"You didn't invite me here just to look at me like this," Nicole said, her gaze fixed on Adrian, who was seated at a corner of his desk.
"I like the office—it's both a public and private space, very safe and secluded, suitable for anything," Adrian laughed, embracing his arms, and evaded the question.
"Really?" Nicole responded indifferently as if she had not caught the implication in his words.
She had just escaped from the control of one man, only to be subject to another. Yet, it seemed she had no say in the matter—the man before her was far more formidable. The previous man could not fully dominate her if she set her mind to resist. Of course, she seldom did so; no matter her initial intentions for marrying him, having been his wife for years, she still had some feelings for him, though they were now disappearing.
