That night, I tossed and turned in bed for more than an hour.

While I knew that Shaun could indeed afford to give me two million dollars, his word alone was not enough. Two million was not a small sum. What if he refused to keep his promise?

Or what if he remembered the past and forgot the present?

I thought that the risk was too great, so I got out of bed and worked overnight to write an official letter of guarantee.

The next day, I woke up early and threw away all the coke in the fridge. Then, I went downstairs to get water and breakfast for Shaun.

When I got home, Shaun was lying on the couch in a night robe. He must have just gotten up. But his eyes were closed, and it seemed like he had fallen asleep again.

I carefully put my stuff down and got a blanket for him.

Generous bosses like him were rare, so I had to treat him well.

Shaun was good-looking and had long, shapely legs. I could even see a V-line under his abs.

He was even better looking than the men who loved showing off their figures online.

I was ogling him shamelessly like a total pervert.

“Are you done staring?”

When did he wake up?

I had been caught! How embarrassing!

I chuckled awkwardly. “Yeah…”

Before my voice trailed away, he shot me a sharp look. I hurriedly said, “You keep yourself in excellent shape. You look much better than even celebrities. I can’t get enough of it.”

Shaun tilted his head in satisfaction. “If you can’t get enough of it, want to touch it?”

‘Why are you tugging on your robe’s belt as you say that?!’ I screamed internally.

His V-line was very tantalizing.

I swallowed hard and looked at him as if to ask, “Are you okay with that?”

He gave me a look as if to say, “Of course! We’re legally married, after all.”

Married…

That brought me back to reality. “You can continue to sleep. Here’s a blanket for you so that you don’t catch a cold.”

That was close. I nearly destroyed our pure transactional relationship because of lust.

Shaun shot me a strange look, but he said nothing. He just went off to eat his breakfast.

But he did not even fix the belt of his robe. He was still flaunting his assets all over the place.

I kept my eyes down, but he tapped on the table. “Tell me a joke.”

Did all employers have such strange hobbies?

“I’ll pay you one hundred thousand per joke.”

All I needed to do was treat my employer’s hobby as my goal and just do it.

“A long, long time ago, a patient went to see a therapist and told him that he felt like a bird. When the therapist asked him when he had started feeling that way, the patient replied, ‘Since I was a chick.’”

That was followed by an awkward silence.

“Hand me the blanket. That joke was so bad that I’m covered with goosebumps now.”

I felt like crying, but I still handed him the blanket. I also got him the letter of guarantee.

“Could you sign this?”

“Well, well… color me impressed.” Shaun sounded amused. By the sound of it, he found this more hilarious than the joke I told him just moments ago.

“Where’s the ink pad?”

I was taken aback. He said, “For a thumbprint. What if I sign now but claim it’s false later?”

That made sense.

I hurried to the study to get the ink pad and praised him. “You’re amazing, Mr. Lowell. You think of everything so meticulously.”

“Flattery will get you nowhere.” Shaun grabbed the wet wipes I handed to him as well and wiped his hands clean. “I’ve put my thumbprint on this, so call me ‘honey’.”

“Honey.” Anyone who still hesitated after this was surely a fool.

Shaun seemed satisfied. “Good. Now, eat quickly. We’re going out in a moment.”

“Hey, handsome? Can I have your phone number?”

This was already the third beautiful woman to hit on Shaun today.

As a dutiful employee, I immediately turned around and pretended that I did not exist.

Men were simple creatures. If I, a woman, found another woman beautiful, then he obviously might find her pretty as well, so I had to stay out of the way.

Besides, these ladies could also lighten my workload of taking care of Shaun, so I considered them sisters in spirit even if they were not blood-related.

“Aurora Snow.”

“Yes, Mr. Lowell?” I perked up like a loyal lackey and even greeted the lady. “Miss, you’re really pretty! You’re a real match for my boss.”

“Boss?” the woman asked. By the sounds of it, she did not quite believe what I had said.

That would not do. While I did not care about being the obstacle in Shaun’s path to getting a girlfriend, I massively cared about him deducting my pay because of that. It was a complete no-no.

“Yes! This is my boss. He’s rich and single. Would you like to be with him?”

The woman looked at Shaun meaningfully. “I do like your boss, but he said you’re his wife.”

I shot Shaun a stunned look while he stood by the side with a dark face. He looked visibly annoyed.

Oh no! I had misunderstood him. He was not thinking about getting himself a girlfriend. He wanted me to ward off the women who wanted to flirt with him.

“Ever heard of couples’ role-play?” Shaun grabbed my waist and said in a low, charming voice, “My wife even treats me like royalty at home.”

I melted into Shaun’s embrace. “Honey, why are you telling someone else about this? I’m so embarrassed!”

“Alright. Whatever you want, sweetheart. I won’t say anything more.”

Ha! What a hypocrite!

‘If you really mean that, please don’t pinch my waist so hard!’ I thought.

The woman left in disgust. She even rolled her eyes at us before she left. Her face was practically screaming at us for being disgusting scumbags.

Shaun loosened his iron grip around me, but he looked even more upset than the woman.

“You sure were happily introducing me to that woman just now. Why were you in such a hurry to give me away to someone else? Don’t you want your two million?”

“I felt sad too, you know?”

“Is that so?” Shaun shot me a cold glance. “Cry for me, then.”

How could he say that?

I was not an actress. I could not cry at a whim.

I spent a solid minute thinking of the most painful moments in my twenty-nine years of life but could not squeeze out a single tear.

“You know… tears aren’t the only way to express sadness. I feel sad in my heart. Honestly!”

I tried to convey my sincerity through my gaze, but he clearly was not buying it.

“Honey… Your Majesty… Babe…”

Shaun crossed his arms and watched me as I cooed at him, but he showed no signs of letting this slide.

What a petty man! I had an idea. I decided to change the topic. “Why don’t I bring you to Volk Corp and give you a tour of the place?”

“Are you trying to watch your paycheck slip through your fingers?”

“No!” I hurriedly said. “According to Google, revisiting familiar places helps restore memories, and Volk Corp is the perfect place for that. I just want you to recover your memories.”

‘So that you can give me the two million you promised,’ I added in my heart.

Shaun must have thought that my reason made sense and nodded begrudgingly.

“Aurora? What a coincidence!”

It was a familiar voice, and it was too late to flee. I forced out a polite smile and greeted the person who had called out. “It’s really a coin—”

But my polite smile cracked. If I had known that Anna Xavier was with Blake Potterson, I would not have turned around.

“So petty, Aurora! You won’t even greet your old friend from university?”

Blake nudged Anna and looked as if he was eagerly waiting for chaos to unfold.

Anna’s face did not change. She remained as cool as an ice queen.

Among all my boyfriends, Blake had been my longest relationship. Since our junior year in university, we had kept it on and off until two years ago, when we finally broke it off for good.

Anna looked at Shaun. “Your new boyfriend?”

The gaze and her attitude made it clear that she was looking down on me.

I was not one to back down when I was looked down upon, so I looped my arm around Shaun’s. “Of course! Are you still single, Anna? Want me to introduce you to a nice guy?”

Anna’s gaze darkened. By the looks of it, she was still mad.

“You’re still the same as ever.” Blake crossed his arms and looked at Shaun. “Bro, better watch out. Don’t get cheated on.”