It lasted for a long time. When Emery let go of me, I was still immersed in the long-lost tenderness.

"Where do you live? I'll take you back."

"No need, I..." I instinctively refused, but when I felt Emery's sharp gaze, I stopped talking.

Emery put the documents from the handbag on the desk and took my hand to leave...

And I became Emery's mistress like this.

The project progressed quickly, and we often had meetings. I always deliberately avoided meeting Emery.

He knew it but didn't say anything. After all, we were together at night.

On the day of the project meeting, he still didn't come. But his wife came. Although we only met at a class reunion, I firmly remembered her appearance. Wendy was as gentle and elegant as her name suggested, completely different from my past self. Emery must like her.

"Hi, Windy."

The members of Emery's team all stood up and shouted, but Wendy walked straight towards me and said, "I didn't expect to see you here, Pearl. Emery didn't even tell me.

Are you involved in this project?"

I nodded with a bit of annoyance, feeling a bit uneasy in my heart. Was this the urgency of the mistress meeting the original wife? I didn't know, but I was indeed a bit nervous.

I just found out that Wendy was Professor Sullivan's daughter. It was true that daughters from scholarly families were different, unlike me, who grew up in a newly rich family and developed such a mischievous character. Oh, at this point, I didn't even have a rich family anymore!

The meeting ended while I was lost in my thoughts. When Wendy was about to leave, she came over and invited me to have a meal together. Once again, I declined. She left with a smile, but in her smiling eyes, I could see a hint of deeper meaning...

I shook my head and didn't dare to think further.

After all, I shamelessly had an affair with her husband...

Jason contacted me again and asked me out for a meal. I replied to him, [Okay.]

Since I left the Quinn family, I hadn't contacted any classmates.

Only Jason happened to run into me later, and we gradually reestablished contact.

Jason knew that Emery got married and even urged me to go to the class reunion. It was obvious that he wanted me to give up on Emery.

But since I still loved him, it was not that easy to accept someone else.

Besides, I was not a good match for Jason.

No matter what, we needed to talk face to face. Besides Emery, Jason was the only person I owed in these years.

We agreed to meet at the Japanese restaurant.

"I didn't deliberately hide it from you. I only heard from our classmates the day before the gathering, that Emery got married and would bring his wife to the gathering, so I came to persuade you.

I wanted you to know that he got married, and give up on him.

Pearl, give me a chance."

I really didn't expect Jason to be so straightforward. Actually, I was slow-witted. Except for my wholehearted love for Emery, I never noticed anyone else's feelings towards me. It was only after Jason proposed to me last time that I realized he had liked me for so many years.

"Jason, I'm sorry, I..."

"He is already married, Pearl. I want to take good care of you and don't want you to work so hard."

I lowered my head and didn't see Emery and Wendy walking in. I smiled slightly and said, "Actually, I'm doing pretty good now. The difficult days are over. No one can have smooth sailing all the time. Regardless of Emery's situation, I have no plans to find a man to take care of me."

Jason suddenly took my hand and asked, "Is there really no chance for me?"

I was just about to withdraw my hand when I felt a piercing gaze. I looked up and saw Emery and his wife. I quickly pulled back my hand and instantly laughed at myself. What was I so nervous about?

Emery was still holding hands with his wife Windy. I was just his lover. He didn't care about that, did he?

Jason followed my gaze and saw them, so he stood up and greeted them. My smile froze on my face, and I couldn't tell Emery's emotions. Wendy, who was beside him, continued to talk as usual, "Pearl, are you together with Jason?"

When she was speaking, she glanced at Emery, and I stared at Emery. His expression remained unchanged, but he glanced at the door and said, "Your father has arrived. Let's go inside."

They went into the private room. Jason and I stopped talking. I silently poked at the sashimi on my plate, but it tasted bland...

"I'll go to the bathroom..."

I finally left this low-pressure environment and rushed to the bathroom to splash cold water on my face, trying to wake myself up a bit. After taking a few deep breaths, I finally walked out.

"Oh my God!"

I didn't expect Emery to be outside the bathroom. As soon as I came out, he forcefully pulled me into the adjacent third bathroom and locked the door.