The Ceo’s Convict Wife by Jennifer Mike

Chapter 27

Although Yvette felt that she was indeed in her own class, she could never bring herself to really let those words out of her mouth as the crowd grew denser

Especially when Yvette saw the people around her taking out their phones and starting to film her, she became even more furious. Still, on the surface, she had to keep her poise.

Not long after that, more and more people from the Environment and Sanitation Administration arrived. Together with the reinforcement from the police department, they searched high and low for the ring

Just like that. Yvette and Meredith weathered the cold breeze, surrounded by the parade of onlookers while being. interrogated by the police. To make matters worse, they had to endure the foul smell coming from the piles of garbage beside them.

Of course, the ring was not found in the end. When the police finally let Yvette and Meredith go, the duo could almost feel themselves already swathed by the pungent smell of garbage.

Once they returned to the car, Meredith uttered uneasily, “Yvette, what should we do? Things are getting worse now that it’s turned into a criminal case. Who on earth reported it? Even the police are involved now”

“I’ll just pull some strings when I get back and put an end to this case. Yvette replied with a gloomy face.

Compared to the case, she was more concerned about her public image. That would make sense, for she was a celebrity, a rising star at that. As one who used to take selfies in various high-class venues, she found it hard to believe that she had stood beside the garbage dump that time around.

On top of that, there was a plethora of bystanders shooting her at the scene, which might soon make her hit the trending headlines on the news. Yvette had no choice but to call her manager to help keep the news under control.

Things were not in Rosalie’s favor either. Her whole body had long reeked of the stench of trash. She might have washed her hands a gazillion times, but a miasma of filth still lingered on her hands. As for her body, even if she took off her workwear and changed back into her usual coat, the smell continued to hang around her.

Then came Yulissa’s complaint. “Seriously, rich people like her are the worst! She’s the one who lost her ring, but she takes it out on us. Granted the ring cost a fortune, she should’ve kept an extra eye on it herself.”

Comforting words were all Rosalie could offer her colleague. On the heels of that, she grabbed her handbag and left the Environment and Sanitation Administration.

Having to deal with Yvette’s nonsense, she reached home later than usual that day. The streetlights were already on at that point. As the icy wind blew on her face, she felt a bone-chilling, sharp pang assailing her from within.

On that very day, the pain of how time had changed hit her once more. To think that she had no way to retaliate when Yvette asked she to look for the ring.

Unless she was to quit that job of hers, she could only bear with that pile of stinky rubbish and look for the so-called ring

in the past, she could have simply quit the job and still managed to land herself plenty of other jobs. Be that as it might, the circumstances were no longer the same, for it was

a living, pressing on was

in her tracks and stared blankly at the figure standing not far

for

making

the very least, she was not

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when she was about to reach him, she stopped in

gaze and regarded her in confusion.

too close to me,” she

stride toward the residential area, only to feel her body freeze all of a sudden. It turned out that a pair of arms had been wrapped

A low cry

and gently pressed his face against her neck. He naturally knew what sort of smell she meant by then.

entire day, Jonathan’s affection for Rosalie never

rather awkward for Rosalie. Yet, she was not sure whether it was because of the smell on her or the man’s embrace.

that we’ll rely on each other, what’s there to avoid? Don’t tell me if my body’s tainted by an odor of some sort one day, you’ll also shun me on sight?

a deep breath and caved in. “Okay, I understand.

Jonathan held her hand and went back

Even though the

today?” asked

After all, what happened that day had already turned into a big mess.

listened quietly. After hearing her side of the story, he put forward another

“There’s nothing to be mad

nitpicking, isn’t she?

added, “Do you know

he looked her in the eye, his eyes flickering.

was in prison, a lot of the inmates tried to deal with me just to please him, and that’s because the court sentenced me guilty of a road accident and causing his fiancée’s death. If I were to get

as she could

merely recounting a snippet of her experience, he