Rebirth：Regain my CEO husband’s love

Met Derek

Nora POV:

I tore up the divorce papers.

I showed my attitude very clearly:I will never get a divorce;I only like Richard now.

Without the slightest hesitation,I had to give Richard a straightforward attitude.

After Jessica left,only Richard and I were left in the office.

The atmosphere between us did not become relaxed because Jessica left.

At this time,Richard was looking at the shredded paper on the floor,frowning tightly,seemingly thinking about something.

He is already a man with a strong aura,and at that moment,his serious expression made people even more nervous.

To break the silent and gloomy atmosphere between us,I put the shopping bag in my hand on his desk and took out from it the Oprah and Madeleine that I had bought specially for him.

"This is delicious.I bought it especially for you."I tried to keep my tone as light as possible.

Richard didn't take the dessert I handed over,nor did he respond to me.

I deliberately made my voice more gentle:"I've waited in line for a long time;you really don't want it?"

Richard turned his head and looked at me.The crease between his eyebrows did not disappear,and those good-looking eyebrows seemed to have turned into sharp,pointed knives,and then he looked me up and down with his hawk-like sharp gaze.

"Why?"His voice was low.

I knew that he was like this because he had too many suspicions about me.

If it had been me,I would have cringed or fled from him.

But I've seen him at his most gentle,seen him go to his death for me,seen him love me the most.

So at this point,I was not afraid.

I glanced at the dessert in my hand and said,"Go stand in a long line because it's your favorite dessert."

"That's not what I meant."As he spoke,his head tilted toward the shredded paper on the floor,and his serious expression didn't let up in the slightest.

I immediately understood that he was trying to talk about the divorce agreement,and I immediately explained,"Believe me,I really didn't have the divorce agreement done.As for why I tore up that agreement,I should have just made it clear enough."

I paused for a moment,looked at him seriously,and said firmly,"About me saying that I won't divorce you and that I like you,I mean it all.Please believe me!"

My pious tone didn't gain Richard's trust.

He snorted coldly,"Just a few days ago,and you were forcing me to agree to a divorce by death;a week ago,you said I was the most hateful person in the world and wanted to kill me;a month ago..."

"Enough is enough..."I immediately stopped Richard from rehashing old scores and then made my attitude clear once again,"The person I am today is a completely different person than the person I was before!"

"Oh?"Richard wrapped his arms around his chest and leaned his back on the chair with an icy smile on his face.

He questioned me,"Why?What has made you change like this?Or,what are you plotting again?"

"This..."

I couldn't really answer this question.

Was it possible to tell Richard that I was killed by fire in my last life and suddenly reborn into the present?

If I hadn't personally experienced all this,I certainly wouldn't believe it.

He would think I was crazy!

This thing,there was no way to explain.

Richard did not believe me,and it was also normal.

I moved closer to him and looked him in the eyes,and said seriously,"I'm not plotting anything."

I continued to move closer to him,"Time will prove everything,and if you don't believe me,I can spend the rest of my life to tell you."

After I said this,I could clearly perceive a touch of surprise across Richard's face.

Such a subtle emotion lasted for a very short time.

I seized this opportunity and immediately pushed the dessert gently toward his face,then tugged on his coat with my other hand and spoke in a gentle tone,"I've been waiting in line for a really long time.Have some?"

This time,very fortunately,Richard did not continue to refuse me but accepted my dessert.

That was a nice change of pace,and I immediately followed up with excitement,"Are you going home tonight?"

Richard stared at me thoughtfully for a moment and nodded in response with a simple character:"Mmm."

But soon,he added,"There are two important documents in the study at home,and I just need to get home."

I couldn't help but laugh out loud,"Whatever the reason,as long as you come back."

As long as he was home,I would have more opportunities.

I let out a slow breath from the bottom of my heart,and my original depressed mood finally started to improve.

The feeling was as if on a bad rainy day,suddenly the rain stopped,the clouds parted,and the warm sunlight spilled evenly on my face.

It was a lovely feeling.

Yes,it was wonderful.

For the rest of the day,Richard continued to devote himself to his work,and I had gotten an accurate answer,so I would not continue to disturb him here at work.

And Richard would be home tonight,so I had to be ready in advance.

Of course,an exquisite and romantic candlelit dinner was a must!

I began to fantasize that we eat the delicious food I cooked carefully while drinking the fragrant red wine.

If we drank red wine and added candlelight,soft music,and an overly romantic atmosphere...

Perhaps...we would have had a really wonderful evening.

Thinking back again to the ambiguity that progressed halfway through the office...maybe this evening,it could continue.

In fact,I was prepared that I would sleep with Richard...

This would be the first time Richard and I have made love in our past and present lives,and we have to make a wonderful memory.

I wanted the bedroom to be cozy,romantic,and moody.

Richard's bedroom is like his office,monotonous,cold,and dull.

The gray and black sheets were not suitable for such a romantic scene.

Besides,we are originally a couple,and I do not intend to continue to live apart,and I will often live in Richard's bedroom future.So,it was necessary to redecorate the bedroom!

