Janice returned to her office and kept thinking about what Denise had said before. "Why don’t you go back and ask Chris why he married you then?" Why would he marry you?

Why would he marry you...

So, why would Christopher marry her?

She didn’t know, she really didn’t know.

These sounds kept ringing in her ears. Too many uncomfortable thoughts were crowding her brain, making it impossible for her to think clearly.

However, she had an intuition that there must be something she didn’t know.

Thinking of this, she finally couldn’t stand it anymore and left.

She wanted to ask Christopher what was going on.

"Mr. Bateman, I’ve found out what you asked me to investigate."

Rob reported.

Hearing that, Christopher stopped what he was doing and looked up, "Say it."

Rob said, "It was Miss Kelshore who asked the magazine to write such content."

Christopher narrowed his eyes coldly. His assumption was confirmed.

"More than that. She also bribed the reporters to reveal the relationship between Ms. Gladwell and Benjamin Taylor. I heard that recently the staff in the TV station were all saying that she got promoted because of her relationship with Benjamin."

After finishing reporting, Rob found that Mr. Bateman’s face was sullen.

He quickly lowered his head.

After listening to Rob’s report, Christopher narrowed his eyes.

"Very good. She’s been clever about this."

Just then, the phone on the table rang. It was right from Denise.

He narrowed his eyes and picked it up.

"Chris, are you free? Come out and have a meal with me."

Christopher snorted in his heart.

She called just at the right moment.

He replied with "OK" and hung up the phone. Then he got up with his coat and walked out.

He walked out of the office building, got in his car, and left.

What he didn’t know was that just as he drove away, Janice arrived.

As soon as she parked the car, she saw a familiar car driving away.

Janice stared at the car. "Isn’t that Christopher’s car?"

She simply started the car and followed him.

Christopher didn’t know Janice was following behind. He arrived at the restaurant they had agreed on, parked the car in the parking lot, and got out.

By the time he walked towards the restaurant, Janice also parked her car. Seeing Christopher walking in, she immediately got out of the car to follow him.

When Janice entered the restaurant, Christopher was walking towards the reserved seat. She didn’t dare to follow too closely and just stopped at the door.

It was Denise who sat opposite him.

So, what Denise said was true?

She wanted to rush forward and question him.

But she had no courage. After a moment, she gave up her impulse and left.

In the restaurant.

Ever since Christopher took his seat, Denise had been observing his expression.

"Chris, you don’t look very well. What’s wrong?"

However, Christopher just stared at her without saying a word.

Denise didn’t know what he was thinking, and she carried out her original plan.

She said, "Is it because of Janice?" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

....

She tried to sound him out first.

Christopher didn’t respond to her, then she continued.

"Speaking of this, I was also wrong. I really didn’t expect that they would take advantage of this show. If I knew that they used to have that kind of relationship, I wouldn’t have asked you to sponsor it."

Denise’s face was full of guilt.

"Is that so?"

Christopher looked over at her coldly.

Somehow, Denise felt anxious.

She felt that his eyes looked intense.

Even so, Denise continued, "That’s right. I should have suspected it when Director Taylor tried to recommend Janice to me. After all, she has no experience whatsoever. If I had questioned his recommendation at that time, things wouldn’t have become like this. Chris, I hope you don’t blame me."

She turned to look at him, for fear that he would see through her. Then she looked away with a guilty conscience.

Christopher sneered, "Why don’t we talk about what you’ve done?"

"What?" Denise hadn’t expected him to mention this. She had thought that he would blame the two.

She did not quite understand what he meant.

"Chris, I don’t understand."

Christopher snorted, "You understand."

Denise stared at him in confusion.

Seeing that she didn’t want to admit it, Christopher raised his eyebrows.

"So you didn’t do anything?"

This sentence was like a sudden clap of thunder that struck her, causing her mind to be in a mess.

"Chris, did you misunderstand something? I..."

Christopher didn’t give her a chance to defend and interrupted her directly, "So, your aim is to separate me and Janice?"

