"Well, you go ahead and do your work. Then maybe you can accompany me after, okay?" There was a pout on Cherry's face as she looked up at Kevin with her big eyes.
"Okay. After." Slowly, Kevin pushed away her hand from his chest.
There was a faint smile on his face that didn't quite reflect in his eyes. In fact, it was easy to see that he looked a bit irritated. However, Cherry didn't seem to notice.
"I'll be going now. Drive carefully." She pressed her lips against his cheek and kissed him again, her face blushed shyly.
"Yeah." As soon as Cherry got off the car, the smile on Kevin's face disappeared completely as his brows furrowed together.
Meanwhile, as Anne sat in the office, she couldn't keep her mind off what she had seen. It was incredibly upsetting for her to witness Cherry and Kevin kissing each other passionately.
'No, enough!' She shook her head as she tried to push back those thoughts to the back of her head. Much to her dismay, the scene was so deeply engraved to her thoughts, making it impossible to forget.
"Hey, Anne. What's up with you? You look a little pale. Are you alright?" Emily asked worriedly when she saw Anne's brows furrow deeply.
Straightening up in her seat, Anne sighed. "I'm fine. Don't worry about it." With a forced smile, she looked up at her friend reassuringly.
"Are you sure thought? You're clearly not looking too good..." Emily knew that Anne was a strong woman. Even if she did not feel that well, she would keep on working, which was why it was worrying right now to see her so out of it.
"I'm really fine. Don't worry about me." With a slightly bigger smile, she patted Emily's hand.
"We are going to meet Mr. Ryan in half an hour. I'm sure he's on his way right now. There are a lot of details we need to talk about later at the meeting."
With a shrug, Emily briefed her about the day ahead of them.
"Alright. Go and prepare. I'll head off to the conference room in a while so I can welcome him."
There was a clear, professional tone in her voice. Even though her relationship with Ryan was not exactly that ordinary, she knew when and how to separate work and personal affairs.
Later that day, Anne made her way to the conference room and waited. About five minutes later, she heard Emily's voice come from outside.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Ryan. Our vice president is waiting for you. Please, follow me."
At the next second, the door opened. Looking up, Anne saw Ryan's tall figure appear in front of her.
He looked so sharp in his silver-gray suit, his pale, blonde hair scattered across his forehead. From the moment he entered the room, he was completely transfixed by Anne.
"Long time no see, Mrs. Anne."
With a gentle smile on his face, Ryan reached out his hand to her. The charming smile at the corners of his mouth made him look more handsome.
For a while, she stood there absent-mindedly. Had it really been that long since they last saw each other?
Wasn't it they had seen each other just the other day? Coming back to her senses, Anne blinked and smiled.
Raising her slender hand, she was just about to return Ryan's handshake.
"What are you doing? How dare you shake hands with him?"
All of a sudden, Kevin's cold voice rang in the air. With a malicious stare, he strode over at once.
"Mr. Kevin... What are you doing here?" Anne asked with a frown.
Although she didn't know why he suddenly appeared in the meeting room, she had a bad feeling in her heart. Her intuition was screaming at her that this man had bad intentions.
"Stop what you're doing right NOW!"
Kevin growled when he saw that Anne didn't have the slightest intention of withdrawing her hand.
'Damn it! Is she really meeting up with Ryan here in the company? Who does she think I am?!'
With a frown, her delicate eyebrows knitted tightly. Still, she didn't move an inch. 'What is this guy's deal?!'
Seeing her indifference, Kevin grabbed her wrist and pulled away her grasp from Ryan's hand.
Ryan felt angry seeing that Kevin acted so rude to Anne. Unintimidated, he glared coldly at Kevin.
"What are you trying to do, Mr. Kevin?"
Maybe it was the way he said those words, or maybe he just really disliked this man. Whatever the reason, Kevin got even more irritated. He met Ryan's stare with the same amount of intensity.
"I think I'm the one who's supposed to be asking that question! Isn't it inappropriate to take advantage of her like this?"
At the moment, he remembered how he caught Anne and Ryan in an embrace. A new wave of anger surged up in him once more.
The two men stood face to face, neither of them willing to back down to the other. As Anne looked at them back and forth, she couldn't help but feel a bit flustered.
"Excuse me? Mr. Kevin, I do hope you're not trying to talk about personal matter with me during work hours. I'm here simply because I have some business to do with Mrs. Anne. You can even sit down with us and listen to our meeting if you prefer."
The smile on Ryan's face resurfaced. His eyes, however, still had that coldness deep in them.
"That won't be necessary. Someone else will take over Mrs. Anne's duties. There is no need for you to have any more discussion with her in the future,"
Kevin said through his teeth.
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