Lady Warrior's Warth on Divorce Day novel Chapter 119

Seeing the hesitation flash across Nicolas’s face, Jasmine’s expression darkened immediately. She snapped, “You’re not planning to make our relationship public, are you? If that’s the case, then why didn’t you reject me that night? If you had, I would never have gotten involved with you!”

She pushed him away angrily, pretending she was about to leave.

Nicolas hurriedly grabbed her. “Jasmine, it’s not that I don’t want to be with you. It’s just… I only just got divorced. If we announce our relationship now, your reputation will take a hit. Let’s wait a while and pick the right time to tell everyone.”

The sour look on Jasmine’s face slowly faded. “Fine, I’ll go with your plan. We’ll wait for the right moment to make it official.”

After that, she lowered her head, hiding the calculating glint in her eyes so Nicolas wouldn’t notice.

She knew all too well that his whole “it’s bad for your reputation” spiel was just a cover.

All he really cared about was his own company and reputation.

Since he was so obsessed with keeping up appearances, Jasmine would just have to find the opportunity that would force him to go public with her.

A few days later, Zoya followed Wren to the headquarters of the Rich Group’s Marabotara branch.

Many employees recognized her. After all, she had often appeared by Wren’s side as his personal bodyguard.

After Zoya was shot in the underground parking lot, Wren didn’t just fire all the security guards. He swapped out the whole team. And back in Ranard City, the Richmond family went through a major shake–up too.

Rumors about upheaval within the Richmond family had already reached Marabotara.

So everyone at the Marabotara office, especially the higher–ups or anyone with Richmond family connections, had been walking on eggshells, just hoping they wouldn’t get dragged into the whole mess.

Luckily, Wren hadn’t made much of an appearance at the office these past few days, so everyone quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

But today, when Wren walked into the building with Zoya, a sense of unease rippled through the staff again.

Especially Kimberly Bates, who’d just stepped in for the injured Gilbert. She was left absolutely stunned the moment she walked into the chairman’s office.

Wren was actually kneeling right in front of Zoya, holding her right foot in one hand, his head bowed as he gazed at it with a look so deep it almost seemed like worship.

‘Is this really the high and mighty Mr. Richmond I know?‘ Kimberly thought, her mind spinning in disbelief.

‘He’s actually kneeling to a woman… like he’s surrendering himself at her feet!‘

For a second, Kimberly couldn’t help but wonder if Wren was just one move away from literally kissing Zoya’s

foot.

“Kimberly!” Zoya turned her head, looking slightly embarrassed. “I accidentally spilled coffee on my shoes,

So…”

Kimberly immediately composed herself, giving a knowing, understanding smile.

Zoya tried to pull her foot back, but Wren’s fingers stayed firmly locked around her ankle.

“I’m fine,” Zoya told Wren.

“There’s still some redness,” he said, and before she could react, he lifted her into his arms again.

Zoya was stunned. So was Kimberly.

The office had a private bathroom, and Kimberly could only watch as her boss carried Zoya inside, sat her on the marble counter, turned on the faucet, and began rinsing her foot under cold water.

A few senior executives arrived just then, waiting to meet with the chairman. When they saw that Kimberly hadn’t come out for a while, they knocked on the half–open door. “Kimberly, is Mr. Richmond in?”

“He’s in, but…” Lee faltered awkwardly, her voice trailing into a hesitant murmur.

The execs went stiff, instantly flashing back to that incident when Wren got ambushed in the underground garage. They were worried something had happened.

One senior manager was first to react, pushing the door all the way open and striding inside. The rest followed closely.

But when they saw what was happening inside, every single one of them was left completely dumbfounded.

The high and mighty Wren was washing Zoya’s foot.

Seeing so many people suddenly crowd into the office, Zoya felt her head spin. “Alright, I’m really fine now!”

If this kept going, more people would show up and watch them.

Wren examined her foot again. The redness had faded under the cool water. He finally stopped, dried her foot carefully with a handkerchief, and then helped her into a pair of spare office shoes.

Kimberly and all the higher–ups were stunned speechless. Shock didn’t even begin to describe how they felt.

“You guys have work to discuss, right? I’ll wait outside,” Zoya said quickly, trying to escape the awkwardness.

“No need. Stay here,” Wren said.

“I’d really rather sit in the lounge area outside.” Zoya insisted. Honestly, with all these people staring at her, the awkwardness was getting to her. She’d feel way more comfortable out there.

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Wren hesitated for a moment, then finally said, “Alright.”

But before she could leave, he picked up two small medicine boxes from his desk and checked the time on his watch. “In seven minutes, remember to take your medicine. The two pills need to be five minutes apart. And make sure the water is exactly 100 degrees.”

Kimberly and the executives stood there, dumbfounded. Their usually terse, commanding chairman was suddenly nagging like an overprotective parent.

“I got it,” Zoya said, taking the medicine and walking out with Kimberly.

“Miss Lucero, Mr. Richmond really treats you so well,” Kimberly blurted out. Especially compared to Daphne, the difference in his attitude couldn’t have been more extreme.

Zoya smiled softly. Yes, she knew how well Wren treated her. When she was with him, she always felt cherished.

Whenever she’s with Wren, she always feels truly cherished.

Without even realizing it, Wren was becoming more and more important to her. She found herself wanting to kiss him, wanting to protect him even when she didn’t have a mission, and even hoping that someday she could help heal the shadows from his childhood.

She… might really be in love with him.

“Ms. Lucero, it’s about time for your medicine,” Kimberly reminded, handing her a glass of water warmed to exactly 100 degrees.

“Thank you.” Zoya took it and swallowed the pills.

Honestly, these two pills were just for boosting her immunity and her iron levels. Zoya felt she totally didn’t need them. But Wren kept acting like she was fragile and wouldn’t stop nagging until she took them.

Just as she finished, her phone rang. After listening for a few seconds, her expression changed. “Please tell Wren I have something urgent at the Lucero Group,” she said to Kimberly before hurrying out.

When Zoya arrived at Lucero Group, the very first person she spotted was Daphne, coming straight toward

her.

Daphne’s face instantly soured when she saw Zoya. “What are you doing here?”

“It’s none of your concern,” Zoya retorted, moving to step around her. But just as she was about to pass by, a voice suddenly sounded behind her.

“Daphne, you called me over, and you called Zoya too? What’s this about?”

Zoya whirled around and spotted Jasmine and Nicolas strolling into the Lucero Group office.

“I didn’t call her. She came on her own!” Daphne said quickly, rushing to Jasmine’s side. “You’re finally here! The helicopter’s ready. We just need you to help with the rescue!”

An accident had occurred at one of the Lucero Group’s island project sites. While the police had been contacted, it would take them hours to mobilize a helicopter.

The Lucero Group had its own, so Daphne had asked Jasmine for help.

After all, the accident had happened because Daphne had insisted on speeding up the schedule, leading to inspection errors,

“You want me to save them? Fine, but first, Zoya needs to apologize to me and Nicolas properly,” Jasmine said, shooting Zoya a smug, triumphant look.

“What?” Daphne blinked, totally thrown off.

Zoya narrowed her eyes, meeting Jasmine’s hostile glare head–on. Her own stare was icy, daring Jasmine to try her next move.

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