Chapter 7 Resignation Letter
Iliana and Maurice headed to the office building side by side in silence.
Iliana felt pressure from Maurice’s intimidating aura.
All she wanted to return to her desk.
In front of the building, Iliana smiled at Maurice, “Thank you.”
“There’s a lot of rain lately. Pack an umbrella when you go out. You won’t be so lucky every day.”
Under the umbrella, Maurice looked at Iliana with a straight face. The cold in his eyes was hard to miss.
Iliana felt the impact of his dangerous vibe.
And she got the hidden message.
Maurice was warning her that she wouldn’t have a kind person to help her every time she was in trouble.
Before Iliana could form a response, Maurice walked into the rain in long strides.
Iliana watched his tall figure gradually disappear into the night.
She took a glance at her phone.
It was half past eight.
And she must finish the report today as it’d be submitted to Bryson
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tomorrow afternoon.
Most of the staff were gone when Iliana came back to her office.
The only light was the lamp on the supervisor’s desk.
Iliana saw two people behind the semi–transparent glass.
Again, she guessed right.
Bryson was indeed busy catching up with Bryanna.
“Brys, thanks for the coffee. It warmed me up.”
Bryanna said softly with a sweet smile.
Every man would be charmed by that smile. And Iliana could never learn to smile like that.
“Sorry that you have to work overtime on your first day.” Bryson picked up his jacket on the chair. “Work is important. But so does your health. It’s late fall. Keep yourself warm. You don’t want to catch a cold.”
“Thank you, Brys. You’re so sweet.”
Iliana saw the smile and felt like she had been stabbed in the heart by a sharp knife.
But she had lost the ability to feel pain.
In the past, Iliana believed Bryson treated her like a perfect gentleman because he loved her. It was his genuine feeling.
Turned out Bryson could be as thoughtful and sweet to another woman too.
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Bryanna was indeed Bryson’s true love. When he put the jacket on Bryanna, his gaze was softer than ever.
Iliana couldn’t watch it anymore and turned around, walking back to
her desk.
She hadn’t written a single for today’s report.
After opening the file, she taped a few letters without realizing it.
When Iliana snapped out of the trace and saw those words, she smiled bitterly.
Resignation Letter.
These two words were on the top of the file.
People just couldn’t lie to themselves.
Even her body had instinctively chosen it for her to get her out of this
mess.
Iliana’s finger moved to the delete button and deleted the two words letter by letter.
But she typed them out again.
She repeated the process as she battled with herself…
“Lia, you’re still here?”
A deep voice came from the front and surprised Iliana.
“I’m still working on the report.”
Iliana turned off her screen without thinking. When Bryson rounded the desk, he saw a black screen.
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Bryson frowned but immediately put on a half–smile. “You are writing a report with your screen turned off.”
Iliana didn’t know what to say.
Every time, when she got nervous around Bryson, she’d panic and lose it.
But this time was an accident. The repeated disappointments had killed her love for Bryson.
When Iliana kept silent, Bryson lowered his eyes and focused on her thin clothes.
He subconsciously reached out and rubbed Iliana’s shoulder. “Why didn’t you put on more clothes? It’s cold outside because of the rain.”
Iliana leaned back and Bryson had to drop his hand.
Bryson acted like it didn’t affect him and just took off his jacket to cover Iliana’s lap.
Iliana was only in a white dress, so her legs were cold.
Still, Bryson just gave Bryanna this jacket…
Once the jacket landed on Iliana’s lap, she jumped immediately.
The jacket fell to the ground.
“Lia, what’s wrong?”
Bryson’s gentle smile never faltered as he looked at Iliana in confusion.
“Nothing.” Iliana shook her head. “I don’t feel cold.”
“But I remember you hate cold weather. I always give you my coat
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when we go out in winter ”
Yes, he did.
At first, Bryson never gave her his coat when they were out. Iliana earned this right by crying and kicking.
So, when they went out in winter and Iliana wasn’t bundled up, Bryson would give her his coat.
However, all Iliana could think about was Bryson giving Bryanna his jacket fondly.
The look on his face then was completely different from the way he was looking at Iliana now.
“I’m not cold. Thanks.”
Iliana picked up the jacket and shoved it back to Bryson.
Bryson didn’t take it. Instead, he extended his slander hand and pulled Iliana into his arm. “You’re acting mischievous today. You keep doing the opposite of what I ask.”
“Really?” Iliana took a step back. “You’re overthinking it.”
With a frown, Bryson stared into Iliana’s beautiful eyes.
It seemed he tried to get to the bottom of it through her calm eyes.
Shame that he failed.
As Bryson said nothing, Iliana placed her hand on his chest to create distance between them. “Can I finish the report tomorrow? I feel off today. I don’t think I can write a good one.”
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“OK.” Bryson’s gaze softened. “You can hand in the report later. But you can’t pull away from me.”
Iliana paused and looked up at Bryson’s eyes.
His gaze was soft. But his smile felt cold to Iliana.
Bryson leaned down to kill Iliana. She turned her head. “We’re in the officer. Earlier today, we had this conversation…”
“You have said no to me too many times today.” Bryson gripped Iliana’s chin with his long fingers, forcing her to make eye contact. “You never acted shy about this. Why do you keep on rejecting me today?”
Iliana stopped throwing herself at Bryson as she realized he didn’t love her.
“I’m tired and just want to go home and rest.”
“But I remember you said you’d never feel tired when you were with me.” Bryson gripped her fair face. “Lia, have you learned to lie to me?”
“I’m not lying. I’m tired.”
Iliana tried her hardest to keep calm. She was afraid that she’d push Bryson away forcefully.
A sweet voice came from behind them before Bryson could say anything, surprising both of them. “Brys, I’ve got the plan you ask for.”
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