After receiving the task, Roman turned to leave.But just as he reached the door, he hesitated, as if suddenly remembering something, and asked, "Have you seen the trending news lately?"Trending news?What could possibly be new?"No." I sat back down at the table. "I've been too busy these days, focusing entirely on this design draft; my phone has been off."Roman pressed his lips together, looking like he wanted to say more, but in the end, he held back. "Alright, I'll hurry to deliver the design draft now; I can't let your hard work over several sleepless nights go to waste.""You should get some sleep first. I'll bring you food when I get back."He eagerly pulled the door open and left.I looked at the empty doorway, vaguely sensing something was off.What trending news could there be lately?I powered on my phone, which had been turned off for a few days, and looked at various trending news items.But undoubtedly, they were

But the next second, Lyra blocked my way. "What can't be said here?"Then, she lightly tiptoed and whispered in my ear, "Isaac, we're still nominally husband and wife. You can't just go after my friend like this?"I took a deep breath, left speechless by her remarks.I always thought she understood what kind of person I was and that I would never have a scandalous relationship with Lucy.Yet now, she thought I was just like her, fond of these extramarital affairs."Mrs. Smith, that sounds a bit unfair. Are you saying that only the officials are allowed to start fires while the commoners can't even light a lamp? Moreover, we're already in the process of getting a divorce." My words dripped with sarcasm, which Lyra clearly heard.Her hand, which was gripping my arm, gradually tightened, causing me to furrow my brows in pain.Tormented by this illness, I could barely bear anything; right now, just being squeezed a bit tighter made me feel a lot of pai

I originally thought that after our talk in the garage, Lyra wouldn't come looking for me again.But unexpectedly, she still came.She knocked on the door over and over again while I pretended to be dead inside the room.I figured if I didn't open the door, she'd eventually leave.To my surprise, I saw through the peephole that she was sitting down at the door.I felt anxious, wanting her to leave quickly because I really didn't want to see her again.But I sensed something was off with her.Did she receive a call from Luka? Why was she suddenly acting like this? Did they have a fight?I couldn't help but laugh bitterly at myself at the thought.Even if she and Luka fought, what did that have to do with me?Even though I was very reluctant to see Lyra, I couldn't bear the thought of her sitting outside all night like this.In the end, I softened my heart, opened the door, and pulled her inside from the outside.Just as I wa

In truth, she knew very well that I was raised in a nursing home. So, when I was able to earn money later on, I would hand over all my savings to the old director for those elderly people who treated me like family.Being with her meant I had to play along with her charades, while secretly working on design projects to maintain my financial independence and avoid using Lyra's money.Now, facing my exorbitant demands, she seemed completely unfazed, as if she were tossing away a piece of toilet paper.I suppressed the turmoil inside me and calmly said, "Understood, I will work with Mrs. Smith."As soon as I turned around, she suddenly grabbed my arm, "It's not about just cooperating; you must secure this deal at all costs."I didn't look at her, my tone still calm. "Does Mrs. Smith not understand her own company's capabilities? Giving me these few million is just to cater to the other party's preferences, and since we're already playing to their likes, success

The next day, I still decided to move, but Roman's sudden appearance threw my plans off."Mr. Smith, did you hear about the big news at the biggest golf course in Oceania yesterday?"Only the upper class plays golf.Going to the biggest golf course means you're either wealthy or influential.No matter what happened, people like Roman and me from the lower class couldn't get involved."No matter how big the news is, it has nothing to do with us; don't get yourself into trouble," I advised him.Back when I was Lyra's husband, even though she looked down on me, those upper-class people who worked with her had to show me respect.But now, times have changed. I don't expect those people to treat me the same as before; all I want now is to keep my head down."It really has nothing to do with me," Roman said mysteriously as he pulled me along. "But do you know? Lucy started a fight with Lyra at the golf course because of you."Roman then recount