eside her on the driver's seat, Victor peered into Mary's eyes to desp

. Whatever the case may be, Mr. Qiao. I don't owe you any explanation for it, we don't

erned about her? Is it because I want to sympathize with her over the situation she has been put throug

," Mary said as she hurriedly gathered her things and unlock

esperation, Victor subconsciously grabbed M

ne, he immediately let go and took a

she sat right back next to him. She wanted to get this confrontation over with

his eyes focused on Mary's face to read even the sl

the Intoxicating South Restaurant Chain?" Mar

or blinked a few times in s

d was closely connected to her company in terms of business. Of course, s

Victor lightly chuckled as he rubbed his neck with his hands. 'You ar

raised her eyebrows. "Since everything is

k." As Victor requested, he turned the

had started the car, Mary relaxed back in her

tance from Frank. That guy is bad news." Victor couldn't

ly. 'I should just do what he says, so Victor refrains

ilence as Mary turned her back towards him to stare at the outside scenery. Sh

ublic Relations Department gets exhausted from having to cover up them." Mary subdue

ock as he maintained his focus on the road. "You work in the Public Relat

e, "I have dealt with a lot of problems, whose root cause was you. But I would usually mee

s, the paparazzi are getting more dedicated than usual. They would show up just about

hook her head in disapproval. She barely belie

. He then turned to face Mary and gave her a heartfelt smil

ile earnestly and waved him good

en her and himself grew each passing second. Once she was out of sight, he slumped back into his seat and sighed to himse

went to her office as

CEO's assistant, she had

even in the morning, Kevin greeted Mary

ously. "Kevin, can you please not call me Mrs. Lan? It's just...

t." Kev

rm

revealing an expressionless William stand

as he raised his head up slightly and made his

. L

. L

d Kevin. He nodded towards them to acknowledge their greeting bef

trying to deduce what he meant by that. He had alre

ndered off towards where Wil

, we're not married for real.' She quickly turned her gaze away

bearing a pile of documents in his arms as he dropped them on Mary's desk an

ed the documents off the desk and into her arms. She gave her chest a light pat to sh

you s

flaunted him a big smile before she went ahead with h

glass window of his office and wat

hing happen to her and Victor last night?

am, interrupting his train of thought. "These are the company's financial statements for the first ha

," William said as he gave t

going o

poke. He then continued in a polite voice as he versed his words sl

udden request, then nodded as he understood the nex

you can go

imself as he thought, 'It seems Mr. L

f canteen was bustling more than usual with hushed whispers ech

ry's office began to ring at 12 o'clock before she d

el

're heading to the sta

from the other end as he blurted out the b

s as she moved back to stare at Will

ce at Mary from his office. Both of them made eye c

staff canteen, arm in arm. They caused a lot of heads to turn their way, and th

the CEO and

tic, they look so

me! He looks so elegant wa

your eyes clean from the false image you're all being force

y compliment the staff threw their way that

u thinking about?" William asked Mary in a

shook her head and forced on a bright

hought for a while, "From now on, avoid any means

ions as she pondered over his words. 'Victor asked me to stay away from

mustered up the courage to ask

reas

ry's lips twitched as though she was mouthi