“Little Elena you have been such a good daughter-in-law so how about you forgive Xander, and I will take care of his mistress for you? I am not happy with Xander this time and will scold him plenty.”
“If my father knows that his only daughter is treated worse than a servant, he won’t be happy either. About Xander or his girlfriend, I am least concerned. He has already broken me enough. Any more and I will die.” This time I did not bother hiding my disdain and calmly smiled, not waiting for my mother-in-law to reply.
I ended up working late. It was midnight and I was trying to work as much as I could, not to help Xander but to collect information.
"Elena, you are still here?” Xander called me from behind, tidying up my desk which was scattered with documents.
“Why didn’t you pick up my call?”
“I was busy. What do you want?”
Without saying another word, a bouquet of fresh white roses along with a bottle of red wine was kept in front of me.
Was he trying to appease me after what happened in the morning?
I just gave it a glance and didn’t touch the gift, making Xander’s mood deteriorate as his arm clutched mine forcing me to look up at him.