Marry You Like A Thief novel Chapter 3

"Jeffrey, none of this is any of your business."

Vivian glared at him spitefully. If looks could kill, there would've been laser shooting out of her eyes.

Jeffrey felt a sharp pain in his heart, but he shrugged indifferently as he shoved his hands into his trouser pockets. He stared into her watery eyes.

"Don't worry. All of this is purely coincidence. I just happened to see you, so I came by to say hello."

She bit back her harsh laughter. "Well, I have no need of your fake courtesy. At this point, the only good thing about this is that I never have to see you again!" she snapped.

"Vivian!" Jay glanced warily at the man before him. He tugged the hem of her sleeves, wanting nothing more than to tape her mouth. "What the hell are you saying? Shut up!"

However, Jeffrey didn't seem all too bothered by her demeanor. He looked at her as if he was gazing at another employee. At one look at his hardened gaze, anyone could tell why he was one of the most powerful man in the city. "It's no big deal. You can tell that she's just flirting with me. Am I right, sweetheart?"

Vivian snorted in disbelief as she turned away from him.

Jay was just about to say something to ease their temper when his phone rang.

He answered it only to hear his fiance's billowing voice. "Why the hell are you still with that bitch? Come back now."

"Why?"

Jay glanced at Vivian subconsciously before frowning.

"Nothing special... I miss you! Dad and Mom are already waiting for you back home."

"Fine, I'll be right there." Jay sighed, hanging up the phone. He turned to Vivian.

"Don't give me such a hard time, okay?

Listen to your father and go abroad." She scoffed incredulously. "So you really don't believe me?"

Her voice was laced with disbelief and disgust. She couldn't believe that he would choose Riley over her. Even then, she knew for a fact that there must've been some reason behind his choice. Even if her former lover became her brother-in-law, she couldn't find it in herself to hate him. They were just victims of Riley's sick game.

"Look, it doesn't matter if I believe you or not. Right now, you have to go." Jay glanced at Jeffrey. "Do you have anything else you want to say?"

"What do you think?"

Jeffrey snickered. It was obvious that he wasn't going anywhere until he got to talk to Vivian.

Vivian tilted her head, not bothering to look at either of them.

"Just don't miss your flight, okay? It's scheduled at 11. Shoot me a message when you get there." Without another word, Jay left her behind. It seemed that their own love story had ended there.

Now that they were alone, Jeffrey gazed at her. "Do you really want to listen to them, Vivian?" he demanded. The mockery in his eyes had disappeared.

"We're not that close." She huffed. "I suggest you don't call me by my name."

"Not close? Are you sure about that? Is that how you define all the men who have seen you naked?"

Jeffrey knew exactly what had happened to her in the past few days, so he wasn't surprised to see that Vivian was going to be sent abroad.

"Well, I don't have the time to talk to you. Good bye."

Vivian pulled her suitcase and was just about to leave when he grabbed her wrist. Jeffrey pulled her aside to avoid the large groups of people.

"Are you really going to leave like this? Don't you want to know what happened with your brother's disappearance? Are you really going to give up when it comes to your stepmother and stepsister?"