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Chapter 1831

Nancy stared at Joan and Dustin skeptically.

“Uh… I’ve got something to do, so see you guys next time!” She quickly snagged her handbag to leave.

“No!” Joan and Dustin swung their gazes at her in concert.

“Nancy, didn’t you ask me out to give you some suggestions? Sit down, and we’ll talk about it. Just

ignore others, for irrelevant people are simply annoying!” Joan asserted in a deliberate bid to snub

Dustin.

At that, Nancy looked at her in confliction.

Dustin has never offended me in any way, so isn’t it rather unreasonable to ignore him at this time?

“Don’t worry, Nancy. Just tell me whatever problem you’re facing, and I’ll resolve it for you.” Dustin

patted his chest confidently.

Oh God, what’s going on here? Nancy clutched her head with both hands, a tortured expression on her

face. I can’t afford to alienate either of them, what with Joan being my best friend and Dustin being

Jory’s best friend!

“Well, this matter has nothing to do with you, Dustin. So, just go about your business,” Joan growled

without sparing his feelings.

Good God, she’s actually throwing a tantrum just because I asked Larry to treat me to a few lunches! Is

this necessary? When did she become so petty?

“Of course, it has something to do with me! Jory is my best friend, so his problem is also mine.” Dustin

showed no signs of backing off.

As Joan stared at the man before her, she was gripped by the urge to punch him in the face. But in the

next second, reason had her stifling that desire.

“Fine. Since you’re so smart, you come up with suggestions. I’m not going to say a single word further.”

Joan turned to gaze out the window with fury written all over her face.

“Fine by me! Listen here, Nancy…”

Subsequently, Dustin started speaking eloquently at length, from her relationship with Jory, their

married life, and Jory’s personality, to how they could curry favor with Simon, and so on.

At the side, Joan was taken aback.

Hmm… never had I expected him to actually know that much.

“Dad!” Nancy hollered before she had even stepped into the house.

Simon had heard her ages ago, but upon recalling that she wanted to bring Jory to meet him, his blood

immediately boiled.

“Dad, look who’s here!” Nancy promptly rushed over to him and acted coquettishly.

This was Simon’s weakness, so he couldn’t help relenting every time she acted coyly with him.

“Can’t you be more ladylike? You’re all grown up now.” He gazed at his daughter indulgently.

“Look, Dad! I brought Jory here to visit you, and he bought lots of gifts for you!” Nancy hurriedly

exclaimed ingratiatingly.

“Mr. Barrymore,” Jory swiftly greeted as he stepped forward.

But the moment Simon spotted him, he instantly whirled around and strode into the living room without

saying anything.

Seeing that, Jory knew that he had hit a brick wall, for Simon’s action made it clear as day that he

wasn’t welcomed. All at once, his gaze dimmed.

Beside him, Nancy wore a mortified expression.

“It’s okay, so don’t worry. I’ll go and talk to him,” she murmured in consolation.

In response, Jory nodded slightly.

“What’s wrong with you, Dad? Why did you do that when I brought Jory home to meet you?” Nancy

whined in a whisper.

“Nancy, I’ve told you that I don’t want to see that man. You should both leave. I still have some things to

handle,” Simon stated coldly.

At the sight of his indifferent expression, Nancy knew that her father was truly furious.

In the past, he’d always indulged me no matter my shenanigans and willfulness. What was more, he’d

even help me out. Even when it came to my divorce from Caspian, he merely turned a blind eye to it.

So why is his reaction so intense today?

Disappointment swamped her.

“Nancy, you should grow up. In the past, I indulged and spoiled you because you were young and

ignorant. But now, you should learn to consider other people’s feelings. What would people think when

you brought Jory Synder here? If you were to get married right after getting divorced, even an idiot

would be able to tell that you cheated on your husband,” Simon rebuked bluntly.

 

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Nancy looked at her father in shock. When did Dad become so concerned about what other people

think?

“Dad, we are the ones who live our lives. Why do you care so much about what the others think?”

Nancy asked, baffled by her father’s behavior.

Dad is not acting like his usual self.

Indeed, Simon had always been a straightforward, decisive man who had never faltered in his belief

and actions. But things are different now.

The whole matter could affect Caspian’s reputation as well.

It’s already a shame for Caspian after his divorce from Nancy. If any rumors saying he got cheated on

by his wife starts…

Simon was a sensible man. He certainly understood how Caspian would feel if other people knew that

his wife dumped him for another man. Therefore, he would not allow his daughter to do anything

reckless during this sensitive period of time.

Furthermore, he would not accept Jory to be Nancy’s boyfriend for now.

