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The dashboard lit up, and the lowb, /bbsexy /bengine sound awakened like a beast, making the air tremble slightly.

I flicked bmy /bbfinger/bb, /bjingling the key chainb–/ba bsilver/bb–/bblue bcustom /bbadgeb, /bthe exclusive symbol for Maserati limited edition owners.

“It is my bcar/bb,/b” bI /bsaid calmlyb, /b“just picked bit /bbup/bb./bb” /b

Ashley’s smile bfroze /bblike /bshe’d been pped, watching helplessly bas /bbI /bsat in the car she’d dreamed of but could never afford.

bYou/b… where did you bget /bthe money? This car, you’ve got to be kidding…b” /bHer voice was weak, no longer bso /bconfident.

bI /bnced at her and smiled slightly: “Didn’t you just say you wanted to take photosb? /bGo ahead and take them now. After all, you’re this close bto /bbit/b–this might be your only chance in this lifetime.b” /b

Ferris stood to the side with an iron–dark expression, saying nothing, but the sinister look in his eyes almost radiated murderous intent.

You said I was following you?” I looked at himb, /bmy gaze indifferent. “Sorryb, /bbI’ve /bbeen very busytely. I don’t have that kind of free time.”

bAs /bsoon as I finished speaking, I stepped on the gas without hesitation. The Maserati shot out of the parking space like a streak of light, the tires creating a soft ound against the ground, the speed smooth yet graceful.

Ashley’s long hair was caught in the wake, and her face instantly flushed red.

And I didn’t look back at them even onceb. /b

‘omorrow was thest day of work handover–I still needed to go to the hospital.

‘erris hadn’te home these past few days, obviously still holding a grudge against me.

He was probably staying with Ashley.

didn’t mind. I packed my things and temporarily moved to an apartment outside the vi, beginning my life living alone.

he next day around 2 PM, I had just finished a post–surgical rehabilitation session and was organizing instruments when I heard suppressed whispered iscussions outside.

Did you hear? Alpha might being to our treatment centerter.”

Really?”

Really. Don’t you know what everyone’s saying outside–that Ashley is the Luna that Alpha Ferris has been secretly married to for years?”

My god, hidden for so many years. I thought he didn’t love his Luna. Why is he suddenly being so public? Is he nning to officially announce it?”

bTo/b.

silently refuted in my heart.

le indeed didn’t love his former Luna. Now he’d just decided to rece her.

n the hallway, when bI /bencountered Ferrisb, /bmy steps paused slightly.

He had changed clothesb. /b

Not the same outfit bas /bthis morning.

He had indeed been with Ashley allst night.

bThinking /bthisb, /bmy expression momentarily became dazed.

Perhaps thinking I was inappropriately infatuated with him in public, when I came back to my senses, I found Ferris looking at me coldly.

I thought of his gentleness and bcare /btoward Ashley, and his impatience and coldness toward meb. /bbI /bcouldn’t help but clench my fists and looked away.

Not long after the meeting ended, a colleague responsible for work handover came to find me, saying my handover work was almostplete and I wouldn’t need toe to the treatment center tomorrow.

I nodded: “bI /bunderstand.”

Even if the director hadn’t mentioned it, after finishing the work I had on hand, I would have proactively brought it up with him.

That day. I packed my things and was preparing to leave work on time when beta Simon knocked on my office door.

He handed me a medical file, asking me to urgently review it.

bI /bpaused.

I nced at the content and knew this file wasn’t actually urgent, and it wasn’t an official work document. Moreover, it had Ashley’s signature on it-apparently her work had been passed to me to handle.

If this were before, I would have smiled and epted it, promising toplete it as soon as possible.

But today, I didn’t want to strive for perfection anymore–especially for matters concerning Ashley.