Troy praised, "You're amazing."
Skyla caught the deep admiration in his eyes.
It was exactly what she expected.
Winston Group was working with Norris's Labs. If the project succeeded, Winston Group would gain a lot. Skyla had come back to the country with the determination to be the one who solved the hardest problem. She believed she could do it.
This wasn't the kind of world where cooking a few
meals or acting cute could win a man's heart. A woman needed real strength. Only then would a man look at her.
Skyla wanted to be that kind of woman.
Ayla had been busy all morning. She stepped into the break room to make coffee and grabbed an extra cup for a coworker.
Just then, her phone buzzed.
It was Nadia Harmon, Troy's secretary.
The only time Ayla had spoken to her before was when she once asked about Troy's schedule.
She didn't want to deal with anyone connected to Troy, but Nadia was a sweet girl. After hesitating a moment, Ayla answered.
"Ayla, are you doing okay?" Nadia's voice was barely above a whisper.
"I'm fine." Ayla didn't understand why she asked that.
Nadia's voice carried worry. "Mr. Winston just gave a woman a tour around the company. It caused a huge stir. The executives treated her like the future Mrs. Winston. I don't know if you've heard, so I wanted to tell you. Her name is Sky-"
Her voice cut off.
Then Ayla heard a sharp, frightened gasp. "J-Jed, I-"
She had been hiding near a corner, not expecting Jed to walk up behind her.
He grabbed Nadia's phone, glanced at the screen, and his brows tightened into a frown.
"Was she asking you about Mr. Winston's schedule again?"
Nadia froze. Behind Jed stood Troy-and next to him, the woman called Skyla. Nadia was so shocked she couldn't say a word.
Jed didn't wait for her answer. He spoke in a crisp, official tone. "Mr. Winston, it's Ayla. She's digging into your schedule again."
He didn't end the call. Jed didn't care if Ayla overheard their conversation.
Ayla scowled at this.
She didn't care about Jed's false accusation. She was about to hang up when Troy's cold voice came through.
"Don't worry about her."
That was always how he treated her.
Ayla wasn't surprised.
But he hadn't even asked for the truth and had misunderstood the whole situation.
The old Ayla would have rushed to explain. She had always worried Troy might misunderstand her. She had always feared his anger.
But divorced meant divorced. Ayla no longer needed to worry about Troy's feelings, and she had no reason to care about his life with Skyla.
Then came Troy's voice again, colder than before.
"You're fired! Don't bother to show up tomorrow!"
Ayla froze. He was firing Nadia?
Of course, after the first time Ayla had reached out to Nadia, Troy had tried to fire her.
Ayla had begged endlessly just so Nadia could keep her job, but Troy had warned her that it was her last chance.
And now he meant it.
With Troy, there was never mercy. He never shows Ayla any respect.
"Troy, it's not worth getting this upset over a secretary."
That soft voice probably belonged to Skyla.
Gentle, just like her name.
She coaxed him, almost playfully. "How about this? I'll treat you to lunch. You let it go, okay? Just do it for me."
There was silence for two seconds. Then Troy answered, his tone steady, not sharp anymore.
"Alright."
Compared to the icy words before, his voice now sounded almost warm.



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The readers' comments on the novel: Divorce me I'm done serving you (Ayla)
Why is half of each of these chapters missing? The story sort of trails off in the middle of the chapter. That’s unfortunate....