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The manager looked afraid of James as he said in a voice, only I and James could hear, “Don’t worry, sir! I’m going to check the CCTV footage, and everyone who had hands in bullying Mrs. Claire will be fired right now,
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I didn’t get it. Why was the manager of the top most company so humble towards James? Who actually was he?
James didn’t stay there and carried me out of the scene. He took me into a luxurious cabin and placed me gently on a comfortable chair. I chuckled, “James, where did you take me? This cabin looks like it belongs to the superiors of our company. You brought me here without anyone’s permission. Will it not cause you issues? Is it the manager’s cabin?”
“Sssh…” he silenced me while placing his finger on my lips, saying in a hoarse voice, “Claire, I’m sorry. It’s my fault.”
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I didn’t say anything while he continued cleaning me. He picked all the noodles from my hair with his hands and cleaned my shirt with wet tissue. I could see the tears forming in his eyes as he cleaned me. I didn’t know what to do at this point. To comfort him, I just added, “Don’t worry, James. I’m not affected by any of it. I don’t…”
Before I could complete myself, he pulled me in his embrace. He began apologizing in a hoarse voice, “I’m so sorry, Claire,”
His voice was filled with regret as he continued, “If I had told you the truth about being the CEO of this company and declared to everyone that you were my wife, you wouldn’t have had to suffer through this.”
I felt a lump form in my throat as I looked up at James, “Y–You are what?”
He looked up at me with a pair of tearful eyes, “I’m James Watson, the president of JW groups. It’s my company, Claire. I run
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my business by my Mom’s name. JW stands for Janet Watson.
“I’m really sorry, Claire. I should have told you earlier. I’m feeling so angry at myself. Why didn’t I tell you this earlier?” He snapped,
“It’s not your fault, James,” I said, trying to reassure him. You came back to this city to find your mother’s murderer. You didn’t want to alert them by showing how powerful you are. It’s obvious why you were in a den for so long.
He then broke our hug and looked up at me with a pair of deep eyes, saying, “I was going to tell you the whole truth. But, I found out you were going to apply to our company. You seemed very excited about it. If I had told you that I was the president of the company, you might not have applied here. I didn’t want to break your dream. That’s why I didn’t tell you and trust me, I didn’t interfere in the competition. You won the competition because of your
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skills.”
“See… You did everything right,” I said with a smile, “You aren’t at fault, James,‘
But James just shook his head, saying,”It is my fault,”
“I should have protected you better. But I promise you, from now on, no one will ever bully you again.” He added.
I felt a surge of gratitude towards James, and I knew that I was lucky to have him as my husband. We were only staring at each other in silence when he suddenly said with a pair of dark eyes, “Claire, It’s time for everyone to pay the price of their sins.”
I looked up at him in confusion while he added, “I’ll not let anyone go easily who has hurt you. Their days are over now. It’s time when I should fulfill the promises I made you on our first date,”
On our first meeting? At that time, I was burning with anger and grief. I wanted to
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seek revenge from my sister and fiance. That’s what he reassured me back then.
Later on, it didn’t even matter to me since I was living a content life with James. But, James mentioned it now. What exactly was he going to do next?
