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.

left and disappeared without saying goodbye two years ago if she had had anything worth remembering to

to stay in the office for one more second, so she grabbed her bag

unfortunately, her editor-in-chief suddenly saw her and stopped

Betty. Send this report to Mr. Martin’s

look. “Mrs. Green, I kind of have a family

next door. And when she heard Betty’s refusal, her face suddenly fell. “Betty White, you only did one hit interview and now you’re

and did not say anything but, “You’re making fun of me, Mrs.

in her hands, Betty walked to Jeffrey’s office door. She took a couple of more deep breaths before she finally raised her

Knock, knock

have taken up all her

“Come in.”

was Jeffrey’s familiar voice. Betty pushed the door and

office was not as luxurious as Kerwin’s, but it was still exquisitely

desk, flipping through the issue that had the

to make her voice sound as calm as it could be. “Mrs.

a simple yeah without even raising his

still kept silent after her report, and Betty could

the faint trembling in her voice.

quickly turned around to go out

reached the door handle, a strong

gaze fell upon the ring

have the courage to look him in

at her ring with fixed eyes, in which emotions

he broke into a

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

A woman who would sell her body for money would basically do anything

struck by his words. Her

you know what happened two years ago?” Betty managed

first reaction was not denial, Jeffrey felt this dull pain in his heart

reason.

tightened and his voice got colder, “Yes, I know. And I knew it two years ago. Honestly, Betty, I should really thank you. Nothing would have driven me into the decision

blood

suddenly have gone abroad to study two years ago when she was most vulnerable

now, she finally

for the

it very strange. Jeffrey obviously had left the country before that incident became like a big deal. Could it be that he had already known everything