The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

The air in the room was still.

"Bella."

Clarice heard the name clearly. Alarm bells went off in her mind.

The Boss had promised her that the drug would completely disrupt the emotional system and that it would erase all lingering affection for Bella. He assured her that Justin would no longer feel anything for his former lover.

If that were true, why was he mentioning that woman again?

Justin stared at his reflection in the mirror, his eyes unfocused. He had always believed that he did not need anyone in his life. Yet, when he absentmindedly called out for Bella, he felt an undeniable emptiness. A hollow space echoed deep inside him, and it refused to be ignored.

He had not yet realized that this echo existed because his heart had never truly forgotten Bella.

While Justin was lost in his thoughts, a pair of delicate hands glided over his shoulders, slipping around his neck. A faint, alluring scent drifted into his nose.

glanced down and found Clarice, her eyes soft and filled with

gray fabric of his tie. Her voice was soft and persuasive. "Let me help you. The board of directors will be

heels, the man's towering height forced her on her tiptoes, drawing them closer. Their breaths

just as he parted his lips to speak, a set of heavy footsteps echoed from

only to see Arnold's cold expression as he stood there, witnessing

Justin and Clarice appeared deeply entangled, as though they

fox-like eyes widened, and the blood in his body surged furiously, rushing straight to

a bright, innocent smile, as though nothing was amiss. "Please don't misunderstand. Mr. Justin seemed to be having trouble with his tie, and I was just helping

curled into a cold sneer, and he

swung his hand and delivered a vicious slap across Justin's

side, and a red imprint of Arnold's fingers blossomed

Justin. "Dr. Larson! How could you hit him for no