Chapter 1

“Bowen Evert, president of Earth Group, is reportedly engaged to Viona Gellar, the daughter of Oriental Group’s president, and will be getting married next month.”

Jolene Marsh had stumbled across this breaking news while out on the balcony. A lit cigarette hung loosely from her fingertips.

She enjoyed smoking a cigarette after s*x.

Bowen didn’t share her sentiment, though, so she always had to hide out on the balcony each time.

After she’d digested the news, she silently slid her phone. back into her pocket.

In the three years she’d been by Bowen’s side, she’d always been good at masking her emotions.

Anyone who glanced at her face would be unable to decipher a single hint of her inner thoughts.

She seemed unaffected, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Rather, it felt like her heart was being crushed to a pulp.

She knew that this day would come sooner or later.

She also knew that she and Bowen were never going to happen. It was simply out of the question.

It was a fact she was aware of from the very beginning.

Footsteps sounded from behind her, and she hurriedly extinguished her cigarette against the balcony railing. With one hand still holding the stub, she lifted the other to wave through the air and disperse the lingering smoke.

When she finally turned, she was greeted by Bowen at the balcony’s doorway.

in his tall figure and the robe draped over

time for

No matter how late it

spend the rest of the night by

the door and stepped over the threshold,

noticed it instantly.

marched past him and toward the coat rack, carefully collecting his shirt and jacket. She then returned to his side to help him get dressed. This was

leaned in and whispered, “Drive carefully. By the way, I left the Toyar Company contract on your desk in the afternoon. I’ll also be going to Vatin Company tomorrow morning to finalize some details with Mr. Smith.” She then got up on her tiptoes to wrap the

staying here tonight.‘

momentarily

it some

to drop, feeling the tie brush against her leg. “Oh, okay. I’ll get the water running for you then.”

she moved to walk past him, Bowen

of the corner of her eyes, she pursed her lips into

“Not without you.”

her waist from behind, and his

breath stop

that moment that he slowly planted a kiss that traced its way from the back of

around her

Evert was always eager for some action, but it

restrained himself, just like he

too far. Not too cold, not too hot.

was always just enough distance between them.

finally within reach, she’d stretch her hand out only for

the man swept her off her feet. She felt

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