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.

didn't return for the rest

morning, Erica called, telling Angela to bring Dexter's tie and cufflinks to the company. She told Angela to hurry up since Dexter had an

to Bamford Co. However, as always, she was stopped

you have

could already recite their next conversation with

"None."

can't go up

matter if Angela proved that she was Dexter's

didn't receive any orders, so we can't let you up.

say, "Oh, I'm sorry, but Mr. Bamford is

give them a chance to humiliate her anymore. She said, "I do, but my appointment is with Ms. Carrey. Please call her and

for a brief while before

"Did you bring the things, Ms.

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

because of her status and position. But now, she was already planning to leave

"I did. Where's Dexter?"

busy. You can just hand me the things without having to wait for him. He won't show up

in a smirk and passed the items to Erica. "Okay. I'll pass you his things. I just

secretary, isn't it your job to make sure that you have at least a few sets of his neckties and cufflinks as a spare? Aren't

away. She couldn't be bothered to argue with a

as she left when he came out of the door. He looked at

her mouth 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, and Dexter would always appear when she was arguing

it was somehow different today. It was as if Angela was a completely different person altogether. At the very least, she didn't

frowned. "Yes. She left

found it strange. He felt a little frustrated too. "Don't

lasted the whole day. It was already evening by the

his black Maybach and went straight home to

Chet Sanders, cut the engine and hurriedly got

came out to greet him. "You're back, sir! Madam

day and refuses to eat anything. We're

was stunned for a moment. His eyes turned dark with

She probably didn't like that he had left last night, and she was