Semua Bab The Storm Came Before You: Bab 11 - Bab 20

In the trash folder, he found several emails from their partners. The timestamps were from last night, the time he had not checked his phone.The only person who had touched his phone last night was Quiana.Anger rose in him. Quiana, who knew nothing about his work, had deleted important emails. Losing this deal would cost his company at least ten percent of its profits.It had been such an important meeting. How could Yara not notify him? In the past, even if the partners had sent the emails, Yara always made sure everything was ready in the morning. If she had not been acting stubborn, how could they have lost the partners so easily?He called Yara. He wanted to confront her, but no one answered.No matter how many times he called, he only heard the automated tone.A sudden panic gripped him. He realized something. He opened the trash folder again and found the message Yara had sent him. The timestamp was from last night.He restored it. The message appeared, and it hit him li

“Marcus?”Quiana called his name again, as if she could not believe what she was seeing.Marcus’s expression did not change. That only made her feel more uneasy. He looked at her coldly. “Why did you do it?”She stared at him in confusion. “What are you talking about, Marcus?”The next second, he lost control and shouted, “I’m asking you why you did it! Why did you frame Yara?”His tone frightened her. But when she heard Yara’s name, she frowned.“She is just a secretary. What’s the big deal? Why are you so angry? Didn’t you say yourself that she was only a secretary?”She spoke with complete confidence. Her words suddenly drained the anger out of him.She was right. He was the one who told Yara to leave. So why was he so furious?Quiana stepped closer and tried to wrap her arms around him.“Don’t be angry. Let’s go eat.”Her soft and sweet voice only made him more irritated. His mind filled with the image of Yara looking hurt and wronged. Time after time, he had chosen to h

Marcus’ eyes were icy. Any trace of softness he had once shown Quiana was gone. He only felt disgust. He could not believe he had done so much for her while hurting Yara all this time.His fingers clenched into fists. The coldness in his face made Quiana shiver. She had never seen him like that. He had always been so kind to her and granted her every request. This was all because of Yara!Quiana’s eyes were filled with hatred. She wanted to destroy Yara. Marcus immediately took note of her expression.He only hated himself for finally seeing her true colors. Yara had suffered so much for no reason.He gave a cold laugh that made Quiana’s blood run cold.“Now it is time to return everything to Yara,” he said.He grabbed her and started dragging her toward the door. Quiana’s fear grew. She forgot about pride and struggled wildly, but she could not break free.They reached the office door, where several bodyguards held her down.“Since you like having people kneel so much, stay

Quiana, feeling abandoned, ignored everything else. She gave up completely and revealed everything she knew. She laughed with mockery.“Do you know what I found in your car? Yara’s stockings! You two did it there more than once, didn’t you? Yara was such a fool. Four years, and she willingly became your secret lover! “Marcus, it was you who didn’t trust her. You saw her suffer and still chose me. You think I drove Yara away? No, it was you!”With every word, Marcus’ face grew darker, and his fists clenched tighter.“You still don’t see your own mistakes.”He motioned to his bodyguards. They grabbed Quiana again and dragged her away. Her screams echoed through the hall.Back at the villa, Marcus had the guards lock her in the basement. He forced her to repeat the things she had done to falsely accuse Yara. This time, the one suffering was herself.She had to carry a scalding-hot bowl of soup until her hands were red and blistered. She had to kneel as punishment, sometimes for an

They had agreed to meet at a coffee shop. When Marcus pushed the door open, the bell above it chimed. He stepped inside and immediately saw Yara sitting in the corner.They had only been apart for a month, but it had felt like a year of agony. Seeing her again felt slightly unreal.She had changed a lot.Whenever she was with him, she had always dressed like a secretary because that was her role. Even after work, even when they tried different things at home, she had always seemed prim and proper to him.On that day, she wore casual clothes. Her hair was tied up, showing her slender, pale neck. For a moment, he felt as if he had gone back to the beginning, to the shy Yara who once had a quiet crush on him.He stood there for a few seconds before walking over with a smile.“Yara. It’s been a while.”He held back the urge to pull her into his arms. He looked at her face with open longing and fascination.“Let’s keep this short. I only agreed to meet because I want to make things