“Leave. I don’t want to see that guy, Jory, in front of me. Take him away immediately. Also, if you have

nothing else important to say, don’t come finding me again.” Simon sighed.

After all, he knew that Nancy would come again to pester him to accept Jory next time.

“Dad, why don’t you like Jory?” Nancy shook Simon’s arm fawningly.

Frowning at her childish behavior, he could not help but raise his voice at her, “Nancy, stop. You’re the

one at fault. Do you think that you can settle this matter on your own? Don’t you realize how serious

this is? Even if you’re clueless, how could Jory not know about it?”

Nancy was taken aback instantly.

Seeing how cold and unrelenting her father was, she turned away in dismay and went to Jory.

“Come, let’s go. We can come again next time.” Nancy looked hesitantly at the man in front of her.

Jory peeked inside, trying to see Simon, and remained silent.

Later that night, at a restaurant, Joan was happily having her dinner with Larry.

Today, we’ve finally got to spend some quality time with each other without the annoying third wheel—

Dustin.

As they were chitter-chattering about trivial matters, Joan’s phone rang all of a sudden. Seeing that it

was Nancy calling, she answered the call promptly.

“Hi, Joan. Where are you? Can you come and drink with me? I feel like sh*t right now.” Nancy sobbed.

Is she crying? Joan was shocked.

“Nancy, are you okay? What happened?” she asked worriedly.

“Joan, I’m really sad.” Nancy sniffled.

Hearing her heart-rending voice, Joan could not bring herself to reject her, so she told Larry about it

and went out hurriedly.

When she reached the pub, she immediately found Nancy downing her shots alone at the bar. She

rushed towards her and took away the drink in her hand. “Nancy, why are you drinking so much?”

Judging by her red face, she knew that Nancy was as drunk as a skunk.

Nancy threw her arm around Joan’s neck and asked in a low voice, “Joan, why? Why does my dad

hate Jory?”

Joan shook her head and sighed. Is this about Jory again?

“Okay. Listen to me. Stop drinking and head back home. It’s getting late now,” Joan said, holding

Nancy up to prevent her from toppling over.

However, Nancy pushed her hand away and protested, “No, I don’t want to go home. I’m sad. I want to

drink!”

She then continued to drink bottle after bottle and was finally knocked out after the third bottle.

Okay, we can go now. Joan dragged her down from the bar chair and piggybacked her out of the pub.

Ugh, why is this woman so heavy?

“Hey, Nancy. You should lose some weight,” Joan said, shaking Nancy deliberately.

“Huh? What? Cheers!” Nancy muttered and then buried her face in Joan’s hair.

You win, woman. I surrender.

Joan shook her head amusedly and continued to carry Nancy on her back as she waited for a cab at

the roadside.

However, before she could hail a ride, a few shady-looking men appeared on the empty road.

One of them—a bald man—sauntered to Joan. “Yo, pretty lady. Do you need any help? I’d be more

than happy to carry her for you.”

“No, thanks,” she rejected politely.

“Hey, don’t reject my help. Look at you. You’re straining yourself to carry your friend! Come, let me help

you.” He squatted down with his back facing her.

Joan clenched her fists and sighed inwardly. It seems like we’re going to have big trouble tonight.

 

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“It’s okay. We’re heading somewhere else. Bye.” Joan took a few steps back, ready to leave.

The rest of the men who were standing behind them just now immediately blocked her path.

“Miss, it’s getting pretty late. I’ll help you.” With that, the bald man pulled Nancy down from her back.

“Hey! What are you doing? Nancy, wake up!” Joan yelled as loud as she could.

But Nancy still had her eyes closed, lying quietly in the arms of that bald man.

“Ah, what a good girl. She’s so well-behaved.” He looked at Joan and ordered his men, “Take her away

now!”

As his subordinates held her down and tied her wrists with a rope, Joan used all of her strength to

struggle against them. “Let me go! What do you guys want from us? Help! Somebody help!”

Scared that she might attract other people’s attention, the man rebuked, “Shut up, b*tch! We’ve been

watching both of you for so long.”

Sh*t, looks like we’ve become their targets. If Nancy was sober, it would be as easy as pie for her to

overpower these men. But this girl is still sleeping!

“Nancy, wake up! Wake up!” Joan called at the top of her lungs.

Just then, Nancy raised her head and said loudly with her eyes closed, “Huh, what? Let’s drink! Come!

One more!”

Joan was livid. What kind of friend would doze off when we’re about to be abducted?

“Stop yelling, woman. I know that she drank a lot just now, so she won’t be waking up any time soon.

