Chapter 3

The next morning, Kevin knocked on my door to tell me Saylor was here.

After getting dressed, I went downstairs to see Saylor sitting silently at the dining table with a gloomy face.

I knew she was angry. In the past, even a slight frown from her would have sent me rushing to cheer her up.

But this time, I walked away without looking back, hailing a taxi on the street.

At the airport, I ran into Saylor again.

She walked up to me, her tone full of anger.

"Yannick, we're married. There's really no need to avoid me over some small matter."

I didn't even look up, tapping on my keyboard as I replied, "You're overthinking it. I have no intention of avoiding you."

Just as I finished speaking, Saylor's phone rang with a special ringtone for priority contacts.

After answering, I heard Ryan say through the screen: "Where are you? Don't forget tonight's party. Whether we can close this deal depends on today."

Ever since Ryan returned to the country after his divorce three years ago, Saylor had been secretly helping him using my name. I had originally planned to turn a blind eye.

But seeing Saylor's upturned lips, I felt mocked. She had never used such a gentle tone with me.

Many times when she spoke to me, it was in a businesslike manner. I had suggested before that I hoped she could be gentler with me.

Each time she impatiently replied, "Work is already giving me a headache. Can you not have so many demands of me?"

Thinking of this, I immediately sent two messages to my secretary, telling him to inform our business partners that Saylor and I were in the process of divorcing.

After hanging up, when she turned to look at me, she instantly put away her sweet smile.

"The company still has some issues to deal with. There are no more tickets for the nearest flight. Can you give me your ticket? You can wait for the next one..."

Seeing me motionless, Saylor repeated what she had just said. But I coldly responded.

"I didn't buy a ticket back to River City."

As soon as I finished speaking, Saylor exploded in anger.

"Yannick, so from the beginning, you came to the airport just to put on a show, to tell me you're jealous, right?"

"You're really childish!"

With that, Saylor stormed off without looking back.

I watched Saylor's retreating figure with a surge of bitterness in my heart.

No matter when, as long as Ryan called, Saylor would drop everything to rush to his side.

Just like that New Year's post Ryan had made: True love means that no matter when, you're always her first choice.