Chapter 171- forgive
The scene before him was like a replay of the day he transferred Janet to work as his secretary.
Janice. Seeing that face — the one he could picture even with his eyes closed — his heart suddenly raced. Every time he gave up searching for her, she would suddenly reappear in his life just like this.
Janice... it had to be Janet, right?
Charles pulled the sheet from the stack of papers with one hand, and under Novia’s surprised gaze, tore it to pieces.
"Handle it as we discussed. I need a secretary who’s efficient," he said, his handsome face briefly flashing a restrained joy that vanished in an instant. Charles tossed the shredded paper mercilessly into the trash.
He admitted to himself he still loved her. But forgiveness? That was out of the question.
How could she be so selfish — disappearing from his life without a word, then suddenly returning as if she could come and go at will? Charles wasn’t someone she could call at her convenience. He had pride, self-respect, limits — all of which he’d thrown away for Janet. But in the end, what did he get?
Only her distrust and deceit.
Novia looked at Charles’s reaction with surprise. She had already seen the files and naturally knew Janice was Janet — the Janet he had been searching for all along. She had expected Charles to immediately call Janet to his side, but instead, he seemed indifferent.
"Yes, understood," Novia nodded and left calmly.