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.

for the rest of

to the company. She told Angela to

over to Bamford Co. However, as

you

recite their next conversation with her eyes

"None."

sorry, but you can't go up without an

matter if Angela proved that she was

receive any orders, so we can't let you up. It's the

if Erica were there, she would also mock Angela and say, "Oh, I'm sorry, but Mr. Bamford is

She said, "I do, but

receptionist stared at Angela for a brief while

very quickly. "Did you bring the things, Ms.

people. She was also somewhat dismissive of her, talking to her as

would always treat Erica with the utmost respect because of her

"I did. Where's Dexter?"

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

I'll pass you his things. I

that you have at least a few sets of his neckties and cufflinks as a spare?

She couldn't be bothered to argue with a mistress and teach the latter

caught sight of Angela's back as she left when he came out of the door. He looked

Usually, Angela would always beg

was as if Angela was a completely different person altogether.

She left without saying

He felt a little frustrated too. "Don't bother about her. Hurry

the whole day. It was already evening by the

black Maybach and went straight

the engine and hurriedly got around the car to open

got out, the maids came out to greet him. "You're back,

day and refuses to eat anything. We're

stunned for

that he had left last night,