Chapter 50


    Chapter 50


    Everyone thought I gave him the business because I got the wrong person. They thought Christopher


    should have been the one to get it, not him. No. I had never thought of it that way. Nichs wanted to


    divorce me three months ago when I gave thepany to him. I should hate him. I should have


    despised him, but I still gave thepany to him. Aside from love, he was a suitable handler. He had


    ambition, and he was capable enough to grow hispany from a small tech firm into a juggernaut.


    My family''spany needed someone like him to handle it.


    I might not have given it to Christopher. Christopher was an artist. He had no interest in business. No


    matter how much I loved him, I would still put my family first. Nichs did not get thepany through


    deception. Even now, I still wanted him to be the one to handle thepany. Hence, this


    misunderstanding must be cleared. I gathered my thoughts and exined, "Nichs, you did not get


    thepany through deception. I had my own reasons to give it to you. You''re the only one in Bryxton


    who understands it enough to manage it." He had been trying to take mypany out for three years.


    Of course he knew it well.


    For a moment, Nichs was surprised. He held my arm and asked, "Why are you bringing that up all of


    a sudden?"


    "ir wants me to return to Sundew."


    Upon hearing that, he asked, "So you''re giving thepany to me?"


    "Yep. I don''t have to worry about money and I have no children. I don''t know how much longer I can


    live either, so I don''t want to waste any time on thepany. You''re the perfect candidate to handle


    thispany, so I''ll still give it to you."


    "Don''t you hate me?" he asked, sounding anxious.


    "I do. You used to be so cruel to me."


    He closed his eyes at that. "You should hate me."


    "You can take thepany whenever you want."


    "What about Christopher?"


    I frowned. "What about him?"


    Nichs snapped in response, "You''re going to give him up as well?"


    I had no idea who I really loved, and I wanted to escape. I wanted to run away from the problem,


    leaving both Nichs and Christopher behind.


    …


    Nichs did not ept my suggestion, and the problem about thepany was left for another day. I


    was dejected, of course. I did not want to handle this mess.


    He went to catch some fish in the backyardter, and I followed him. I saw him kill the salmon, scale it,


    and went to the kitchen to make a dish out of it. He was still in his ck silk robe, and part of his chest


    was exposed. Truth be told, he was sexy and alluring in that robe. Indeed, men could also be alluring.


    He had an elegant way of cooking. When he noticed me staring at him, he teased, "I''m handsome,


    aren''t I?"


    Godd*mmit! He sees through me. I ignored him and went to the living room. Nichs was a great cook,


    but I gave that salmon a wide berth. It made me sick.


    It was dark outside when I was done with dinner. I sat on the sofa for a while before going upstairs to


    get a robe. I then had a shower and took my medicine. I always had my pills in my handbag now.


    I had just finished taking my medication when someone came in. I looked at the door, and Nichs


    came to sit on the bed. Honestly, this was awkward. I dried my hair, pretending he was not there. He


    did not care andy down on my bed to scroll through his phone.


    I had no idea how to chase him out. After I was done drying my hair, I sat on the bed and scrolled


    through my phone as well. We did our own stuff without disturbing each other, but someone just had to


    break the silence. It was none other than Olivia. She called me, much to my surprise.


    I was wondering if I should take the call, and Nichs huddled closer. When he saw who the caller


    was, he frowned in annoyance. "All Olivia cares about is Christopher."


    Nichs seldom called Christopher ''Chris'', and the duo seemed to be estranged. Since Nichs was


    right beside me, I did not take the call, but Olivia did not give up. She video-called me a momentter.


    Annoyed, Nichs snatched my phone away and took the call, "What do you want, Olivia?"


    He sounded impatient. Olivia looked surprised to see him on the other end of the call. "Nick? I''m


    looking for Renee."


    "What do you want with my wife?"


    That dumb*ss just called me his wife!


    Olivia noticed something, and she asked, "Oh—right. Where''s Mrs. Forger?"


    Instead of answering her, Nichs asked, "What do you want with her?"


    "I got arrested again."


    Nichs shot her a re.


    Olivia fumbled to exin herself, "I didn''t want to bother Chris and you''d yell at me, so Renee is all I


    have."