You should be concerned about yourself instead,” the bald guy said, walking toward Joan.

A shiver ran down her spine instantly.

“W-what do you think you’re doing? Don’t come near me!” Joan shouted helplessly, looking around

frantically to find a way to escape from him.

However, she could not move anywhere because the other men had a firm grasp on her shoulders.

The bald man smirked and caressed her face. “We’re going to play some games, of course.”

Revolted, she turned her face away from his hand.

Disgusting man with a nauseating breath!

Suddenly, her phone rang. He glanced at it and hesitated for a moment.

Then, he stepped closer and could not help but gape when he saw the caller ID.

Needless to say, Joan noticed the obvious change of his expression.

Judging from his widened eyes when he saw Larry’s name, he should be afraid of Larry.

With such thought in mind, she tried her best to wriggle her wrists out of the tie, but it was too tight. “Oi,

let us go and I’ll pretend as if nothing has happened tonight. If not, when Larry comes and finds me

here, all of you are done for.”

Now that she had no way out, she had no choice but to try her luck.

The bald man’s eyes grew cold.

Who wouldn’t know who Larry Norton is? He is such a prominent figure in this city. If she’s really

someone he knows, then we definitely can’t let her go.

A young man came forward and whispered in his ear, “Boss, what should we do now? She knows Larry

Norton!”

“It’s okay. We can kill her after we do the deed,” the bald guy gave a straightforward answer.

The boy was stunned. He had never thought of killing anyone, and he did not dare to do it either.

“Boss, no. If we do this, we’d be imprisoned for life!” He tugged on the man’s arm anxiously.

“What shall we do then? If Larry Norton knows about this, we’d be dead either!” the balding man yelled.

They’re indeed afraid of Larry. Joan heaved a sigh of relief secretly.

Then, she said, “Hey. Listen to me. If you guys let us go now, I promise everyone here will be safe,

okay? I’ll just pretend nothing has happened between us.”

Hearing her words, the leader hesitated.

“Have you hear her, boss? She said if we released them, she’d let it slide,” the young guy exclaimed.

Meanwhile, Joan’s phone was still ringing. It was as if Larry would keep calling if she did not answer his

call.

“Look, boss! The phone keeps ringing, so it means that this woman is someone really important to him.

We must never offend Larry Norton, boss.” There was a trace of fear in the young man’s eyes.

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Their leader glanced at the phone for a second before staring at Joan, troubled.

After a long while, he finally walked over to her and squatted down.

“Were you serious when you said that you’d let us go? If we release you, you swear you’d not tell Larry

about us?” He stared at her intensely, looking for telltale signs of her lying.

Joan nodded. “Yes, I meant what I said. I won’t say a single word about you guys, I swear.”

Even though they kidnap us, we’re unharmed. So, there’s no need to tell Larry about this.

Suddenly, a long-haired man chimed in, “Boss, we can’t release them. All women are liars. Have you

forgotten about the woman who betrayed you?”

What the heck? Joan’s once hopeful heart sank instantly.

Upon hearing his subordinate mentioning the woman who hurt him, he clenched his fists tightly, and his

gaze turned menacing. “How can I forget that?”

“Boss, we must not let these two women go,” the man with long hair protested.

Looking at the long-haired man, Joan had an urge to punch him and shut him up. Why does he have to

butt in right when we’re about to be freed?

“I’m not lying. Everything I’ve said is true. If you let us go, I will not tell this to anyone!” Joan repeated.

The leader turned his back to her and pondered for a while, tilting his head in concentration.

“Drink. I want to drink more…” Nancy muttered all of a sudden.

Joan looked at her friend and sighed dejectedly.

It’d be great if Nancy is sober now; she is normally the one smarter in this kind of situation.

Exasperated, Joan affirmed, “If I don’t keep my promise, may God punish me and let me burn in hell!”

He immediately turned around with his gaze softening.

Is he finally going to let us go?

Joan waited for his answer expectantly.

After a few seconds, he replied, “Okay. I’ll let both of you go, but keep in mind that it’s not because I

believe you, but because I want to keep my fellow friends safe. I’m sorry for what we’ve done.

Hopefully, you won’t tell Larry Norton about this.”

The men standing at the side was shocked.

Everyone thought that their boss would take things to extremes after the woman who betrayed him was

mentioned.

“Boss, have you forgotten what the woman did? She said she would come back to meet you, but in the

end, she had ran away with another man.”

“Shut up!” the bald-headed man yelled.

He certainly remembered the lesson of not trusting the words of a woman. If it wasn’t for that wicked

woman, I wouldn’t be still single now.

