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Chapter 1

In the fifth year of their marriage, Layla Turner insisted Jules Fanon take on an assistant out of nowhere.“His name is Roland Presley. He’s the son of a friend of mine and has just graduated from university. He’s young and naïve, though he has a bit of a temper. Be patient with him and help him out if there’s anything he doesn’t know about.”Roland met Jules’ eyes. He seemed to be in his early twenties and was rather good-looking, with a cheerful and bright personality.He stood behind Layla and greeted Jules, “Hello, Jules. My name is Roland Presley.”During that first meeting, Jules hardly suspected that this young man would eventually turn out to pose a grave threat to him.Three months into the job, he received a text from Roland: [Jules, there’s something I’d like to ask you about. Would you mind coming to my house?]Having promised Layla that he would look after Roland, he went over to the appointed address without even thinking about it.Upon arriving, he looked up at t

Chapter 2

When Layla looked up, she realized that from where Jules stood, he would have witnessed everything she did with Roland.“I guess you saw us. Alright, let’s talk.”It was midnight, and the wind was howling in every direction, tossing up her dress, which produced a rustling sound.There was a cigarette pinned between her fingertips. She took a drag, then exhaled a waft of smoke through her bright red lips while looking on with utter indifference.Jules’ voice was filled with frost. “What’s there to talk about? You want to talk about how my assistant, who is still on probation, pinned you against the window and took you several times?”Layla smiled wryly. “What’s the matter? Are you jealous? Jules, I think you’re cute when you get jealous.”Jules stared at her in disbelief. How could she possibly be so nonchalant about being caught cheating on him?“Fine. Yes, I did sleep with him, but it’s just casual. He’s a young man, and I just want to try something new for once, for a bit of e

Chapter 3

“Never mind. Since she didn’t mention it, you don’t have to either.”“Are you really resigning in a month? Mr. Fanon, you’re the head of marketing. What are we going to do without you?”“I’m sure the company will be fine without me, and besides, you don’t have to worry since the CEO will take care of things.”Upon hanging up, Jules gathered the divorce papers so he could submit them to the city hall. At the same time, the office door was suddenly thrown open, and Layla stormed in.She cried out furiously, “Jules, what did you do to Roland? Why did he resign?”Jules frowned. “What are you talking about? I haven't even seen him. How am I supposed to know why he resigned?”“I saw his resignation letter this morning, and he hasn't shown up at the office all day! You’re his superior. How am I expected to believe that you didn’t know anything about this?”Then, she grabbed his wrist and continued lashing out at him. “I thought you’d finally come to your senses last night, but you were

Chapter 4

Layla had truly crossed a line. She had ordered Jules to be locked inside the utility room in front of all the staff.“Open the door, Layla…”“Miss Turner, please let Mr. Fanon out. He’s going to die inside there at this rate.”Though the employees were trying to speak up for Jules, Layla remained standing adamantly outside while listening to the stifled sobs from inside the utility room.She started to interrogate him icily, “Jules, did you or did you not threaten Roland into resigning? I can sympathize with you being jealous of him, but don’t you think it’s too much to treat a young man like that?”Jules pleaded, “Please let me out… I’ll tell you everything!”It was only when his incessant pounding on the door grew weaker that Layla finally gave the order to unlock the door.The moment the door swung open, Jules gasped desperately for air.Meanwhile, Layla looked at him, who was curled up and trembling in the corner, then pressed him again. “Ready to talk now?”Jules looked

Chapter 5

Roland regarded Jules with a smug smirk. “Who do I think I am? I’m the man Layla loves more than anyone else! Listen up, the reason I resigned is that I wanted to find out which one of us Layla cares about more.”As soon as he said so, they heard Layla’s voice right outside the entrance.“Roland…”With that, Roland suddenly yelped, “Please, Jules, I beg you! Please, I’ll leave Layla alone, just let me go…”As soon as Layla stepped inside, she was met with the sight of Roland surrounded by broken shards of glass bottles, with cuts all over his body. Meanwhile, Jules was standing in front of him with a dumbfounded look.“Roland!”Layla ran up to him frantically and was entirely beside herself.“What happened? Who did this to you?”“Ah… Layla, it hurts!”Roland forced himself to cry crocodile tears.He was still shaking when he hugged Layla, then he whimpered, “Jules, I promise I won't return to the company and that I’ll leave Layla alone. Please, I beg you, stop hurting me!”

