Chapter 3

"Earlier, you said this business trip was too long and you didn't want to go because you wanted to stay with Nolan. No wonder you suddenly agreed to go to London. It turns out you have a friend going there too. Well, you can leave tomorrow then. No need to come to the office."

"Thank you, Mrs.Duke. You're the best."

After arranging the business trip with Mrs.Duke, I immediately packed my bags to stay elsewhere, firmly resolved not to face Nolan again.

The thought that the person who had been sleeping beside me all this time could be so ruthless terrified me. I didn't know if I might be killed in my sleep.

When I finished packing and saw the safe, I remembered my jewelry was still inside. I opened the safe intending to take the jewelry with me, only to find all the jewelry boxes were already empty.

I didn't know how long ago Nolan had pawned them, and if I hadn't been given a second chance at life, I would never have known.

Then I loaded my suitcase into the car and called Nolan to inform him: "Honey, the company suddenly decided to send me on a business trip to London. Since it's urgent, I need to leave now. Take care of yourself at home, okay?"

"Alright, darling. When do you think you'll be back?""This time it's uncertain, but the company says it might be a bit long."

"Darling, can you try to come back as soon as possible? If it's too long, I'll miss you. I won't be used to it."

Nolan wants me to come back as quickly as possible, otherwise he'll miss me. I know he doesn't really miss me; he just wants me to die in an accident sooner.

But I still pretend to be sympathetic and reply, "I didn't want to go originally, and I don't want to be apart from you for so long either. But if this project goes well, the bonus will be quite substantial. For the sake of our future, I'll have to inconvenience you for a while, because we still need to find a way to plug the holes."

"Alright, it's all my fault for making darling work so hard."

"It's not your fault. I'm willing to do this." I think to myself, it's not hard at all as long as I can get away from you.

"Darling, are you driving yourself or taking the company car?"

Because sometimes I drive myself on business trips, and the company reimburses me anyway. But Nolan has never asked before whether I'm driving for a business trip.I still replied, "I have some business to take care of first this time, so I'm driving myself."

When Nolan heard my answer, he responded, "Well darling, you be careful out there." But his tone was noticeably more cheerful.

Nolan's tone made me very suspicious, and he had never asked questions like this before.

I suddenly remembered that a few days ago Nolan said his car broke down, and he borrowed my car for a day.

Not knowing if Nolan might have tampered with my car, I drove it to the nearest auto repair shop as soon as I left home to have it checked.

As it turns out, my suspicions were correct. After the inspection, the mechanic told me:

"Ma'am, it looks like someone's messed with your brake pads. If you keep driving for a while, or drive continuously for a long time, you could easily lose your brakes."

After hearing this, I was struck with fear. What would happen if I lost my brakes on the highway?