With Brian looking so cold, no one dared to say a word.

    But as soon as the meeting ended, an employee anonymously posted what had gone down in the meeting online, adding ament: [I’d heard Mr. band /bMrs. Atkinson had a great rtionship, but today I really get how much he cares about her.]

    The post got tons of likes right away.

    [Wow, is this for real? That’s so sweet.]

    [Did you notice? He even wrote down when she walks the dog. Mr. Atkinson really loves her.]

    [For real, what a devoted husband.]

    [Of course. Mr. Atkinson’s famous for being devoted to his wife.]

    [You guys haven’t heard? The total workaholic Mr. Brian Atkinson’s been cking on worktely to focus on Mrs. Atkinson. The vice presidents are swamped, and even Mr. Weston Atkinson got pulled back to pitch in.]

    [Is this the legendary perfect love? I’m obsessed.]

    [But whytely? Wasn’t he like this before?]

    [Obviously because Mrs. Atkinson is pregnant and needs more care. Haven’t you seen that a lot of the notes are about what pregnant women need?]

    [For real?]

    [Yeah, I work at Atkinson Group. I saw the pregnant Mrs. Atkinson from a distance once.]

    [That’s so sweet. Mrs. Atkinson is pregnant, and Mr. Atkinson isn’t just not bothered. He’s spoiling her even more. It’s making my heart melt.]

    As soon as thatment went up, everyone agreed. Then lots of people startedparing their own husbands to Brian, only to realize there was noparison. Brian was in a league of his own.

    The few Atkinson Group employees who’d leaked the info were pretty happy watching thements blow up.

    Especially with so many fan artists posting fan art and fanfics in the thread. There was so much, they could barely keep up. They got even more into shipping Brian and Jessica.

    [When’s Mrs. Atkinsoning to thepany? I wanna see the loving couple in person.]

    [Exactly. Just seeing Mr. Atkinson alone isn’t enough.]

    [I used to think Madeline and Mr. Atkinson had something going on, but now it looks like she was just putting on a one–woman show.]

    [Totally. Mr. Atkinson loves Mrs. Atkinson that much. There’s no way he’d cheat.]

    [Exactly. Didn’t you see? As soon as Mr. Atkinson found out what Madeline was really like, he kicked her out right awa

    [I told you Mr. Atkinson and his wife are perfect for each other. You didn’t believe me, but now you see, right?)

    [Yeah. Renee, you’ve got the best eye. How did miss such a loving couple? I’m so slow.]

    Jackson was about to get a coffee when he heard the quiet chattering inside. He rubbed his nose.

    He really wanted to say their earlier suspicions hadn’t been wrong and that they shouldn’t get their hopes up about Jessica showing up. But to bkeep /beveryone in a good mood, he bit back the words.

    10.00 Ti, 25 bDur /b

    ‘Who knows the frustration of being the one with all the gossip and not being able to tell anyone?‘ he thought.

    Brian certainly didn’t. He raised an eyebrow at Jackson who’d taken ages to bring back the coffee. “Why’d it take you so blong/bb?/bb” /b

    “The break room was pretty crowded.” Jackson’s face tensed. He came up with an excuse quickly, and luckily, Brian didn’t press it

    Brian looked at the report the bodyguard had brought–Jessica’s recent schedule. His eyebrows furrowed.

    Jessica was going to see Wesley more, not less. ‘But I haven’t done anythingtely. iOr /iis it just my presence that bothers her so muchb? /bbBrian /bwondered.

    The more Brian thought about it, the more stuck he felt. He couldn’t focus on the files, so he made up a quick excuse to leave work early bagain/bbi. /i/bHe drove to see Wesley, wanting to ask about Jessica.

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