Chapter 6

Following the order, the two bodyguards forced Jules down onto his knees.Since he was only wearing shorts, countless shards of glass cut into his exposed knees.Despite the atrocious pain, he pursed his lips tightly and refused to even grunt.“Jules, be good. I know you don’t like being in pain. All you need to do is to apologize to Roland to end the suffering.”“I’ve been telling you that I didn't do it!”Layla took it as him being stubborn and sighed faintly before motioning the bodyguards. “Don’t stop.”With that, the bodyguards continued pinning Jules to the ground, forcing him to shift against the shards as they scraped across his skin, shredding his knees into bloody pulp. He could not suppress the pain anymore and groaned dully.At last, Layla had some mercy on him when she saw the tears in his eyes and called out, “That’s enough.”She fixed another look at him before cautioning him, “Jules, one last warning. Don’t get any funny ideas about Roland from now on, and for

Chapter 7

When Jules started dating Layla, it was quite controversial.It was to the point where Layla’s father held a press conference to announce that he was disowning Layla.He was convinced that it would get Layla to have second thoughts about the relationship, but she did not yield.Just like that, their relationship was publicized to the world and at the same time, Layla gained an unexpected reputation as someone who was completely devoted to Jules.Fast forward five years later, the same fervent devotion had redirected to another man.Jules closed his eyes to suppress the turmoil inside him. He decided it was time to shut out all the noise and opted to fall into a deep sleep instead.The next morning, he headed straight to the office.Layla announced boldly, “From today onward, Roland Presley is our company’s new marketing campaign planner. I don’t want anyone to cause him any trouble.”One of the employees commented, “Miss Turner, if he’s going to be our new campaign planner, he

Chapter 8

“Screw you!”Roland lost it and tried to slap Jules across the face, only to have his blow parried and end up getting slapped himself instead.He cried out, “Did you just hit me, gramps?”“Yes, I did, what about it? Do you want me to do it again?”Roland put a hand over his face and roared, “You’ve gone too far! I’m telling Layla!”Suddenly, Layla barged into the office and cried out, “What’s going on here?”Roland immediately threw himself into her arms.“Layla, Jules slapped me! He said I was an idiot and that I would never become head of marketing!“I know I may not be a genius, but I’m willing to give it my all! I dreamed of working in marketing ever since I was a kid! He just trampled on my dreams and insulted me!”Layla could feel her heart aching for him when she realized how upset he was.She gently patted his back and comforted him, “You’re not stupid, my dear, you’re so endearing.”Jules could not help stifling a laugh when he heard that.In the past, the one thin

Chapter 9

Layla, who did not hear Jules, remarked nonchalantly, “One more thing, we’re meeting some clients tonight, so make sure you’re ready to meet them with Roland.”“Alright.”With that, Jules walked out.The others hurried after him.“Mr. Fanon, I think the CEO has lost it, you…”Jules dismissed Marcus’ attempt to console him by wearily shaking his head, then assured him, “It’s fine, I’m going to resign soon anyway, so what does it matter? If Roland wants to be the head of marketing so badly, he can have it. Let’s see how long he can keep the position.”That same night, at eight o’clock, Layla and Roland were already at the venue by the time Jules arrived.When he stood outside, he saw Layla teaching Roland how to play darts.She stood right behind him with one arm wrapped around his body while gripping his right arm with her other hand.She instructed him patiently, “So you do this and aim… Then throw as hard as you can!”When the dart hit the bullseye, Roland was so excited he

Chapter 10

“Alright, I’m going for it!”With that, Roland closed his eyes, grabbed a dart, and immediately hurled it in Jules’ direction.The first dart barely grazed his cheeks.The second dart plunged straight into his arm. The pain was unbearable.Roland immediately feigned remorse. “He looks in pain, should we stop?”Layla urged him on. “Not so fast. We should at least finish this round first.”With that, she took Roland’s arm and guided him into throwing one dart after another.By then, Jules was covered all over with darts. The pain was almost unbearable.At last, the final dart struck the apple placed on top of Jules’ head.Then, Jules collapsed to the floor.While he was hovering in and out of consciousness, he saw Layla ecstatically hugging Roland and cheering excitedly, “You did it! Bullseye!”She even affectionately put a finger against his nose as if he was a child and congratulated him, “Good job!”Then, she received a phone call and headed out, leaving Jules, who was cov

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