My Boss, My Secret Husband

want to do this job, quit!" Just as I was stammering and didn't know how to defend myself, the boss suddenly appeared in the doorway. He looked at the team leader indifferently and said calmly, "

tionship never progressed. So I

on me. Tristan became

ly handsome!" "With a boss like that, I'm willing to work overtime every day." "Sadly, I heard that he is divorced a

his kind of gossip,

iage, divorce, and the birth of a ch

y loved him f

finally decid

family arranged for me

ing across from me, I c

ed me straight out, "Do

"Why me?" I ask

n approachable vibe, the kind of person many people would like to spend time with," he replied so matter-of

nuptial agreement, and after we get married, I won't interfere with your freedom." I froze. "What makes you think that

t ins

eturned the money and give

already 27 years old, and I und

n him and his money, I'd

oney right now. So I gritted m

got married

issuance of our marriage certi

legal spouses, he gave

had to do was to pick up his child from kindergarten e

will not be allowed to disclose our relationshi

wanted was a nanny to take

to be honest. But when I thought about the opportunity to li

our marriage, he had to

old me indifferently from the back seat of his car. "You can choose which

never seen a re

property management were high. I was worried I

st for you to live in." "Oh, I see," I quickly

I like to stand in front of the floor to ceil

not want to give me this villa? So I whispered, "The

e, not where the sun sets. You can see the sunset from a villa in the easter

ant to tal

ser to the company." He

nge the subject and talk about somethin

was only for convenience, and we would have no interference

rstand," I replied again. But his eyes seemed to be asking me a question, "Do you really

what he said. A rag

t think he had

vorced men like him are still

to the kindergarten to pick up the child. "Mathew, your mom is h

that moment. "She's not my mother," he said in a calm tone

ff. "He's probably not used to me picking him up,"

like you. How could you not be his mother?" Th

ttle fat boy looked at me curiously, then lowered his head, blushing and whispered, "My mother told me that she is his stepmother." I stood still for a moment and looked down at Mathew. His little face was all taut, and he c

ight,

and bought a lot of toys and snacks, so much that no o

that this was what

e is not my biological child and n

ybe it's because the teacher said he looks like me, and he doesn't think I'm good-looking?" I guessed. Every time I looked in the rear view mirror, I could see Mathew looking at

ippled at

ck up Mathew from kinder

tempts were

athew said, I kept smiling and responding to him. Af

need to argue

o-worker Tatiana and

some loose-fitting T-shirts so she cou

he mall's underground garage, o

an's car. The next moment I was surprised to find him in the car

t. Tatiana noticed it too, and she touched my arm an

car, Tristan's voice was slightly

cklaces, I just want you." She wrapped

te and unrestrained nature of the young g

me at all?" the gir

o don't listen to me." He then pushed h

rl anxiously said. She even

Tristan looked

t that moment I was so embarras

dly to the girl, "Delete my contact information. Don't humiliate yourself." His face suddenly grew dark. No

to close the door. As the elevator door closed, I

It seemed as if he had an urge to explai

illion followers. I really like her." Tatiana excitedly showed me the Internet celebrity on TikTok. "She is quite pretty," I had a look at her screen and had to admit t

o be this Internet celebrity? Will she come to the company every day

These days, Internet celebrities all want to marry rich men. I never thought our boss, so rich, handsome and charismatic, would like an Inter

good man." She paused for a moment and then added, "Ordinary people like us can't hope to marry a man like our boss. We'll be lu

"Become Rich Overnig

"It's my cousin," and then walked away to answer the phone. "What time will you b

ab home by yourself? I have to drop someone off." Even though it was a question, it sounded like he had already

e a jealous woman and was s

Seaside Road." I said, "I see." What kind of party was it? It w

d and dis

re just in a marriage of conveni

diately after that, there was a "ding" sound. $20, 00

ber and thought abo

hat he meant by saying he li

m see other women, and not crying or making a scene, bu

ld make him so generous, I would have

ave of absence and went to the

drinking again?" I was feeling pretty blocked up inside, and when I saw her like this, I could only let out a sigh. "You've

