Brian would never be with Rosalyn, or they should have been lovers and even couples for many years. Just because Brian had no feeling for her, they only had an affair between them.

That was what Joanne meant.

Rosalyn admitted that Joanne's words triggered pain in her heart. A chill flashed within her beautiful eyes, and her hands, which were hanging on her side, were slowly clenched into fists and then slowly unclenched.

For so many years, in order to be with Brian, she really did her best.

Because she had known that there would not be any other woman around Brian, she had cleverly approached him at a moderate way, which was enough for everyone to misunderstand that they were very intimate but would not arouse Brian's disgust. In this way, she could permeate Brian's life for a long time.

Just as she had expected, the major media all alleged that she was Brian's girlfriend and that she would become Mrs. President of Lambert Group. When she had contracts with others and became the spokeswoman of some brands, the big bosses dared not to have any improper thoughts on her but wanted to please Brian through her.

She once thought that one day, Brian and she would have a happy ending.

However, he suddenly got married.

At first, she thought that it didn't matter as there were no authentic feelings between Brian and Joanne, so, she still had a chance.

However, Joanne didn't seem to be as simple as she imagined. Joanne, a seemingly aloof woman, was even far prouder and stubborner than her.

Rosalyn thought it was ok since the competition between them would be more interesting and attractive if they were evenly matched.

"Ava." Rosalyn put on her sunglasses and said, "We'd better not disturb Mrs. Lambert for half a year has passed. We should do good things without taking up the time that she can be called as Mrs. Lambert. Joanne, we don't necessarily need to quarrel here. I will never give up Brian, and you should be careful."

Joanne smiled calmly. "Come on then."

Rosalyn sneered and was obviously confident. She turned away from the clothing store.

"Tsk-tsk." Freya patted Joanne's shoulder with amazement. "I didn't know that you can be so fierce. In the entertainment circle, even the big directors have to somewhat respect Rosalyn. You really decided to compete with her for Brian?"

"Why not?" Joanne said, "just because she is a superstar and even some famous directors have to give precedence to her, I should surrender and give up husband? Am I a fool?"

"But now you're in a disadvantaged situation." Freya was very anxious. "Mr. Brian and you are in a cold war, and if Rosalyn intentionally entices Mr. Brian now, then..."

"Am I at a disadvantage?" Joanne put back the pajamas picked by Freya and took a black sexy one directly. "I live together with Brian in the same house, and our rooms are less than ten meters apart. We meet every morning and evening, and we have a marriage certificate. Now everyone knows that I am Mrs. Lambert... obviously, I have more advantages."

Freya showed a stupefied look and stared at the sexy pajamas in Joanne's hands before signing with amazement. "Joanne, you are so desperate!"

Joanne ground her teeth and took the pajamas to pay for it.

When they left the mall, they carried many big and small bags in their hands. Freya told Joanne to wait for her on the side of the road while she went to the parking lot to drive her car out.

The sun was bright, so, Joanne went to a patch of shade and soon saw Freya drive her red Ferrari out. She put the bags in the trunk and then sat on the passenger's seat. "Let's go..."

The car swayed violently with a crashing sound before she could finish her words. Due to inertia, she was pushed forward by the force and almost fell from her seat, getting her forehead bumped onto the car heavily...

She felt so dizzy that she could see the stars in the day, and worse still, the elbow of her right hand was in pain.

"Joanne!" Freya was so scared that her face blanched, and she unfastened her seatbelt to hold Joanne's shoulder. "Did you get hurt?"

Joanne raised her hand and gestured Freya not to touch her. She supported her right hand with her left hand and could barely sit straight. There was a bruise on her forehead, but she still answered, "Nothing, I didn't get my bones broken."

"No, you got injured!"

Freya rushed out of the car angrily and found that behind her car was Ava's car. Ava sat in the driver's seat and looked at her with a triumphant expression. "I just want to test which one is better on crashworthiness between my Lamborghini and your Ferrari. Oh, be at ease, I will be responsible for your repair costs."

"Did you know that Joanne had not worn a seatbelt yet when you crashed our car with your car?" Freya shouted like an angry lion with anger burning in her eyes. "Ava, about this accident, this isn't over."

Ava did not expect that Joanne would get injured, and her face turned pale at once. She wanted to say something, but Freya had turned away.

The moment Freya got on the car, she fastened Joanne's seatbelt and said, "Hold on for a moment, and I will take you to the hospital."

She started the car, and the red Ferrari ran at a high speed in the traffic like a flexible dragon.

Freya pondered for a moment before she asked Joanne, "Do we need to call Brian?"

"No." Joanne held her right hand, and her face was already pale with pain. "My injury is not serious, and he is very busy, so, forget it."

Then, Freya gave up the idea of calling Brian and drove Joanne to the hospital with the fastest speed.

