“It’s too late!” Without looking back, Joseph left in a cold and arrogant manner.

Originally, Joseph just wanted to get back at James because of the grudges between their families in the previous generation. Since Joseph had nothing to do with Charlie, he did not pay attention to Charlie. However, the latter crossed the line again and again. It was like he was testing how far he could go. First, he attempted to rape Ashley, and now he dared to insult her in Joseph’s face. Charlie deserved to die for his iniquity.

‘Anyone who dares to offend my woman will die at my hands!’ Joseph narrowed his eyes, and a murderous look appeared on his face.

While Ashley was roughly telling Jenny her love story with Joseph, Lightning came out of the office cubicle. He had just finished reporting the news. Then, three men in crisp business suits came over and joined the other three.

Those men in suits were the secretaries of the Empire Group’s CEO.

“Manager, who is this beautiful lady?” one of the male secretaries asked Lightning.

The latter, who specialized in computer technology and company management, was called there by Joseph to be the general manager of the Empire Group. By doing so, Lightning would share the heavy work with Joseph.

Lightning had been busy familiarizing with the business in the CEO’s office in the past two days. As a result, he was already acquainted with the three male secretaries. After all, he was as outgoing and friendly as Zachary.

“The future wife of your CEO,” Lightning answered nonchalantly. Little did they know, he was actually suppressing the joy and excitement that was still surging in his heart.

“What? Oh, my god! Mr. Marshall has really abandoned us!” one of the secretaries shouted in disbelief.

“Derek, I’m sorry. The truth is, we all know about it.” The other two secretaries looked rather calm than Derek. They then turned to Ashley and politely greeted her. “Hello, Mrs. Marshall!”

The three secretaries saw Ashley when she came to this floor and was welcomed into the CEO’s office, even though Joseph was not around. Because of this, they tried to guess who she was to pass the time. In the end, they could not help but go to the CEO’s office to confirm their speculations.

As always, Derek asked for the truth. It was apparent that he could not restrain his excitement, unlike his coworkers. Meanwhile, the other secretaries suppressed their enthusiasm and made themselves look less surprised to avoid embarrassment.

Truth be told, Zachary had already mentioned before that CEO had a girlfriend. However, the secretaries did not see any change in Joseph’s attitude. If there was any, it seemed that he was actually colder than he already was. Well, that was because Mike tailed Joseph and Ashley whenever they went out. Going back, since the secretaries had not seen Joseph’s girlfriend, they thought that Zachary was just toying with them.

However, the CEO’s fiancée finally appeared who stood out with her stunning appearance and demeanor, so the three secretaries were deeply astonished.

The secretaries bowed to Ashley at the same time, making her feel a little flattered. With a faint smile, she stood up and said to them, “You don’t have to do that.”

For some reason, Derek seemed to have something else in mind. He did not greet Ashley and instead exclaimed, “Mrs. Marshall, I think I’ve seen you before!”

Ashley was a little confused. She had not seen that man before, so she doubted that they had met in the past.

Meanwhile, the other two secretaries looked at Derek with disdain, seemingly could not believe that their friend dared accost the CEO’s fiancée. Even Lightning and Jenny looked at Derek as well.

Feeling the confused look on everyone’s faces, Derek racked his brain to remember when they had met. Then, his face suddenly lit up as he did. “I remember! Mrs. Marshall came here a long time ago to discuss the cooperation with Mr. Marshall. It was me who showed her the way! Mrs. Marshall, do you remember me?” Derek asked with a beaming smile. He was a little proud of himself that he was able to remember such a trivial thing.

“Yes,” Ashley replied while looking at him.

She was impressed by what Derek had told her. At that time, Joseph told her that he was her one-night stand and he even asked her shamelessly to be his woman! Ashley was displeased by his words that she hit him in his groin and quickly left.

‘It’s interesting to think about it now. Maybe Joseph already had a crush on me at that time,’ Ashley thought. She must admit, she was very happy at the thought of this.

“I knew it! All right, stop looking at me like that. It’s not my fault I have a good memory,” Derek said to his untrusting colleagues proudly.

Upon saying that, he turned to face Ashley and exclaimed, “Mrs. Marshall, you’re real! Mr. Marshall really has a girlfriend.”

Ashley seemed infected by the lively atmosphere. Because of this, she forgot to think through her words. “Is your CEO the kind of person nobody wants to be with?” she asked jokingly.

Upon hearing her questions, Joseph’s subordinates fell speechless at once.

‘No one wants to be with Mr. Marshall? How is that even possible? Mr. Marshall is such an excellent and successful man!’

Those five people did not dare to answer Ashley’s retort as they suddenly felt a familiar cold aura in the room.

It turned out that Joseph appeared behind them at that very moment.

“Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Marshall, I’m going to work…” they mumbled while they scuttled from the office dejectedly.

They were so embarrassed that they even volunteered to work overtime.

Not long after, the cold CEO and his fiancée were the only ones left in the office.

“Joseph, where have you been?” Ashley asked with a smile as she walked towards him.

Joseph looked displeased, even though Ashley was in front of him. She figured that he must have heard her last question. As she walked over him, she opened her arms and then wrapped her arms around his waist once she got near him. “You haven’t been with anyone else, even though you’re a wonderful man. Perhaps you’ve been waiting for me all this time.”

Despite Joseph’s straight face, he was actually glad that she threw herself at him. Seeing her so affectionate, Joseph could not help but chuckle. He really did not know what to do with his girlfriend!

Yes, he did hear what Ashley had just said. However, the joy of seeing her in his office outweighed the displeasure in his heart. Besides, how could he be angry at his beloved? He just looked glum because he was already unhappy, even before he came to his office.

As Joseph felt his girlfriend’s warmth and fragrance, the anger in his heart dissipated at once.

“You were the one who said that. Since you’ve chosen to be with me, you have to be responsible for me. After all, I’m a good man, am I not?” Joseph said while patting Ashley’s head dotingly.

All of a sudden, Ashley got out of Joseph’s warm and comforting arms. Then, with a deadpan expression, she said coldly, “Just be my man, or I won’t discuss anything else with you.”

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