Master Odell’s Secret Ex-Wife

Chapter 1828

Heather grew wide-eyed and speechless.

Caprice was the one he should be mad at! She was mingling with a bad lot and never had any serious goals, so what was there to like about her?

Shouldn’t Liam be upset about Caprice? Why was she the one who had to be on the receiving end of his fury?

Perhaps he did not like hearing her badmouth Caprice?

Either way, she had too much to lose. She could not lose her position in Carter Tech City.

There was a long line of people who would kill to be in her position. She was a prolific member of the Carter Tech City and was Liam’s right-hand man. No matter what, she could not let Liam slip away from her clutches. She was not leaving!

She blinked rapidly and contained her shock. She hung her head low, swallowed her pride, and apologized, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean what I said, I won’t say anything like that again from now on.”

Underneath the harsh glow of the ceiling light, a terrific glare highlighted Liam’s expression which made him look more vicious than usual He held an iron stare

He barely acknowledged Heather after that. He proceeded to pick up the cup of coffee and took another sip from it.

Heather had worked with him for a few years and knew what his temper was like. It was not wise to overstay her welcome. She promptly excused herself from the office.

thud, an overbearing silence

the cup again and gazed at the cityscape with a heavy gloom in his eyes.

had grown up with Caprice, and no one other than her parents understood her better than he did.

he had private investigators look into

her two roommates by sourcing part-time gigs for them over

reason he kept her around was

Ding!

his phone

and saw

month. Do you have time during the next few days? Why don’t

on his stoic expression shaped like a stone sculpture.

tomorrow at noon.”

and he followed up with another text. “It’s going to be the summer break soon. Is

was now studying for his doctorate at Aleph University He only had one more year to

“Doctorate students don’t have semester breaks during the summer. He did visit

his screen blankly, his fingers hovering over the display. It seemed like he had something he wanted to say but did not know how to broach

was, until Sylvia sent another message, “By the way, Caprice’s summer break is coming up as well. Since it’s Saturday tomorrow, let’s

work to do. Why don’t you tell