m the bed. "Have you had enough? let's go to the hospital." Every Ma

the medical bills." My mother pushed me away

her into the car and t

howed her my phone, which clearly showed how much money was left in my bank acco

reath and said, "Couldn't I have earned it?" She looked at me in disbelief. "It is too expensi

why she was

s poor and couldn't a

what she wanted. "Tell me all about it after your surgery." I ign

n, the operation was

was settled, she

rried. I'm tired of taking care of you," she sa

t even think about it!" I was so angry. "Why are you being so disobedient?" my mother wa

operating room, my

e for me with Tristan. She said that Tristan w

ily owned a company and was super rich. He prob

n elder sister, Florrie, in another country. If I'm not around anymore, go see her. I've had her photos and address on my Whatsapp." When I saw my sister's photos for th

my parents got divorced, my sister wen

would be ungrateful, and was always afraid that whe

he kept telling me t

eople have fath

leave!" I gave in every time I saw her shaking with rage. "He's dead

urgery, which took much

he operating room and i

an to go with. The doctor said, "Both of these plans have their benefits, but the price difference is quite substantial. Are you the only family member here?" I said, "Yes." I didn't really understand what the doct

were so sweaty that I co

d out feeling unsteady,

ime I had made suc

etty independent and didn

liness was. It felt like it was swallowing my will, and I felt so h

d temper. She smoked, drank, playe

he beat me, yelled at me,

re shou

e night when I was sick with a high fever. The doctor at the clinic said he was off and would not see a

he would go and find the father

d the guts to bully me at school, e

e herself, but she

d never l

ay with he

r a while, I realized that I was crying

nd went to the bathr

corner, I saw two

mile, wearing the white coat. "Humph!" The man in the suit snorted and said nothing. "Everyone is guessing who your next Internet celebrity gi

at familiar voice. Tristan

ions, but they were walking fast and I couldn't hide, so I was in a dilemma. "You are ti

led and continued, "My family h

e actually going on a blind date?" Before I could hear w

I caught him looking back at me. Su

ng was wrong between us, so he stoppe

" I said, tak

an operation," I subconsciously didn't want to tell him that the person having the operation was my mother. He looked at the door to the room behind me and frowned slightly. "Are you alone?" "Yes."

lking to him again, as if meetin

e to help me. I can't drink and I have to work to

as no one in the hallway, so I hurried b

r conversation, I sti

playboy. So my marriage to him w

uld I h

y mother was wheeled out

well, and my mood

e food and fed her. She didn't s

t to take care of her. I still had to go to work,

pital bill, I thoug

ble to pay for my moth

ed bit

yet?" I didn't understand why he was asking. Was he still in the hospital? "Well, I'm just leaving

he elevator, I saw his bl

he window and to

ack door with

ne carried an unmistakable air of authority. "Okay." I h

both drove his car

t in the back, and I got out early

and I was in the passenge

nd when he saw that I had fastened my

ould be at the party by now. But he asked me in return, "Do you like

nything, and ju

ionless. "The party is pretty boring." he said casually, as if explaining it to m

with the hospital directors. Would you like me to help

her, and I didn't want my mother to kno

me and didn't

him at the company

came back home late

, South Sea High School." Actually, I told him that on purpose, because he also graduated from South Sea High School. He looked at me, raised his eyebr

t turned out, he had already gone to university when I received my acceptance letter. "Hav

think so. I was only at South Sea High School for one year, my senior year."

one year. And he had only s

im every da

ways be a group of girls surrounding him

e was also a group of g

p and talk to hi

y and said, "Maybe you're right." He didn

inally I couldn't stand it anymore and

it?" he

ment, stared at me for a long time, and suddenly laughed, "Yo

Those little flames of unrequited love that had been

to ask him face to face what he meant by what he had said the night

work with dark cir

documents and told me to get th

d while I sorted them. I was so busy th

to go pick up Mathew from the kindergarten. I was so hungry t

late. To make up for it, I went to the toy store on the wa

. At that moment, Tristan called. "Did you pick up Mathew?" he asked me on the phone. "Yes," I said. "I'll be home in two days." He hesitated before asking,

