NovelOnlineChapter 77
"I couldn't ask for more. | heard you just left with Ryan. What happened? Did he bully you again?" She sent an
angry emoji.
Before | could reply, a voice call cthrough. | immediately hung up, stating, "I'm fine, I'm in the car. We can
talk when you're back."
Throughout the journey, Jack sensed my subdued mood and just letbe, not forcing any conversation. He
gavethe space | needed to clear my mind.
As | unbuckled my seatbelt before getting out of the car, | said, "Jack, about what happened today, please don't
take it to heart."
He slowly pressed the brake brought the car to a stop and smiled. "It's alright, I'm happy."
"Huh?" | was puzzled.
Jack turned his head towards me, teasingly saying, "Haven't you noticed? You haven't thankedonce today."
| pursed my lips. "But | should have..."
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"I'm not reminding you to thank me." He interruptedwith a half-smile, then softened his voice." Between
friends, there's no need for so much formality!
| chuckled softly. "Then remember to askfor help when you need it in the future. I'll go up now."
"Sure."
He nodded briefly, and as | entered the apartment building, | heard the sound of his car driving away.
Back at Jane's place, | didn't even want to turn on the lights. In the faint moonlight, | quietly took a shower in the
dark and was about to go to bed.
Despite feeling physically exhausted, and lying in bed, my mind was unnervingly clear.
Before, | only thought my marriage was a failure. After tonight, | even felt it was unfortunate...
Unexpectedly, Jane didn't mention Ryan's nfor two consecutive days. Not a mention, not a question.
Completely unlike her gossipy personality.
The next morning, seeing her health had improved significantly, | finished breakfast and prepared to go to
the office.
She suddenly looked tense. "Charlotte, where are you going? To work?"
"Yeah, callif you need anything."
"Please don't go, stay withfor a couple more days.
"What's wrong with you?"
+ instinctively felt something was off. Jane, who always spoke straightforwardly, seemed a bit evasive. Nothing. |
just don't want to be without you..."
She suddenly received a text message. She picked up her phone, and instantly, she was furious as if she
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wanted to kill someone with a knife.
| stopped changing shoes. "What's wrong? Who's bothering you? Or is something wrong with work?"
Although she had been on sick leave these days, her phone had been ringing incessantly, and her WhatsApp
hadn't been quiet either. Despite being on sick leave, she hadn't let up.
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"It's nothing, don't worry about it. Just stay at hand keepcompany."
She pushedinto the room. "You go draw your designs, I'll go make a call."
Jane closed the door gently, but 30 seconds later, restrained yelling cfrom the balcony.
It was faint and indistinct, but Jane, oblivious as she was, didn't know that if one opened the window in the main
bedroom, one could hear people talking on the balcony clearly.
"What kind of man are you? Damn it, even now you're advising me? Shouldn't you have told off your dumbass
friend? Who else acts like him? What's the company gossip now? Oh, everyone's criticizing Jessica, and he
suddenly transferred her to be his secretary? What was he thinking? Where does he place his wife?
"He's clearly supporting Jessica. He's upsetting Charlotte. Hasn't he thought about the consequences? People are
already saying that Mr. Frost is making things clear that Jessica's his wife!"
"Charlotte's
been married to him for three years, all exchanged for a replacement by another woman? Does he not care
about their marriage and Charlotte's feelings?"
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