Her Return, His Regret by Natie

In the morning, Larisa got up and went to the company on time although she didn't sleep all night.

"Have you seen the news? Ivy Williams has returned!" Tatiana Jenkins, one of the employees at the Kingsley group, remarked.

She was talking to her friend while they waited to get into the elevator. Behind them, Larisa kept quiet as they continued to talk about her as though she was invisible.

"You mean that jewelry designer?" The other colleague, Judy Brooks, asked.

"Yeah, she's not just an ordinary jewelry designer, she's also the only girlfriend our boss has ever admitted to dating in public. I heard she's his first love."

"Wow, but isn't it rumored that our boss and Larisa have some-?"

"Of course, not! She was just a mistress!"

"Haha! What a failure. She thought sleeping her way to the top would make the boss fall in love with her. Now that the woman that he loves has returned, I'm sure she's not only going to lose her position as the mistress, she's also going to lose her job." Larisa clenched her hands into fists. She gritted her teeth but didn't say anything. After all, her marriage was a secret only known to Ryan and his family.

She was Ryan's personal assistant but no one knew that the two had been married for three years.

Everyone just assumed she was Ryan's mistress because of how close they were. However, Ryan never corrected them and Larisa had no right to correct them either. Ryan made her promise to keep their marriage a secret.

The doors to the elevator opened and they all entered the elevator. Tatiana and Judy shared a look before continuing their conversation.

"If I were her, I would resign on my own. It's clear the boss has someone he loves. It's so degrading to cling to him like a desperate chick," Tatiana said, her words full of mockery.

"Hey... chill. She can hear you," Judy whispered loudly and laughed.

It seemed they were having fun at Larisa's predicament. They had been among the many women who were jealous of her closeness with Ryan Kingsley. Now that his real woman had returned, they found an opportunity to ridicule Larisa. "I'm just saying the truth. She's a mistress who's about to be abandoned now that the future Mrs Kingsley has returned to the city," Tatiana stated.

hands into fists at

Mistress?

rightful wife! And yet, she

pursed her lips, her heart aching. Ryan had not returned home the previous night. He didn't even have the decency to call her to let her know

his ex-girlfriend. Just thinking about it made her feel like a cat was clawing at her

dry. She was the legal wife

something that wasn't

take long for Larisa to arrive at the CEO's office. However, she wasn't in the mood to work that

wearing different clothes

to ask for a one-day leave," Larisa requested, trying hard to hold back

didn't even look bothered that

you sick?" Ryan asked nonchalantly, his gray eyes

Larisa replied, trying to swallow the

where he had spent the night but she didn't want to

it and hearing it from the horse's mouth were

and when Larisa didn't move, he arched an eyebrow and asked, "Anything

even attempt to explain where he had spent the night. He was

and went to the parking lot. However, she

Ivy Williams- the woman

to want to protect her. She was moving her smart wheelchair and stopped in front of Larisa, blocking

expect to

you for taking care of Ryan in the past three years," Ivy added with a

caretaker! Was she indirectly asking her to back off now that

thank me for doing my duty as