Chapter 2

Looking at Chloe, I wanted to argue, but the words died on my lips, leaving only a sense of helplessness.

"Chloe, let's get a divorce."

Her face instantly shifted from anger to cold indifference.

"Divorce? What right do you have to suggest divorce? This marriage, only I can decide to end it."

"You know what to say and what not to say at the company tomorrow. And send me the new program as soon as you've finished writing it."

Her condescending attitude stemmed entirely from my years of unwavering compliance.

But I'm not a machine; I have feelings too.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to the company to resign. I won't be doing this anymore."

A flicker of fury crossed Chloe's face. She hadn't expected me to resist.

"How long are you going to keep this up? I've already explained about the wedding. Haven't things always been this way for years? Stop being so dramatic."

"I'll give you one more night. We'll talk again tomorrow once you've adjusted your emotions."

Chloe always had this attitude, believing I could handle anything on my own.

The cold wind and heavy rain outside the window mirrored my mood. In my heart, I drew a final line under this relationship.

The next morning, I went to the office with my resignation letter in hand.

I hadn't even reached my desk when Mike, a colleague, sidled up to me, eyes wide with vicarious excitement.

"Liam, man! You've been holding out on us! How did you keep your connection to Ms. Davis so quiet? The whole floor is talking about it!”

"Someone saw you at her wedding yesterday. Giving your blessings. You don't do that for just anyone. Come on, what's the real story?"

I kept my expression neutral. "There's no story, Mike. I was passing by, saw the display. Ms. Davis is gracious. She insisted I come in as a guest, a gesture to the staff, she said."

"Oh! That makes perfect sense. For a second there, I thought you were actually somebody."

At this company, everyone knew I wasn't favored by Chloe.

So, no one treated me like a friend. They all assumed I'd be fired soon.

During work, I not only had to develop two separate programs for Chloe and Brandon but also helped colleagues with many of the mundane, arduous tasks they didn't want to do.

"Ms. Davis and Mr. Reed are here!"

I followed the sound and saw Chloe and Brandon walking in, hand in hand.

For years, Brandon had walked into this company as if it were his own.

"Let me reintroduce everyone. This is my husband, Brandon Reed. We just had our wedding yesterday."

"Congratulations!"

I shouted along with everyone else.

"As for Liam, I just happened to run into him at the entrance yesterday, so I let him come in. We have no relationship whatsoever, so please don't misunderstand."

This was the first time Chloe had mentioned me at the company-to introduce her dream guy and to prove she was absolutely not involved with me.

Yesterday, she was flustered when she saw me, but today, she could openly accept everyone's blessings right in front of me.

Chloe, how many layers of disguise do you have in front of me?