“Let them go,” he muttered.

He knew perfectly well that they should not offend Larry Norton, especially if the woman in front of them

was his lover.

If I continue to keep these women, I’m sure he would kill every single one of us on the day he finds us

out.

Since the bald man had given his command, Joan was set free immediately.

He came over and said, “Miss, please remember what you’ve promised today and keep your word.”

Joan nodded solemnly. “Don’t worry. I’ll stand by my promise.”

He put on a sad smile in return.

In fact, he did not care if Joan would stick to her word or not.

How could a man who was hurt by his lover’s broken promise trust the words of a woman so easily?

The only thing he believed was that even if Larry found them, he would not do anything drastic because

they had left both the women.

“But!” As Joan walked away from him, she whipped around abruptly and looked at the bald man.

“Please believe that there are still good women out there who are worth your trust.”

Then, she continued her way to her sleeping friend and shook her shoulders. “Nancy, wake up!”

Nevertheless, Nancy had no response at all.

Gosh, this woman. Why does she have to be drunk when I need her the most? Does she have to be so

devastated for Jory? It’s not a big deal at all. When there’s life, there’s hope. Even if her father doesn’t

accept Jory now, it doesn’t mean that he won’t accept him in the future.

 

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After that, Joan took out her phone and called Larry. Once he answered the call, she said, “Hi, Larry.

Where are you now? Can you come to pick us up? Nancy is drunk.”

Suddenly, she heard Dustin’s voice from the other side of the line. “Huh, who’s that?”

Stupid Dustin! Why is he with Larry again? This is outrageous!

Joan clenched her fists in a jealous fit.

“Where are you? I’ll go pick both of you right away,” Larry hurriedly replied.

“No,” she rejected. “Let Dustin come to fetch us.”

Larry was puzzled for a second, but the moment he glanced towards Dustin who was sitting on the

sofa, he understood why she did so.

Recently, Dustin had always come to visit him, and Joan was rather unhappy with it. Is she jealous?

Larry smiled at the thought.

He was suddenly curious about how Joan would look when she was jealous. She would probably look

adorable.

After he hung up the call, Larry walked over to Dustin and said monotonously, “Dustin, Joan asked you

to fetch her.”

Dustin scrunched up his face in confusion. What? Why is this guy asking me to pick up his wife? Isn’t

he scared that I might take her away from him? I don’t think he is so open-minded. Hmm, something is

not right. Let me test him.

“Okay, I’ll go,” Dustin replied without any hesitation.

Larry looked at him and flashed him a smile before going back to his work.

Before Dustin left, he observed Larry once again, but he still looked unperturbed, making Dustin even

more baffled.

“Hey, Larry. Are you sure you’re okay with me fetching her? Won’t you be worried about us being

together?” Dustin asked in a low voice, squinting at him.

“Nope. Joan is the one who’s afraid that you might take me away from her,” Larry answered casually.

Speechless, he went out of his place quietly.

After some time, a car finally came to a stop in front of Joan and Nancy.

“Why did she drink so much?” Dustin asked, helping Joan to get Nancy into the car.

Joan patted him on his shoulder, thanking him, and heaved a sigh of relief. “What else could I do? She

wouldn’t listen to me.”

“Wait, Joan. What happened to you? Why is your face so dirty?” Dustin asked, staring at her face.

She was stunned for a moment before taking out a piece of tissue paper from the glove compartment

to wipe her face.

“Ah, it’s nothing. I accidentally fell just now while I was carrying Nancy. She’s too heavy. Haha,” she

made up an excuse hurriedly.

All of a sudden, Nancy shouted, “What? You’re the one who loses. Joan, you must drink this round.

Drink!”

Dustin immediately drew back in surprise. Seeing how drunk Nancy was, he realized that it must have

been difficult for Joan to carry her alone.

Despite that, he still felt something was off with them.

Nancy was alright as she was just drunk. However, Joan did not look like herself at all.

As Dustin pondered on it, Joan stared blankly outside the window, thinking about the men who

abducted her and Nancy just now.

The bald guy was probably hurt by the woman he loved, so he doesn’t believe in any woman now.

A flicker of sorrow gleamed in Joan’s eyes.

She had seen plenty of people who had similar experiences as the bald man.

It’s normal to be dumped during the course of a relationship these days. Although breakups are

saddening, heartbreaks are crucial to making a person stronger.

“Joan. Joan?” Dustin called, looking suspiciously at the woman sitting in the backseat.

However, he did not get any response from her at all.

He then took a deep breath and shouted out loud, “Joan Watts!”