I was planning how to decorate the room and prepare for the candlelight dinner while driving towards the mall.

Unexpectedly,I ran into Derek at the mall!

I was picking out wine glasses from the shelves when Derek appeared in my view without any warning.

He was scanning the area and seemed to be looking for something.

At that moment,my mind went blank for a few seconds.

Fragments of memories from my previous life before I died flooded my mind frantically at this moment.

"...Do you know,I watched him die a little bit,and before he died,were calling your name."

"In fact,from the beginning,I was deliberately close to you;my purpose is to destroy your father and you!"

"Nora,you are really too stupid to really believe me.Luckily you are stupid enough!"

"...stupid...to have believed me......"

My body slammed uncontrollably into the shopping cart behind me,and the cart knocked right over a row of shelves holding stuffed toys.

"SMACK!!!"

The shelf fell to the ground with a loud sound.

Everyone immediately turned their heads toward me,including Derek.

As if I had just woken up from a dream,I panicked and apologized to the shop assistant at the supermarket next to me,"I'm sorry,I didn't mean to do that,I'm sorry..."

After that,I grabbed the push handle of the shopping cart tightly and walked quickly towards the supermarket entrance.

A shop assistant took the initiative to approach me and asked me,"Madam,are you not feeling well?Do you need me to call an ambulance for you?"

I was indeed uncomfortable because of the sudden appearance of Derek,the demon who cheated me,betrayed me,killed my father,killed Richard and me in my previous life.

After I was reborn,I have thought about how I should deal with Derek when I meet him again in the future.

I thought I would be calm enough to face Derek now,and I had even rehearsed the images and dialogues in my head in advance,but I still underestimated the hatred I had for Derek.

Those hatreds have melted into my blood,engraved into my soul,followed me from the future to here,like a resentful spirit deadly haunting me.

So much so that when I just saw him from a distance of two hundred meters away,my body couldn't help but tremble...

"Thank you,no need."I squeezed out a smile with difficulty.

To avoid running into Derek,I deliberately sped up my pace,but I still failed.

As I was about to walk to the supermarket entrance,a big hand pulled my shopping cart.

I subconsciously looked up,and Derek's familiar and unfamiliar face appeared in front of me.

"Nora,I finally found you!Are you hiding from me?"He looked at me in disbelief.

I turned my head away,not wanting to meet this disgusting man's eyes,and didn't answer him.

I was still a little emotional at the moment.

"Why?Is it because I haven't reached out to you lately?"He continued to ask,his tone a bit pushy.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to calm down.

I was tempted to grab a fruit knife from the nearby knife section and stab him hard in the heart.

That would kill him and avenge my father,Richard,and me.

But if I risked killing him because of my past life's hatred,I would probably have to spend the rest of my life in prison.

It's not worth it at all to bury the rest of my life for a despicable villain like Derek.

All that pain I experienced in my previous life was in the future,a future that hasn't happened yet.

And those tragedies are still just a sinister plan in Derek's head.

The core of his plan was to gain my trust and use me to create all the tragedies.

In this life,I will not trust him again and will not let tragedy happen again.

Everything is a new beginning!

Calm down,and don't let Derek the scumbag affect your wonderful life now again!

Calm down,calm down...

With my efforts,my emotions finally got a little eased.

Derek's voice came into my ears again:"Nora,honey,recently I've been so busy with company matters that I don't even have time to rest;you love me so much,you'll surely understand me,right?"

"Let's break up!Don't even have any contact in the future."I snapped my eyes open and stared at him.

"Break up?Are you kidding me?Why?Just because I'm too busy working to call you back?"Derek tried to take me into his arms as he spoke,but I avoided him.

"Because I don't love you anymore,Derek,I don't love you."I looked at him and said seriously.

"What did you say?"Derek laughed,seemingly in total disbelief at what I said.

"Honey,don't throw a tantrum like a little girl,okay?I'm the only one who will indulge your bad temper.If you don't love me,who else can you love?"Derek's tone was full of confidence,and he thought I was always in his control,exactly like in his previous life.

He was handsome,fit,charming,confident,intelligent,gentle,a gentleman...who always had a good handle on my inner needs and accommodated me.

Before he revealed his true face,Derek was like the sun in my life.

I even felt that it was an honor for me to be loved by him when I had such low self-esteem and terrible.

But now I understand that all those are Derek's disguise;all are false.

The real him is even more vicious than a viper!

"Believe it or not,what I said is true.I'm sure Jessica has already told you;otherwise,you wouldn't have come to me.From this moment on,we no longer have any relationship."After I finished,I let go of the shopping cart and prepared to leave.

There were disgusting things here,and I was going to shop at a different supermarket.

Derek caught up with me,took my hand,and said,"I won't mind your bad mood,come on,I'll take you to Masa restaurant for your favorite Kobe beef."

This man didn't take what I said seriously at all?

I was just about to refuse when it suddenly occurred that Masa Restaurant is the most expensive restaurant in the city,with a per capita spending of over$600.

His last sentence made me stop in my tracks because I suddenly thought of a way to slightly get my own back on Derek.