Chapter 183:
“I’ll step out for a moment,” I said quickly before making my way out of the office.
Once outside, I reached up and touched my lips. A slight pain lingered.
“Miss Stepanek, you really are impressive. You managed to spend such a long time alone with Mr. Wharton.”
Zoe’s amused voice broke my thoughts.
“What… do you mean?” I asked, feeling a pang of guilt.
Had she heard the sounds of Herbert kissing me just moments ago?
My cheeks grew even hotter. If she had, would rumors start circulating again? Would I lose this job just like I had lost my previous one?
That was the last thing I wanted.
“Mr. Wharton is incredibly handsome, but his personality is as cold as ice. I get nervous every time I see him,” Zoe whispered into my ear.
Hearing her words, I sighed in relief. Shrugging my shoulders, I pretended to shudder.
“I’m scared too, but I have to do what the boss tells me to.”
“Exactly. Right now, we absolutely cannot afford to offend Mr. Wharton, our company’s most important client,” Zoe said.
“Client?”
Zoe explained with a smile, “You don’t know yet, do you? Our company is the legal counsel for the Wharton Group, and we are currently finalizing the details. If everything goes smoothly, we’ll be signing the contract in a few days.”
Hearing this, my heart sank. How could this be such a coincidence?
Nervousness crept over me. I couldn’t believe that QW Law Firm had a business relationship with the Wharton Group. Did that mean he would be showing up here frequently in the future?
“Oh, I see.”
I forced a calm smile and nodded before quickly retreating to my office. As soon as I shut the door, I pulled out a compact mirror from my bag. My face was flushed, and my lips were swollen. Frustrated, I slammed the mirror onto my desk, touching my still-aching lips as my heart pounded wildly.
It had been over half a year, and yet, that damn Herbert had appeared in my life again. Was I never going to be free of him?
He was insufferable!
When we were together, he had an affair with his ex-girlfriend. Now that we were apart, he deliberately sought me out! What exactly was he trying to do?
Herbert’s POV:
I saw Bella.
Half a year had passed, yet she was just as beautiful as ever.
To be honest, seeing her again made my heart race. But when she addressed me so formally as “Mr. Wharton,” it left me deeply unsettled.
We used to be so close, and now she had to treat me with such cold politeness.
I had kissed her because I couldn’t control the emotions I had been suppressing for so long.
Her lips were just as soft and sweet as I remembered.
