Chapter 558
13:57 Wed, 19 July
Chapter 558 Yearning
As ric had apany and business of his own, it was unrealistic topletely deter him from using
his.puter or doing any work at all. Hence, Victoria did not mind if he had to settle some urgent
matters once in a while. However, although his injuries were mostly healed, he still needed to rest.
If she didn’t keep him by her side and left him at home all by himself, he most certainly would not
obediently take care of himself as he did when he was with her. After all, this was a man who
disregarded his heavy wounds and risked his life to rescue her. He had barely batted an eysh at the
blood gushing out from his injuries back then, while she, a mere bystander, felt her heart race from the
sight.
The strong grip that sped around her wrist jolted her back to reality, and she saw that ric was
looking at her intently.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? Do you still disagree?”
After returning to her senses, Victoria gazed at his striking features before she eventually let out an
exasperated sigh.
“Fine, juste with me if you want to. However, we have to make this clear now. You can’t do
something like
that to me in the office again.”
“Oh?” At the mention of this matter, ric began to pretend as if he couldn’t understand her words.
“What do you mean, something like that?”
Victoria turned speechless as she stared at him. “You already know what I mean.”
This caused the smile on ric’s lips to deepen, and he lowered his voice. “Since when? You’re the
one who said. that, so how would I know what you’re talking about if you don’t tell me?”
Victoria had truly realized how thick–skinned he could be. She never thought that the mighty president
of Cadogan Group would be so bold and shameless, and he even seemed to take pleasure in this fact.
At this point, Victoria finally realized that he would always attempt to tease her whenever they were
together, so she quipped in return. “Since you don’t know what I’m talking about, you should think
about it carefully. When you figure it out, you cane with me to the office.”
The smile on ric’s lips did not disappear. “Are you threatening me? Do you think that I’ll be scared,
or do you think that I won’te with you to the office anymore if I can’t figure it out?”
Subsequently, his arms tightened around her, and his voice turned deep. “Forget about it. Wherever
you go, I’ll follow. I won’t let you go even if I can’t figure it out.”
Ever since the past five years and the recent events, whenever ric found himself unable to fall
asleep, he would always wonder if he would’ve noticed that something was off earlier if he had cared
about her more back then instead of only focusing on work, or if he would’ve noticed any clues from
their daily life.
Perhaps if he had paid more attention to her, he would’ve noticed much earlier that he had already
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fallen for her, and all of these years wouldn’t have gone to waste, nor would they have so many
misunderstandings between them that caused her to experience so much harm now. He even thought
that he might not be able to
atone for his sins for the rest of his life.
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And yet, the past was already gone. As he did not want to lose her, even if he knew that he might not
be able to make things up for her, he would still continue to try, and he would still do his best to make
her happy. Hence, to ric, Victoria and their two children were now miles more important than his
To put it simply, he could leave a project that was worth billions to someone else, but he had to
personally spend time with his wife and children–this was what he decided on now. He did not want to
lose her again for
the rest of his life.
Naturally, Victoria could sense that his clinging onto her was not as simple as him merely wanting to be
by her side, but because he was afraid of her disappearing from his side and did not want to lose her.
Recently, they were practically glued at the hip for every passing minute of the day.
Even so, Victoria did not feel repulsed by it and did not mind as long as he did not get bored of her.
When his wounds finally recovered, he would most likely get irritated from theck of personal space,
and she would be
able to catch her breath–this was what she had in mind.
However, she never expected that in the days that followed, ric did not feel annoyed by her
presence and instead became increasingly attached to her as time passed, like he was a piece of gum
stuck to her shoe. Victoria’s employees soon became used to ric as well, and they were no longer
as excited and overwhelmed
as they were in the beginning.
Besides, after seeing how ric treated Victoria, all of them were more than grateful that they had
begun working at thepany while it was still starting up. After all, it would not be a simple feat to
secure a job here once thepany took off in the future.
Although ric visited thepany with Victoria every day, the two did not stay for long. At times, they
would stay throughout the morning, other times they woulde in during the afternoon, and
sometimes they would only be present for a few hours. However, the employees did not think much of
their working hours as they were their superiors, the ones in charge of handing out their wages.
Just like that, the days continued to go by, and as the weather gradually turned cooler, it was soon the
end of the year. There was not much of a festive atmosphere in the city, and with most of the younger
generation who worked in the city returning to their hometowns as the end of the year approached, the
city that was usually bustling with life slowly turned quiet.
The staff in Victoria’s smallpany had mostly left as well, leaving the office empty. At first, she was
nning to put up some decorations for the season, but she quelled that thought upon seeing how few
people were
left.
She took some of the things she was interested in back home and asked for ric’s help in putting
them up. Whenever he was in thepany, ric was ustomed to letting others do everything for
him, but he was now climbing all kinds ofdders under Victoria’s instructions to decorate the house for
her.
As for his wounds, they hadpletely healed long ago, and even the doctors praised his recovery
during his checkups. Victoria, who was thrilled upon hearing that, boasted to ric when they returned
home.
“I was right to make you rest, right? If not, your injuries would’ve never healed this quickly.”
“Yeah.” ric held onto her waist with arge hand. “Aren’t you happy now that I’ve recovered so
well?”
“Yeah!”
“Yeah!”
Naturally, Victoria was ted. As he had sustained those wounds in order to save her, she was
overjoyed that he had finally gotten better. Hence, she bobbed her head enthusiastically at his
question.
“Since you’re happy… shouldn’t you give me a reward?”
ric’s hand pressed against the back of her neck, slowly bringing her into his arms. As soon as her
sweet. scent filled his senses, his breathing turned heavy before he could realize it.
For a long time now, every time he attempted to approach her, Victoria would always push him away
once they. arrived just before the point of no return, using his injuries as a reason. As he did not want
to hurt her, ric did not refute her refusal either.
However, as time passed, he was having a hard time keeping his body in check, and his yearning for
her. intensified. Just like now, he found himself losing his control just from being near her.
ric’s eyes darkened, and just as he was about to swoop in for a kiss, the phone in Victoria’s arms
began to ring.
Without thinking much about it, she pushed him away and said, “I’m going to take a call.”
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