Attracted By My Ex-wife

"What does it have to do with you?" Thinking that Anne was only joking around, Kevin flashed an amused smile.

"I designed the main work of the M Group this time," she said matter-of-factly.

All of a sudden, the smile from his face had completely disappeared. 'This... she can't be serious, can she?'

Seeing that he was about to get angry at her, Anne bit on her lower lip. "That was my first design draft," she explained. "When I submitted it to M Group, our relationship was still in a bad place. Besides, I didn't have much confident in my work."

There was still a gloomy look on Kevin's face. Even though the M Group wasn't as well-known as the AN Group, it was still a reputable company, which was why it didn't make sense to him how she could go running to M Group when she claimed that she had little confidence in her work.

"Well, I'll have my assistant stop finding out the designer." Kevin stated with an exasperated sigh.

Daniel spent the whole afternoon looking up all of the designers at the M Group but still didn't find any clue. Kevin never expected that the one that they wanted to find was actually around him.

"I'm sorry, Kevin," Anne said apologetically. "I know I've hurt you with what I've done. It was all just a misunderstanding. You know I didn't mean to cause any damages to your company."

Smiling lightly, he walked towards her. However, since she still wasn't so sure how to read the expression on his face, she couldn't help but slowly step back away from him.

Rolling his eyes, he quickly closed the distance between them and held her arm. "What are you so afraid of?"

"I..." For a while, she hesitated. But when she looked carefully, there was a hint of playfulness in his eyes.

"Aren't you angry?" she asked warily.

"What use is there to get angry now?" With a shrug, he flashed a helpless but gentle grin at her.

She furrowed her delicate brows in confusion. It still didn't make sense to Anne why he wasn't mad at her. Seeing this, Kevin let out a small chuckle. "Since you were the one who designed this, I'm not really that worried anymore. I know that you weren't intending to harm the business. Plus, this is a good reminder that our ability in design needs to improve."

"Don't say that. Maybe it was just beginner's luck. It was my first design, after all." In truth, it was just a quick sketch she made out of a whim. When she was drafting it, she thought that it would be great if she would be able to sell it at least. It never crossed her mind that it would be such a big success.

"I know that this is the first time you've designed something and you still aren't that sure of yourself, but don't you think that this might be a good sign for you? You can do whatever you want, Anne. Don't worry about me or the company. I can see what a talented designer you are, and I'm here to help you in whatever way I can. If AN Group is not enough to get your career going, I can get you in touch with a better company." Kevin paused, lightly rubbing his chin as he looked at her thoughtfully. "Or better yet, we can create your very own personal brand," he added.

The solemnness in his voice finally made her feel relieved.

"I really thought you'd blame me for the decline in company's performance," Anne muttered sheepishly.

Now, she felt bad that she was so mean and defensive earlier.

that unreasonable?" he asked in a low voice.

next day, everyone in the AN Group was

though the weather was great and the sun was brightly shining in the sky,

Everyone wanted to make sure that they were on Kevin's good side, or, at the very least, got out

Daniel greeted with a smile

on the design you're making. Don't worry about that incident with M Group," Kevin said calmly, seeing

worriedly, his eyes filled with surprise

look back at his assistant. Walking up to his desk, he sat down and

No. Everything's fine, Mr. Kevin. I'll go make sure everyone's doing their job." After saying that, Daniel walked out of the door and breathed a long, deep sigh of

he looked like he was ready to lash out at anyone he caught

known for being unpredictable most of the time. No one was really able to guess what went through in his head. At least it looked like he was in a good mood, which meant that everyone in the company could

newspaper, he suddenly remembered that Anne would be

the landline phone on his desk. All it took was one button for him to instantly get in touch with any department at the company. "Make me a summary of all the latest trends during Paris fashion week. And

over to see me, send her in at once. Be polite to her," Kevin quickly added before ending the

already knew that Anne was Kevin's ex-wife. Everyone

everyone at the company looked

morning, the woman they had been

Anne wore were very simple and modest. She had on her a little, black dress that went above her knees, paired with black, leather Doc Marten boots. Since it was getting a bit chilly outside, she also put on a tan-colored long coat that hung loosely on

was just something with the way she carried herself. Her aura made it clear that she

a long time since she came here to work. 'I

desk. "My name is Anne Lou," she said in a business-like tone. "I'm here

Not a while later, Daniel came out to greet her with a smile before taking her directly to Kevin's

a sudden?" As soon as Daniel closed the door behind him,

most of the employees here always looked

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no secret to him that his employees loved it when they had something to gossip about. Although it was something that annoyed him a bit, he figured that

too. I never imagined you tolerating your employees gossiping like that," Anne praised, her tone light

own hobbies and interests. Of course, it's still vital that everyone gets their job done. Human nature is just something we can't stifle, and, unfortunately, gossip is one of human's nature." Pausing, he lowered his gaze. "I'm sorry," he added as he looked

said that I didn't hurt Ruth?"

prove it, I know that you wouldn't hurt other people like that." After he had gotten to know Cherry more, he now knew that the incident with Ruth must have been one of her many

she couldn't help but feel touched with his

they were intimate with each other, there was no trust in their relationship. After getting separated, they finally