Beyond the Divorce

I observed the man in front of me as if I were watching a play. He embodied the typical heir. His expression left me somewhat stunned. His change of demeanor was also remarkably swift. At this moment, we only heard his voice, smooth and musical.

"Yvette, what made you think of me?" His smile was flattering. I wondered what kind of girl was on the other end.

The secretary's face had turned extremely unpleasant. She kept glancing at me with a forced smile. I could tell she was genuinely helpless, suffocating in frustration.

"Ms. Chloe, apologies for keeping you waiting. Mr. Jesse was negotiating a contract late into the night. So, today—"

She couldn't even finish her sentence.

The man didn't care about us. He was flirting over the phone. Eventually, they agreed to have lunch together, and only after ending the call did he reluctantly wave us over. Looking at the time on his phone, he gestured, "Come, come. Hurry up. There's no need for too much discussion. You've got the contract ready, right? Sign it quickly."

I stood up and walked over, sitting in front of his desk. The legal team handed him the prepared contract.

I extended it to him, saying, "Mr. Jesse, right? This is our contract. Take a closer look. There are some "

all checked it already?" He waved dismissively. "You're being too cautious.

his phone rang again. He glanced at it and answered with just one

but not with

At this moment, his face turned frosty

the contract, but he hadn't

already. Come to the bar tonight. But I won't be kind. I've been more than generous with you. I can give you money, but you better get of that child. There's no room for

kind of man was this? A womanizer? It seemed like he was a

caught me staring at him. He hung up the phone

he flipped through the pages. I quickly added, "Mr. Jesse, it's

and I held back my words, leaning back into the chair behind me. I

these projects it seemed we would have to cut ties with this company. Kwas

front of me

and this is how you handle things? Tell them not to mess around. They can

phone and reached for a pen, but his eyes were still on the phone in his hand. He swiped through it, dialed a number, and put the phone