My Wife Act Differently Behind Me novel Chapter 1628

Chapter 1628

It was really not a good idea for a man to be too handsome, as he would attract the attention of many women wherever he was, every single time. And as always, he would saunter toward her under the gaze of everyone present, dialing the jealousy and hostility those women had toward her to eleven.

As expected, Jared came up to her a few seconds later, whereupon he took her hand and kissed it. "Sorry I'm late, honey."

The last word that came out of his mouth sent shivers down Nicole's spine. 'This b*stard! It has been either wifey or honey of late! This is so embarrassing!'

"You're not allowed to call me that," she said.

"Got it, wifey." Jared relented as he lowered his voice.

Nicole rolled her eyes at once. "Forget it. Go with the first one then."

'At least it's better than being called wifey,' she thought.

With that said, Jared grabbed Nicole by the waist as he nodded at Daniel, Sean and the others. "I'm sorry, Mr. Daniel, for being late."

"It's alright." Daniel smiled without a hint of dissatisfaction toward Jared.

Concurrently, Mr. Johnston Sr. too came in from the

entrance and made a beeline for Mr. Riddle Sr.

Mr. Riddle Sr. immediately greeted him. "Oh my, this is just our annual meeting. You don't have to attend this."

Although everyone here was a VIP, it was still, after all, the Riddle Corporation's annual meeting, so most of those who had attended were from the younger generation. No one had expected Mr. Johnston Sr. to honor the hosts like that.

"This is just basic courtesy. I too miss seeing my in-laws." Mr. Johnston Sr. smiled at Mr. Riddle Sr. as he brought the latter to one of the seats.

When he saw Damien standing by Mr. Riddle Sr.'s side, Mr. Johnston Sr. was quite surprised. "That granddaughter of yours, Nicole, is currently a rising star. Why don't you keep her by your side?"

Damien's pride took another beating upon hearing Mr.