She flinched at the loudness of his voice and snapped, “What?”

Even Nancy was startled, too.

Worried that their conversation might disturb Nancy’s slumber, she then lowered her voice and asked,

“What is it?”

“Did anything happened to both of you just now?” Dustin asked tentatively.

No, I can’t let him know about it. I’ve promised the bald guy to keep it to myself.

Joan smiled awkwardly, rubbing her neck. “Nope. What could happen to us? Haha. It’s just that Nancy

drank too much and caused a slight stir at the pub.”

She had no choice but to use Nancy as an excuse. With the high intelligence of Larry and Dustin, they

would definitely not believe me if I tell them that it was nothing.

 

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I see. Dustin heaved a sigh of relief.

Given that Nancy was dead drunk, Joan had no choice but to bring Nancy back to her house.

After carrying Nancy into the room, Dustin sat on the couch in the living room. Then, he stared at the

ceiling and panted for air.

How much alcohol did Nancy have? Why did she become so heavy?

“Well, you can go now. Everything’s fine,” Joan said to Dustin straightforwardly.

Are you abandoning me after using me?

Dustin glanced at Joan.

“Shouldn’t you treat me to some food as a token of appreciation?” Dustin whined.

After all, I was the one who picked you guys up!

“It’s fine. I think you should go home because it’s getting late,” Joan asked him to leave directly.

Actually, Joan knew what Dustin had on his mind: he wanted to wait for Larry so that he could claim

credit and asked for some rewards from Larry.

Ever since Dustin slept in the same room with Larry, he went to Larry’s company nearly every day. The

colleagues would probably doubt Larry’s sexual orientation if they didn’t know Joan.

“I’m not leaving. I’ve to wait for Larry,” Dustin murmured.

This jerk dares speak his mind!

“Dustin, I think we have to talk.” Joan gazed at Dustin, who was sitting on the couch.

“Sure,” Dustin replied nonchalantly.

“Well, you and Larry are always together lately. Given that both of you are men, I’m afraid the

colleagues would have misunderstandings if they always see you guys together,” Joan said cautiously.

What’s wrong with it? That only proves that Larry and I are good friends. That’s all!

Besides, I only want to joke around with Larry. He definitely doesn’t have a different sexual orientation.

“Joan, what nonsense are you talking about? The friendship between Larry and I is pure, and the

innocent have nothing to fear!” Dustin yelled.

How pure is it? Joan continued sizing Dustin up with a suspicious look.

“I only want to joke around with Larry, given that he took away the woman I love,” Dustin added

deliberately.

Joan was rendered speechless.

She certainly knew that Dustin was referring to her.

“Anyway, I guess you’re jealous, aren’t you?” Dustin gazed at Joan and asked like a busybody.

“Who’s jealous? I’m not jealous.” As Joan blushed, she hastily turned around to avoid his gaze.

Dustin, you’re a jerk! Why must you state the obvious if you know the answer?

“She’s jealous!” Larry happened to have come home and interrupted them.

Ding… Nancy’s phone was ringing.

Nonetheless, her eyes were still closed as she was in a dream on the bed.

After a while, she finally opened her eyes.

Snapped out of the dream, she stretched her body and looked around. She was apparently not

shocked even though she was in an unfamiliar environment.

“You’re awake. Since you had a lot of alcohol yesterday, come and have some food,” Joan said blandly.

“How did I come back? I don’t remember anything about it.” Nancy rubbed her eyes.

“Someone carried you back,” Joan glanced at Nancy as she replied.

My god, you’re not even aware that you were kidnapped. If I didn’t come to your rescue, you would

have been bullied already.

“Joan, I had a peculiar dream just now,” Nancy said to Joan casually.

“I dreamed that I was kidnapped by a few people. Besides, their boss was a bald man.” Nancy tilted her

head as she began describing her dream.

Some water spurted out from Joan’s mouth upon hearing it.

“Hey, Joan, what’s wrong with you?” Larry immediately handed over a piece of tissue to her.

“I’m sorry for being overly emotional,” Joan explained.

Come on, that’s not a dream but the truth!

Does she remember it? But she was sleeping all the time! Joan couldn’t help but stared at Nancy

bewilderedly.

 

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“That’s weird. Why would I have such a dream?” As Nancy was speaking, she grabbed a slice of bread

and began eating.

“You can have more.” Joan immediately gave Nancy a few more slices of bread, hoping that food could

divert her attention. After all, having delicious food often made women forget about everything else.

“Joan, the bread is yummy! Your baking skills are getting better!” Nancy said with surprise.

Joan was right to use a few slices of bread to change the subject of the conversation effortlessly.

