Chapter 566 Interaction At Work
As a woman, Leanne wanted to pester him further. However, my ruthlessness left her with no choice. Should she choose to stay, she would be kicked out by the security guards.
Leanne gave Michael a last glance before leaving reluctantly. Peace was restored as soon as she left the restaurant. Yet, I had completely lost my mood. Sitting across Michael, I was so excited to celebrate our anniversary earlier. Alas, it was ruined by Leanne.
Michael noticed my displeasure. He knitted his brows and interrupted the silence after a while, “Don’t take that to heart. Let’s carry on.”
“I don’t feel like eating anymore.”
I balked at his suggestion indifferently. “That was an accident. I promise that nothing like this will ever happen again in the future.”
Leanne’s unwanted presence came as a surprise to Michael too. He put in so much effort to prepare everything for our wedding anniversary. Having it all destroyed by one person, I was sure that he felt it more than me.
“Michael, though I know that you’re loyal to me alone, Leanne will be the plague of our relationship if she continues to cling to you. I’m selfish when it comes to my relationship with you. I just want to live a blissful life with you without having any third party rob us of our happiness.”
I furrowed my brows and raised my voice slightly.
Although I knew that it was not his fault, I could not help getting infuriated. His ex-girlfriend was trying to split us apart, and Michael was the only person who could resolve this conflict.
“Then, what do you want me to do? I’ve made myself crystal clear to her just now.” At the sight of my anger, Michael frowned slightly and seemingly grew irritated as well.
Relationship issues were never easy to settle amicably. Though it was very immoral of Leanne to do hurtful things to our relationship, she did not commit a crime. Besides blazing with fury, there was nothing the likes of us could do.
“I have no idea what to do to make her disappear into thin air. I just want us to resume our lives with imperturbable tranquility.”
Had I any thoughts on how to sort this mess out, we wouldn’t be so frustrated right now.
“I’ll come up with a solution. All right, cheer up, it’s our wedding anniversary. Don’t be crossed anymore, okay?” he comforted me in a loving manner and held my hand.
I knew it was not his fault at all. Leanne was the one to be blamed for throwing herself at him. Yet, I just could not treat it as though nothing had happened.
I heaved a long sigh, and then started digging in.
However, I was not able to enjoy the scrumptious meal.
Michael did not speak much as I looked glum and desolated. I hardly gave him any response.
He even booked a room at the hotel for us to enjoy a passionate night. Regrettably, I was not up for it. Nothing would perk me up that night, not even his alluring amorous advances.
With that, we ended our supposedly romantic anniversary.
In the following days, there was no sign of Leanne. Yet, I knew that she would not give up so easily.
She was like a time bomb in our relationship. We would end up in a disaster if she continued to provoke us.
Recently, I came across Nicholas’ name at work. Initially, I wanted to reject the case, but my professionalism disallowed me to do so. No matter what happened between us, I could never let anything personal affect my work.
One day, Nicholas came over to my company. My secretary led him to my office.
We had not seen each other for ages. So, it felt rather awkward to see him again.
“You may excuse yourself while Mr. Cadman and I talk about the project.”
I sent my secretary away.
“Hi, Anna, it’s been a while,” Nicholas greeted me softly.
Smiling, his gaze lingered on me.
“Yup, long time no see. I never thought we’d cross paths at work,” I replied courteously with a grin.
He had matured quite a bit since we last met. Though he was very capable previously, he now seemed to have developed into a more stable and staid character.
“Please have a seat, Mr. Cadman.”
Feeling rather uneasy with him keeping his eyes on me, I tried to change the topic.
“There’s no need to address each other so formally. After all, we’re friends, aren’t we?” reminded Nicholas.
Slight displeasure crept up on his face when he heard how I called him.
There was a brief fraught silence. I could not be at ease whenever I thought about our past. We were no longer who we used to be just like those times when we were abroad.
“We’re having a business meeting. Surely, I must address you properly, Mr. Cadman.”
I chuckled and shrewdly avoided the subject.
He looked me in the eyes and frowned at my response. Though he appeared to be concerned, he did not say anything.
“Shall we begin our discussion?” I prompted him to channel his focus on the collaboration.
“Sure,” he replied laconically as he snapped back into his senses and sat opposite me.
Subsequently, our discussion went very well. Soon, we reached a consensus.
Frankly speaking, my company proposed a list of stringent terms and conditions, to which he had agreed to them all. I knew that he did that graciously for my sake.
I would actually feel better if he had questioned me about the terms proposed or requested me to justify the conditions. The more he went easy on me, the more I felt uncomfortable about the whole situation.
When the meeting ended, I thought he would leave right away, but he did not. He remained seated across the table and kept his eyes locked on my face.
“Here’s to a fruitful collaboration, Mr. Cadman.”
I extended my hand to shake his, hoping that he would take the cue and leave thereafter.
“I’m looking forward to working with you.”
He shook my hand, but had no intention of letting go.
