Chapter 17
Adrienne was just about to say something when Bethany
walked in through the revolving glass door and greeted her
warmly.
“Adrienne? Are you here to see Garrett?”
She seemed to notice that Adrienne didn’t have clearance to
access the top floor, and the corners of her lips curled slightly.
The receptionist asked quickly, “Ms. Pierce, you know her?”
“I do, but not well. I’m here to see Garrett. I’ll head up first.”
“All right, Ms. Pierce. Take care.”
Bethany chuckled, swiped her access card, and headed toward
the elevator.
Bethany didn’t work at the Melendez Group, but she knew her
way around as if she did.
Adrienne had been Garrett’s wife for three years, yet she didn’t
even know which direction the company’s main door faced.
In the past, she might have felt heartbroken. But now, she felt
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almost nothing. After a few seconds of suffocating silence, she
pulled out her phone and called Willard.
Willard sounded surprised. “You don’t have an access card?”
“Nope.”
He raised a hand to rub his temples, not prying further into her
personal affairs. “I’ll have a friend come down. Just sign the
contract in the lobby. It’s all been agreed on anyway.“”
“Thank you, Mr. Gibson.”
Adrienne sat up straight on the couch in the lobby, quietly
waiting.
Just then, another woman came in through the revolving door.
Her gaze swept the room, landed on Adrienne, and she marched
straight over.
“You homewrecker! You’re the woman he’s keeping, aren’t you?!
And you still had the nerve to show up at my house?! I’ll kill
you!”
Adrienne looked up, and the woman splashed a bottle of water
right at her.
She couldn’t dodge in time. The water hit her full on.
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The woman was Willard’s wife. She’d been following his car all morning and was convinced Adrienne was his mistress.
Without hesitation, she stormed over and tore several buttons
off Adrienne’s blouse.
“You whore! Shameless mistress! Look at this. Mistresses these
days even show up to provoke the wife!”
The lobby of the Melendez Group was always busy. Her
shouting instantly drew everyone’s attention.
Adrienne clutched her collar and pushed the woman away. “I’m
Mr. Gibson’s assistant, not his mistress. Next time, please get
your facts straight before making wild accusations.“”
But the furious woman wasn’t listening. She raised her hand to
yank Adrienne’s hair.
Adrienne stepped back. From the corner of her eye, she saw
someone exiting the elevator. It was Garrett, with Bethany
beside him, followed by several executives from the company.
Garrett’s gaze was calm and indifferent. Bethany, on the other
hand, covered her mouth in surprise. “There must be some kind
of misunderstanding.”
The woman grabbed Adrienne’s blouse and sobbed
uncontrollably.
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“You slut! Mistress! You’ve got that seductive look written all over your face! You’ve definitely slept with Willard in his office.
I stood by him for over a decade, and this is what I get!”
Adrienne frowned and was shoved back a step.
“I told you that I didn’t.”
The woman cried for a while and then suddenly dropped to her
knees.
“I’m begging you. Please leave Willard. I’m begging you.”
She started banging her head on the floor. The sight of a wife
kneeling to a supposed mistress and begging her to leave was so
shocking that several bystanders began filming with their
phones.
Adrienne really had nothing left to say to someone so
unreasonable. The longer she stayed, the more humiliating it
became for both of them.
Just as she turned to leave, she caught a glimpse of Garrett
walking away. Bethany stood next to him, laughing softly as
she chatted with him. The two looked like a perfect match.
