103 The Favour 6 (1/2)

”I hear you are very close to my wife, as close as sisters, one would say,” the man's voice whispered beside Joann's ear. The observation, for some reason, made Joann's skin crawl.

The statement came out of nowhere and without reason. Joann was made confused by it and it showed on the frown that was etched between her brows.

Before she could make heads or tails of the situation, Lin Kang continued, ”You wish for me to leave Xu Corps be... Sure.” At this part, Joann's heart soared even though she knew the condition for a devil's bargain was coming but she definitely did not expect Lin Kang to give such a despicable term, ”Leave that weak husband of yours and be mine. Then I'll hold off the aggression on Xu Corps. Become a real sister to my wife.”

Joann's body shivered involuntarily when Lin Kang's term drifted into her mind. Her mind went blank because his term was so incredulous. It was as if her mind had shut down in that particular moment.

When the gears of her mind resumed to turn, many different types of emotions raged within her but the one that was at the front and foremost was anger. It coloured all the other emotions like shame, fear, helplessness and disbelief that she felt.

Joann jumped up from her seat and knocked Lin Kang back. She stormed towards the door.

At the door, she turned and leveled a fiery gaze at Lin Kang. For her, the man had become the lowest of the low. She would rather die than beg him for anything.

”For shame, is this how you treat Xiu Ling?” Joann hissed through her gritted teeth and slammed the door close behind her. She then stormed out of Lin Corps.

Since Joann left in such a hurry, she did not notice that the mention of Xiu Ling's name seemed to daze Lin Kang. It seemed like he had been physically punched.

Lin Kang froze in the spot that he was standing for a long time before taking the steps to return to his seat. He returned his gaze to the computer screen like he had returned to work but his mind was in reality elsewhere.

Several minutes later, the man chuckled, but it was not a mirthful laugh, instead, it felt like one that was filled with incredulity. It was as if the man himself had a hard time coming to terms with what had happened.

...

About fifteen minutes after Joann stormed out of his office, the door opened a sliver and Lin Kang's personal secretary poked her head in. She had noticed the whole commotion and she decided to check up on her boss.