Fatal Love：CEO, please let me go

When it was time to get off work, Adele packed up her things and was ready to go.

Just as she was about to leave, she was blocked by Grace at the office door.

Grace glanced at the bag in her hand and raised her eyebrows. “You’re leaving just like that?”

“It’s already off work.” Adele looked at the clock on the wall.

Yusuf Group was a very humane company. They did not usually work overtime unless there was something they needed to complete urgently.

“Tidy up these documents before leaving.”

Grace rolled her eyes and directly stuffed a dozen documents in her hand to her.

Adele looked at them. With so many documents, it would probably take two hours to finish sorting them all. However, she and Damon had agreed to go home and eat together…

Seeing that Grace was about to leave, Adele called out to her, “Wait a minute!”

“What’s wrong?” Grace turned around.

“My work today has been completed. How can you assign tasks at the end of the day?” Adele said.

It seemed that Grace did not expect Adele to be so stubborn. She frowned, “What? You can’t do the task I gave you?”

Adele refused to give in and said word by word, “I really can’t do it today. If you have any opinions about me, we can discuss it with Corine tomorrow.”

She and Grace were on the same level. She didn’t say anything when she assigned her tasks on weekdays, but now it was time to get off work, and she didn’t have to obey her on everything.

After saying this, Adele directly walked out of the office, leaving Grace standing there alone and rolling her eyes.

She left the company in a hurry and when she arrived home, Damon had already been home.

As soon as she entered, she saw Mary setting up the tableware.

“Madam, the meal is almost ready.”

“Okay.”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Adele put down her bag and skipped to the second floor with excitement in her heart.

She walked to the bedroom, pushed open the door, and walked in. She walked to the door and was about to knock on the glass door when she suddenly heard a man’s muffled groan from inside.

The sound was not loud, but Adele still blushed.

What was Damon doing inside?

For a moment, curiosity prevailed. Even though she knew that it was wrong to do this, she could not help but slowly push the bathroom door open.

The man was naked with his upper body facing the door. Every muscle line on his broad back symbolized strength, but there was a bloody wound at the back of his waist, which was dazzling red.

Adele’s body trembled, and her back couldn’t help but feel cold. She unconsciously took a step back.

What happened to him?

“Who is it?” Damon heard the voice behind him and suddenly turned his head.

When he saw Adele at the door, his cold and vigilant eyes slowly eased a little.

He quickly put the gauze on the wound and casually put on the bathrobe next to him. He ordered in a low voice, “Go outside and wait for me.”

Adele recovered from the shock and fear, hesitated for a moment, and directly stepped into the bathroom.

“What exactly is going on with you?” she asked, her voice trembling.

“You don’t need to know.” Damon frowned.

“Damon!”

Adele suddenly raised her voice and called his name in a serious tone. Then, she stepped forward and grabbed his hand without hesitation. “Why are you hiding it from me…” she asked.

He should at least have told her about his injury!

Damon frowned and was about to ask her to leave, but when he turned his head, he saw Adele with tears in her eyes, and her eyes were red.

“You refused to tell me that you were injured because you never treated me as your wife?” she asked.

Hearing this, Damon’s heart sank.

Adele’s shoulders trembled as she cried, “Answer me…”

The man moved his body. After pausing for a moment, he finally said softly, “There are some things that you should keep to yourself. Adele, you are not me. You won’t understand.”

Adele raised her hand and carelessly wiped her tears with the back of her hand. Then, she reached out and pulled off the bathrobe on his body.

At such a close distance, she discovered that there was more than one wound on Damon’s body. There were old scars on his arms and back. She reached out and gently touched the white scars. Tears could not help but gush out.

“Adele, I am not as good as you think I am. There is no need for you to cry for me. It is not worth it.” Damon said in a deep voice.

Hearing him say this, Adele felt even more uncomfortable. Her shoulders trembled from crying and she sobbed, “I feel that it is worth it! No matter whether you are good or bad, you are my husband…”

This sentence was like a stone that directly fell into the lake of Damon’s heart, stirring up huge waves.

He turned his head and looked at the woman’s trembling eyelashes. He murmured, “You will regret it.”

If she knew the real purpose of the marriage, she would definitely regret it.

“I won’t…” Adele denied it without hesitation and murmured again, “I have decided on you.”

Damon’s mood was complicated and sour. The guilt he originally felt for her swept back again, but at this moment, he couldn’t care less.

“Don’t cry anymore.” He reached out a hand and pulled the woman into his embrace.

Adele could not control her tears. She raised her hand and wiped them away. “My… my heart hurts…”

Her heart ached because he was not as bright and aloof as he looked on the surface. She felt sorry for him for having to bear so much pain alone.

Hearing her say this, Damon unconsciously curled his lips. This was the first time he had heard someone say that they felt sorry for him. After all, he had always been an indestructible image in front of others.

At this moment, his heart softened a little.

Looking at her red nose and sad appearance, Damon suddenly lowered his head and kissed her lips.

The moment their lips touched, the two of them were stunned at the same time.

She did not expect him to do this, nor did he expect that he would do this involuntarily.

For the next second, the two of them retreated at the same time as if they were rebounded, but their eyes still met. In an instant, the atmosphere in the room became awkward.

Adele widened her eyes and held her breath as if she was still.

Damon was the first to react. He coughed twice, looked away, pulled the bathrobe on his body, and then said, “Dinner should be ready.”

As he spoke, he stepped out of the bathroom.

It was not until the man disappeared from her sight that Adele remembered to breathe. She gasped for breath while the corners of her mouth kept rising.

Although the kiss just now lasted only for a second or two, it was sweet.

She patted her burning cheeks and pretended to be calm as she went downstairs.

Damon was already sitting at the dining table, his expression no different from usual.

Just as Adele sat down, Mary, who was serving soup, could not help but ask, “Why the blush?”

“Ah? I’m too hot, that’s why my face is red. It’s fine!” Adele replied almost instantly.

After she finished explaining, she suddenly realized that the atmosphere was frighteningly quiet.

She looked up and saw Mary staring at her with a puzzled face. “I mean, how did the bean soup get so red this time? Madam, what are you talking about?”

Adele was shocked. Only then did she realize that Mary was referring to the bean soup. She had thought…

This was too embarrassing!

When she saw the smile on the man’s face, Adele immediately emphasized, “I… I didn’t say anything!”