Forced Into Marriage: My Husband’s Too Mean novel Chapter 76

"It's alright." Zayn answered reluctantly.

The short guy was delighted and the folds on his face deepened from smiling so widely. He did not notice that the man beside him was absent-minded and was unaware that the man simply did not hear what he was saying.

Behind them, Quentin silently walked further away from Zayn. Thinking back to the two ladies earlier, he felt that the President was not in a good mood.

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Lindsey bought the groceries and went back to Ginny’s apartment. The two of them were laughing and talking in the kitchen while cooking together, as if that little episode earlier at the mall never happened.

Many of the kitchen appliances in Ginny’s apartment were still brand new and had not even been unpackaged. It could be seen that this lady hardly ever cooked.

Since Lindsey was cooking, Ginny unprecedentedly went to the kitchen to help her. The two of them stayed up until 11:00 pm before they washed up and went to bed.

Lindsey hugged the quilt and turned off the lights in her room, leaving only a small and warm night light at her bedside.

She closed her eyes and forced herself to sleep, but when she thought of bumping into Zayn earlier, all her sleepiness dissipated.

The image of Stephanie stirring up trouble at the Guggenheim mansion flooded into her mind and Zayn's cold words still lingered in her ears.

That day, she asked him, "Will you even believe me?"

"I don’t believe you!" Zayn’s answer was clear.

That was his usual style, simple and cold, but those words were like a sharp knife stabbing her heart.

Lindsey vaguely felt some pain in the left side of her chest as those hidden emotions surged up, engulfing her in the darkness.

It was a sleepless night.

The consequences of insomnia were dark circles under her eyes that rivaled that of a panda.

Lindsey sat at her desk and was drowsy.

"Lindsey, Mr. Juhl is looking for you."

"Okay."

Lindsey's drowsiness instantly disappeared. She then straightened her hair and went to Shaun's office.

Outside the door, she slapped her face a few times and pulled out a smile to make sure she looked better before knocking.

"Come in." A warm voice called out from inside the room.

Lindsey closed the door behind her and looked at Shaun with a smile. "Brother, you're looking for me?"

"Yeah, have a seat." After saying that, Shaun gave Lindsey a glass of milk.

The milk was already on the table when Lindsey went in, so he had it prepared in advance.

"Why do you have dark circles under your eyes? Didn't you sleep well last night?" There was concern in Shaun’s voice.

"I stayed up late last night catching up on TV shows." Lindsey mischievously stuck her tongue out, then asked, "Is there something you’re looking for me for?"

"Can't I just see you if there's nothing?" Shaun curled his lips and his eyes reflected the light.

Lindsey quickly defended and said, "No, I don’t mean it like that. It's just that I still have some work to do."

"Alright, then I won't take up your time." Shaun stood up and said, "I'm going on a business trip to Salem City next week and I need to pick someone from the Consulting Department to join me. Linds, I chose you."

Lindsey was stunned and immediately refused after she understood what it meant. "Big brother, I'm not suitable."

"Why aren’t you suitable?"

‘Because Zayn will kill us…’

When this answer popped into Lindsey’s head, she was startled. Even she did not know why she came up with such an answer. Zayn obviously did not care about her...

Jenny had one hand on her chin and could not figure out why Zayn would go to the orphanage.

Suddenly, a thought flashed in her head. Jenny quickly seized this opportunity and cooked up a perfect plan.

Wednesday afternoon in the suburbs.

Zayn asked the driver to leave and stood alone at the entrance of the orphanage.

The man’s tall build and reserved aura quickly attracted the attention of the security guard.

The security guard stepped forward and asked, "Sir, what can I do for you?"

"Don’t mind me and do your own thing."

The security guard looked at Zayn for a moment and saw that this strange man did not look like an ordinary guy or a bad person, so he smiled naively and said, "Okay. It’s quite sunny today, so you can come over for some shade when you feel hot."

Zayn nodded lightly.

The security guard turned around and went back to the duty room, muttering as he walked, "Why do they all like to stand there and stare inside like this?"

Zayn stood outside like a statue, looking at a place that was completely different from his memory. His heart felt like it had been split open. It was painful and he felt a little empty inside.

When he turned around to leave, a woman in a white dress came out from inside the orphanage and she caught his eye.

The woman had a gentle smile as she waved goodbye to the children in the orphanage. She had light makeup on her face that looked pleasing to the eye.

Somehow, another person emerged in front of Zayn.

She had on a white dress with a ponytail and smiling eyes that looked like a crescent moon.

"Zayn, what are you doing here?"

After seeing Zayn, there was a light that flashed across Jenny’s eyes. Her light and airy voice revealed her surprise and shyness.