Alicia knew this well. At this moment, she felt that Danica was starting to play up to Frederick's emotional side!, She wanted nothing more than to ask this b*tch out so that she could have a good fight with her. However, her inner voice was saying otherwise.,

"You must not do it! Men are born with feelings, and they all sympathize with the weak. Especially weak women! Otherwise, why would there be so many mistresses in the world?

", She opened her eyes and tried her best to suppress the surging emotions in her heart. She said to herself,

"I'm clearly in a much better position than her. Why must I stoop down to her level and create so much fuss?

",

"I must do something about this, but it all depends on the level of fuss I create!

", She muttered to herself. She had to come up with a way to solve this matter rather than venting out her frustrations by destroying the painting! She had to find a way to solve this once for all! Alicia then stared at the screen in front of her, with the word report staring back at her. She sat up straight and began typing away., On the other side, Frederick had finally returned to his office after the meeting. The first thing that caught his eyes when he entered the office was the painting. It was back in its initial packaging as it leaned against the wall neatly. He could not help but feeze when he saw the painting., Why didn't she destroy the painting? Did she scribble over the painting or something?, The corners of his mouth twitched slightly. Frederick walked towards the painting and unwrapped the painting. The painting was actually still intact, with not a single scratch. His heart was almost instantly overwhelmed by an unspeakable emotion., She didn't..., Sure enough, Alicia's not like the other women!, A trace of unspeakable guilt emerged in his heart in an instant as he thought to himself,

"What am I going to do with this painting?

", He frowned and was in dilemma when Doris came in with a pile of documents in her hands. She said,

"Mr. Clements, these are the notes from the meeting just now. There are also some documents from various departments that need your approval!

",

"Alright.

", He motioned for Doris to place the documents on his table. Then, he pointed to the painting and instructed,

"Doris, can you please help me pack up that painting? And also put it somewhere unimportant.

" He just did not know what to do with the painting!,

"By the way, can you go collect the International Department's reports tomorrow? I want to go through them.

",

"Yes, Mr. Clements! If there's nothing else, I'll excuse myself first.

", As soon as Alicia heard the bell ring that signaled the end of the workday, she quickly packed up her things. After experiencing what had happened, she realized one thing. If she didn't try to please anyone, she would not have gotten into so much trouble!, Originally, the day should have been happy. But because of the company's matter, she was so upset that she wanted to go ballistic!, Although Alicia left the office early, she did not feel like heading home. She had tried to contact a few of her friends, but they were all busy, so she had nowhere to go. Alicia was really annoyed, so she decided to drive straight to the arcade., As soon as she arrived, she quickly exchanged her money for tokens. Unexpectedly, when she looked up, she saw that Marshall was also there. She quickly made her way over to Marshall and greeted him.

"Doctor Clark? What a coincidence! What are you doing here so early?

", It seemed that Marshall did not expect to bump into her. He was stunned for a moment, and then he caught a glimpse of the shining diamond ring on her ring finger., He withdrew his gaze and then continued on with his game., It was obvious that he was trying to ignore her. Alicia's hand was still hanging in mid-air. She also saw the diamond ring on her ring finger. With a flash of realization, she suddenly realized something and turned to Marshall unconsciously., Was he in a bad mood? Was he not happy to see her?, She did not give him a heads up about Frederick on the day she went to pick up her father from the nursing home. Unexpectedly, the two men met each other on that day. His cold and strange attitude suddenly flashed in her mind, and Alicia felt that something was amiss., She had handled this matter pretty hastily. She should have handled it better! Was he angry with her because of this matter, or because he knew that her husband was Frederick?, NOW PLAY YOUR FAVOURITE GAMES ON, Why did she have a feeling that it was the latter?, She had always been grateful to him, but now there was a tinge of guilt and regret. Regardless of whether she was grateful or sorry for him, she was at a loss and did not know what to say. Originally, she was in a foul mood, but when Marshall ignored her, her mood became even worse. She did not say a word. She turned around and chose a claw machine furthest away from him. She did not know why, but she felt as if she was about to lose this friend. It was upsetting., Her skills on the claw machine were mediocre. This time, she could not even catch a single one. In the blink of an eye, she had nearly used up fifty dollars worth of tokens., Just as she picked up her last two tokens, she heard a familiar voice behind her,

"Are you really planning on heading home empty-handed? Why don't you calm down and try again?

", She knew that there was no chance for her to win a toy as she was down to her last two tokens, but she was touched that he was willing to talk to her.,

"You're not mad at me anymore? You're willing to talk to me?

", Marshall let out a faint sigh and nodded with a smile,

"I don't blame you. I'm sorry. I was in a bad mood earlier.

", Alicia shook her head dismissively and smiled.,

"Marshall, I've always been grateful, for you. I'm grateful for everything you've done for my father! I'm grateful that you were willing to, accompany me to play the net, machine whenever I was down. In my heart, I've always treated you as my best friend and someone whom I, can trust!

" , Alicia subconsciously brushed the ring on her finger. She did not know whether she should ask him or whether she should talk about this matter., As she was wondering, Marshall suddenly spoke.,

"I had to admit that I was unhappy because I do indeed like you! I liked you from the moment I first saw you. I even took advantage of my position just to see you. But it seemed that I was too late. God didn't even give me the chance to court you, and now you're married! You're married to such an, outstanding man.

" , He was indeed no match for Frederick. He lacked self-confidence just by taking one look at Frederick!,

"Marshall, I'm sorry! I didn't know... I didn't mean to hide anything from you or take advantage of you. I was already married when we first met. Up until now, we're still getting used to being married. So, I don't know how...

", She anxiously wanted to clarify the matter but was at a loss for what to do. For a moment, her mind was in a state of chaos.,

"I understand. You've actually mentioned it to me, but I didn't take it seriously!

", He could vaguely feel that their marriage was unusual, but at the same time, he could also sense the love between them. At least at the moment when they picked up Alicia's father from the nursing home, they only had each other in their eyes!, Instead of saying that he was mad, with her, it might be better to say that he was angry with himself. He was so focused on helping her find a solution to help her father get out of the coma that he completely forgot to express his love to her. He had missed out on the chance., W., At this moment, he had figured it out. After all, it was too late. He felt that it was still good to have her as a friend!,

"That's why...

" Marshall smiled.,

"I am not mad at you. You're a friend worth keeping! I will treat you as my sister in the future. You can continue to trust me! Which doll do you want? I will help you to win one. If you miss this chance, there won' be another.

", Alicia's heart was at ease when she saw that he had figured everything out. After looking around, she was also quite bold and straightforward.,

"I want the two little monkeys with butterflies! One in red, one in blue! Let's each have one. From now on, we will be besties!

", By the time they parted way, there was a little monkey in each of their hands. Alicia shook hands with Marshall sincerely as she said,

"Thank you!

" They smiled at each other, grateful to have cleared the air between them. Then, the two of them parted ways., Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.