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Ewan Xin stood in place and looked at the departing figure of Isabel. His expression turned into a frown, but he did not expose any of his feelings.He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. And he only turned around when Skye stopped beside him.“What was she doing here?“ She asked, her tone a little sad. “Didn't you say you divorced her?““I gave her the divorce papers,” Xin replied coldly and turned around. “I have to go now.“"Um." Skye hurriedly held his hand. “Didn't you promise to keep me company the whole evening? You can't go back on your words.“Xin hesitated as he looked in a certain direction. Then he sighed and held her hand. “It's fine. I will keep you company.“…When I went back to the house, my eyes were blinded with tears. But I did not want to waste any more time.I signed the divorce papers that were on the desk in the living room and packed just a few of my things. I could not stay where I was not wanted.I dragged my small suitcase out of the house. But it hurt more to leave. When I stepped foot into that house for the first time, I was more than excited. But I was leaving a broken person.“Xin, I regret ever loving you,” I said, turning around to leave.…The moment Xin dropped Skye at her house, he rushed back home. He was feeling so uneasy.As he walked to the dining room, he sighed. The dining table was clean; no food was prepared for him. And worse, she was not waiting for him as usual.“Um, sir, I didn't know you were coming back,” the housekeeper said. “I will warm some food for you.“Xin hurriedly shook his head. “Let my wife do it,” he said calmly. “Tell her that I am waiting.“The housekeeper trembled. “Sir, she left with a suitcase,” she said. “Um, she was crying when she came back, then she left a few minutes later.“Xin froze. “She left? Already?“ He asked in shock and rushed to the living room. His eyes creased when he saw her signature on the papers. “Didn't she say that she wasn't going to sign it?“He turned to look at the housekeeper. “At what time did she leave? Did she say anything?“ He asked. His hand was trembling.The housekeeper pursed his lips. “About three hours ago. She didn't say anything,” he explained.Xin took out his phone and made a call. “Find out where my wife is,” he said. And even the housekeeper was shocked.During the time that Isabel had lived in that house, Xin had never referred to her as his wife. He had done it today for the first time. And he had called her that twice.Had it been any other day, Isabel would have been so happy to hear that. But she had left. He hoped that his boss would find her before it was too late.…“Are you sure you want to leave?“ Uncle Bob asked sadly. “Darling, you can just stay here with me. Xin might want to find you.“But I shook my head. “Uncle, I know you will be fine without me. I can't stay here. I want to go somewhere to get better. I will come back to you, okay?“Bob pulled the girl into his hands. “I feel so bad for you, darling. I wish I could punch that idiot in the face,” he said.But I shook my head again. “Uncle, promise that you won't cause any trouble for him. If he comes looking for me, tell him that I didn't come back here,” I said, even though I knew clearly that he would never go looking for me.“I promise,” Bob said. “I am glad you came to say goodbye. Take good care of yourself, okay?“I nodded and hugged him again. He was always like a father to me, ever since my dad died.“Daddy? Sister, where are you going? Didn't you just come home?“ Abby, my cousin, asked. She had just come home from school.“Come here,” I said, forcing a smile. I pulled her into a hug and held her tightly. She was always a young but caring girl.“Sister, are you crying? Did something happen? Is it Brother Xin again?“ She asked. She had visited often, and she knew the life that Xin and I lived.But I shook my head. “Nope, I got a clue about my parents deaths.I am just going to investigate it. I will come back soon, okay?"She nodded her head. “Sister, take care,” she said. “And make sure you call me.“…A few hours after Isabel left, Xin drove to Bob's house. He rushed into the house while calling Bella's name.“Isabel!“Bob walked downstairs with a crease on his face. “What do you want in my house?“ He asked coldly.Xin looked around him. “I am sorry, uncle. Is Bella here?“ He asked.But Bob gave him a slap in the face. It was the first time he had the courage to do that. “Don't you call me that again! And she is not your wife anymore. Leave!“ He said.Xin held his cheek in shock. He was silent for a while before he sighed. “I'm sorry about everything. I just want to talk to her,” he said.But Bob pushed him out of the house. “I don't know where she is. If anything happens to her, I was stupid to think that you would be good to her,” he said angrily. He felt like it was his mistake that Isabel had suffered.“Can we talk, please?“ Xin asked sadly. He wanted to see Isabel.But Bob scoffed. “Talk? Is there anything you want to talk about? Xin, I knew from the very beginning that you didn't want to marry her. You shouldn't have done it. Just go. We don't want to see you here,” he said, pushing him out. Then he shut the door and walked upstairs angrily.…PresentI walked slowly, pulling two suitcases with a small kid beside me.It felt so great to be back in the country. It has been five years since I left.“Big Yan, I need to pee,” the child beside me said. And I pointed in the direction of the washrooms.“Will you need my help?“ I asked. But the kid shook his head. “No! I am a big boy now, Big Yan. I will be fine,” he said.I sighed as I looked at him. He had really grown up. I was happy to see him able to run around like that.…In the washroomLittle Lion walked towards the sink to wash his hands. And just beside him, a young man dressed in a black suit was also washing his hands.Little Lion stopped his actions when the man brushed his hair to his side, just like he himself had done.But he realized that the man had also stopped to look at him. The little boy sighed and scratched the back of his hand, and the man did the same.A pout formed at the corner of Little Lion's lips. “Uncle, don't you think it's a little ashaming to
