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

the type of person to go back on her word so she would at least call him if she

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

did something to

a fact that pregnant women tended to feel sleepier than any normal human

of the day, Anne 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

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

whole ordeal about

coldly asked, "Which is more important, the child or the company? You've been working non-stop

to her to

let out a sigh as she wasn't left with any choice but to rest

the company's affairs as she picked a random book from her bookshelf and 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

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

day, she felt

didn't you hand 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 at first but nonetheless went right after she was

front of the said teacher, looking at her with clear eyes that showed her sincerity with every word. "After taking the examination, I submitted my paper along with the class. I didn't

Anne's quibbling made the head teacher even more furious. She took the stacked sheet of exams and slammed it hard on the table which startled Anne. "Search

and checked every test paper there was, looking for her name. However, her name wasn't there. All the test papers of her

surprised reaction might have ticked the teacher more as she looked at Anne scornfully. "You can tell me if you're afraid to fail the exam but

teacher pleadingly. "I won't do such a thing, Miss! I really finished the exam and

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

Anne tried to explain her side, her teacher

her forehead as she closed her eyes and thought hard. "Where's my examination paper?" Anne swore that she handed it over.

she thought that all hope was lost, a

down from the top of a snow-covered mountain with a strong force

on her face when she saw Kevin standing at the door. He looked uninterested on what was happening with arrogance and indifference displayed deep in

you doing here? What can I do for you?" The teacher's attitude drastically changed when she saw Kevin. She immediately stood up from her chair and warmly

as he shifted his gaze at Anne with disinterest then back at the teacher in front of him. He then handed a crumpled examination

she took a hold of it, the teacher took

that it was really Anne's and that she was telling the truth

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,

Another question lurked in her mind as to why Kevin took his time to pick

and explained. "I didn't throw your examination

turned around and

it. He is a very upright student,"

tell him that what he was thinking is wrong, Anne just stood there as she watched

his eyes would leave you searching for warmth for how cold it was.

more compared to her. He was the law in the school. Everyone listened to

such atrocity because he disdained doing such despicable thing. He was smarter than

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

and sharp judging gazes were the only form

score lower and she was treated completely

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