My Mute Wife

The eyes of the people around them gradually gathered.

A meeting leader was already running over to with tissue to help with the process.

“Sorry, sorry.”

“The paper is wet.”

“John, bring over five copies of the meeting materials again.”

Large water stains leaked straight down the table, the leaders in the first row had to stand up, and the scene was a mess all of a sudden.

Lexie hastily took tissue from the logistics staff to wipe the table, but was stopped by Director Duncan, “Lexie, you’re not needed here, you can go back.”

“She made a mess and you let her go without even an apology? That’s a pretty forgiving job you have here at the library, is there a need for expansion with this quality of staff?”

Although Tina’s voice was not loud, her tone was mean and cold, echoing in the large conference room.

Lexie’s face turned pale.

Director Duncan said, “Miss Howard, this is really a misunderstanding, she didn’t mean to not apologize.”

“Doesn’t she have a mouth? Need someone else to explain it for her?”

Director Duncan frowned, “Miss Howard, this is because …”

Not wanting Director Duncan to be embarrassed, Lexie gestured.

[Sorry, I was careless.]

“Well …,” the deputy bureau of the planning board was stunned, “This …”

Different eyes all gathered on Lexie’s body, it was not the first time Lexie felt it, yet it was still embarrassing.

Well-meaning sympathy and unkind mockery were both humiliating to her.

“You can’t talk?” Tina gave her a sidelong glance and said deliberately, “That’s my fault, now that care for the handicapped is being promoted, I apologize to you.”

“Lexie, right?” Tina faked a glance at her work ID, “Sorry, you don’t blame me, do you?”

Lexie reluctantly pulled the corner of her mouth, looking bitter.

[No.]

“It is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding,” Director Duncan eased up the situation.

Lexie nodded apologetically towards the crowd, clenched her fists and turned to leave.

“Wait.” Tina called out to her, “Director Duncan, we need to know about the historical and cultural information of the library as well, so let her be responsible for interfacing with us.”

Lexie was stunned and looked at Tina in surprise.

Director Duncan said, “Miss Howard, Lexie has never done any work in external communication, and as you can see, she’s not quite suitable or competent.”

“Is that so? I think she’s a good fit, she’s unfamiliar with the historical background as a senior library employee?”

“How is that possible? No one knows our library better than Lexie, she was the first prize winner in last year’s history competition.”

A female voice came from behind Director Duncan, drawing the attention of the crowd.

Lexie was nervous at this sharp voice.

Turning back, she saw Scarlet, with a grimace.

Director Duncan wanted to say something else, but the curator glanced at him warningly, “So be it, since it’s someone Miss Howard designated, it will be convenient to communicate in the future.”

The library repair and expansion project was a charitable donation from the Howard Group, even the leaders of the planning bureau had to respect to Tina. Even if they could see that Tina was obviously targeting Lexie, it was impossible for them to offend the Howard Group for an employee.

“Then congratulations in advance for a good cooperation,” Tina looked at Lexie, a cold light flashing across her eyebrows.

Lexie winced inwardly.

It was not until the meeting was over did Lexie pack her things to leave work.

Tina had put her in charge of the docking, and her instincts told her it couldn’t be good.NôvelDrama.Org © content.

“Lexie!” A colleague’s call came from behind her, stopping her in her tracks.

Lexie looked back and saw Grace from the same section catching up with two other colleagues.

[What’s up?]

“Lexie, did you forget that you said you’d let us meet your husband after work?”

Lexie froze.

Almost forgot about that.

[I’m late from work today, he won’t be here, so I’ll take the subway back.]

It was an excuse she had thought up long ago.

“What? Why didn’t you tell us earlier? And we have been waiting for so long.”

“Yes, isn’t this a waste of time?”

[Sorry.]

The sudden sound of a car horn interrupted the crowd’s grumbling.

When Lexie looked up, she saw a black car parked on the street head-on.

“Mrs. Howard,” Jack got down from the passenger side and waved towards Lexie.

Lexie froze for a moment.

Alan had surprisingly come, she had clearly sent him a message saying that he didn’t have to come.

“Lexie, is that your husband?”

“I thought he isn’t coming.”

[I didn’t know he would come either.]

“Just in time, let’s meet him.”

Lexie reluctantly tugged at the corner of her mouth, her throat bitter.

[I’ll ask.]

Now it was hard to deal with the situation.

“Mrs. Howard,” said Jack, pulling open the car door.

[Wait, don’t drive yet.]

Lexie gestured towards the driver.

“What’s wrong?” Alan’s voice rang in his ears.

Lexie hesitated for a moment, cautiously

[That’s my colleague over there. They said they wanted to meet you.]

Alan’s brow furrowed slightly.

[Sorry, just forget I said that.]

Lexie changed her words, [Wait for me, I’ll go tell them.]

Without waiting for her to turn around, her hand was already grabbed by Alan.

A slightly cool temperature came from her palm, startling Lexie into a shiver and raising her head in dismay.

Alan did not look at her, but rolled down the car window.

“Is that them?” A low voice echoed through the carriage.

In the evening, the street lamp gradually lit up, a man in the car with a cold face, scar on it, looking hideous. Grace and other people fiercely hit a jolt, no one dared to go forward like they have seen a ghost.

Lexie suddenly felt embarrassed and annoyed, and without waiting for Alan to speak, she pressed the switch, rolling up the window.

[Go.]

Seeing Lexie’s gesture, Jack hesitantly glanced at Alan.

Alan nodded slightly.

The car merged into the traffic on the downtown street, the library fading back out the window.

Seeing that Lexie was not in the right mood, Alan asked, “What’s wrong?”

Lexie was silent for a while.

[I’m sorry, I didn’t expect this from my colleagues.]

“You’re angry for me?”

“It’s not a bad thing to make people afraid.”

Lexie looked stunned, met the man’s eyes in dismay, calmness far beyond his age flashed in his dark eyes.

[Why?]

“If one is fearful of you, he will not easily provoke you and it save a lot of unnecessary trouble.”

Lexie looked at him in a daze, in fact, in accordance with the current medical technology and the Howard family’s financial power, as long as Alan was willing to, that scar could be completely non-existent.

[So … did you leave this scar on purpose?]

Alan gave her a look and didn’t deny it.

After a moment of silence in the carriage, Lexie asked boldly, [How did you get this scar?]

Hearing this, the man’s eyes suddenly went dark, “You want to know?”

Lexie was startled.