Ding, ding, ding…

Nancy’s phone rang once again.

“Hey, your phone is ringing,” Joan reminded her.

“Wait, let me finish this first. It’s not urgent anyway,” Nancy replied while eating the bread.

After a while, she finally picked up the call.

“Nancy, where are you!”

Nancy was shocked to hear Jory’s cold voice.

“I was with Joan yesterday.” Nancy dared not tell him that she was in a bar last night.

“Do you know how many times I had called you? I almost went crazy because you didn’t answer my

calls!” Jory said irritatedly.

In fact, he had never felt so tormented before.

Nancy knew that she made Jory worried about her. As she felt guilty, she didn’t rebut nor stop him from

berating her.

For Jory, silence wasn’t the best policy. Instead, he wished to hear the truth from Nancy: Where did she

go yesterday?

“Nancy, tell me where you were yesterday,” Jory continued to ask.

“I… went to a bar yesterday,” Nancy answered softly.

Upon hearing it, Jory was boiling with rage. He spent the whole night looking for her all over the city,

yet it turned out that she went to a bar!

Besides, she didn’t even answered his calls.

“I see.” With that, he hung up the phone.

Is that all? Staring at the words on her phone screen, Nancy felt dejected.

Jory must be pissed off!

“Nancy, what’s wrong? Come and get some food,” Joan urged her to come over.

What should I do? I would have a hard time coaxing Jory once he’s angry.

Suddenly, Nancy felt frustrated as she didn’t know what she ought to do.

Let it be. I’ll eat first and apologize to him sincerely afterward!

With that, she came up to the dining table and enjoyed eating the delicacies.

“Are you alright?” Joan asked worriedly as Nancy looked different after answering the call.

“I’m fine. Let’s eat,” Nancy put on an awkward smile as she said.

Even a fool could tell that it was definitely Jory who called her.

After all, who else could ever make Nancy feel sad or dejected apart from Jory?

After Larry left the villa, Nancy went to Alpire Group. She wanted to explain everything that happened

yesterday to Jory.

However, she was stunned the moment she arrived at the office.

Gabriella put both of her arms on Jory’s back. Besides, they looked intimate while their bodies seemed

to be close to each other.

“Jory!” Nancy yelled.

Shocked to hear the high-pitched voice, Gabriella immediately withdrew her hands.

“Why are you here?” Jory asked gently.

What’s the matter? Did I disturb their intimate moment?

Nancy stood in front of Gabriella, staring ferociously at her.

“What were you two doing?” Nancy asked coldly. At this moment, the sense of chillness exuded from

her eyes could seemingly kill anyone.

“Nothing.” Gabriella shrugged in response. What a b*tch! Does she think that I’m blind?

“Jory, what were you two doing?” Nancy then asked him seriously with a hint of disappointment.

She was willing to divorce Caspian to be with Jory, yet he had the cheek to have an intimate

relationship with another woman. As such, she couldn’t help but feel betrayed by Jory.

 

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“As she said, we weren’t doing anything,” Jory answered nonchalantly and continued reading some

documents.

At that instant, disappointment swamped her.

She saw it clearly that Gabriella put her arms on Jory’s back, and they seemed to be rather intimate.

How could they have the cheek to deny it! Jory, you’re indeed cruel!

“I’m leaving.” With that, Nancy expressed her disappointment and turned around to leave.

“Wait,” Jory suddenly stopped her.

“Were you really with Joan only last night?” Jory eyed her curiously.

Instead of questioning her, he only wanted to make sure about it. After all, he was worried that

something would happen to her.

“I’ve said it.” With that, Nancy banged the door and left.

Now, only Gabriella and Jory were left in the office.

“Mr. Synder, aren’t you worry that she’ll misunderstand?” Gabriella asked deliberately.

“Why would she misunderstand? You’re not my cup of tea anyway,” Jory answered straightforwardly.

At this moment, Gabriella felt that he was a boring man.

“But luckily, you were beside me. Otherwise, I would have fallen to the floor,” Gabriella added smilingly.

Due to anemia, Gabriella felt dizzy when she was picking up some documents on the floor. Hence, she

put her hands on Jory’s back to support herself and stay conscious.

“Alright, Mr. Synder. If there is nothing else, I’ve to get going,” Gabriella said deliberately again as

though she was hinting at something.

Have I ever needed anything from her? I mean, it has always been her who come and see me!

Jory smirked silently and didn’t give her any response.

“By the way, Mr. Synder, I would suggest that you should talk to your beloved Nancy because she was

jealous,” Gabriella teased.

