Chapter 6

• City of London.
• "Sir... we have no leads on the whereabouts of your wife."
• "Keep looking!"
• Nathan hung up the phone, his face filled with pain.
• The first snowfall since the beginning of winter was falling. Under the dim street lamps, the snowflakes that fluttered dyed the whole street forming a white landscape.
• Nathan was standing in the Hyde Park apartment, facing the window, with a mobile phone in his hand. The photo album on the phone displayed the pictures taken by the two of them on their last trip. The ski resort.
• They were laughing so happily back then, but now, he has lost her...
• It turned out that, at that moment, he was living his happiness. Unaware that later on, he would be the one to destroy it with his own hands.
• "It's been almost two months, Valentina, where are you?" Nathan murmured to himself, with an empty look.
• The white, whispering snow fell silently to the ground, layer by layer, as if to erase all the memories of the world.
• Autumn turns to winter, winter turns to spring. He couldn't find her during those months.
• For half a year, he couldn't find her...
• Half a year later, the warm sun shines over the city and she has entered the beginning of summer.
• In the meeting room of the Mercer Group, everyone's faces were unattractive and the atmosphere was quite tense.
• On the 32nd floor, Melanie was working with great interest.
• "Where is the president?" Kevin approached and asked.
• "He just entered his office." Melanie pursed her lips and looked towards the president's office.
• "He's not in a good mood, when he came in, he almost took the door off its hinges."
• In the office, Nathan stood in front of the window. No one could guess what he was thinking, they could only sense that he was going through a rough patch that had lasted for several months.
• "Ah..." Kevin shook his head. Since Valentina left for no reason, the president has remained in that mood, often staying in the same position without moving, lost in his own thoughts.
• "All of this is... because of Valentina?"
• "Shhh!" Kevin quickly covered Melanie's mouth.
• "Lower your voice! Don't you know that Valentina's name is taboo? You speak so loudly, aren't you afraid of getting fired?"
• "Hmmp." Melanie pulled away his hand, huffed in dissatisfaction, and whispered.
• "Where did Valentina go? And why didn't the CEO say anything about her dismissal? Her phone is off. Are they separated?"
• "I don't know." Kevin shook his head and told Melanie.
• "That's not our business. Let's get to work."
• "Yes, you're right. But it's still strange, one moment they were a happy couple and the next she disappears. It's a shame that Valentina is gone, I couldn't even say goodbye. Plus, the president said he won't hire another secretary."
• Kevin looked at the empty desk, all the desk furniture remained untouched and there were sticky notes on the computer, everything was just as Valentina had left it.
• Does the president want to hold onto this memory?
• "I miss Valentina a lot." Melanie pouted and asked mysteriously.
• "The CEO... He hasn't divorced Valentina, right?"
• "Uh..." Kevin hesitated. He once received a notification from a lawyer named Shaw. It contained a divorce agreement, requested by Valentina, but at that time, Nathan directly kicked out the lawyer.
• "You must know something!" Melanie narrowed her eyes.
• "Stop interfering and work. What does the president's business have to do with you?"
• Kevin looked at her and scolded her sternly.
• "Hmmp!" Melanie looked at him and said.
• "I'm just worried about Valentina, all of this is very strange."
• Kevin walked towards the desk, looked towards Nathan's office, and sighed.
• The contract has ended, Valentina is gone, and... Our boss couldn't handle it. He simply lost in his own game.
• Nathan stood for a long time, with Valentina's memory in his mind. It's been almost a year, and searching for her is like looking for a needle in a haystack, there's no news at all.
• "Val...
• Adam's apple of Nathan rolled, finally turned around, returned to the desk, and sat down.
• Why can't I find you? Don't you even give me the chance to apologize?
• In the evening after finishing work hours, the elevator on the thirty"second floor opened with a "ding.""
• Anastasia stepped out of the elevator in ten"centimeter heels, and a seductive dress on her body. She looked around and didn't see anyone else. Staring at the president's office, she saw Nathan sleeping on the desk through the glass."
• Anastasia charmingly smiled, lowered her head, weighed the document in her hand, and walked towards Nathan step by step.
• "President, president..."
• Nathan, who had unconsciously fallen asleep on the desk, seemed to hear someone calling him.
• "President..."
• "Unmm..."
• Nathan frowned.
• "President, wake up..."
• "Valentina?"
• Nathan immediately sat up, anxiously looking for her figure.
• "President, are you okay?"
• Anastasia stepped aside and looked at Nathan with a smile.
• "Ah, it's you."
• Nathan rubbed his eyes, and the excitement instantly disappeared.
• "What are you doing here?"
• "I came to deliver these documents."
• Anastasia wore a tight dress, and her figure was unevenly outlined. She was a woman with lush curves. She took a step forward and deliberately moved her body close to Nathan.
• He calmly looked at her and took the document indifferently.
• "You can go."
• "President..."
• Anastasia spoke seductively, breathing near Nathan's ear.
• "Why don't you let me keep you company for a while?"
• As she spoke, her hands had already moved to Nathan's chest, sliding slowly down to his pants' belt, and with a slight movement of her fingers, she was about to unbutton it.
• "Enough!"
• Nathan grabbed her hand and said with a blank face.
• "I don't like women who try to be too smart!"
• "Then, what kind of woman do you like, president?"
• "A woman like Valentina? Someone who decides to leave you without explanation."
• Anastasia pursed her lips. She hasn't seen Valentina all this time. However, Nathan didn't explain anything and seemed to continue with the company's growth, but he put aside his life and now only a cold and emotionless Nathan can be seen. A man who seems to be sinking into his own self"destruction."
• Nathan doesn't allow anyone to mention Valentina in front of him, which made everyone doubt what the terms of their separation had been. For some, Valentina had run away with Jacob, cheating on her husband with the famous TV star.
• Anastasia thought about this and told herself that she couldn't be wrong in her assumption.
• Valentina...
• When Nathan heard her name, a trace of bitterness suddenly rose in his heart.
• "She doesn't want to stay with the president! So why keep tormenting yourself when she doesn't deserve you?"
• Anastasia continued with her words, at the same time starting to undress.
• "There are still many women in this world, women willing to stay by your side! I am one of them, I will definitely make you forget the pain and sadness."
• Nathan looked at her and remained silent.
• "President..."
• Anastasia reached out and placed her hands on Nathan's neck, climbing onto his lap. Nathan suddenly laughed and put his arms around her waist.
• "Do you want to stay by my side?"
• "Yes."
• Anastasia quickly nodded.
• "Alright, show me, let me see what you are capable of doing to stay by my side."
• Nathan smiled wickedly.
• Anastasia leaned her red lips towards Nathan's mouth, about to kiss him, but he turned his head to avoid it.
• "President?"
• Anastasia asked suspiciously.
• "You are not worthy."
• Nathan spat out this sentence coldly.
• "Tell me, what do you want?"
• "I want to stay by your side, help you forget!"
• "Alright."
• Nathan's mouth was slightly lifted, but his eyes were extremely cold.
• "I will call you when I need you, now, leave."
• Anastasia was satisfied. Would she be able to win Nathan's heart?
• After dressing up and leaving the office, Anastasia opened the video on her mobile phone and suddenly smiled triumphantly.
• The video was very clear.
• Nathan turned around and went to the private bathroom to take a shower.
• If such self-deception calms him about her, he won't mind being a little more wicked.