Love Mission: Ex-wife Strikes Back

"Hey, don't make fun of me!" A sigh escaped Barton's lips as he furrowed his eyebrows. "Zoe and I are just purely in a professional relationship. She has taken good care of me and my business for so many years, and I do treat her differently because of that. Nonetheless, she is my subordinate, friend, and I even thought of her as family.

But I have never seen her in that light."

Mandy flashed him a smile as she teased him, "Why? She is a beautiful young lady. I heard that it's hard for others to earn your confidence. Since she knows you so well, and she already has your trust, she's a suitable partner for you. Are you truly uninterested in her as a romantic partner?"

Deep inside, her womanly intuition told her that Zoe had feelings for Barton. She wanted to gleam his feelings towards the secretary before she made her move.

"I have no such intentions." With furrowed eyebrows, Barton slowly shook his head.

Since he

on looked at Mandy angrily and demanded, "Terence is Julia's husband, the husband of your own flesh and blood. Do you want Julia to divorce?"

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Mandy's face. She smiled awkwardly and replied, "Of course I don't want Terence to divorce Julia, but... Jean is also my daughter. Seeing either of them unhappy brings sorrow to my heart.

Let's drop this topic and drink."

Barton glanced at Mandy and felt that she was acting strangely.

By the time they were finished eating, Barton was in an awful mood because Jean stood him up without saying anything. At last, he called Jean and asked her why she did not show up.

Jean kept apologizing, saying that she had something urgent to deal with, so she could not come on time. To make up for the inconvenience, she invited Barton to have dinner with her so she could apologize to him in person. He liked the idea and his anger had subsided a bit.