Chapter 389 Queen of the Road
The morning rush hour was in full swing, and the urban lane was clogged with traffic. But Janet was an unstoppable force behind the wheel of her supercar.
She deftly weaved through the cars like a nimble fish in water. And every
potential collision that came her way was effortlessly averted.
The car’s afterimage blurred into a mess, but Janet’s grip on the steering wheel was rock–solid. Not even a single strand of hair was out of place on her head.
In stark contrast, the other vehicles on the road were crawling along like snails, their drivers cursing and swearing at every traffic light. But Janet went through the most congested section in just three minutes.
Nigel sat beside her, the window on his side half–open. The cool breeze blew through his hair. He couldn’t contain his excitement as they dodged through the traffic.
“Damn, Jill, you’re killing it out here!
“Overtake him! Yes!
“And that corner back there? So stable! You’re my goddess. You’re the queen of the road!”
Janet winced at the sound of Nigel’s voice but remained composed.
“Easy there. You really know how to flatter people.”
Nigel turned to her with a look of sincerity etched on his face.
“No, no! You got it all wrong! My words come straight from the heart. My sincerity rivals that of the sun, the moon, and…”
“Stop,” Janet cut off Nigel’s prattle with a lazy wave of her hand. “If you’re not
here to talk business, I’ll leave you stranded, and you can find your way back.”
Nigel’s fiery enthusiasm was doused with cold water, leaving a helpless smirk
on his lips.
“Jill, you’re so ruthless. Did you also turn him down like this when you were
with Donahueiel?”
Janet sneered, “Him? He didn’t even have a chance to step foot in this car.”
Nigel’s dejection vanished instantly, and he felt physically and mentally at
ease as he leaned back in the passenger seat.
No matter how things were going for him, he was at least better off than
Donahueiel. Not everyone got to ride shotgun with Jill!
“In my opinion, you should steer clear of that scumbag. I mean, he’s the
owner of a company. It’s indecent to spend millions on young models at bar
parties.
“Good men rise and go to bed early. Bars? They’re for the fallen!”
Janet smirked as she caught a glimpse of the despicable man in the rearview
mirror.
“You’re no different from him. You’re cut from the same cloth.”
Nigel sat up straight, raised three fingers in a vow, and gazed into Janet’s eyes, brimming with sincerity.
“I’m not like him. I swear to God that since I fell in love with you, there has never been even a hint of scandal. Jill, I am utterly devoted to you!”
As Nigel started waxing poetic about love, Janet nonchGilberttly picked at her ear when her phone rang.
She glanced at the caller ID at the red light.
Speaks of the devil. Donahueiel called when Janet was stewing in her frustration. She rejected it with a poker face and switched her phone to silent
mode.
Donahueiel sat in his chair, listening to the beeps from the phone. He froze,
his hands still holding the documents on his desk.
The last time he saw Nigel, he had remained calm on the surface but had sent someone to keep an eye on him.
He knew that Nigel had his sights set on Janet and was planning to court her fervently. He couldn’t be careless and decided to do everything in his power to
win Janet back.
But now, as he stared at the hung–up phone, his chest felt heavy and his breathing became labored.
The file in his hand had been placed on his desk by Alfred early in the morning. Nigel and Janet’s names were on it side by side, which gave him a sense of
their intimacy.
Feeling anxious, he called her, even if it meant giving up some profit. He couldn’t let Nigel get ahead.
He called again and again, but no one was answering the phone.
There was a knock on the door. Without waiting for him to respond, the visitor
Nigel scoffed, “Does he have the nerve to call? If I were him, with such a scandalous affair, I wouldn’t dare show my face in public
“Your tongue is too loose. If you’re not here to talk business, maybe I should cut it off so you won’t have to speak again.”
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