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.

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

could finally get off work. She didn’t want to stay in the office for one more second, so she grabbed her bag immediately

her editor-in-chief suddenly saw her and stopped

Mr. Martin’s office for me,

around with an embarrassed look. “Mrs. Green,

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

blunt woman. Betty went from white to pale and did not say anything but, “You’re making fun

to Jeffrey’s office door. She took a couple of more deep

Knock, knock

knocking seemed to have taken up all

“Come in.”

voice. Betty pushed the door

Kerwin’s, but it was still exquisitely decorated.

flipping through the issue that had

Betty opened her mouth, trying to make her voice sound as calm as it could be. “Mrs. Green has asked me

a simple yeah without even raising his head, so Betty

report, and Betty could

trembling in her voice. “Mr. Martin, if you don’t have

quickly turned around to go out after

hand had reached the door handle, a strong hand

married?” The man’s narrow gaze fell upon the

didn’t have the courage to look him in the eye. She just looked

fixed eyes, in which emotions

broke into

Betty, the man you’ve chosen so carefully can only afford melee

absolute sense. A woman who would sell her body for money would basically do anything for a man who would spend a little money on

struck by his words. Her face

know what happened two years ago?” Betty managed a sentence with shivered

Betty’s first reaction was not denial, Jeffrey felt this dull pain in his heart for

reason.

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 to study in

blood drain out of

abroad to study two years ago when she was most vulnerable and

now, she

for the same

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