hew is angry." Then I finished talking to him. "What are you doing?" My eyes were hurting so much that I was getting a bit angry a

ght ab

den anger was because of his

ything that he did as long as he was obe

to him, trying to gain his understanding "Mathew, this is an adult matter, you're just a kid, so

te, and he had made me his son's stepmother. It was obvious

ing. Don't lie to me. You are the bad o

ther? "Even if your father and I don't get married, your mother w

his lips quiver

p in his eyes

cry made my

shed me away hard and pulled something out of his school bag. "I have a mother. She is my m

d closely at the photo, my mind went b

t was my elder

s open, but I

believe it, so I asked him to verify it. "Yes, my mother is much

he mood to ar

onfusion. I wondered how he

wife really my sister

of questions, but

ty, as if I had

and the nanny took him to take a bath. I lay on my

red lots

ad told me that my sister went t

s mind was my sister, whom I had never met, befor

nd. Tristan had proposed to

athew looked like me. Now I understood. It was not that M

tan suddenly became gentle and talked

and started crying, she cried that she miss

I wondered wh

to serve as a temporary substitu

his world was unb

me. "Yes," I replied. "What happened between you and Mathew today?" he continued to ask. "Nothing, Mathew was just a little up

bot he hired to

end for the night, but the

ctures of the bags you like." I read the message, froze fo

hip I had with him, an empl

, he would be generous an

was even going to buy

rthless one. For the first time, I coldly replied, "I don't l

'd had enough. I had nothing now. And I even beca

even care about me at all? I was so mad that I wanted the world to end, I was f

of crying, I went

ork as usual, and after wor

y I had to go to the hospital to pick up my mothe

r didn't say I couldn't play card games," my mother said to me. I kept my mouth shut and just looked at her without saying a wo

I took out my phone and transferred her $10, 000 dollars and asked h

, "Why are you so heartless? You want to live with your rich father too, don't you? Go ahead and leave if yo

that whatever I did,

ng as she thought that I was going to leave he

ped her get her medicine and to

the kid and I didn't want

ey to put an end to the m

o tough

r I suddenly sn

cut, big waves a

ooked completely different f

y meeting, Tris

our team's meetings? He doesn't even bother attending other tea

rn blushed with embarrassment and repeatedly denied it. Then the colleague said, "Well, who i

the topic was suddenly directed a

Harris doesn't like that type." I was speechless and sa

ng, the room suddenly fell s

no hurry and sat down in the fr

I thought that he had heard what I had said. But

t he thought? I didn't

lleague who was rep

ith great enthusiasm, but T

ng why his ey

ad down and

eaking, the meeting room went silent ag

ed to your face?" I looked up

hat I still had a b

. Everyone stared at us with wide eyes. The pretty colleague was standing there. She felt so embarrassed. "Okay," he replied, acted as if

why Tristan had asked me about my face. I feigned ig

n was, and I had a feeling that he did i

Mr. Harris for his signature. I've been afraid to see him lately

m off work." I ref

e team leader said. "D

will go." So I took the document to his office. Everything s

d and asked him, "Do you like it?" He was probably confused by my question and it took him a fe

ity to pick up the

e. His teacher had given him some handicraft homework. I crouched down b

lot, now that I cared about

but he didn't talk to me

ought it with his father's cre

a cartoon, I would hel

und a balance

ugh, Tristan

nt upstairs to put on hi

elp him with his homework. I'm going to take a shower,"

I found him leaning against t

e the door. "I'm going to sleep, I've done a

looked like a playboy, not very serious, and filled with aggressiveness. "Just tell me," he said as he stood still and looked me straight in the eye, as if he wanted to read my mind. Then he asked slowly, "What is wrong with you? Why are you angry?" "I'm not angry." "Did Mathew upset you?" "No." "Did y

onable, he was of the opinion tha

felt a b

lately. If you want anything, just let me know." "I don't want anyth

when the time is up, we'l

rly losing patience. "Whatever," he said. Then he

down on the bed. My hear

t in me at all, t

atter how unreasonable I acted. He did

ent on as it

ad to live eve

to pick up Mathew fr

r came running up to me. She tol

en when I

op of his head. You must apologize to us!" Then there was a mother

y a word. Standing next to him was a little fat boy, the same boy who had called me a step

on, cried even louder. "Mommy, it hurts." Math

adache as soon

still got the face to taunt my kid, did your parents teach you

ed with anger. The tears welled up in her eyes, but he held them back.