Suddenly, Jory stopped writing and looked out the window.

Meanwhile, Nancy was eating frantically in a restaurant as though she was famished.

“Hey, Nancy. What’s wrong with you?” Joan looked at her worriedly, feeling that something wasn’t right.

“I’m hungry!” Nancy said while she was eating. I don’t believe it! Joan took a peek at Nancy.

She believed that Nancy had an argument with Jory.

“Is everything okay between you and Jory?” Joan took a sip of her coffee as she gazed at Nancy, who

sat in front of her.

Suddenly, Nancy stopped her frantic movements and began to sob.

“Joan, why did he do that to me? I disappeared for only a night. To be exact, I went to the bar to vent

my emotions. However, it turned out that he has another woman. I can’t accept it!” Nancy complained

while wiping away her tears.

I knew it! It was Jory again! At that moment, Joan’s eyes dimmed.

“What happened?”

After quite some time, Joan finally understood what really transpired.

“What should I do, Joan? Jory doesn’t want me anymore. We went through a lot before we are finally

together…” Nancy asked sobbingly.

Meanwhile, Joan took a deep breath. She had never imagined that Jory would do such things to Nancy.

However, Joan thought that she had to verify the matter instead of listening to Nancy’s words.

Maybe it was only some misunderstanding.

Joan understood Nancy very well and knew that she often acted impulsively when it came to

relationships. For instance, Nancy decided to divorce Caspian the moment she reunited with Jory.

As such, Joan took out her phone and made a call.

“Oh? Isn’t it Ms. Watts? Aren’t you still jealous of me? Why are you calling me all of a sudden?” Dustin

deliberately provoked her.

“Dustin, I’m giving you a task. Please find out what’s wrong with your good friend, Jory. Does he still

want to be with Nancy?” Joan said furiously.

Apart from her anger toward Jory, she actually had unpleasant feelings toward Dustin to a certain

extent.

“They are doing great. Why are you worried about them? Jory looked for her the entire night last night,”

Dustin replied nonchalantly.

 

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“I don’t think so. Nancy is crying here, saying that she saw Jory behaved intimately with another

woman when she went to the office,” Joan rebutted.

This is the truth!

Dustin was lost for words.

Since when did Jory have an intimate relationship with other women except for Nancy?

Impossible! Jory has always been a self-disciplined man. Of course, it only happens after he met

Nancy.

“Don’t talk nonsense. I know Jory very well. He has no other woman besides Nancy,” Dustin explained

after giving it some thought.

Although Jory looked cold and even cruel to a certain extent, Dustin knew that he really loved Nancy.

Moreover, Jory had changed a lot for Nancy.

For instance, Jory wasn’t as cold as before after being with Nancy.

“Joan, please comfort Nancy for now. I’ll meet Jory to find out what happened.”

They hang up the phone after having the short conversation.

Dustin believed that Jory would face a lot of trouble in business if he really hurt Nancy this time. After

all, Simon loved Nancy and was protective of her even though he seemed to be strict toward her.

“Alright, Nancy. Please don’t cry. I’ll go shopping with you, is it okay?” Joan comforted Nancy carefully.

Suddenly, Nancy’s eyes shone.

“Joan, let’s go!” The next moment, Nancy stood up and dragged Joan to leave the restaurant.

“Wait, I’ve to take my handbag!” Joan yelled.

She was shocked to see that Nancy looked impatient and frantic.

Wasn’t she crying just now? Why does she suddenly look composed?

“Joan, look at this. Is this beautiful?” Nancy asked when she was pointing at a snowy white dress.

“It’s beautiful,” Joan replied.

However, before she could finish, Nancy had grabbed the dress and entered the fitting room.

When Nancy walked out of the fitting room, she looked like a noble princess.

Apparently, she touched up her makeup in the fitting room.

As Nancy looked at herself in the mirror, her lips curved up in a satisfied smile.

“Joan, how do I look now?” Nancy turned around.

“This suits you,” Joan replied smilingly.

“Please wrap this up for me. Besides, I want this, this, this, and that!” Nancy pointed at several other

dresses.

Joan was stupefied. Has she gone mad? Why is she buying so many clothes?

“Joan, let’s go and take a look at some shoes.” With that, Nancy dragged her into a branded footwear

store.

As soon as they entered, Joan gaped at the price tags in surprise.

A pair of shoes in this store was worth nearly double the monthly salary of an ordinary white-collar

worker.

“Please get a pair of the shoes on the left side for me to try,” Nancy yelled.

The salesgirl served Nancy enthusiastically because she was their loyal customer. Besides, she kept

complimenting Nancy for having good taste in fashion while taking the shoes.

