Forced Into Marriage: My Husband’s Too Mean novel Chapter 43

"Change her out immediately. Let Fenly be in charge. You must complete the proposal today, otherwise, we’ll all get reprimanded by Mr. Juhl." The Director was so aggressive that his subordinates wanted to bury their heads in the ground.

"Director, all of Anton's documents are with Lindsey, so we can't just remove her from the case."

Someone said this and suddenly, the whole office fell into a deafening silence.

"Lydia, is this what you mean by doing a good job?" The Director's eyes were sharp as he looked at Lydia. It was as if he wanted to attack her.

Lydia could not voice her woes and all her efforts were wasted. The office was full of rumors because of Lindsey.

Lindsey, who was carried home, shouted until her voice was mute, but Zayn acted as if he did not hear anything and tied her to the bed. He then took out his laptop and started to work.

The old man was not at home, so no one would come to her rescue even if she shouted at the top of her lungs.

Lindsey laid on the bed thinking of Shaun and her work. Even Jenny Lenig’s face appeared in her mind.

Zayn just sat in the room and looked at Lindsey like that.

"Zayn Guggenheim, can you tell me what’s going on in your head?" Lindsey laid on the bed. Her voice was a bit hoarse. Since she was lying on her back, the blue veins on her fair and tender neck were vaguely visible.

He did not reply, so she continued, “I have my life. I know you hate me and I didn’t think of bothering you, so why can’t we just stay out of each other’s lives? Why must you meddle in my life and even my job? Zayn, you just can't stand to see me happy, huh?"

Lindsey looked at the exquisite crystal chandelier on the ceiling. The sky was already dark and the only light was coming from Zayn's laptop screen, which was reflected by the crystal chandelier.

She was almost mumbling to herself when she said those words and did not notice that Zayn's hands gradually stopped because of it.

Lindsey thought she would not get an answer, so she did not think too much about it, but after a long time, Zayn suddenly said in a very soft voice, "Yeah."

She froze for a moment before realizing that this was a reply to her question: “You just can't stand to see me happy, huh?”

Lindsey laughed and suddenly felt that Zayn liking Jenny Lenig was not because he had bad tastes in women, but because this was his true self. Zayn and Jenny were always targeting her, so they were a true match.

She did not want to see Zayn’s face, so she turned her head away. She could not even move her body and the light from the laptop screen was too glaring, so she simply closed her eyes.

Lindsey was woken up by Zayn's kiss.

The thick curtains blocked out the natural light from the window and the room was still dim. Lindsey had a dream that she was tied to a large wooden pole and strung up like a butchered animal. Rats kept crawling to her face and she had nowhere to hide, so she screamed and woke herself up.

Zayn's head was still above hers when Lindsey's sudden shriek startled him. It ruined his mood to kiss her.

Lindsey opened her eyes to see a face in front of her and let out a second shriek.

"Why the hell are you screaming?" Zayn frowned as he stood up. His upper body was naked, revealing his beautiful abs.

Lindsey moved and found that her hands were still bound. Her wrists were already starting to get red and swollen, so the slight movement made her feel sore.

"Zayn, are you done messing around? Untie me." Lindsey’s face was cold.

When Lindsey was dreaming, she mumbled something, so Zayn went closer to hear what she was saying. Her voice was soft by his ear, but when she awoke, her face was frigid.

She felt even more anxious when she stood in front of the Director.

"Lindsey Juhl, you’re really something!" The Director circled Lindsey.

Lindsey lowered her head and did not speak. The Director folded his arms and laughed. He had received countless scoldings from the management since yesterday, so he was holding in all his anger.

"Do you know how important this Anton project is?!" His voice suddenly rose several octaves, which made Lindsey shudder.

"What kind of place do you think this is that you can just disappear at will?!" The Director yelled at the top of his lungs.

"If the President of Denarius took you away, can't you make a phone call to do a handover? You went missing and can’t even be contacted when the information is locked in your computer. Do you think that Hemera is owned by your family?"

"No, I don’t," said Lindsey.

"Of course not!" The Director suddenly swept all the files on the desk to Lindsey's feet. One of the folders hit Lindsey on the back of her foot. She was wearing high heels, so it instantly became red and swollen.

Lindsey held back the pain and did not flinch.

"The entire company has put so much effort into this case. As a result, everyone's overtime efforts are wasted because of you! Lindsey Juhl, I’ve really underestimated you!"

This was the first time Lindsey was scolded by someone like this ever since she left the Juhl family. Even when Zayn was angry, he still held back because of his family upbringing, but the Director showed no mercy to her.

However, it was also true that this case fell through because of her, so she could not refute it.