Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim (Angela and Dexter) novel Chapter 2

Dexter glanced up at Angela before speaking gently into the phone. "What's the matter? Don't cry."

Angela watched as Dexter changed into his outdoor clothes and left for the second time, for some other woman and that too, on her birthday.

Her eyes stung with tears. She didn't feel sleepy anymore after Dexter left. Thinking she would get a book or two to read, Angela headed into the study and happened to see a contract.

The contract was placed right in the center of the table, as if anyone was welcome to take a look at it.

It was a contract between Dexter and Elena, his first love. Angela couldn't believe that they were still in contact with each other.

The contract was very thick. It had started when Angela had first gotten married to Dexter, spanning five years.

Angela's hand shook. The more she read, the more shocking it was for her. The latest date was actually last night.

As it turned out, everything that Dexter had done for her, whether a celebration or an anniversary date, had been meticulously planned out by Elena.

That explained everything!

No wonder Dexter had been so gracious to set off a fireworks display just for her when she had made a fuss about him and Elena.

The fireworks display had been a grand show of colors, lighting up the night with the words "LOVE YOU", the very two words Angela had been wanting to hear from Dexter since forever.

She had felt so touched then. She could still remember how elated she had felt when she had seen the two words in the sky.

But now, after reading this contract, she finally understood that the fireworks display she had been so proud of had been nothing but another one of Dexter's tactics to toy with her emotions.

And yet, she had naively thought that maybe he did have a place for her in his heart after all.

Angela closed her eyes. She had never felt such despair like she did today.

She was going to have to divorce him.

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Dexter didn't return for the rest of the night.

The next morning, Erica called, telling Angela to bring Dexter's tie and cufflinks to the company. She told Angela to hurry up since Dexter had an important meeting that day.

Angela packed the things and headed over to Bamford Co. However, as always, she was stopped by the receptionist.

"Good morning, miss. Do you have an appointment today?"

Angela could already recite their next conversation with her eyes closed.

"None."

"I'm sorry, but you can't go up without an appointment."

It didn't matter if Angela proved that she was Dexter's wife.

"We're sorry, but we didn't receive any orders, so we can't let you up. It's the same for everyone else."

In fact, if Erica were there, she would also mock Angela and say, "Oh, I'm sorry, but Mr. Bamford is the one who sets the rules here."

So, this time, Angela didn't give them a chance to humiliate her anymore. She said, "I do, but my appointment is with Ms. Carrey. Please call her and ask her to come down."

The receptionist stared at Angela for a brief while before calling Erica.

Erica appeared very quickly. "Did you bring the things, Ms. Graham?"

She never called Angela "Mrs. Bamford" in front of other people. She was also somewhat dismissive of her, talking to her as if she were just talking to a delivery man.

In the past, Angela would always treat Erica with the utmost respect because of her status and position. But now, she was already planning to leave Dexter.