NovelOnlineJessie went pale, unsure of Alberts intentions.
She met his gaze.
His eyes were intense, a hint of hidden animosity. He locked onto her.
Weakly, Jessie smiled, A bit of alcohols okay. My stomachs sensitive but with a regular diet, Im fine. Axells very considerate.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMr. Waston, please dont tease him.
Axell beamed at her response. He couldnt resist holding her delicate hand in front of everyone.
Their fingers intertwined, ten in harmony.
Jessie gestured to the other side, saying, Im craving some dessert.
As they left, Albert kept an eye on their path. The colleague smirked.
Heard from Axells supervisor theyre new lovebirds, still in the honeymoon phase. Youngsters always have tons of passion.
Albert gulped down his glass of champagne.
Absolutely. Honeymooners are always glued at the hip.
In the restroom, Jessie bumped into Albert.
Alone in the ladies room, she watched as Albert slipped in quietly, hanging a cleaning sign on the door.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe faced him in the mirror, whispering, Whatre you up to, Mr.
Waston?
Albert leaned closer, meeting her gaze.
Unable to resist, she pressed, Why are you here? Albert Its been three years since we split. Cant you let me go? Duefrons huge, Ive been dodging you. Cant you just leave me be? Are you trying to expose my past to Axell and ruin me? Finally, Albert spoke up. Jessie, is our past only shameful to you? Or what? She scoffed. Youve been high and mighty too long, Mr. Waston. You probably dont know what its like to be humiliated.
She didnt want to talk further, so she opened the door, ready to leave.
Albert turned back and whispered softly, Jessie, come back to me, alright? You dont love Axell. | dont see any love in your eyes when you look at him.
Hearing this, Jessie felt a mix of amusement and sadness.
She asked quietly, What is love? | loved fiercely once, giving my all, butin the end, he left me for someone else! Mr. Waston, now that youve got it all, youre reminiscing about the past, huh? But thats not what | want anymore. Lets just leave it be Stop bothering me.
With that, she pushed open the door and left without a second thought.
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