Vivian was shocked at first when Joey slapped her. But soon she became furious.
“It’s none of your business. Who do you think you are to hit me?”
Vivian’s eyes were red with rage. She raised her hand to fight back.
Joey had expected it and stopped her hand in the air. She said coldly, “I slapped you because I wanted to wake you up. Don’t you like Ben Hawk? Aren’t you engaged now? Then why are you fooling around with another man in the company? What on earth do you want to do?”
“As I said, it’s none of your business. It’s my body and I can sleep with whoever I want. Don't expect any other woman to be as conservative and outdated as you.” Though Vivian ground her teeth, she tried her best not to provoke Joey any further. She was afraid that Joey would tell others about her scandal if she went too far. In that case, she would be too embarrassed to stay in the company.
Joey shook her head. She couldn’t believe that Vivian had come up with such absurd excuses to justify herself. She sighed helplessly, “All I can say is that you’ve become a terrible person from head to toe. Don’t tell anyone that we know each other from now on. You’re not my sister anymore!”
After saying that, Joey turned around to leave.
“But you’ve not promised me not to tell anyone else about it.”
Vivian was persistent, standing in her way.
Joey smiled sarcastically, “Promise? I don’t think I'm obliged to promise you anything. And I’m not interested to know who the man was, let alone telling anyone else about what you’ve done. I’m disgusted with you.”
She ignored Vivian and passed by her as quickly as possible.
Quentin showed up when Joey was gone. He watched her going way and stroked his chin thoughtfully.
He was much smarter than Vivian. Joey’s tone and expression suggested that she hadn’t really seen his or Vivian’s face. But Vivian was too stupid to notice it. She had practically come clean herself. But fortunately she hadn’t given him up.
“Come with me to the office!”
He grabbed Vivian’s arm and dragged her into the elevator. He was annoyed that they had been interrupted while they were having a good time. Now the crisis was gone, he had to finish what had been left undone. Moreover, he found it necessary to teach Vivian a lesson lest she give him up someday.
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