My Killing President

"And so what?" Annabelle was unruffled.

So what?

"He sent you back, and the two of you spent such a long time in the car, doing God-knows what! Do you take me for a fool? Annabelle, it's best you leave Alistair alone, or else you better watch it!" Yoi stared menacingly at Annabelle, like a psychotic killer.

I better watch it?

An anger was roused within Annabelle too.

"Yoi, I don't know what you think you saw, but don't make me your imaginary enemy.

I have zero whatsoever interest in Alistair. And let me repeat, you liking him doesn't necessarily mean others would too!" Annabelle paused to pat her pulsing cheek very tenderly, "I'll overlook your lawlessness this time, HOWEVER! If you continue to harass me, I won't let it slide so easily again!"

"I see... so you're still not giving up!"

At this point of time, Yoi was obsessed and she could no longer think straight. Annabelle did not bother to clarify further, she believed she had said enough.

Yoi glare hatefully at her and hissed, "Annabelle, just you wait! I'll make sure you pay for it!" And she angrily stomped away.

Annabelle waited all the way until she entered her car, drove away, and then she entered her apartment.

What a pathetic woman!

And what a small world! It's just like what Ian Fleming said; once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times are definitely enemy action!

Annabelle took a quick rinse and removed her make-up. She sat in front of her dressing mirror and inspected her cheek. There was a faint but noticeable fingerprint. Annabelle's eyebrow furrowed closely, it was still sizzling in pain.

What a savage!

She applied a generous amount of cream on her cheek and went to bed.

Usually after a long productive day, Annabelle would drop sound asleep within minutes after climbing up her bed. That night though, for reasons she couldn't put into words, her shoulders were tight. An uncomfortable pricking worked itself up her stomach to her chest and she flipped repetitively.

Whenever she closed her eyes, her mind would bring her back to the vivid memory in the car with Mu, and she would see his lips slowly closing in... Then Annabelle's eye would jerk open and she could feel her pyjama getting chilly from her cold sweat.

Darn it! I am going crazy!

Annabelle got up in distress and went to the kitchen to pour herself a full glass of wine. She ambled to the balcony and drank with the night, rewinding time and slowly sank in Yoi's words.

As she finished up, she drew a conclusion and mustered her resolve; she will leave Yun Rui right after the SRD competition.

It was an infuriating experience being dragged into their mess. Moreover, she didn't want Mu to eventually find out about her.

She let out a helpless sigh as she crawled back on bed and closed her eyes...

When she woke up, it was already bright.

Annabelle dressed up and put on some concealer on her cheek, it didn't help much and she could still notice a swollen, maroon mark. Since there was nothing more she could do she just went directly to office. It was a busy day in office and Annabelle was swamped with work. Extensive meetings and never-ending discussions regarding the Yuan Shi collaboration and SRD competition.

Annabelle was overwhelmed.

By the time Mu entered the meeting room, everyone was already seated and prepared. His eyes searched eagerly for Annabelle and immediately noticed something unnatural on her face. He suppressed his curiosity and turned to Covi, "Now that Annabelle is overbearing with two pressing assignments, Covi I'll assign you to help her with the Yuan Shi contract!"

"Alright noted!" Covi nodded enthusiastically.

It was a considerate arrangement for Annabelle to share her burden and give her more ample time to prepare for the competition.

The meeting dragged on for another hour.

When the last agenda was done, Mu stood up and announced, "If no one has anything else to add, then we'll wrap this up. Miss Xia, please proceed to my office after this, we still have more to discuss regarding the competition!"

"Noted!"

Annabelle followed behind Mu into his office and the rest were dismissed.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