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."

didn't need to answer for her bright smile was sufficed as a

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

checked all of his messages but alas, nothing. Even a WeChat message explaining her side would be nice right now.

did something to her.

fact that pregnant women tended to feel sleepier than any normal human being and Anne could attest to

would usually be dealing with work rather than just lying down, watching as hours ticked by. Unfortunately, Sam confiscated her phone when she was caught trying to contact someone from work and now, she had nothing to do but wait

Anne suddenly remembered the conversation she had with Ryan a few days ago about signing a contract with KIA. She also didn't forget the deal that they made about Ryan not signing if she didn't show

the whole ordeal about signing with KIA but he wasn't

at her piercingly and coldly asked, "Which is more important, the child or the company?

to

she wasn't left with any choice but to rest so she grudgingly

marched 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 with the book still

very old memory of her. Everything felt surreal like back in the old days where she returned to high school. She just started living at S City and

she felt

over your 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 by her office immediately. She was bewildered

she didn't show it as she stood up straight in front of the said teacher, looking at her with clear eyes that showed her sincerity with every word. "After taking

more furious. She took the stacked sheet of exams and slammed it hard on the table which startled Anne. "Search

as she skimmed and checked every test paper there was, looking for her name. However, her name wasn't there.

more as she looked at Anne scornfully. "You can tell me if you're afraid to fail the exam

as she looked at her teacher pleadingly. "I won't do such a

on this matter anymore. It's my first time seeing a student like you. If you're not satisfied with my teachings

tried to explain her side, her teacher was too livid at her that she wouldn't

thought hard. "Where's my examination paper?" Anne swore that she handed it

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

the top of a snow-covered mountain with a strong force surrounding the

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

you?" The teacher's attitude drastically changed when she saw Kevin. She immediately

gaze 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 in the

examination paper. But before she took a hold of it, the teacher took it first and

was really Anne's and that she was telling the truth all along.

to compose herself and acted as if nothing happened as she smiled at Kevin and said, "I will definitely investigate this. I thought Anne was making up lies but I misunderstood her. Fortunately,

intently at Kevin, Anne wondered who was the culprit behind throwing her examination paper along with the trash. Another question lurked in her mind as to why Kevin took his time to pick

explained. "I didn't throw your examination paper. I will never do such

around and left.

he didn't do it. He is a very upright student," the teacher said

thinking is wrong, Anne just stood

a very prominent look that could take your breath away but gazing into his eyes would leave you searching for warmth for how cold it was. He had an aura

law in the school. Everyone listened to his words, including the teachers.

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

the results of the examination came out. Kevin came in first

only form of cheer it seemed

lower and she was treated completely different

but she was always one point behind Kevin in every exam, but this