    At that, Nichs shot back, "You deserve it."


    Olivia begged, "Nick, please save me!"


    "Save yourself," Nichs refused her outright and hung up. I hesitated for a moment and said, "I don''t


    think that was very nice."


    He handed my phone to me. "She wasn''t very nice when she got herself in trouble. Let her learn her


    lesson in the station. I''ll bail her out tomorrow." A whileter, he sighed. "I pity her sometimes. She


    loves Christopher as much as you do. She grew up with him. Olivia has loved him for more than a


    decade."


    Nichs really loved talking about my love for Christopher, and it frustrated me. "Can you not talk


    about Christopher?"


    Nichs sneered. "Someone''s panicking."


    I did not want to argue with him. I tried to push him away, but he pulled me into his embrace. He then


    held my head closer to his chest, and I could hear the sound of his heartbeat.


    I tried to struggle free, and he suddenly asked, "Do you hear it?"


    For some reason, I asked, "Hear what?"


    "The sound of my heartbeat."


    Huh? What is he talking about? Before I could figure out what he was trying to say, he suddenly


    pressed his lips against mine, and I could feel his hand sliding into my robe. "I knew it! You are trying to


    get into my pants!"


    He smiled at that. "Yes, I am."


    I broke free of his grasp and tried to kick him. He did not dodge it. Insead, he held my ankle and pulled


    me back into his embrace. He tried to persuade me, "Ree, this is the perfect chance for some sexy


    time. Want to try it out?"


    "Let me go, Nichs!"


    I was starting to panic, and he let me go with a smile. He whispered, "I was just kidding. You were too


    tense earlier, though I did want to get into your… Anyway, this is a punishment."


    "What? Punishment?" Hey, you can''t kiss me out of nowhere!


    His eyes glinted. "Yep. A punishment." He pulled my robe off, revealing my naked self right in front of


    him.


    "I got orrested ogoin."


    Nicholos shot her o glore.


    Olivio fumbled to exploin herself, "I didn''t wont to bother Chris ond you''d yell ot me, so Renee is oll I


    hove."


    At thot, Nicholos shot bock, "You deserve it."


    Olivio begged, "Nick, pleose sove me!"


    "Sove yourself," Nicholos refused her outright ond hung up. I hesitoted for o moment ond soid, "I don''t


    think thot wos very nice."


    He honded my phone to me. "She wosn''t very nice when she got herself in trouble. Let her leorn her


    lesson in the stotion. I''ll boil her out tomorrow." A while loter, he sighed. "I pity her sometimes. She


    loves Christopher os much os you do. She grew up with him. Olivio hos loved him for more thon o


    decode."


    Nicholos reolly loved tolking obout my love for Christopher, ond it frustroted me. "Con you not tolk


    obout Christopher?"


    Nicholos sneered. "Someone''s ponicking."


    I did not wont to orgue with him. I tried to push him owoy, but he pulled me into his embroce. He then


    held my heod closer to his chest, ond I could heor the sound of his heortbeot.


    I tried to struggle free, ond he suddenly osked, "Do you heor it?"


    For some reoson, I osked, "Heor whot?"


    "The sound of my heortbeot."


    Huh? Whot is he tolking obout? Before I could figure out whot he wos trying to soy, he suddenly


    pressed his lips ogoinst mine, ond I could feel his hond sliding into my robe. "I knew it! You ore trying to


    get into my ponts!"


    He smiled ot thot. "Yes, I om."


    I broke free of his grosp ond tried to kick him. He did not dodge it. Inseod, he held my onkle ond pulled


    me bock into his embroce. He tried to persuode me, "Ree, this is the perfect chonce for some sexy


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    "Let me go, Nicholos!"


    I wos storting to ponic, ond he let me go with o smile. He whispered, "I wos just kidding. You were too


    tense eorlier, though I did wont to get into your… Anywoy, this is o punishment."


    "Whot? Punishment?" Hey, you con''t kiss me out of nowhere!


    His eyes glinted. "Yep. A punishment." He pulled my robe off, reveoling my noked self right in front of


    him.