Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)

Minerva couldn't help but laugh, but her eyes began to turn red as well. Tears formed in her eyes and flickered as she looked at Vera.

She reached out her hand and pinched Vera's cheek. With a little effort, she saw Vera furrow her eyebrows in pain but she didn't make a sound.

"Did it hurt?" Minerva asked.

Vera pursed her lips, looked at her with a resentful look, and whispered, "Of course it does! Why did you pinch my face all of a sudden?" "If it was painful, why didn't you voice out?" Minerva asked.

Vera was stunned for a moment. Then, she realized what Minerva was trying to do. She quickly slapped Minerva's hand away and turned around.

"You're so evil, Minerva! You're always settingup when you know I'm not as smart as you!" "How am I setting you up? All I did was pinch your face. You are the one who's not willing to say anything even if it hurts you." Minerva spoke with more tears in her eyes. After Vera turned around, she felt that it was easier to speak her mind, so she didn't force her to turn and face her. "Do you understand what I'm trying to tell you? You have to voice out if you're in pain. If you don't do it, no one will ever know what you're going through. You toldyou wanted to resign but you didn't tellthe reason you wanted to do so. When you found out about my condition, you offered to stay and help. Vera, we are best friends and we are like sisters to one another. We are supposed to support each other and it shouldn't always be you compromising for me. You will feel worn out this way." Vera's shoulder moved gently but she didn't answer.

Minerva continued, "I know how you've been doing in the company recently." "Minerva, I..." Vera turned her head back around in a hurry. Minerva realized that Vera's eyes were red too. "Did she turn around because she was afraid forto see her cry?" She thought.

"What a silly girl." Although tears welled up in her eyes, Minerva still forced herself to smile. "You don't have to explain. I know that you've been in a bad state recently and even though you tellthat you would try to adjust yourself, there are many things in life where you can't just force it. It takes tto heal. Since you want to resign, I will allow you to do so." Vera did not expect Minerva to agree so quickly. She panicked and said, "Minerva, I'm sorry. I was wrong. I don't really want to resign, I just..." "I know." Minerva interrupted her softly and said, "I know it all. You don't have to explain. Go do what you want to do. You don't have to worry about me. I will figure it out." "Minerva..." Vera felt regretful all of a sudden. She wanted to leave the company previously because she was afraid she would put the company at a loss due to the state she was in. She was hoping that Minerva could find someone more capable to replace her in managing the company.

When Minerva actually agreed to it, Vera felt flustered. She wanted to take back her words but she didn't expect that Minerva would end up saying, "You should pack up your things today." She froze and stared at Minerva blankly.

After a while, a teardrop slowly rolled down from the corner of her eye. Vera walked forward and gently hugged her. "Minerva, thank you." Minerva was also moved. She tried her best not to shed any tears. She patted Vera on the shoulder and said, "Alright, why are you being so emotional? Go clean up quickly then go hand take a good rest." "What are you going to do once I'm gone?" Vera's voice sounded very muffled, as if she was going to cry. "Silly girl, this is not what you should worry about. From today onwards, you have resigned. From now on, this company's affairs have nothing to do with you. You don't have to think about it anymore and relax.

"I'm not worried about the company.

I'm worried about you." Vera pushed her away and looked at her with teary eyes. "You're pregnant now and the office has always been incredibly busy. If you were to manage it now, it's going to take a toll..." Before she could finish her words, Minerva pushed her towards the sofa and said, "Hurry up and go pack up your things. You don't have to worry about anything else and go have sfun. Although the company has nothing to do with you anymore, if you feel like visiting in the future, the door will ang in be open for you. However, I wish that you would go do something that you enjoy rather than sacrificing your precious tand thoughts on me.

Vera was pushed out of the office. She was crying even harder when she heard Minerva's words.

How did she get so lucky to have a friend like her? Vera could barely control herself and was about to break out into tears. Then, she thought, "I'm in the office right now and if I were to cry in public and resign the next day, I wonder what assumptions would the others make about Minerva." So in the end, Vera still managed to hold back her tears and did not make a scene.

On the sday, she packed up her things and left the company. Minerva did not ask her to do any job handovers. Vera was handed her salary and bonus pay, then was asked to go hby Minerva. She didn't want Vera to be busy with the company's affairs before she left.

Therefore, once Vera left, Minerva becexceptionally busy.

Since there was no handover by Vera, there was a lot of work that Minerva was unclear about. She could only search for it herself. She also asked Kelly for help.

Kelly was Minerva's fan. As soon as she heard her call, she rushed over to her immediately.

"Vera will resign from today onwards. She will no longer be an employee of the company. If she asks you all about how the company is doing, do not tell her a thing." Kelly was shocked and didn't know how to react.

"Resigned? That quick?" "Why can't I let her know anything about the company? Unless..."

"If she calls you to ask about the company, just let her know thatm things are well handled and ask her are not to worry. Don't tell her anything else if she asks further."

Hearing this, Kelly finally understood the meaning of Minerva's words. "I understand. You don't want Vera to be worried about the company m anymore and you arranged her resignation today, is that right?" "Yes." Minerva nodded. "She hasn't been in a good mood recently and I asked her to take the toff to relax herself. Kelly, you're a quick learner and you are passionate about this job. I was thinking about Vera's position..." Kelly widened her eyes and asked, "You're not planning to lettake the position are you?" Minerva was stunned by her strong reaction. She hesitated and asked gently, "You're not willing to?"

"I am! Of course I am!" Kelly nodded vigorously and shouted excitedly "l didn't expect that you would put that trust in me. Of course I'm willing to take up the position!" Minerva was speechless.

She thought that she was unwilling to take up the job due to the way she X эт responded earlier. She didn't expect that Kelly was just overly excited about it. After a few moments, Minerva broke into laughter. "Alright .n then. Vera has just left and everything is still a mess. You're going to be busy withfor the next few days."