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I start to walk, then stop and smile at the girl. “You look after yourself, Hailey. It was nice meeting you.”
“You, too, Mrs. King.”
“Call me Ava. We’re about the same age, girl.”
I offer Tyler a disappointed shake of my head and saunter to the lift. Naturally, I go to snoop in Eli’s office. Leo’s assistants—he has two—don’t even attempt to stop me.
If anything, the middle-aged woman and the young guy stare at me with unmasked fascination as if I’m an exotic animal.
I smile, compliment the guy’s tie and the woman’s beautiful lipstick shade and ask her for the brand’s name. After I make a mental note to add it to my extravagant shopping cart, I walk inside.
My husband’s office is as cold as his soul. Neutral beige colors, a skyline view of the City of London, and rows of horrific books about management, finance, and things he can bullshit his way through better than Machiavelli.
I walk to his desk and stop when I find a framed picture from our wedding. Lifting it up, I sit in his chair and stare at it.
He’s kissing me at the altar, a possessive arm wrapped around my waist and his lips almost eating my face.
My eyes are closed and I look happy.I think.
For some reason, I don’t like that I don’t remember that kiss. It seems vital to.
A question nags in the back of my mind. Why would he have it on his desk? He has no pictures of our wedding in his home office.
Not ones that I’ve seen, at least.
After what seems like half an hour of useless pondering, I slide it back to its previous position.
Hmm. What can I do to inject some life into this mechanical space?
I mess up the pens on his desk, mix the papers together, and wish I’d brought my candy floss to dirty his sofa.
I leave his office, a new idea popping into my head. There’s nothing my husband hates more than other men. He made that clear way before he married me.
To this day, I have no idea why he became my watchdog after I started attending uni. He made it impossible for me to go home with any guy. However, I did the same, so it seemed like a little game we played.
Pathetically, driving away each other’s romantic interests was the only thing we shared at the time.
Who knew there’d be a day where we’d have a legitimate claim on each other?
Anyway, Remi is a perfect candidate to ruffle Eli’s feathers. As I leave, I tell Henderson’s assistants, “When Mr. King comes back, can you tell him I’m catching up with Remi at Steel Corp?”
They nod. I thank them and then head to the other unnecessarily huge corporation my husband holds a role in.
This time, it’s easier to get in since the receptionist isn’t as insufferable as Tyler. Instead of going to Eli’s office, though, I go to Remi’s.
His secretary, a tall redhead, stands up and tries to stop me. “Mr. Astor is…rather preoccupied, miss.”
“Don’t worry, he’ll love this.” I place a forefinger to my mouth. “I ordered his favorite sushi. When it arrives, please bring it in.”
I open the door to Remi’s office and stand in a dramatic pose. “Surprise, Rems!”
My jaw nearly hits the floor when I find Remi kissing a girl against the wall. And it’s not just any girl.
It’s my headache of a sister. Ari.
Upon hearing me, he immediately wrenches himself away from her, but the little shit wraps her arms around his neck. “Go away, Ava.”
“Ariella Jasmine Nash!” I stride toward them with big-sister rage radiating from me in waves.
