Contract Marriage With The Disabled CEO

Chapter 17 How Have You Been For The Past Two Years

She remembered that face all too well. His features became more angular, with a trace of maturity in his brows now, compared to the young and delicate ones back in his school years.

But on that face, the gentleness she had missed was long gone. There was nothing but indifference

left.

He was listening to his men around him making reports, nodding from time to time, and giving a few simple instructions.

And with his eyes never set on her, he walked straight into the EIC Office surrounded by the crowd.

Betty paled a little bit.

Jeffrey Martin, how was he back here, and why…

VU

Why would he come back since he had left so resolutely back then, without even a single goodbye?

It had been two years. She had already let it go, more or less. But his reappearance still took and overwhelmed her just like that.

She was not even sure if he had recognized her at the first sight, just like she had as he walked past with a quick brush.

At the thought of that, Betty suddenly mocked herself with a faint smile.

Recognized her or not, what was the difference anyway?

He and she, were never going to be the same as before anymore…

Betty was anxious for an entire day, afraid that Jeffrey would recognize her.

But as it turned out, it had all been her wishful thinking.

Jeffrey took office and held a few meetings immediately to make some adjustments to personnel and the magazine’s positioning.

At the meeting, he listened intently to the reports made by every EIC, occasionally giving some simple instructions, and did not seem to notice Betty sitting at the end of the conference table from beginning to end.

It seemed he had forgotten about her.

more than natural. He wouldn’t have left and disappeared without saying goodbye two years

She didn’t want to stay in the office for one more second, so she grabbed her bag immediately and

unfortunately, her editor-in-chief suddenly saw her

minute, Betty. Send this report to Mr. Martin’s office for me, will you? And make

“Mrs. Green, I kind of have a family

mood today because she had not performed as well as the EIC next door. And when she heard Betty’s refusal, her face suddenly fell. “Betty White, you only did one hit interview and now

had always been a blunt woman. Betty went from white to pale and did not say anything but, “You’re making fun of me, Mrs. Green. I’m

walked to Jeffrey’s office door. She took a couple of more deep breaths before she finally

Knock, knock

the knocking seemed to have taken

“Come in.”

voice. Betty

luxurious as Kerwin’s, but

the issue

mouth, trying to make her voice sound as calm as it could be.

even raising his head, so Betty had to bite

silent after her report,

the faint trembling in her voice. “Mr. Martin,

to go out after

had reached the door handle, a strong

married?” The man’s narrow gaze fell upon

look him in

stared at her ring with fixed eyes, in which emotions were

broke into a mocking

the end of the day, Betty, the man you’ve chosen

crossed his mind and there was this obvious disgust in his eyes. “But it makes absolute sense. A woman who would sell her body for money would basically

was struck by his words. Her face went as pale as

know what happened two years ago?” Betty managed

Jeffrey felt

reason.

two years ago. Honestly, Betty, I should really thank you. Nothing would have driven me into the decision to study in America than the discovery that the woman I had loved and endeared for three years was a

blood

gone abroad to

now, she finally

was for

incident became like a big deal. Could it be that he had already known everything