Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 13 Heartless Bastard

Chandler’s eyes flashed. “He’s gone out for lunch, so now’s the perfect time for an illicit affair.”

“You are so bold!” Erin was still anxious and kept sneaking glances at the door.

Seeing her not focused on Chandler made him angry. He grabbed her chin with his hand. “You’re very bold to not be paying attention to me!”

Erin softened her tone. “I’m really worried, what if someone comes in? We could both lose our jobs.”

Chandler got up, picked her up, and walked straight toward the designated break room. Erin felt a sense of familiarity when they entered the break room. She thought of the morning she had woken up in that very same break room and turned pale.

“Don’t tell me this is the president’s break room.”

“No shit.”

Her cheeks flushed, and she started to panic. She walked backward and anxiously said, “Don’t come over.”

Chandler walked toward her and said lowly, “You better service me well.”

She wanted to leave, but he was still holding those pictures over her. Half an hour later, she left the president’s office with a red face. On the way back to the office, Erin was so angry that she kicked a wall, but all she gained from that was a hurt leg. She limped back to the office.

cameras in his office and laughed.

…

design department, she had already lost her appetite. Just thinking

“Shameless dickhead!”

needed

moment, Chandler sent her another message. The phone screen showed

with her fist. A voice came from behind her. “Erin, please don’t bring your emotions into the workplace. Also, you

not be able to last in this company. She wanted to quit, but the mere

of the most unique working contracts she had ever seen. The termination fee for leaving suddenly was one million dollars! Besides that, if she resigned amid an ongoing project, she had to pay the termination fee and an additional sum of money calculated

could only drink coffee. She finally made it to the end of the day and finished everything that was assigned to her, but another designer gave her ten more pictures to retouch at the last minute. They needed to be completed by the

avoid disrupting her plans of moving out, she asked if she could bring the pictures home to complete, and the designer agreed. Erin walked out of the office building, but Holly still had not arrived. Five minutes later, Holly called to apologize. She explained that her mother had slipped in the kitchen and needed to be rushed

I’ll call a taxi when I’m done. Please help me wish your mo well and tell her

said, “Okay, then I’ll go

a taxi to her previous home. It was now 7.30 pm, and she had an hour to pack up. She wanted to get it over with and leave quickly so she didn’t have to bump into Ian or Tracy. However, her keys could not unlock the front doors. She turned the

she saw Ian wearing

face held a

be weird

work clothes, which consisted of a business blazer and

fucked. Even the way she walked had a more mature feel. He huffed and followed her up the stairs. Erin walked into the storage room, took out a

wore and packed them

said, “Erin, do you have to be so cheap? These clothes are so old but you’re still wearing them? Didn’t you spend the five million dollars I gave you? Are you going to just keep all that money and not

busy packing her clothes paused. Just thinking of the five million dollars reminded her of Chandler, and thinking of Chandler reminded her of the humiliating events from this

“It’s none of your business what I

million dollars were shares from my company. If you want to have a clean divorce