It Should Have Been Like This

from her notepad and stared at him in the eyes for a few seconds before she quickly averted her eyes back to the notepad. The first thing she thought was that she wa

e wished she could quit. He was a stubborn and reckless man. He would unnecessarily work overtime and barely ate, and thanks to his insomnia, h

as cheating on her with another woman. He was also responsible for ruining his fianceé family and the lady committed suicide. After the death of the lady, he realized his mistake and knew he was madly in lov

milar with her parents, she felt no pity for him. Seeing him reminded her of the times her mother suffered emotionally and mentally because of her father's betrayal. Even though he later realized his mistake, it didn

l haven't touc

ause he believed he deserved every bad thing for his past mistakes. Good things didn't need to come his way. Love and care shouldn't be for someone like him. He'd li

not h

ast time you didn't eat, which was

m f

reathed in from her mouth. "I'll get you some

I'm not

x your hair, you look like someone

he truth," he pointed

again, the company will be attacked and the lives of people will be at risk, including mine. I might hate my job but I love my monthly paycheck, so please, eat something and take your medicine. Mind I repeat the words Young Miss said? You're not allowed to die

have to be alive to face my punishmen

nodded, still scribbling on the sheet. "Sir,

you say my 3 o'clock was waiting for

eve they can wait a minute or two, or

the little welcome dinner, and don't look down on th

with fish or meat?" Rominic ignored her. "Meat it is. Now please arrange your appearance, sir. You wouldn't want to make a bad first impression on the representative that might

women. His already scowling face twisted. He thought he made sure to tell them not to send female representatives. "Good afternoon, sir," and what are they weari

e of them asked, offering

He asked blatantly. "You're he

to an office worker so she didn't see anything wrong with her appearance. "Since the meeting was

alm. "So is this your version of comfortable?" They stared at him dum

t s

n't need his help. Get lost, now." The ladies exchanged panicked looks and turned back to face him, but his cold and menacing gaze made them bite th

different food. Rominic groaned. "Are you a witch, how did you get th

ashed potatoes and the other one is

grumbled und

Rominic scoffed. "You sent your hon

ea

aint in her head. Rominic dropped his face in his palms as soon as she left. His mind instantly went back to his love. She was the most decent girl h

en through the past years skimmed through his mind. Every day was a new discovery of emptiness, loneliness, regret, sadness,

y anger and infatuation with the woman he thought he loved. He was just a fool who didn't gain his senses until it was too late. There were quite a lot of things he didn't want to think abo

and the pain that came with the memories fueled his depression. Her smile, her eyes, her face, her horrible laugh, her voice, the way she talked, and the advice she gave him. She was money-cautious,

er when he couldn't f

t and his heart stop working for a moment. He pulled out the drawer of the desk and

unt he was registered as next of kin. He never touched the money she saved up there and even added more over the years. He developed a psychological urge to ad

s. She used only four different types and they were all saved in her head. His head was his own flash drive so he didn't do that either and

steal fr

sent to a hospital account in Las Vegas. The name of the hospital was familiar. It was the private hospital he recently collaborated with to develop new equipment. The hosp

name was Jamila Oslo. How could she have the same middle name and mother's maiden name as his wife? Did the thief create it to hide his true ide

d his food and was looking disturbed. She approache

I've been flushing it down the toilet," Stacy frowned immediately she heard that. Why was she concerned again? Annoyed,

She was quick to move away and glared at him. She watched him grab his laptop, pho

et the cars and the b