“Ms. Barrymore, this pair of shoes suits you perfectly! It matches your skin tone so well, making you

look even more noble and graceful…” The salesgirl praised Nancy exaggeratedly with all smiles.

Nancy seemed to be satisfied with the compliment. She waved her hand, gesturing at the salesgirl to

wrap it up.

“Also, wrap up this pair of shoes and that high-heels for me!” The salesgirl did as Nancy said once she

waved her hand.

Meanwhile, Joan stared at Nancy in surprise.

Is this how she vent her feelings? How extravagant!

She just spent more than ten thousand at one go. Oh wait, I think more than a hundred thousand was

gone in the spending spree.

 

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“Nancy, you’ve bought a lot of things. Are you sure you can wear all these?” Grabbing Nancy’s arms,

Joan reminded her.

I’ve to buy them even if I’m not wearing them!

A wry smile crossed Nancy’s face.

I’ve to max out Jory’s credit card!

“Why should I worry? I’m not spending my own money anyway!” Nancy patted Joan’s shoulder gently.

Could it be…

Joan suddenly understood what was on Nancy’s mind.

In that case, you can go ahead! After all, the money that men have earned is meant for women to

spend!

Meanwhile, Jory was reading some documents in his office.

A moment later, his phone buzzed from time to time, indicating that he received text messages.

Jory was curious but initially thought that those were some marketing messages. Shortly afterward, he

was shocked as he began reading the messages.

Jory’s lips curled into a wry smile when he realized that they were about his credit card transactions.

This woman is really naughty. She always wishes to max out my card every time she’s upset. Despite

knowing that Nancy was on a spending spree, Jory was happy to spend the money for her.

Thump!

Suddenly, Dustin opened the office and stood before Jory, panting.

“What’s up?” Jory looked at Dustin worriedly.

Dustin always remains calm and composed, yet why does he look so nervous this time? Besides, he

didn’t even knock on the door before coming in. I mean, this is not how he usually behaves.

“Hey, Jory, what did you do today?” Dustin asked.

Jory looked at Dustin bewilderedly.

Since when did he begin to be mindful of what I did every day?

“I’m working and happen to be reading some documents now,” Jory shrugged his shoulder and replied

blandly.

Is that all? It can’t be!

Dustin came up to Jory slowly while glaring at him with blazing eyes.

“Hey, just shoot if you want to say something. And what is that look on your face?” Jory shot a

disgruntled gaze at him.

“Okay, I’ll get to the point then. Nancy said you’ve another woman and left her,” Dustin said softly.

When did Nancy see it?

Jory’s eyes dimmed in the next instance.

I haven’t settled a score with her for not coming home and answering my calls yesterday, yet she is

accusing me of wrongdoing now?

All women are preposterous creatures!

“What do you think?” Jory looked at Dustin.

“I think it’s impossible. There’s no way you would do that,” Dustin said as though he trusted Jory.

Deep in Dustin’s heart, he actually had some doubts. He thought that men could make mistakes,

particularly when their loved ones weren’t around.

As he was deep in thought, he also observed the changes in Jory’s facial expressions.

Fortunately, Jory’s reactions told him that he didn’t do such a thing. Hence, Dustin believed there was

certainly some misunderstanding between them.

“That’s enough. Stop messing with me. Besides, I’m busy and have a lot more documents to read.”

Jory waved his hand.

“Alright. I’ll take my leave now,” Dustin replied smilingly.

“Oh, wait a minute,” Jory suddenly stopped Dustin.

What’s up? Dustin turned around and eyed the man not far from him curiously.

“Well, tell Nancy to call me if she has maxed out her credit card. I can give her a few more cards.” With

that, Jory handed over two credit cards to Dustin.

Dustin was stunned as though he was struck by lightning.

He’s the dream man of every woman!

Free free to swipe the cards! Nancy’s an idiot! She should have cherished him!

“Mr. Synder, I want to swipe your cards too,” Dustin deliberately said coquettishly.

“Damn it, that’s gross. Get on with your work now,” Jory rejected him straightforwardly.

Humph! He values romance over friendship!

Dustin then turned and made himself scarce.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind when he was leaving.

“Hello, Joan, where are you guys now?” Dustin whispered over the phone.

“We’re in the mall,” Joan answered softly.

“I see. Send your location to me, and I’ll be there as soon as possible.”

“Why do you want to come here?” Joan asked cautiously.

“Jory asked me to send two more credit cards to you guys, for he was worried that Nancy would max

out her credit card,” Dustin replied.