I felt frozen in place. I did not know why I felt scared of him for no reason.While I was abroad, I had tried thinking of the possibilities of us meeting again, but I had never thought that I would feel scared of him.“Are you thinking of hiding from me?“ He asked, bringing me back to my senses. I forced a smile and shook my head.“Why would I think of hiding? I didn't do anything wrong,” I said. I was feeling confused. I hadn't wronged him; why did I feel like hiding away from him?“Are you sure? Where have you been all these years?“ Xin asked and took a step towards me.Scared, I shook my head and hurriedly took a seat. “I came here to talk about work. I am shocked that you own the company,” I said.I realized just how bad I didn't know him in the past. All I knew was that he would leave for work. I didn't know that he was the owner of YX Corporation.Xin sighed and went back to his seat. Today, he didn't have that cold expression that he always wore in the past. But he wasn't warm
My heart was still throbbing hard against my chest, even when I was out of the office. Xin's behavior towards me left me shocked and confused.“Mommy! Mommy! We are here!“I turned around, and I was shocked to see Little Lion waving at me inside a car. I even thought that my eyes were playing a trick on me.I walked over with a fast-beating heart. “Little Lion..." I called.“Mommy, Daddy Eze came to see us! Aren't you happy?“ Little Lion said. And at the same time, a man got out of the car from the other side.“Yan,” he called with a smile, and he pulled me into his hands for a hug.I froze for a second. "Um, what are you doing here?“ I asked. I did not know that he was in the country.Eze sighed when I pushed him away. “Aren't you happy to see me? I missed the two of you and decided to pay a visit. Is something wrong with that?“I also sighed. “Let us go home. You shouldn't have come here,” I said. Even if he wanted to visit, he should not have followed me on my interview.I wanted t
Xin looked at me briefly before bending down to Little Lion's level. “Do you want me to take care of your mommy?“ He asked.“Yes!“ Little Lion almost shouted. “You look rich and powerful. You are the ideal person I have always had in mind.“Xin nodded and looked at me again. I didn't know why I felt like his look was full of ridicule. “Okay! I will do it. But can you answer one question for me?“ He asked.I felt confused. I did not understand why he wanted to ask Little Lion a question. But I hoped that it would not be anything out of reason.Little Lion nodded hurriedly. “What do you want to know? My mommy is not married. She does not have a boyfriend, either. There is only…”“Little Lion!“ I shouted and took a step forward. He would keep on embarrassing me if I let him continue talking to that man.“Your age,” Xin said, throwing me a look. “Can you tell me your birth date?“I froze in place, my heart beating so fast against my chest. How could he think of asking that question?Could
I froze in my seat once again. I thought that we had been done with that topic. Why was he asking about Little Lion again?“What? Aren't you going to say anything?“ Xin asked, his voice turning a little colder.I shook my head, feeling a little mad. “Who do you think you are to ask such questions? Little Lion just turned four last month. He was born on the twentieth of December,” I said.Xin was silent for a while. Then he sighed. “Did you sleep with another man after you left? Who is he?“ He asked. And I was taken aback. Why the hell was he asking those kinds of questions?I scoffed and looked at him in the eye. “President Xin, I would rather keep my personal life private. What does Little Lion's dad have to do with you?““I want to be his dad!“ Xin said it out of the blue, and I was startled.I creased my brows and looked at him to make sure that I had heard him right. “You…”Xin slowly parked the car at the side of the road and turned to look at me. “Can I? Please?“ He asked.I was
“Who else? Are you trying to deny it? Everyone saw you!“ Skye said loudly, making everyone else turn and look at me.Apart from being confused, I felt annoyed. Was she just trying to frame me so that I would look careless in front of Xin?“I saw you push it,” the girl seated next to Skye said, and I creased my brows more. It looked like I didn't have just one enemy in the office.I would have thought that I had actually knocked down the laptop unknowingly if they hadn't insisted that much.I smiled and looked at Skye. “I didn't do it,” I said. Who cared about her position in the company?“You…” Skye said, her lips quivering. “The laptop belongs to President Xin. It contains all the important information about the business deal he is supposed to close tomorrow. We are going to be dead!“.I shivered a little. I personally knew the kind of animal Xin could be. But I did not understand why they were blaming me for all that.“What's the commotion about?“ Someone spoke from the door, and we
I just realized that I had shouted at him when I heard gasps around me. Everyone was looking at me. I froze for a second, then forced a smile on my face.What was done was done. There was no way I was going to change that. Maybe I could just await the consequences.Xin, who was walking past me, stopped. I could see his eyes throwing daggers at me. He looked like he wanted to swallow me whole.“What are you up to, Isabel?“ He asked and leaned closer to me. And I shivered from his coldness. I knew that I must have pissed him so badly.I hurriedly shook my head. “Nothing. I just need your help. Is that bad?“ I asked and wore a pitiful look. Who said that I could not act pitifully?“Didn't you say that you would do everything by yourself? Are you giving up in the first ten minutes?“ He asked.I rolled my eyes at him. “Who said I was giving up? I want you to give me the passcode to your ruined laptop,” I said. Did he think that I wanted to work on the whole project with him?“My passcode?
My eyes opened wide in shock. Didn't he say that he was drunk and that he did not remember anything?Wasn't he also the person who said that I should never mention that night to him because it was a mistake? Why was he talking about it now?“Isabel, I missed you so much. Why did you leave without informing me?“ Xin asked again.And this time, I came back to my senses. I pushed him away and adjusted my clothes. Then I looked at him angrily. “Xin, have some respect for yourself, please. I don't know what you are up to, but please leave me out of it,” I said.Whom did he think he was? I was never going to trust a word that came out of his mouth.Sigh! I took a deep breath and looked away from him. Even though I was mad at him, my heart was beating so fast. It almost sounded like he cared about me.I thought that the evil boss would shut up, but he chose to be shameless. Xin took another step towards me and looked into my eyes.“Isabel, why don't you give me a chance to explain to you ev