Chapter 22 Erasing Ian Winter’s Memories.
“Wait, did you say that you’ve found a job?” Ian just noticed what I had said earlier as he was busy showing off his fortune.
“Yeah, today is my first day at work.”
“Why? What’s wrong with staying at the Winter Group?”
Staying at the Winter Group? Should I have stayed back to be his secretary or his lover?!
Alternatively, do I remarry him?
No way, that was not possible. It had not been easy for me to forgive and forget-I didn’t want to let history repeat itself.
For one, there was Eileen. Also, the pregnant secretary was another issue.
“That’s not it, Mr. Winter. I lack talent and knowledge, so I can’t do a good job as a secretary. I can deal with diseases, but I’m clueless about most things in your field.”
He came closer to me and forced me into a corner.
He held me by my sides and looked at me affectionately, saying, “Are you only aiming to become a secretary? All the other young ladies covet to be the president’s wife.”
In the heat of the moment with his provocation, any other woman would have fallen for him.
Ring! Ring!
Just when I was thinking of how to respond to lan, my phone rang. What a life savior!
“Excuse me, Mr. Winter. I need to answer this phone call from my boyfriend!”
I looked at the screen and realized it was Sean calling.
Ian finally stepped aside and stood up straight as he pretended to smoothen his shirt.
I hesitated a few seconds before answering the call.
“Hey, babe!” I raised my voice on purpose for lan to hear.
Sean was caught off guard on the phone and stuttered, “W-We… Aren’t we taking it slow?”
I lowered the volume of the call and pressed the phone against my face, not allowing a single sound to be heard, for I didn’t want lan to notice my bluff.
“Yeah, I’m already off work. I had a meal with my friend, and I’ll be heading home soon.”
“Oh, that’s alright, I’m able to get home myself.”
“Don’t worry, it’s just a regular friend. Alright, I’m hanging up now!”
I made up a scene where a couple was having an intimate phone call.
I could feel Sean’s confusion throughout the whole phone call. His replies were, “Ah… Oh… Okay, I’ll hang
up…”
As I hung up the phone, Ian walked up to me again.
He asked sarcastically, “Are you sure that was your boyfriend on the phone?”
I felt a little guilty, but I managed to put on a pretentious front, saying, “Of course! Mr. Winter, please kindly respect your boundaries with someone who’s taken.”
“Also, I can’t accept your gold card. You heard me earlier-we’re just regular friends, so this gift is worth. too much. Please take it back!” I took the gold card out of my purse and returned it to Ian.
His face appeared disheveled as he breathed rapidly.
He glanced at the gold card in my hands, snatched it, then tossed it in the trash can right away.
“I’ve no use for it if you don’t want it.”
Upon saying this, lan left immediately without looking back.
It seemed like I had made him furious.
I hesitated when I saw the gold card lying in the trash can.
It was not that I was a gold digger; I just did not want it to go to waste.
To make myself feel better, I decided to pick up the gold card and placed it in my purse.
I left the room and came to the dining hall where I saw lan drinking directly out of a bottle as if he was drinking beer instead of Lafite.
He had consumed multiple bottles, and the manager couldn’t hold him back.
“Mr. Winter, I think that’s enough drinking for today. You should take care of your health-
“Go away! Are you worried that I won’t pay if I’m drunk?” Ian shoved the restaurant manager away.
The restaurant manager looked at me helplessly when he spotted me.
“Miss Landon, please persuade Mr. Winter to stop drinking. I’m worried that something might happen if he continues drinking. No one can bear the blame if anything happens to Mr. Winter.”
I understood how the manager felt; if anything were to happen to lan in this restaurant, no one could get away with it.
“Alright, don’t worry. Could you please get me a glass of iced water? Make sure there’s lots of ice in it.”
“Iced water? Miss Landon, you shouldn’t be drinking iced water now…”
I guess the manager knew that I was on my period and discouraged me to have iced water.
“No, it’s not for me. Just have it prepared. Remember to make it icy cold, not lukewarm.”
“Alright, I’ll get a glass of it.”
The manager did not ask the waiter to get it. Instead, he went to prepare the iced water himself.
I walked toward lan as the manager left to get the iced water, looking at him silently without a single word.
“Robyn Landon, do you think I look pitiful and embarrassed after being rejected by you?” he said in a self- deprecating manner while he looked at me.
“You’re thinking too much, Mr. Winter. I just think that a man of your status shouldn’t drown his sorrows. with alcohol just for a woman. Wouldn’t it be a joke if anyone else saw you?”
lan laughed sarcastically and drank more wine. He threw the bottle away while patting his chest, saying, “What do you see in him? Why would you reject me and choose him instead?”
Who is he talking about? Sean?
I was not too sure why lan compared himself to Sean, for there was nothing to be compared.
I was very particular about a person’s attitude; their background and fortune did not determine the type of person they were.
“You took this upon yourself…” I muttered softly, unsure if he heard me since we were quite close to each
other.
If he had been loyal to me in the beginning instead of marrying me because of familial pressure and hadn’t messed around with other women, I would still be with him without him doing all these.
“Miss Landon, here’s the iced water you asked for.”
Just then, the manager passed me a glass of iced water. The glass was coated with mist, and he had probably removed the ice after making sure the water was cold enough.
“Mr. Winter is feeling hot, so please turn on the air conditioning and direct the air toward him.”
The manager had some doubts, but he obeyed my orders nonetheless.
I felt a cold breeze shortly after. When the timing was right, I splashed the whole glass of iced water on
Ian.
Every single drop landed on his face.
The abrupt shock from the cold water left lan breathing forcefully and gasping for air.
The manager was shocked upon seeing this.
Similarly, the waiters were astonished to see such a rare sight.
“Robyn Landon, what are you doing?!” Ian seemed confused and angry. He glared at me intently.
I didn’t say anything and merely waited for time to pass.
Not long after, the anger from his eyes drained as he started to look dazed and began shaking.
“Quick, support him!”
As expected, lan’s body leaned to the side when I shouted for the manager to come and help him.
Fortunately, the manager reacted quickly and supported lan just in time.
“M-Miss Landon, what’s going on with Mr. Winter? I-Is he….” The manager was so shocked that he started.
to stutter.
I was not worried and said calmly, “Don’t worry, sir. He was drinking too quickly, so when I splashed him. with iced water and directed the cold air toward him, it caused the alcohol in his bloodstream to metabolize faster and made him even more drunk. Don’t worry, I know my limits.”
The manager looked at me in disbelief after hearing my explanation.
This was just a small matter that could be easily understood with a little medical knowledge.
“Please get a few people to carry him to his room and let him have a good rest. He should be experiencing. a blackout after suffering from the alcohol’s rapid metabolism. He shouldn’t be able to remember any of this when he wakes up tomorrow.”
This was a golden opportunity for me to erase some of lan’s memories, for it was an insult to him.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t stop thinking about it and pester me continuously.
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