Serene worked like a robot that day. She got through her routine smoothly, like a well-oiled gear, but her mind floated elsewhere. Serene felt like Fate was playing with her. She encountered not only her ex's husband rather embarrassingly, he also turned out to be the new head of their company."Won't it make working here awkward knowing that the same man intersected their lives?" Serene internally pondered."Well, he is so far up the corporate ladder, we’d definitely not interact with a first level people manager like me. Plus, this company is so big and our floors are so far apart from each other. For sure, I will not see him again," she consoled herself.Finally, the time to go home has come and thankfully there was no need for her to go on overtime. She tidied up her things and her workstation, then politely said goodbye to her colleagues and walked out of their department.She felt her tiredness as soon as her head hit her pillow. Immediately,

“It’s not what you think,” It was Bryan who spoke and met Justin’s inquiring eyes. His voice cold and detached.“And what am I thinking, huh?” Justin’s eyes challenged Bryan’s. The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Serene felt trapped between two boulders about to clash on each other.“Mr. Rain,” Serene finally found her voice. “Mr. Cooper and I knew each other from when I was in college. We have not seen each other for quite some time. Let me assure you that there is nothing going on between the two of us,” she explained in a single breath.She’s not sure if the person in front of her believed her because the moment she opened her mouth to explain, the darker his expression became. “I’ll go ahead first, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Rain,” with that she hurried forward to the direction where she parked her car, not even waiting for either of them to respond.Not daring to l

He stopped leaning on his table and walked towards her. He reached out to her, but she stepped back.“Don’t you dare come near me or touch me”. She no longer cared about the designation of the person in front of her as she angrily shouted at him.“Shen, just let me explain--”“Serene! And don’t waste your breath. I don’t need to hear your excuse or your lame explanation. Nothing can change the fact that you chose to lie to me.” She took one deep breath and continued, “Bryan, you knew how much you mattered to me. But you threw that all away the moment you decided to lie to me. Did you think I will never find out? Did you think you can continue doing what you did with him and still keep me on the side?” She looked at him from head to toe. Her eyes were

What is going on? Serene’s head is about to burst from confusion. Who is Chester? Why is he apologizing to me? Serene cocked her head as she stared at Chester. At this moment, Chester has closed his eyes as if gathering his thoughts.The way Chester looked has unlocked something in Serene’s brain. Once again, the picture of the man sitting at the edge of the bed, with his eyes closed, head tilted back and making titillating moans flashed right in front of her.Shocked, she covered her mouth with her hands, then pointed at Chester, “You’re Bryan’s husband?” Her tone was incredulous as she focused on Chester and forgetting his deadringer, whose aura just got colder.“Uhum,” Chester c

After two awkward minutes, Dylan just predominantly talked as if in a monologue since she and the irritable man they were with, would only give Dylan some verbal nods here and there. He did not seem to mind though.Serene had known Dylan from hosting fashion shows when she was in college. In the couple of times she'd work with him, she'd known him as somebody with a flamboyant personality, and easy to get along with. She recalled Mary had a crush on him back then.“Shen, sorry I got caught up in traffic,” a svelte lady approached her.Slightly catching her breath, she pecked each of her cheeks, not caring about the men Serene was with. She was wearing a black halter top and a leather miniskirt that accentuated her long slender legs. Her hair in a short bob.&