Chapter 48: Public Revenge


    "Miss Monica, don''t think too highly of yourself. It''d be very embarrassing for you if all your ns ended


    up being nothing."


    Rose stared at her coldly, and from the corner of her eyes, she saw someone walking from the


    elevator. She came up with a n and instantly put on a smile and said,


    "Miss Monica, Mr. Hans is really not in the office. Why don''t youe to the secretary''s office first and


    have a cup of tea?"


    "I don''t want your tea, I must get in today..." Monica turned around to open the door. She was so angry


    she did not notice a tall figure behind her.


    "Mr. Hans, this..."


    The voiceing from behind made Monica froze all of a sudden, and she stopped opening the door.


    Unfortunately, the doorknob turned and the door cracked open.


    "Mr. Hans, I told her you weren''t in the office, but Miss Monica insisted on going in, I couldn''t do


    anything about it."


    Rose lowered her head with an aggrieved look, but James saw her sly smile out of the corner of his


    eyes.


    Monica was scared to death. Last time, Hans specifically told her not to go into his office when he was


    not there, but Rose didn''t tell her that Hans was not here just now.


    "Hans, I, I really didn''t know, I''m not..."


    She didn''t know what to exin, she was incoherent and stuttered.


    She looked up and Hans''s cold eyes scared her out of her wits.


    "Did you not hear what I said, or did you not take it seriously?"


    His voice was not loud, but it was bone-chilling.


    Hans closed the door behind him, leaving Monica outside. There were many people there watching her.


    It was the first time that they saw Hans make Monica embarrassed. People were gossiping among


    themselves, and Monica heard some of it, which made her resent Rose even more.


    She red at Rose angrily, raised her eyebrows, and said coldly,


    "Secretary Rose, helping others is helping yourself. You don''t know what''s good for you. If anything


    happens in the future, don''t me me for not showing you any mercy."


    Rose had just put Monica in her ce and she was very proud of it. She didn''t pay attention to what


    Monica was saying. She snorted and blinked, "A barking dog seldom bites."


    The implication was that Monica''s threatening tone was just a bluff,  and she got to call Monica a dog


    too.


    The desktop in the president''s office showed the surveince video of the secretary''s office and the


    corridor. Monica walked out embarrassed and Rose''s smirk undoubtedly indicated that she


    orchestrated this ident.


    James said beside Hans,


    "Mr. Hans, the way Secretary Rose treats Miss Monica, do you need me to remind her to behave a


    little?"


    Hans looked away from the desktop and said coldly,


    "There''s no need for that. It''s good to take Monica down a peg or she will show off in thepany."


    James nodded. There was a strange look on his face but he did not dare to speak up for Monica


    anymore.


    Rose was in a very good mood after work. She hummed as she went downstairs, she skipped to the


    square and hailed for a taxi.


    A taxi stopped in front of her. She tilted her head and took a look, faintly seeing a man sitting in the


    back seat.


    "Hello, I''m not sharing the ride, you..."


    Before she finished her words, the back seat window slowly rolled down, revealing a face with


    sunsses.


    Rose stared at him for a few seconds, then she covered her mouth and stomped on the ground.


    "You... you... you..."


    Jackson waved to her in the car and said meaningfully,


    "I wonder if I have the honor to invite you for dinner."


    Rose jumped leaped up in front of the taxi. "Yes... yes, you do..."


    "Oh my god, my idol is treating me to dinner." Rose thought.


    It was rare for Hans to go home early but having dinner with his customers, he cancelled his ns and


    left directly, which surprised them. They teased him that he must have a girl at home, that was why he


    was in a hurry to go back.


    Thinking of how sickly Jennifer looked, heughed at himself.


    "My pet is sick. I''ll go back and have a look."


    Everyone looked at each other and smiled knowingly. They urged him to drink more alcohol before


    letting him go.


    When he got home, Nancy was cleaning up the table. Seeing Hans home at this time, she looked


    surprised.


    "Mr. Hans, have you eaten yet?"


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    Hans nodded, his slender fingers went past his cor and loosened the tie around his neck. He


    unbuttoned the top of his shirt, pulled out the chair next to the table, and sat down. He looked tired.


    "I''ll get you a ss of water."


    Nancy hurriedly brought the te into the kitchen, only to realize she didn''t have hot water. By the time


    she came out with hot tea, Hans was no longer there.


    She could hear footstepsing from the second floor. She held the cup and stood there for a while,


    without making a sound. Then she continued to clean the table.


    In the second-floor master bedroom, the big bed looked awkward amongst the minimalist decor. On the


    bedy a delicate woman, sweet and lovely, with her back to the bedroom door and staring out of the


    window.


    She was lost in her thoughts that she did not notice that the bedroom door was pushed open and Hans


    walked in.


    The mattress beside her suddenly sank. She stopped for a moment and was about to turn around, but


    he held her by the shoulder.


    His familiar scent along with his usual alcohol breath mixed with the cold air around her body, she


    shivered. Her whole body went stiff and she instinctively wanted to break free.


    "Don''t move, I''ll let you know the consequence if you move again."


    His hoarse voice and the strong alcohol smell made Jennifer dare not resist. She stiffened her back


    and leaned on the pillow silently.


    Behind her was Hans''s heavy breathing. His shoulders felt like a wall, making her unable to move. At


    first, she didn''t feel sleepy at all. She was on high alert about what he might do. However, his gradually


    steady breathing sounded like a luby. Her eyelids got heavier and she felt sleepy.


    In her dream, she felt like a baby again in her hazy state. Someone embraced her into their arms and


    kissed her forehead intimately. Then they carefully swaddled her and gently patted the nket on her


    chest as if to dispel away her bad dreams.


    The night grew darker, outside the window was a night sky full of stars, showing just how insignificant


    the human beings were. Hans''s tall figure stood by the bed, once again pulling up the nket over


    Jennifer who slept restlessly. Then he went to the window and looked up at the sky.


    He thought about it many times. If it weren''t for the diary, he and Jennifer would probably be


    together happily now.


    From the sliding door, he went to his side of the master bedroom. He pulled open the safe and took out


    an old yellowed notebook. The original patterns could no longer be seen on the mottled cover, only the


    brown background remained. The printed vines at the corners of the notebook also looked faded.


    Opening the first page. Friday, Gloomy.


    Thomas had a dinner party today. I was not feeling well so I took some medicine and slept early. When


    I woke up, it was raining outside. I was a little worried about Thomas not bringing his umbre so I went


    downstairs and stood by the window. I thought that when hee back, I could go out to meet him with


    my umbre. The sound of the car was approaching. There was a woman in the car...