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.

clenched her hands into

Mistress?

yet, she couldn't even say that

had not returned home the previous night. He

the night with his ex-girlfriend. Just thinking about it made her feel

her ears and her throat ran dry. She was the legal wife but she couldn't even speak out to defend her position. Could she even defend

she defend something that wasn't hers

the CEO's office. However, she wasn't in the mood to work that day. So, she went to the office to ask Ryan for leave to go

chair wearing different clothes from the ones he wore the previous night. "You're late," Ryan said in a

one-day leave," Larisa

even look bothered that he slept

Ryan asked nonchalantly, his gray eyes studying Larisa's

well," Larisa replied, trying to swallow

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

hearing it from the horse's mouth were two different

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

couldn't help but feel disappointed. Ryan didn't even attempt to explain where he had spent the night. He was acting like what

the parking lot. However, she bumped into someone in the company's underground

was none other than Ivy Williams- the woman of

she looked very vulnerable, giving the people around her the urge to want to protect her. She was moving her smart wheelchair and stopped in front of Larisa, blocking her way. "So, you're

pale, she didn't expect to meet

you for taking care of Ryan in the past three years,"

made it sound like she was just a caretaker! Was she indirectly asking her to back off now that the owner

to thank me for doing my duty as his wife," Larisa