er looked at me as if she was going to slap me. "Let's talk about this calmly,

ew what happened first. Could you please check the secur

d, I'm here for you. If you didn't hit anyone, Kyson's mother can't hurt you no matter how much she insists. If you did, I'll tak

be willing to do so. I was about to stand up when he whispered, "I don't have a mother anymore." I froze

me so much that I did

hy do you think that? Your mom just doesn't have time to come see you right now." "Sh

di

appened when I was a child. At that time, every time I a

er, and whenever I asked

k again and could only

him, "Who told you this?" But as soon as I spoke, I noticed that my voice was a little hoarse. "K

felt his body tre

orn he was, he was

n it occurred to me, "Does he always say that, and i

y felt ve

little fat boy. "Did you say his moth

lf into his mother's arms and cried. His mother came ove

ddenly pushed me. I almost fell

You didn't teach your son properly. And you want us to apologize? No way! You're lucky we won't sue you for emotional distress!" When Kyson's mother heard this,

r hand. She got even angrier and grabbed my hai

to the office. After half an hour, in the office, Tristan sat acros

and he just kept staring at me, whic

Why is he lo

king I was definitely n

in thi

double it. But if it turned out to be someone bullying Mathew and my family at school, then I will sue them. I will never compromise." Later, we wat

It is just a joke between the kids, and there is no need for a lawsuit. The teacher also agrees

ill felt uncomfortable, so I w

heard someon

n I opened the door, I saw Tristan sta

amed of mysel

ngernails. "Open the door," he whispered from outside. "It's late, I'm going to sleep." He had seen me looking particul

e been disapp

njuries." I had no choice but to open the door. I quickly turned around, lowered my head, and walked toward the bed. He walked over to m

n't m

My heart was pounding. "Why did you fight with her? You knew you couldn't beat her,"

done, I would have definit

ed despite his serious expression.

eezed my fingers. I wante

t and used a cotton swab to disinfe

t lean back, trying to get away from him. "Are you in pain?" He stopped what he was doing and

whatever he wanted. "Are there any other injuries?" he asked me after he finished treatin

ment, his eyes no

was a little inappropriate. "I'd better do it myself," I said, blushing. "Turn around," he said in a low voice, sounding like there was no room for discussion. "This is inappropria

my back, then suddenly stopped tal

wrong when I suddenly remembered

e a name. Why did you want to get that tattooed?" After he asked, I felt like I couldn't breathe because I didn't know what to say. "I, I

I felt his cold fingers circle the edge of

nued to apply the medicine, an

his hand. "You have very delicate fi

nd smiled, "You can fight and you have tattoos. It seems I underestimated you." I wondered what he meant. Had he realized that I was not the goody-two-shoes he

id he

n and left with

dn't stop thinking about him, a

e said and did last night, a

myself to say goodbye to him and never like him again. But

f his name on my back, an

hool. One day after school, I went

leave even though it was late, so I

often played cards with her followed me to

that I bit his h

ey, I saw a group of students pa

ew myself into his arms, he didn't push me away. "Help me

be afraid, I'm here." When the man saw

t come back from playing cards yet," I said, and my body started to shiver. He didn't say anything, just patted me on the shoulde

r the tree for hours with

dream and looked out the w

his face, and the shadow unde

s like a ray of lig

t return until

there was no one

and learned that his name was Tristan an

South Sea High School, and I wanted to

High School. But when I saw the list of outstanding graduates, I found that he had gone to Ocean University. So I studied har

never meet me

hool ID card

ld end up marrying my sister

him from the corner, secretly in love with

heart ached so much that I felt

said yesterday about his mother bei

about this, how

and when I finally finished my work,