r voice perfectly flat. "Why is my sister

up his intense guilt, he grabbed his Montblanc pen and began aggressive

oe's eyes. "You know I've been doing a lot of physical and mental therapy sessions recently, so I

inished echoing in the room, he had

shly signed files, holding them against her chest. "Well

and summarizing his reports. Now, in the corporate world, she was the most dedicated, professional chief secretary in the eyes of everyone a

required the CEO's signature. A div

boyant signature, and felt a complex wave of emotions. The sacrifice

HR department and handed

ttom of the page, he swallowed all his questions. "Ms. Burgess, we will immediately post a p

lied professionally. "If you can't find an external c

who in the company was actually capable of handling her

The thought of no longer being entangled in this sic

d with a new message. It was an address for an ultr

d. "You are pregnant and require proper c

ivorce waiting period would end. She was a

ecutive chair. His eyes were fixed on the door Chloe had just walked th

g to him. Suddenly, Ericka's face appeared right in his line of

you thinking abo

taking a long moment

care about Ericka's condition at all. She hadn't even looked at him for more than a few seconds. In all their years together, this was the very first time she

ng house was filled with memories of their life together, but now, it all just fel

unit?" one of the maids asked, gesturing to the de

in the trash," Chl

nly things she was taking with her. The tainted items belonged in the garbage. She had already instru

e front door

oice echoed through the foyer. "You're pregnant! You s

ate bone china teacup right out of Chloe's hands. But Chloe's grip wa

orcefully, Chloe casually flipped her wrist, sp

o sorry, sister. My hand just slipped. Ever since I got pregnant, I've had absolutely no strength in my arms.

, the baby was far more important than a splashed face. "Sister, a