Her scheme was directly revealed by Christopher.

"No, Chris, you misunderstood. It wasn’t me."

She hurriedly explained.

"Can you promise that you haven’t changed the contents of that magazine?"

Christopher’s tone was determined.

As Denise was about to explain, he continued, "Also, I heard that you have spread a lot of rumors about Janice around the TV station."

Christopher’s words gradually sunk in.

What should she do?

She knew that it was useless to explain.

She knew him too well.

He would not accuse her of it without any evidence.

Unease filled her heart as she met his questioning gaze.

She didn’t dare to look straight at him.

Now that he had knew it, there was no need for her to continue to pretend. She might as well make it clear.

"Yes, I did arrange all that, but, Chris, I did it for you. Maybe you want to blame me, but you have to believe that I did it for you. Janice is a complete joke. She’s not a proper match for you at all."

"She doesn’t match me. Who else? You?" Christopher said coldly.

Denise’s throat was a little dry, and the humblest part of her heart was instantly stung. She clasped her hands and continued, "Chris, although we’re not on the same financial level, I really love you, I..."

"You’d better stop it." Christopher interrupted in a cold tone.

Denise’s eyes reddened. "Chris..."

...

She was interrupted again.

"In the past, I could pretend that I didn’t know. But now, since you have said it, let’s make it clear. From now on, we are strangers."

After saying these words, Christopher stood up and left directly.

Denise sat still, as if she had been frozen.

After a long while, she came to her senses and hurriedly chased after him.

"Chris, no!"

Denise grabbed his arm, begging him. She didn’t want to be his stranger.

"Let go!" Christopher threw her away mercilessly.

Denise staggered back two steps. She irresistibly roared with red eyes.

"Chris, I don’t understand. I’m better than her. Why don’t you give me a chance? Why both she and Sophie can have the chance, why can’t I, why?"

"Shut up!" Christopher stopped and looked at her coldly.

Denise’s body trembled. She knew that she had violated his taboo, but even so, she still couldn’t accept it.

"I can’t. Three years ago, it was you who declared me your girlfriend in public. Do you remember?"

Denise’s vision blurred.

When Christopher heard her words, he slowly turned to look at her with a cold gaze.

"Don’t you know what happened three years ago? We agreed that everything was fake."

"But I’m serious, I take it seriously..." Denise’s face was full of tears.

Christopher was unmoved. "That’s your own business. And if you dare to mention that woman’s name again, I’ll make you wish you were dead!"

He gritted his teeth and said coldly. Then he turned around and walked away.

Denise stood there, tears welling up in her eyes. Her heart was filled with despair and she finally fell to the ground.

Right at this moment.

"Miss Kelshore, Mr. Bateman wants to see you."

Suddenly, a voice came from above her head. Denise wiped away the tears and slowly raised her head to look at the newcomer. Only then did she stand up and follow.

Half an hour later, in the Batemans’ old house.

"What? You failed?"

When Denise walked in, she saw that Nathan Bateman was watering the orchids in the backyard.

The flowers were very beautiful, but also very dazzling.

Denise wiped away the tears on her cheeks, and her face was filled with stubbornness again.

"You already knew it."

Nathan glanced back at her with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"It seems that you haven’t changed much since three years ago."

Nathan’s words stung her. She was the only one who knew how much effort she had put into changing the situation over the past three years.

How could she not change?

"I’ve changed. I’m no longer that Denise Kelshore from three years ago."

Nathan didn’t seem to agree. "If you had changed, you wouldn’t use such a clumsy method. I’ve told you that she’s different."

"I underestimated my enemy."

She had to admit that she had underestimated Janice’s importance in his heart. Nathan frowned. "Since you’ve failed, there’s no need to stay." "Are you sending me abroad again?" Denise asked in surprise.

Nathan remained silent, as though he agreed tacitly.

Denise stared at him in disbelief.

She had just ended her overseas life and now she was about to be exiled again. Why?

Was it just because she had failed to ruin the relationship between Christopher and Janice this time?