Chapter 161
In other words, Yvette’s little attempts to rebel were tolerable for now. But if she continued, there would come a time when Xavier would get tired, and then they wouldn’t be able to stay together.
Yvette wasn’t stupid; she understood what Mark was implying.
“Mr. Xyrax, do you have a girlfriend? Or perhaps a wife?” Yvette asked.
Mark’s narrow eyes under his gold–rimmed glasses flickered slightly. “I have a fiancée.”
Mark felt somewhat helpless when he talked about his fiancée. They had met through a blind date and started dating, but the childish woman often threw tantrums.
Just because he had canceled plans due to work, she wanted to call off the marriage. It was as though she treated marriage like a joke.
“She must like you a lot, right?” Yvette inquired.
Mark, much like Xavier, had never considered others feelings and treated people with cold indifference and sharp words. Yvette figured his fiancée must really like him; otherwise, she wouldn’t want to marry him.
“We’re compatible, that’s all. I wouldn’t say we like each other,” Mark replied.
“I hope you keep that mindset,” Yvette commented, then lowered her head to focus on her work.
Mark didn’t understand what she meant, and he didn’t pursue the conversation further.
After leaving the CEO’s office, he picked up his phone and saw a message from his fiancée.
“You’re doing overtime again. It’s always work! Why don’t you marry the company? I don’t want to be with you anymore.”
The veins at Mark’s temples throbbed in frustration. “Here we go again. Keep throwing your tantrums,” he replied.
If she didn’t want to marry him, so be it. It wasn’t like he couldn’t find someone else to marry. If he had known that she was so immature, he wouldn’t have wasted time dating her in the first place.
Xavier and Claude only left the office around noon. Both men kept their expressions neutral, giving no indication of what they had discussed or how the conversation had gone.
Yvette was worried about Claude. With Xavier wielding significant influence in the country, many of Claude’s projects had been stalled.
Claude immediately came to Yvette when he left Xavier’s office.
“Let’s have lunch together,” he suggested. He regretted not being able to celebrate her birthday with her yesterday.
Yvette glanced behind him.
“Don’t worry, Xavier still has work to do. Also, didn’t he say you should keep me company?” Claude reassured her, knowing her concerns.
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“Okay.” Yvette quickly gathered her things and followed Claude out of the office.
As soon as they left, the secretaries outside the CEO’s office began to whisper among themselves. “Who exactly is this Ms. Snyder? She’s working in Mr. Lane’s office, but another big shot is taking her out.”
Most of them had been hired in the last few years. Xavier had high standards for those around him, and apart from Mark, no one had managed to stay by his side for an extended amount of time.
However, some senior employees recognized Yvette.
One woman with her arms crossed scoffed. “Does no one here know her? She’s Mr. Lane’s ex–wife.”
The moment she said that, a hush fell over the area.
“Isn’t Mr. Lane’s ex–wife supposed to be dead?” someone asked.
“Who knows how she came back to life?” the senior employee replied, waving her hand dismissively. ” Alright, enough gossip. Get back to work.”
Even though she maintained a professional demeanor, she secretly harbored a strong dislike for Yvette.
In her opinion, Yvette, with her hearing impairment and lack of background or status, was unworthy of someone like Xavier. After all, even Xavier’s secretaries were expected to have impeccable backgrounds and extensive experience.
After emerging from the meeting room and learning that Yvette had left with Claude, Xavier didn’t get angry. Instead, he had his bodyguard send him their location.
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