Chapter 4

Zander's POV

 

Jessica was still sleeping when I left.

Her pale face made me want to smooth her furrowed brow. But I held my hand back.

Looking at her reminded me of her father, Johnny. He was my lifelong enemy.

I tried to distance myself from Jessica. I didn't want to transfer my hatred to her.

I was surprised that she wanted to divorce me.

Looking into her strange eyes, my anger took over my brain.

I lost control.

 

I called the driver to pick me up.

I sat in the car with my eyes closed the whole time.

My mind was filled with images of Jessica leaving with her suitcase.

I can not calm down at all.

She loved me so much. How could she leave me?

She must be trying to get my attention deliberately since I've been pretty indifferent to her lately.

 

I walked into the office.

"Good morning, Mr. Harrison." Serena greeted me as she walked into my office in her tight skirt.

I was about to open my mouth when I thought about what Jessica said yesterday.

I couldn't help but frown.

"What's the matter?"

"I ......" Serena froze for a few seconds. Then she smiled flirtatiously and said, "No contracts need your approval yet. I just came by to say hello."

"Should I assign you some work?" I asked coldly.

 

"Sorry Mr. Harrison, I'll get to work right away." Serena walked towards the door.

I asked, "Did anyone come to see me yesterday morning?"

Serena turned to look at me and started to think.

After a moment, she said, "Oh! Jessica came by. She came right over without an appointment. I told her you were in a meeting. She didn't believe me and tried to barge into the office. I stopped her so she left in a huff."

"Okay," I said with a wave of my hand, a little tired.

Serena nodded as she walked to the door and stopped.

 

She said, "Mr. Harrison, you should restrain Jessica. She can't always be so capricious. She's not an employee here, and someone has complained before."

"First of all, she is my wife. You should call her Mrs. Harrison." My fingers tapped lightly on the desk. Serena's face became awkward. "Second, she is not an employee here indeed, but her husband is the CEO here. If there's any rumor, this person should leave the Harrison Group."

Serena's eyes widened in surprise and she said incredulously, "Mr. Harrison, I thought you had no feelings for Jessica at all."

"Serena!" I yelled in a low voice. I was getting angry.

 

"You're only a secretary, don't interfere in things you shouldn't. If it happens again, I will fire you immediately."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Harrison." Serena came to her senses. She apologized immediately, then left.

I, however, continued to stare at the door with a frown on my face.

Had I really mistreated Jessica? Had my attitude started to make people think I didn't love Jessica?

I received an e-mail. So I took a deep breath and put Jessica out of my mind.

I began my work for the day.

 

When I finished my last meeting that evening, I looked at my phone.

Surprisingly, Jessica hadn't sent me a single message.

I immediately drove home.

When I entered our house, I noticed that something was different. I couldn't tell what had changed, since Jessica was the one who ran things at home.

"Jessica?" I called, but no answer at all.

I walked over to the bedroom and found it empty as well.

Turning my head back, I noticed that Jessica's suitcase was gone.

 

I immediately opened the closet. Sure enough, none of Jessica's clothes were there.

I went to the bathroom. There was only one cup and one toothbrush left.

I went through all the rooms and was surprised to find that all of Jessica's things were gone.

The whole house was as clean as if it were new. There wasn't even any of Jessica's hair on the floor.

It was as if she had never lived here before.

Feeling a little alarmed, I went into my study.

On my desk was a contract. I picked it up.

[Divorce Settlement Agreement].

Anger filled my brain. Jessica truthfully wanted to leave me. How dare she!