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Rain’s face reddened, and she didn’t want to waste any more time with Paul after wasting too much time already. Abruptly, she pulled her arm away and shoved him back, before quickly leaving, striding towards the elevators and pressing the button to take her as far away from that place as possible.
As the elevator worked, she took a deep breath, sighing deeply as she tried to contain her anger and not cause a scene. It was upsetting. She had been with Paul for almost a year now, and she still couldn’t believe that she had only now witnessed his true
colors.
‘What a scumbag!‘ she thought with gritted teeth.
To think that she had committed herself to their
relationship… She was hurt, but seeing what kind of man he truly was, Rain felt nothing now but pure disgust and disappointment. She was even glad that she caught him with Dina and discovered the affair before considering marriage with the man.
As soon as the elevator doors opened, Rain rushed out
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to leave. To her dismay, however, Paul’s hand stopped the doors from closing. He entered the small space, looking like he wasn’t done spouting nonsense at her.
Left with no other choice, Rain inwardly cursed as she
moved forward and closed the elevator doors.
Fortunately, they weren’t the only ones in there, giving her some respite from Paul’s disgusting mouth.
The moment she reached her floor, she immediately got out. Just as she expected, Paul followed her closely.
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Meanwhile, inside the car, Butler Ben was trying to convince Rock to delay his disguised visit to his daughter–in–law.
“Chairman, you just got out of the hospital. Let’s head straight home instead,” Ben insisted. “Xander will be mad if he finds out about this. Someone might recognize you too.”
The man had a point. His son Alexander was supposed to pick him up earlier, but he suddenly changed his mind and lied to his son by telling him that his sister Ava would pick him up instead.
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He was dying to meet his daughter–in–law in person, so he decided to do it now while his curiosity was at its peak. Truly, waiting for Alexander to introduce his wife to him felt like waiting for a ship that had already
sailed.
Everything should line up perfectly. According to his assistant Rosa, it was Rain’s first day as a regular employee at Smith Law Firm, and she was accepting walk–in clients. Rock had a mischievous smirk; he planned to walk in disguised as a client and get Rain as his lawyer in a way that the two of them would have
often interactions.
“Stop whining, Ben. Xander won’t find out. That brat is too busy running the company to bother. Besides, no one will recognize me,” Rock insisted. “Did you bring me my wig? Just drive faster so we can catch her at the office.” @
Ben sighed, “It’s there in the bag, Sir.”
Smiling, Rock quickly grabbed his favorite wig and put it on. “It feels just like the old days with my Alexa,” he hummed while reminiscing about his late wife.
Eventually, they arrived at their destination, and Rock
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couldn’t wait to see what’s in store for him.
“We’re here,” Butler Ben informed him. “Let’s go to the basement parking instead of the main entrance.”
Rock agreed with Ben’s suggestions, and they slowly parked their car in the nearest empty lot. Just as their car stopped, something interesting popped up.
“Sir, isn’t that Miss Rain Clayton?” Butler Ben suddenly remarked.
His attention grabbed, Rock turned to the butler’s direction and frowned upon seeing Rain walk out of
the exit.
“Are we late?” he questioned, his frown deepening as he saw a man following her. “I thought we still had at least thirty minutes to catch her.”
“Sir, that’s Paul Smith following her,” Butler Ben informed him.
Rock’s face hardened. Based on Rosa’s report, Rain Clayton had been in a relationship with Paul Smith for almost a year. There was also a recent incident where Rain surrendered herself at the police station,
something that his assistant relayed to him that
morning. The more he listened the more he found out
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that both his son and Rain Clayton were surprised to find themselves married at the police station. It was a mystery yet to be solved, but for now, he wanted to find out on his own what kind of woman just married his eldest son.
It was an understandable thought. He had mixed feelings about Alexander’s unexpected marriage to Rain, but he wasn’t one to judge without valid reasons. Despite his dislike for Rain’s father, he was going to give her the benefit of the doubt, especially after learning about her hardships and seeming desire to live independently from her family.
Truly, his daughter–in–law was quite interesting…
“That brat! Why is he following my daughter–in–law? Stop this car now!” Rock grunted before quickly getting out of the car as soon as it stopped.
Naturally, Ben tried to stop him. “Sir, what are you doing?”
Rock ignored the warning and instead sprinted to the man tailing Rain. That Paul Smith looked like he was going to kill someone while chasing after his
daughter–in–law. There was no way he could just avoid
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getting involved in the scene before him.
“Rain, come back here!” Paul barked. “How dare you walk away from me! You can’t break up with me!”
Rock stopped just about two meters away from the scene, trying to assess the situation.
“It’s all your fault!” Paul spat out like a sissy. “You never let me sleep with you, so it’s only natural for a man like me to get with someone else to do the job you’re
not able to do!”
Rock balled his fist and inwardly hissed, “This jerk! How
annoying!”
He watched as Rain whirled around to face Paul, her eyes burning with fury. ‘Oh, she looks fierce. Maybe I can just wait some more and see how she’ll handle this, Rock mused while observing from the sidelines.
“You want me to perform better in bed than my sister for you to stay with me and stop sleeping with her?” she spat, her face twisted with disgust. “You’re ridiculous!” She then gave a derisive scoff and grunted, “Get a grip, Paul. You’re pathetic and you disgust me! I’m. done. with. you!”
Rock mentally hummed with approval. His
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daughter–in–law seemed to be handling the situation well, so maybe he didn’t need to interrupt this.
Watching with a satisfied smirk, he was about ready to leave when it looked like she was about to walk away. However, his smirk quickly faded when Paul still
followed her and roughly grabbed her arm, pulling her back to him.
“What’s so great about you, huh?!” Paul barked. “You’re coming with me! Who do you think you are to dump me? You are nothing, and we’re not over unless I say so!”
With the situation getting worse, Rock could no longer control his temper as he approached them. Grabbing Paul’s arm, he authoritatively grunted, “Let her go!”
“Stay out of this!” Paul spat, shoving him back hard.
Rock was caught off guard, so he stumbled and fell to the ground.
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