Chapter 463 I Will Reward You Tonight
Nicholas’ expression darkened after he heard what I said. “What do you mean by that? Have you forgotten how he hurt you a year ago? Didn’t you want to make yourself stronger? Don’t you want to get Amaury back? Why are you giving up now?”
He cast me a series of questions as he raised his tone. Evidently, he was unhappy with my decision. I was sure he must have guessed that I knew something that he wanted to keep from me. That was why he asked all these questions.
I hated Michael very much before I knew the truth. Hence, I had been persistent with my goal to help Nicholas bring down Michael’s company.
However, I could not do it anymore since the truth was unveiled. I knew I was being selfish, but nothing was more important to me than love.
“I am sorry, Nicholas. I just found out the truth. Michael did not abandon me a year ago. It was all his father’s doing. I have misunderstood him, and now we have buried the hatchet, so I can’t go against him anymore.”
To be honest, I felt guilty toward Nicholas as I knew how much effort he had put into me throughout the past year.
“I know you might not be able to accept this. But I have to be honest with you. If not, it would be unfair to you,” I continued.
Having said that, I lowered my head and evaded his furious gaze.
“Are you sure you want to leave the company? Are you sure you want to forgive him? Have you forgotten all the sufferings you endured in the past year?” Nicholas blurted out, unable to contain his frustration.
With my head bowed, I remained silent as I knew he needed to vent his anger. After all, it was my fault that things turned out like that.
He became even more anxious after seeing my lack of response. After approaching me, he grabbed my shoulder and shook me forcefully.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? Didn’t you say that you hated Michael? Even if it had nothing to do with him, his family was the one who separated you from your child. Are you going to let that drop? Do you remember what you have been through in the past year?”
He shook me violently as though he was trying to snap me back to my senses. At that moment, he was still trying his best to persuade me.
My heart skipped a beat upon seeing his rage and madness, and my shoulder became painful from his grip.
Even though I had expected that he would be pissed, I did not know he would be this scary. He was staring at me as though he was going to eat me up.
“I am sorry…”
Besides apologizing, I did not know what else I could say. After all, I did not plan for this to happen, and it was beyond my control.
Although I felt guilty, I had made up my mind. To me, nothing was more important than Michael and Amaury.
I would still try to find a way for him to return to me but not by hurting Michael.
Meanwhile, Nicholas stared at me coldly. After some time, he finally let go of his grip, his gaze filled with utter disappointment and pain.
“Are you sure about this decision? Are you going to leave here for good?”
He looked at me helplessly.
Nodding, I did not utter a word, but my attitude had said it all.
He displayed a bitter smile as he leaned against his table weakly.
“Fine. Since you have made up my mind, I know I won’t be able to persuade you. After all, Michael is the most important person to you.”
Upon saying that, he turned away from me.
“I know you are pissed with my decision, but don’t worry. I won’t do anything to harm the company after I leave. I promise.”
Due to my guilt toward him, I would definitely not do anything to cause him harm. No matter what happened between him and Michael, I would not stick my nose into it.
Seeing that Nicholas did not respond to my words, I knew he needed time to process everything that just happened. Hence, I turned around and left.
When I walked out of his office, I noticed many people looking at me with strange expressions and gossiping among themselves. I supposed they had overheard the conversation between Nicholas and me. They probably did not expect that I would end up being with Michael.
However, I could not care less about what they thought. After all, I would not be staying in this company. It was their freedom to say whatever they wanted, and it had nothing to do with me.
After leaving the company, I heaved a sigh of relief. The tension that I had suppressed in my heart for over one year was finally released.
At that moment, my phone rang. Seeing that it was a call from Michael, I felt my heart fill with delight.
“Hello.” I picked up the phone.
“Where are you? Why aren’t you at home?”
Michael sounded a little anxious and displeased.
“I was at Nifty Group. I just came out and will be back soon.”
Although I was being honest, my words seemed to have infuriated him.
“Why did you go to that company again? Do you plan to continue working there?”
There was a trace of anger in his voice.
“I’m not working here anymore. I came to hand in my resignation letter.”
Strangely, I felt happy upon hearing his harsh tone. I knew he was angry only because he cared about me.
“Really? Have you resigned?”
Michael asked skeptically after hearing my explanation.
“Do you think I am lying? Why can’t you trust me? Or do you want me to stay here and continue to go against you?”
I pursed my lips, dissatisfied with his doubt. After all, I had made an enormous sacrifice in order not to go against him. It was not an easy feat to get to the position of director of a listed company, yet he still doubted me when I gave up such a promising career for him.
“Okay. I will reward you properly tonight for being so sensible.”
His sensual voice sounded from the phone after a short moment of silence.
