Chapter 13

In the bathroom, the sound of water pattering.

The autumn night was getting cold.

But Wayne still had the cold water running, showering himself.

Today’s every expression of Rosalynn kept replaying in his mind, especially the image of her tearful, ashamed, frightened, and desperate gaze at him.

The more Wayne thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

At this moment, the doorbell rang incessantly. He became even more irritable. Cursing, he turned off the water, put on his bathrobe, and strode out.

He opened the door. It was Jacob.

“What’s up?” Wayne asked coldly.

“I just saw Secretary Tesdal by the elevator!”

he made an attempt to close the door. However, Jacob swiftly interposed, blocking

she seemed to have been crying. She looked so pitiful!” Jacob quickly relayed,

fell into a momentary silence before

slowly responded, “She said… you bullied her.”

had done merely bullying? The actions he had previously engaged

previous behavior deemed acceptable, but now it was deemed unacceptable?

the same if

in Wayne’s mind,

How could he

was a win–win business. How could he possibly give

have been driven mad

Wayne looked up,

together. Wayne had always been ruthless and decisive, and even more so in recent years. Jacob gradually

“No…”

closed the door. He walked to the sofa, looked at it, bypassed it, and sat

set off outside the

on a pearl earring on the carpet not far away.

mind, he could see its owner

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dress, and went straight into the

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