When the phone rang out of the blue, Vincent White picked up the phone and he frowned when he saw the strange phone number, but still, he accepted the call.
“Hello, is this Mr. White?” The person was a man.
“Who are you?” Vincent said in his cold voice.
“It doesn’t matter who am I but the important thing is that someone saw your wife was dating with your assistant, Arthur Lane in an apartment of Sea Hotel !” Just as he finished the sentence, the phone was hung up.
Vincent looked at the number and he called back but it was not answered. He knew that the man had taken out the SIM card. That was a call with purpose. His face turned gloomy, staying with Arthur?
After that, he made a U-turn of his car and changed his direction to Sea Hotel. He was staring at the road ahead with his sharp eyesight. The speed of his car had reached 150 miles.
When he got downstairs, he looked up at the lighted floor which was the twenty-seventh floor. His hand which was holding the steering wheel was violent, but he calmed down and took out his phone, he called Arthur.
Arthur, who was eating supper with Leila upstairs received a call from Vincent of a sudden. He frowned and glanced at Leila. Then, he answered Vincent’s call. “Hey, Vincent, why don't you sleep at midnight but call me?”
“How about going for a drink with me?” Vincent’s tone was calm and Arthur couldn't know his emotions at all by only hearing his voice.
Arthur frowned again, he felt a bit suspicious. “Drink? Why are you not sleeping at midnight? Are you crazy?”
“Forget about it!” The phone was hung up by Vincent.
Arthur felt tingling behind his back.
Leila stiffened her body too. Oh, it was his call. He was calling Arthur to drink with him. He was having such a good mood to get a drink. Leila jeered at herself, her heart was so bitter but she forced herself to smile and bowed her head to eat steak. “It is tasty!”
“It's Vincent, don’t you think that it's weird that he called me at midnight?” Arthur was really insecure.
Leila curved her lips, “I have no idea.”
She didn’t want to know about anything he said now.
Seeing that she wasn’t in a good mood, Arthur concerned about her, “I am sorry, come, please have some food. You should eat some food to divert your attention when you are in a bad mood!”
He understood Leila and he also knew that Leila and Vincent were having problems that were not easy to be solved. As an outsider, he couldn’t say anything at that time so he just kept quiet and said nothing.
Ten minutes later.
The doorbell rang.
“Someone is knocking on my door at midnight, will the person be my concubine? I remember that not many people know this place!” Arthur strode over angrily and then he opened the door.
He stared fiercely at the visitor outside. After seeing the face of the visitor clearly, his angry expression was frozen on his face and he spoke with his blank mind, “Vincent, why are you coming?”
A sense of complexity flashed in Vincent’s eyes, he looked straight at Leila who was sitting at the dining table eating. She was wearing pyjamas and it seemed like she had just taken a shower. How ironic and dazzling was this scene? His woman and his assistant were sitting and having supper together at his assistant’s house!
Leila stood up, her eyes were in a daze and she looked at Vincent in shock.
Her mind went blank and she didn't know what to say at that moment. How should she explain to him? What should she do?
“Vincent, please come in!” Arthur was startled. Then, he was calm and spoke with a happy smiling face, “Leila is also with me! But how do you know that she is staying here?”
Vincent’s face was cold and his gaze fell on Leila. He was looking at her quietly without saying a word, he also didn't walk in and kept standing at the door.
Leila was stunned, she raised her eyes and looked straight into his eyes bravely. Then, she whispered, “I want a divorce!”
She stared at his eyes and was almost terrified by his somber handsome face. His eyes were like sharp arrows which seemed like they were about to shoot through her body. She was startled but still, she said the same words. “I don’t want to talk to you!”
After saying this, she turned and went into the first room on the left.
Leila took a deep breath. She knew that the matter of today seemed a little difficult to explain. She began changing her clothes. She didn’t want to give more trouble to Arthur. Vincent looked so angry and scary. If he wanted to express his anger, just let him throw all troubles on her. Don’t implicate Arthurin their problems.
Suddenly, she heard a “bang” sound from the outside. Following that was the roar from Arthur, “Excuse me! Vincent, tell me clearly, what does this punch mean?”
“Lying to me! Is this reason enough?” Vincent’s sloppy tone and indifferent face revealed his deterrence inadvertently.
Leila changed her clothes and ran out immediately. When she looked up, she saw Arthur glaring at Vincent in pain and grinning, using his hand to cover his chin. “Do you want to fight? I am not lying to you, it’s just that I didn’t tell you about this. Aren’t you too domineering? No wonder Leila can't take you anymore. Vincent, you should change your bad temper!”
“Do you want her?” Vincent pointed at Leila and smiled disdainfully. “I am telling you now that she really didn’t deserve to let us break up!
Leila’s body was slightly trembling and a hurtful emotion burst out. She glared at Vincent stubbornly with her widened big eyes. She couldn’t find a way to vent her sullen mood. After a long while, she walked towards Arthur with her eyes in tears, she forced herself to be strong and refused to shed tears. Then, she lowered her head and bowed. “Arthur, I'm sorry!”
After saying that, she rushed out in an instant.
“Leila!” Arthur, yelled anxiously and looked flustered, “Vincent, do you know that she might go jumping into the sea tonight, how can you do this to her? Hurry up! Go after her!”
Vincent’s pupils dilated and he said in his cold voice, “It doesn’t seem bad if she is dead!”
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...