There were not many patients in the costly private hospital Joanne went. She had come here twice, so, the president and several doctors of the hospital recognized her. Seeing that she looked pale, they quickly arranged an examination for her.

Ava followed Freya to the hospital, and when she saw Joanne actually enter the hospital, she began to feel fearful. She called Rosalyn in a panic and told her the whole thing. "I didn't expect that Joanne hadn't worn a seatbelt, and I just wanted to vent my anger. I never thought that I would hurt her."

"Well, things have already happened. Don't be panic," Rosalyn said, "I'm now at Lambert Group, so I can help you sound out Brian. You'd better go to apologize to Joanne. If she forgives you, you'll be fine."

Hanging up the phone, Rosalyn just came out of the elevator and went straight to Brian's office.

Daisy stood up from her seat and signaled Rosalyn to stop. "Sorry, Miss Rosalyn, Mr. Brian is busy now."

Rosalyn raised her big black sunglasses and said, "Tell him that I'm here."

Daisy called and informed Brian of Rosalyn's arrival, and Brian told her to let Rosalyn in.

"Can you tell your secretary not to stop me every time?" Rosalyn sat in front of Brian's desk and said both seriously and jokingly. "Our time is very precious. You can earn millions in minutes, and I can earn one hundred thousand dollars per minute by attending commercial activities."

"This is a rule. Sometimes, it is inconvenient for me to let you in directly." Brian closed the document and continued, "Why did you come here to look for me?"

Rosalyn observed Brian's expression and guessed that he didn't know Joanne was hurt yet, so, she didn't mention it but just said, "My contract with the company is about to expire..."

"You can talk about renewing the contract with our manager," Brian said, "whatever you ask for, we will try our best to satisfy you."

"Many managers of brokerage companies are talking about signing a contract with me." Rosalyn played with her sunglasses in her hands. "You also know how much value I can bring to the company. Can't you say some words to retain me?" she asked in a threatening tone both seriously and causally.

Brian just smiled and said, "No matter what conditions other companies have given you, Lambert Group will only give you better ones. You have a well-established team in Lambert Group. Signing a new company means that you have to reestablish a group, and you should know clearly what you will be confronted with. Rosalyn, I always regard you as a smart person."

"You already knew that I would renew my contract with the company." The pride on the corner of Rosalyn's lips gradually changed into self-mockery and helplessness.

"If it is not your expectation, the company won't force you. When your contract expires, it means you are free and have rights to choose," Brian said.

He was not afraid of her leaving the company. Even if she was gone, he could cultivate a lot of superstars like her... Rosalyn's voice was slightly lower. "If I choose to leave, will our relationship change?"

"No." Brian's voice was faint. "We have cooperated with each other for so many years, so, our relationship as friends won't be broken just because of such a negligible thing."

"Friends?"

Rosalyn carefully digested the word and then smiled bitterly.

Brian reminded her that they were only friends from the beginning to the end, and she understood what he meant.

During these years, she had been making up the illusion of their intimacy alone. They even hadn't joined their hands together.

However, Joanne gradually overtook her and then became his wife, enjoying everything about him.

She was not reconciled to that.

At this time, Brian's cellphone rang, and the phone was called by Chris.

Chris and he met more because of official business, so the conversations between them were almost in business occasions. They rarely talked on the phone in private time, unless... it was because of Joanne.

Brian answered the phone with doubts. Chris also suppressed his voice of anger. "Are the chain restaurants of the Bennett Family found to be substandard in sanitation and disinfection?"

"Yes." Brian frowned. "But the problems were not serious. The Bennett Family paid bribes to the media and related institutions ahead of time, so, the news was not disclosed. Why did you suddenly ask about this?"

"Nothing." Chris smiled. "It's just that the restaurant industry is a bit peaceful recently. I want to see a lively scene."

Chris was not such a leisure person. In other words, Chris had no reason to do the thing which would make him an enemy of the Bennett Family.

Brian had a presentiment. "What happened?"

"... Ava crashed into Joanne's car with her own car, and Joanne is still in the hospital now."

Brian's eyes were cold. He hung up the phone and stood up from his seat. Rosalyn had already guessed that he knew something. She dragged him while saying, "Brian, Ava didn't mean to hurt Joanne. She didn't know that Joanne had not worn a seatbelt, please don't ..."

"You know that Joanne was injured before you came in?" Brian fixed his cold eyes on Rosalyn. "Why didn't you tell me that?"

"I..." Rosalyn said, "I come to negotiate with you about renewing the contract."

"The manager will talk to you. Don't come to ask me about the affairs on work in the future."

When the final words fell coldly, Brian had disappeared from the office. Rosalyn looked his back, and her hands gradually clenched into fists...

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