Adele nodded, so Wayne spoke again. “don’t you have anything else to ask? I still have work to do and Hugo and I need to continue our meeting.”
“You haven’t answered my question about who is the woman he was with earlier.”
Wayne shrugged and grinned. “Aren’t you the fiance? Shouldn’t you be the one who knows?”
Adele’s cheeks and ears turned red because she felt embarrassed. She also felt in Wayne’s smile as if he knew about her agreement with Hugo. “Nevermind.”
She was about to pass Wayne when he pulled her back. “There’s no way there.” He pointed the other way, “Here’s the way.” He put the money in her palm. “Your taxi fare home.” Laughing, the man ran after he teased Adele.
She followed the road where the man had run earlier and saw the taxis lined up there. While she was riding in the taxi, she thought about going home to her Aunt Julia’s home first, but she also remembered Soleil. It would only be awkward for them to meet by chance, so in the end, she still went home to the house where Hugo was. When she got there, Hugo’s car was still not there. Maybe he’s still meeting Wayne. Because it was already dark when she got home, she was too lazy to eat and went straight upstairs to wash up immediately. Adele feels that too much has happened today, so she feels very heavy.
After she washed, she went to bed and felt the quiet room. She didn’t even think about what happened to the two of them because she knew in the end that she was also the loser. She was just moved by emotion and given something that shouldn’t be given to someone you’re not sure about.
Gradually, as her eyelids fell off, the door opened and Hugo entered while removing his necktie and removing the button of his white polo. Adele didn’t say a word or even look at Hugo.
Just a few minutes later, Hugo came out of the bathroom. The man sat up in bed and Adele noticed he seemed to be hesitant to lie down.
“Lie down. Don’t even think about what happened. Just imagine that nothing happened earlier. Let’s just go back to how we were before. Act well so they don’t catch us or they don’t notice.” Adele said coldly, then turned around, and a blanket covered her entire body and head. She didn’t know why. Despite what Hugo had done to her, he couldn’t get angry. Soon her eyes closed as well.
The next day, she woke up early and dressed. She was wearing the office attire she was wearing when she first saw Hugo. After she got dressed, Hugo woke up with a surprised and confused expression. As she put on her heels, she spoke.
“I’m going to work as your secretary. That’s exactly what we talked about.”
“You don’t have to do that. I’ll just give you a salary even if you don’t work. All you have to do is act like it’s real.” Hugo got up from the bed.
“I’m just going to die of being so boring here. Don’t worry, I’ll just assist you and your company and I have no plans to interfere in your personal life.” Adele’s treatment of Hugo was still cold. After she put on the stilleto, she took her purse and went downstairs. Just a few minutes later, Hugo came down as well. Adele came out first after she saw Hugo coming down. She went straight to the back seat and leaned her head there.
Hugo entered the driver’s seat. Looks like the driver won’t be driving them now. Arriving at the building, they were greeted by some employees. Others congratulate Hugo on the engagement. Adele just looked straight ahead and smiled at whoever greeted her.
They took the elevator, Hugo pressed the right floor. Arriving at Hugo’s office, Adele was no longer surprised who was sitting in the swivel chair.
The woman played with the ballpen with her teeth. At first, she did not notice who came. When Adele sneezed, she was just surprised and got up immediately from her seat as her eyes widened.
When she was about to run, Adele bump her. So he sits on the floor. Hugo helped the woman as she smiled demonically and started arranging the paper on Hugo’s desk.