"Miley, you may be my brother's legal wife, but if I were you, I would have filed for divorce out of embarrassment. After all, there isn't much point in staying married if you have to watch him fawn over other women, is there?"
Miley felt a sharp stab of pain in her heart and was about to retort when she saw the other girl's expression change—her arrogance was replaced by a doe-eyed vulnerability.
"Have some respect, Olivia. I am your sister-in-law" Miley spoke softly.
"Okay, substitute." Olivia sneered. But in the next moment, she had dragged Miley down into the pond with her.
With her long, silky pitch black hair flowing along with the blowing wind, Miley silently strides down the road.
At a convenience store by the intersection, she spent two hundred dollars. A boom of thunder could be heard on the horizon, followed by flashes of lightning.
She hailed a cab and arrived at her home. Tina greeted her when she returned home. "Welcome home, Miss Miley. Oh, my! Miss Miley, why are you soaked?" You need a hot shower immediately!"
"I am fine," Miley said. Her eyes fell on the pair of black leather shoes that were in the hallway.
Upon noticing that, Tina gave a warm smile and said, "Mr Lombard has just returned home."
Miley nodded and went upstairs. Her footsteps slowed when she walked past the door to her husband's study room. However, the door swung open before she passed the door.
"Miley, you are unbelievable!" He snapped. There was always a coldness in his gaze, although his almond-shaped eyes were more than capable vessels for warm sentiments.
Her throat felt dry as she asked hesitantly, "Dexter, Have you had dinner?"
The door was slammed shut, he warned, "Miley, don't pull any of those dirty tricks against me. Apologise to Olivia tomorrow!"
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When Miley woke up the next morning, she glanced at the empty room in a daze. Her head was splitting because of the headache.
She took her purse and made her way to the Pharmacy just across the road.
Upon remembering what Olivia said last night. Miley felt her heartache; it was so acute that it threatened to suffocate her. She absentmindedly stepped off the sidewalk and walked towards the road without looking. The screeching sound of a tire and the angry blaring of the horn was the last thing she heard before hitting her head on the ground.
Meanwhile, on the 222nd floor of the NEXT group's conference room, the meeting had continued after being abruptly interrupted in the afternoon.
The various departments continued with their reports, and the atmosphere was as tense and harsh as hell.
The department head who stood in front of the projector, was still presenting his report. From time to time, he would glance at the man's face, whose eyes were deep and mysterious. His expression was unfathomable.
The conference room was filled with nervousness when suddenly, Peter felt his phone vibrate.
The buzzing sound was striking in the quiet room…
Dexter's inky black orbs shifted to the corners of his eyes. His gaze swept across the room lightly, causing everyone to break out in cold sweat.
Peter took out his phone in fear and trepidation, only to realize that it was his master's phone. The caller ID displayed was 'Aunt Tina.'
He swallowed his saliva silently and contemplated for two seconds. In the end, he walked to a corner of the conference room and answered the call, ignoring the fearful stares of everyone.
"Hello, Aunt Tina"
After hanging up, Peter hurried up to Dexter and bent down to whisper to him.
"Madam Miley met an accident. She's now in a critical state."
As soon as he dropped the news like a bomb, Dexter suddenly halted on his tracks in evident flummox, eyes as wide as saucers.
Dexter Lombard and Miley Hudson's marriage was a loveless. Miley parents were ordinary doctors, who had unfortunately passed away to rescue Dexter's grandmother, Nellie Lombard from a fire. The couple had sacrificed themselves to save her.
To thank the couple Nellie forces Dexter to marry Miley. But unfortunately, that was not only the reason. Dexter has a childhood sweetheart, Helena but Nellie opposes them because Helena was a divorced woman.
Dexter takes around half an hour to get to the hospital where Miley has been sent to. Now, as soon as Dexter gets there, he's taken aback to find that the situation.
"You don't remember me?" Tristan asked curiously.
"I am sorry. Why did you keep talking informally to me?." Miley ruffles with the sheets, trying to get down from the bed.
"You had surgery. You can't move." Dexter held her arms.
"Who-Who are you again?" Miley frowned as she slapped his hand away.
Tristan covered his mouth in shock. "Gosh! You don't even remember Dexter!"