Chapter 5
I put my phone away and returned home in a complete daze.
After taking a hot shower, my head finally cleared up a little. Even though I was still shaken by everything that had happened today, reality was reality. I still had to get next quarter’s work done properly.
I opened the file Veronica had given me. It was a market research report that contained extremely thorough data. The presentation was also very polished.
I read through it several times, then stayed up late refining my own plan.
The next morning, I woke up, yawned, and quickly headed to the office.
This period marked the beginning of a new quarter, and I was also leading a small team. Overall, things were pretty busy.
During this time, Veronica kept finding me to assign new tasks. My workload pressure kept increasing.
My head was buzzing. Was this what it looked like when she supposedly liked me?
"Andrew, there's a meeting this morning."
"Andrew, a client is coming in from out of town this afternoon. Go pick them up."
…
"Andrew, come with me this afternoon to meet a client."
I felt like I was about to collapse from exhaustion. I truly could not imagine how, in this state, I had ended up marrying Veronica.
During a brief lull, I could not help but message the future Veronica.
The Veronica beside me noticed me on my phone and said, "You seem really busy lately, yet whenever you have a moment, you are chatting with someone. Are you seeing someone?"
The way she said it made me immediately put my phone away. To my surprise, I caught a hint of jealousy in her expression.
"Ms. Starling, I am swamped every day. I do not even have time to sleep. How would I have time to date?"
When she heard that, her expression visibly relaxed.
Seeing her reaction, I almost blurted out the question of whether she actually liked me. The words reached my lips, then I swallowed them back down.
That afternoon, we went to meet a client.
He also ran a company and seemed to know Veronica. From the moment we met, he kept calling her "Ronnie" this and "Ronnie" that.
From a man’s perspective, it was obvious he liked her. His name was Ryan Carter. He looked decent enough.
Veronica, however, was clearly not interested in him. Aside from discussing the partnership, she barely responded to anything else.
After we finally wrapped up the deal, Ryan offered to drive Veronica back. She rejected him outright and even reached out to grab my arm.
"He can take me back."
I quickly stepped closer to Veronica. "Mr. Carter, you are incredibly busy. I can take Ms. Starling back instead."
Only then did Ryan turn his attention to me, his gaze clearly carrying a trace of hostility. His tone turned unpleasant.
"That works too. Just make sure nothing happens to Ronnie, or I will hold you responsible."
I was speechless. What a disgusting jerk.
Veronica’s expression stiffened as well.
"Then we will be leaving first, Mr. Carter," I said.
When I started walking forward, Veronica hurried to follow. The two of us got into the car. Almost at the same time, we told the driver to leave quickly.
Right then, my phone notification went off. It was a message from my future wife, Veronica.
"Hubby, what is wrong?
"Are you okay, hubby?
"Please don't let anything happen to you. Hang in there."
The moment I read those messages, my entire body tensed up.
I did not hesitate at all and immediately replied, "What happened? Did something happen to the future me? Don't tell me I am about to die?"
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