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nThat single scene suddenly caused waves of emotions in Kizy, who stood at the entry, not being able to react anyway.

nMarkus and Jia were wrapped in a single blanket, their upper bodies seeming to be naked, while lying in each other's arms on the office sofa.

nJia was still sound asleep even after all the commotion while Markus was trying to cover his body, hiding it from Kizy.

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"Listen Kizy, it's not like what you are thinking.

" Markus said.

nBut Kizy wasn't reacting at all, standing there unmoving with an expressionless face.

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"Love please don't misunderstand.

" Markus spoke again while trying to search for something beneath the blanket, his clothes most probably.

nKizy just looked him in the eye one last time and turned around before running out from the office and taking the stairs to leave this place..

nInside the office, Markus quickly got up from the sofa, pushing Jia away as if he never cared about her and walked towards the mobile that Kizy had dropped.

nAnd as he expected, Kizy's phone had been recording all the conversation since the beginning. He simply ended the live session before taking out his mobile and calling Joel.

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"She has left, but she took the staircase. Please take care of her and make sure she is safe and won't hurt herself.

" Markus said in a deep voice.

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"Yes boss.

" Joel said before hanging up and following his instructions.

nMarkus then bent to pick up the gifts and cake box one by one before placing them carefully on his office desk.

nHe opened them one by one, opening the cake box last and taking a bite from it.

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"Little lamb you are making me feel guilty.

" Markus said to himself, remembering the look Kizy had given him before leaving.

nKizy's sparkling eyes were the most attractive feature on her face, adding more beauty to her ace. But the eyes he had seen before Kizy left had no shine, looking lifeless, as if someone had sucked the life out of her.

nAnd this worried Markus more than anything. He had never expected that Kizy would react so extremely to that scene.

nHe had never expected that Kizy would go to lengths of making so many handmade gifts and surprises for him.

nHe ate the entire cake, even when the cake had been burnt a little, making it slightly bitter in taste. Afterwards he wrapped those gifts gently and placed them in his drawer before locking it.

nHe was experiencing some very different emotions, but he didn't know what they were.

nMeanwhile on the other side, Kizy had been running down the stairs, not understanding what she was feeling. And suddenly she stumbled on the second last stair of the 33rd floor, which made her fall down, injuring her knees.

nKizy slowly sat down properly in the same position and tears started to fall silently from her eyes.

nThe scene in the office made her feel completely betrayed. Never in her dreams had Kizy thought that Markus would betray her.

nThough just an act, she had worked hard to prepare those gifts personally for Markus, even going to the length of baking a cake for the first time.

nShe knew that Markus didn't love her, and all that was happening for the past few days was just an act, but she believed that Markus was loyal to her.

nShe had been living with him for months, accepting his family as her own, doing every single thing she could do for them, and hopelessly trusting his words even when she knew that they were complete lies and Markus was only putting up an act.

nAnd finally all that she received in return was a betrayal. Maybe if they weren't acting for the past few days, it would have been easier for Kizy to accept it.

nBut after the public proposal, something changed between them, or more precisely something changed for Kizy. Though she fought with Markus as usual, she felt a weird sense of satisfaction through it.

nAnd all of this shattered due to that one single scene she witnessed in the office.

nShe finally hugged her knees before closing her eyes and cried loudly for the first time in three years.

nShe hadn't cried this badly even when her mom had met that deadly accident when they arrived in A City.

nShe kept crying for a long time, but there was no stopping her tears. It was as if she had been holding all those tears for her entire life and finally broke down today.

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"Young miss please stop crying.

" Suddenly Joel spoke and passed a handkerchief to Kizy.

nBut Kizy didn't even lift her head to look at him.

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"Young miss please don't hurt yourself like this. You have been crying for more than forty minutes now. If this continues, you will fall ill.

" Joel said, still trying to console her.

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"Young miss please stop crying, boss won't feel good about this.

" Joel said and finally Kizy lifted her head.

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"Boss? Who boss? Why would he care about me?

" Kizy asked in a lifeless voice.

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"Young miss please don't say that. You don't know the entire story.

" Joel said.

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"I don't even want to know what it is!!

" Kizy shouted before roughly wiping away her tears.

nKizy tried standing up on her own but felt sharp pain from her knees, which had swelled a little, and stumbled again.

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"Young mi-

" Joel said but…

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"Leave me alone!! For god's sake just leave me alone and get lost!!

" Kizy shouted before standing up painfully and started climbing down the stairs again.

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"Young miss don't do this-

" Joel still tried to convince her but Kizy cut him off.

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"I said get lost!! And this is an order. I don't care what Markus is doing, but I am still his legally wedded wife and your young miss for now. Don't you know how to follow orders?

" Kizy shouted.

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"Sorry young miss. I will leave now.

" Joel said and bowed before leaving.

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"Whyyyyy??!!

" Kizy shouted after Joel had left and climbed down the stairs, still crying hard.

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nYour Sunday bonus!! Guys believe me, I cried a lot while writing this chapter, and it was very difficult to pour out all those emotions. So please understand even if the story is not upto mark. Have a great day.

n- Kizy

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