"Why do I have to meet him after work?"

I couldn't figure it out, and I didn't want to think about it.

Shaking my head, I replied him back, trying to suppress the palpitations in my heart.

But in the afternoon, I was still lost in my thoughts because of the message...

But when I knocked on Emery's office door, my heart calmed down instead.

"Come in," His deep and powerful voice came out.

I walked in. It was all dark in his office. I looked up to find him. The scattered lights in the night sprinkled on the person standing in front of the French window, with a unique charm, his back still so handsome.

"Where have you been all these years?"

I was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting him to ask so directly. I didn't know how to answer yet, and then I heard his deep voice again, "I just heard that your family is no longer rich. How does it feel to live a poor life for a few years?"

How could I not hear his sarcasm? You always have to pay for what you've done in this world.

He used to listen to me obediently and follow my orders.

But at this point, the situation had clearly changed.

My pride had been completely worn away in these seven years.

But for him, I was somewhat at a loss.

"Hmm... Mr. Wood, I've brought the data here. We..."

Before I could finish my words, he rushed over and grabbed my wrist harshly, saying, "Answer me! Didn't you say you would support me all the time? How come you disappeared..."

I lowered my eyelids. Emery had changed, becoming much more powerful than before.

At that time, we were both in high school. He was the only one in their town who was admitted to a prestigious high school in the province, while I had always been a carefree girl in the provincial capital. When I saw him during enrollment, I crazily pursued him, indeed causing him a lot of trouble...

"I was young and silly. And now I've got a taste of my own medicine." I joked, trying to change the subject. "After so many years, you've become so capable now. You deserve my love back then."

"But I've been looking for you."

I flashed a hint of surprise in my eyes, but quickly suppressed it.

"Looking for me?" I was somewhat surprised. After all, everyone said that Emery hated me the most after I dumped him.

"Looking for me to support you? Obviously you don't need it anymore. Besides, you're already married, aren't you?

To be honest, as you can see, I'm just a common assistant now. I have no money."

I hid from his gaze, unable to hide the bitterness in my heart, and said casually.

"Look at me!" he commanded, a tone he had never used before. I was startled and couldn't help but look at him. In the dim light, I couldn't see what emotions were hidden in his deep eyes, but at such a close distance, I could clearly feel his fluctuating heartbeats and warm breath.

"Pearl, you're really heartless, leaving like that for so many years! Yes, I'm married, but that doesn't stop me from getting what I lost from you..."

"What did he lose? His dignity?" I smiled bitterly.

It couldn't be his heart, right?

Until I left, I realized that I never got Emery's heart.

"This project, I convinced Professor Sullivan to do it. The importance of this project to your company, I don't need to say."

I tried to listen to him calmly and said, "Pearl, be my lover. This is what you owe me. Otherwise, I will withdraw from guiding this project."

"Lover?"

He did care that I supported him back then.

But he didn't have to force me like this for revenge.

Seeing that I didn't answer, he grabbed my hand and pulled it hard. I bumped into his chest and couldn't help but look up at him. I suppressed my pounding heart and said, "You're already married."

"So what? I ask you to be my lover, not my wife..."

Emery had changed. He was no longer my high school sweetheart who listened to me obediently.

...

"What's wrong? Are you scared now?"

His deep voice sounded above my head, and I suppressed the palpitations in my heart. It had been so many years since I felt this close to him.

Yes, I missed this feeling a lot. I loved him, and there was no pretense, but it seemed like he had never believed me.

I didn't answer. He bent down and leaned closer and closer. Our breaths intertwined. My head instantly exploded with a buzzing sound. A trace of rationality told me that I couldn't get in their relationship. I could find another job if I lost this one...

I shook my head slightly. As if he had discovered that I was going to refuse, he suddenly lowered his head, and his cold thin lips pressed against my trembling mouth, crazily starting to bite. I struggled, but he remained indifferent.

The affection in my heart made me slowly accept his passionate kiss, and the entangled breath made it impossible for me to think at all.

"You couldn't refuse me, Pearl. This is what you owe me!" He bit me and whispered hoarsely in my ear.

I knew I couldn't escape, and at this point, I didn't have the ability to escape.

Emery was the controller at this time.

I closed my eyes and made a shallow hum.

Apart from secular perspectives, I had no reason to turn him down.

When hearing my answer, Emery held me tightly, as if he wanted to blend me into his body. He seemed to be venting the pain that had been suppressed for so many years, and I shamelessly enjoyed it a little...