The Wife He Forgot to Marry (Winona and Yule) novel Chapter 158

Yulen’s tone softened, realizing she was working for the Locke Group. “You still have to eat,” he insisted. He took her by the hand and led her to his car before she could pull away.

Once inside, she found herself in the back seat with Tallulah. The two women, mutually disliking each other, sat in stony silence.

Suddenly, Tallulah turned to Yulen. “Yulen, my stomach feels a little upset. I think I should go to the hospital.”

“Alright,” Yulen replied, his voice filled with concern.

Winona had no desire to be their third wheel. “Just let me out here.”

“No, it’s fine. You can come with us,” Yulen said.

Winona let out a derisive laugh. “Are you sure about that?”

Yulen seemed to remember something and looked away, flustered. “I’ll… I’ll drop you at the next corner.”

The car stopped at a subway entrance, and Winona got out without a moment’s hesitation.

Watching her walk away without a backward glance, Yulen frowned. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. Could it be that Winona truly didn’t care about him at all?

The thought made him agitated.

Winona couldn’t be bothered with Yulen’s thoughts. She took the subway back to her apartment, sent the updated proposal to Victor, and followed up with a text: “Victor, I hope you’ll honor your promise. I won our fencing match, and my only request is that you review my research and development proposal.”

Victor replied almost immediately: “Done.”

He opened the file. He had expected something similar to the last draft, but this new proposal was on a completely different level. It was impressive. He found it to be nearly perfect.

He texted back, “Ms. Jowett, please come to my office the day after tomorrow in the afternoon.”

“Don’t worry about saving my money,” Yulen said, his smile unwavering. “You’ve always been important to me. I wish I could give you the best of everything.”

He reasoned that her determined effort to win the project for the Locke Group had pleased him, and that their relationship was fundamentally sound. All couples argued; it was just a normal part of working things out.

Ignoring his thoughts, Winona walked straight into the house.

Camille was sitting in the living room and praised her with a smile. “Winona, I knew you could convince Victor.”

She had to admit, Winona was far more competent than Tallulah when it came to work. It was just a pity, she thought, that the Locke family needed an heir, something Winona couldn’t provide, which meant she could never be Yulen’s legal wife.

During dinner, Willow was uncharacteristically civil. She was likely putting on a pleasant face now that Winona had proven useful to Yulen.

After the meal, Willow spoke, a rare occurrence. “Have Grace pack some things for you to take back. Winona, you’ve worked so hard for the company. You must be exhausted. You need to take care of your health.”