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.

Jolene shot him a smile, taking in his

was time for him to go.

good son should be like. No matter how late it got, he never

would spend the rest of the night by

stepped over the threshold, still

noticed it

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

to Vatin Company tomorrow morning to finalize some details with Mr.

staying here

momentarily

it some

the tie brush against her leg. “Oh, okay. I’ll get the water running

to walk past him, Bowen gently

of her eyes, she pursed her lips into a slight

“Not without you.”

arms encircled her waist from behind, and

her breath stop

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

snake wrapping tightly around her body, getting closer and

for some action, but it typically never went

he did

far. Not too

enough

when it felt like he was finally within reach, she’d stretch her hand out

her off her feet. She felt his legs guide them toward

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