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Chapter 2041
Chapter 2041
Chapter 2041
'What Jared said makes sense,' Nicole thought to herself as she accepted the reality of the situation and followed Jared into the restaurant.
The restaurant's ambience instantly relaxed Nicole as she allowed herself to sink into the atmosphere.
As soon as Jared sat down, he heard someone calling out to him in a tone of surprise.
"Mr. Johnston!"
Soon, an attractive looking woman stood before them. Jared shot her a glance before taking a look at the menu and handing it to Nicole.
"Order whatever you feel like eating. The dishes here should fit your palate," Jared said.
Nicole flipped through the menu, though she could not keep her mind from wandering off to the thought of the woman she had just met. 'Who is the girl? It seems that they are pretty close to each other, but she isn't in his list of contacts. There's no reason as to why that is, unless she's not important.'
"Mr. Johnston, who is this?" the woman asked, noticing that Jared seemed to be really concerned about the woman sitting in front of him.
'I've been around Jared quite frequently for the past five years, but never have I seen another woman like her around him, let alone one whom he would display so much affection to. This is interesting,' the woman thought.
"My wife," Jared coldly replied.
"You're married? How was I not aware of that?" she asked, her startled voice becoming louder.
In response, Jared frowned, and a hint of irritation crossed his eyes. "Just do your job properly. There's no need for you to poke your nose into my personal affairs."
The woman quickly snapped out of it, and with her face as pale as a sheet, she apologized, "I'm sorry, I was just a little perplexed earlier. I shall excuse myself now."
After she had spoken, the woman quickly turned around and left, not wanting to stay in the room for a second longer in fear of provoking Jared's ire.
The woman was in shock when she discovered the truth about Jared being married, hence her inability to keep herself composed, leading her to blurt the question out by accident. Jared had never permitted anyone to discuss the matters of his personal life, not even in private. It had become an unspoken rule, which had seen unanimous understanding among the employees at Johnston Group.
'I've been in this company for five years, and I've been by his side for the longest time. Yet, I have never seen him with a woman by his side or heard mentions of him being married. He didn't even have a girlfriend, so where did this 'wife' of his come from?' the woman thought to herself.
As she reached for the door, she turned back and glanced at Nicole while gritting her teeth. Then, she left.
After Nicole had finished ordering, she gave Jared a slight glance, "Admirer?"
"Administrative secretary," Jared explained.
'Iris is great at her job. Doesn't talk much and has worked for us for quite some time now, but to be my admirer…?' Jared thought to himself.
He was uncertain if it was true, but he did not put it to heart, as he was over the moon upon noting Nicole's jealousy.
A hint of playfulness was present in Jared's eyes as he asked in a deep voice, "Why? Are you jealous?"
Nicole looked away awkwardly. "Who? Me? Jealous? As if."
"Really?" Jared raised his eyebrows a little.
A playful glint was present in his eye as he looked at her.
Nicole felt shy as Jared had seen right through her.
She lowered her head and stared at the menu while muttering, "Well, your business has nothing to do with me."
"Nothing to do with you? You're my wife. Though it's possible that she's one of my admirers, aren't you supposed to tell them to knock it off?" Jared chuckled, noticing that Nicole was avoiding any attempts to discuss the topic.
"Stop. Don't go around telling people that I'm your wife when this matter has yet to be resolved," said Nicole.
'Until my memories have been fully recovered, there will be no definite way of telling what's to come,' Nicole thought.
"We have a marriage certificate, so you are my legal wife," Jared smiled. 'And this will never change.'