attest

she was caught trying to contact someone from work and

with KIA. She also didn't forget the deal that they made about Ryan not

the whole ordeal about signing with KIA but

piercingly and coldly asked, "Which is more important, the child or the company? You've been

to her to

choice but to rest so she grudgingly went

towards her bed. After that, she lay down in a comfortable position. She concentrated on reading but to no avail. After stressing over the company, she started falling asleep

surreal like back in the old days where she returned to high school. She just started living at S City and entered AN Private High School not too

taking an exam on that day, she felt even more

examination paper, Anne?" the head teacher asked pointedly. After an hour when the exam was finished, Anne was called on by the strict head teacher to come

teacher, looking at her with clear eyes that showed her sincerity with every word. "After taking the examination, I submitted my paper along

it hard on the table which startled Anne. "Search

her name. However, her name wasn't there. All the test papers of her classmates were there except for hers which baffled

"You can tell me if you're afraid to fail

won't do such a thing, Miss! I really finished the exam and handed

don't have to argue on this matter anymore. It's my first time seeing a student like you. If you're not satisfied with my teachings then find another teacher who's going to teach a kid like you. Using your fabricated lies to fool around

teacher was too livid at her that she wouldn't even

eyes and thought hard. "Where's my examination paper?"

when she thought that all hope was lost, a hard baritone voice interrupted the

like the wind blowing down from the top of

on her face when she saw Kevin standing at the door. He looked uninterested on what was

teacher's attitude drastically changed when she saw

at Anne with disinterest then back at the teacher in front of him. He then handed a crumpled examination paper to her. "This is Anne's examination paper. I picked it up

as she ran over to get her examination paper. But before she took

proved that it was

felt her cheeks warm as embarrassment flooded her system. She let out a cough to compose herself and acted as if nothing happened as she smiled at Kevin and

examination paper along with the trash. Another question lurked in her mind as to why

bored expression on his face, Kevin looked at Anne disinterested and explained. "I didn't throw your

he turned around

sure he didn't do it. He is

what he was thinking is wrong, Anne just

leave you searching for warmth for how cold it was.

everything and more compared to her. He was the law in the school.

believed that he wasn't capable of doing such atrocity because he disdained doing such despicable thing. He was smarter than her by

days later after the incident, the results of the examination came out. Kevin came in first and

judging gazes were the only form of cheer it seemed

she was

hard and took her exams seriously but she was always one point behind Kevin in every exam, but this didn't make her lose hope.