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Macie didn’t answer Edward’s first question. There was no need to. But as for the second, since it involved access to the house, she explained, “I contacted your assistant. He’s your employee and has been to the house a few times. He won’t leak your address.
You trust him as well.”
Edward lost his temper immediately. He wanted to blurt out what was truly on his mind, but what came out was,
my employee? He was there when you were home, but you weren’t there this time!”
It was just an excuse to vent his frustration because he couldn’t say the real reason out loud.
“So what if he’s
Why would she rather call Nathan than call him a second time? Was it just because he hung up on her once? Hadn’t she ignored
hundreds of his calls before?
The thought that Macie would rather turn to an outsider than to him was driving him insane.
Macie was silent on the other end of the line for a few seconds.
She knew that Edward didn’t like strangers entering his house, which was precisely why she had chosen Nathan and emphasized
that he could be trusted. Even so, Edward still ended up being furious.
“There’s surveillance at home. If you’re worried, you can check the footage. You can also change the door lock when you get back.
This won’t happen again.” Macie accepted his anger calmly.
She had left in a hurry and forgotten to bring her medical card. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have needed to ask anyone for help
“Is that the point? The point is-“Edward shouted but suddenly choked on his words, unable to continue.
Macie frowned slightly and thought for a moment before saying, “Then open the windows for ventilation when you get back, or
call a cleaning service for a deep clean.”
Even for someone as obsessive with cleanliness as him, it was all too much. It wasn’t like Nathan had never been to the house
before.
“You!” Edward was so infuriated that he hung up and slammed his hand against the steering wheel in frustration.
He couldn’t believe that she had called Nathan. Feeling resentful, Edward thought that he would rather die than care about Macie
again!
He restarted the car and headed toward the restaurant where he was supposed to meet Sharon. His expression remained stormy
and terrifyingly dark, and even after reaching the private dining room, his anger hadn’t subsided.
“What’s wrong, Sharon asked with concern.
Ed? Who made you so mad?”
“Who else…” Edward’s voice was cold. However, he stopped mid–sentence as he sat down. “It’s those incompetent subordinates.
Their work is just awful.”
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Sharon comforted him, “That’s because you’re too good. Your employees just can’t keep up with you. Don’t be angry, Ed. It’s after work. So let’s not think about it anymore, okay?”
“I’m not angry. I’m perfectly fine.” Edward huffed.
“Oh, really? Your expression is as black as coal, and your tone is so sharp,” Sharon teased, holding up a small mirror to him.
As Edward stared at his reflection, he was momentarily stunned. His face did look murderous, as if he had been provoked beyond
reason.
But why? Why was he so mad?
This wasn’t right. Macie didn’t call him again. That was all.
Edward pressed his lips together and stayed quiet for a while. When the food arrived, he finally concluded that it was because Macie had let Nathan into the house without his permission and even gave him the door code. She clearly didn’t take Edward
seriously.
Sharon used a clean fork to place a spare rib on Edward’s plate and smiled.
“Cheer up. You’re with me now.”
“Sorry. My bad,” Edward apologized. However, his smile looked more like a grimace than anything else.
Sharon assumed that he was just stressed from work. It only made her happier that he had left work on time to have dinner with
her even after his subordinates had made such a huge mistake.
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