Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 2

Dexter glanced up at Angela before speaking gently into the phone. "What's the matter? Don't cry."

Angela watched as Dexter changed into his outdoor clothes and left for the second time, for some other woman and that too, on her birthday.

Her eyes stung with tears. She didn't feel sleepy anymore after Dexter left. Thinking she would get a book or two to read, Angela headed into the study and happened to see a contract.

The contract was placed right in the center of the table, as if anyone was welcome to take a look at it.

It was a contract between Dexter and Elena, his first love. Angela couldn't believe that they were still in contact with each other.

The contract was very thick. It had started when Angela had first gotten married to Dexter, spanning five years.

Angela's hand shook. The more she read, the more shocking it was for her. The latest date was actually last night.

As it turned out, everything that Dexter had done for her, whether a celebration or an anniversary date, had been meticulously planned out by Elena.

That explained everything!

No wonder Dexter had been so gracious to set off a fireworks display just for her when she had made a fuss about him and Elena.

The fireworks display had been a grand show of colors, lighting up the night with the words "LOVE YOU", the very two words Angela had been wanting to hear from Dexter since forever.

She had felt so touched then. She could still remember how elated she had felt when she had seen the two words in the sky.

But now, after reading this contract, she finally understood that the fireworks display she had been so proud of had been nothing but another one of Dexter's tactics to toy with her emotions.

And yet, she had naively thought that maybe he did have a place for her in his heart after all.

Angela closed her eyes. She had never felt such despair like she did today.

She was going to have to divorce him.

return for the rest

bring Dexter's tie and cufflinks to the company. She

to Bamford Co. However, as always,

miss. Do you have an appointment

their next conversation with her eyes

"None."

sorry, but you can't go up

proved

sorry, but we didn't receive any orders, so we can't

would also mock Angela and say, "Oh, I'm sorry, but Mr. Bamford is the one

time, Angela didn't give them a chance to humiliate her anymore. She said, "I do, but my appointment is

receptionist stared at Angela for a brief while before calling

"Did you bring the things,

of other people. She was also somewhat dismissive of her, talking to her as if she were just talking to a delivery

of her status and

"I did. Where's Dexter?"

things without having to wait for him. He won't show

things. I just thought of telling him that next time, it would perhaps be more appropriate

a few sets of his neckties and cufflinks as a spare? Aren't you being a little incompetent since you don't even have any extra

be bothered to argue with a

he came out of the door.

to say something but decided against it. She didn't know what was wrong with Angela today. Usually, Angela would always beg to stay at the company,

different today. It was as if Angela was a completely different person altogether. At the very least, she didn't stay back to wait to catch a glimpse of

left

a little frustrated too. "Don't bother about her. Hurry up and

It was already evening

Maybach and went straight home

engine and hurriedly got around the car to open

to greet him. "You're

refuses to eat anything. We're

for a moment. His eyes

left last night, and she was throwing