A Journey from Bitterness to Truth (Matilda and Yvan) novel Chapter 189

"I'm not in the mood for your stupid games," Matilda snapped, rising abruptly from her seat. "If you're looking to kill time, why don't you go to the club? They'll wine and dine with you, and even warm your bed—might help you with that insatiable itch you seem to have, like a dog in heat."

Adrian's smile froze on his face, contorting into anger the next second as he grabbed Matilda's shoulders, "Did you just compare me to a dog?"

She laughed, a cold sound that made Adrian's handsome face turn an ugly shade of green. He lurched forward, seizing her chin, and Matilda struggled, "We're at the office, let go of me!"

"Since I'm a dog in your eyes, wouldn't it be disappointing, Ms. Thompson, if I didn't act the part?"

The name 'Ms. Thompson' struck a nerve, and Matilda gritted her teeth against the insult, "You don't have to keep showing up, trying to prove something. I have zero interest in you or anyone of your ilk!"

With a forceful shove, she freed herself. Adrian sensed a change in her—she seemed utterly fearless now.

Adrian scoffed, "Matilda, you really think you're somebody now, don't you? Without me, you—"

He was cut off by a cool voice.

"What's going on here?" Orson, carrying a freshly brewed cup of coffee, had strolled through the lobby, not expecting to stumble upon such a scene.

Catching sight of Matilda being aggressively held, a smirk played at the corners of his mouth. He had underestimated her—flitting between Yvan and now the Simpson family's golden boy, Adrian. Appearances could be deceiving indeed.

"Who's this handsome fellow?" Adrian appraised Orson from head to toe, turning to Matilda, "Your new boy toy?"

Her eyes flared with anger, "Stop insulting people. He's a colleague!"