Chapter 2

Sabrina said, "Well, both you and Shane know that I don't like sweet stuff, so you can just have it."

I was holding back tears as I pushed the cake in her direction. Looking her earnestly in the eye, I said slowly, "You can have anything you like."

Sabrina didn't understand what I was getting at. Grinning, she walked up to me and gave me a hug. "What did I ever do to deserve such a wonderful best friend like you?"

Shane had just come out of the shower. He sounded a little frustrated as he pulled Sabrina away from me. "I told you to share the cake with her, not ditch the cake and eat her."

With Shane grabbing her by the collar and pulling her away, Sabrina struggled to turn and look at me, shouting, "You may be the boss at the law firm, but this is my best friend's house. You're just a homewrecker who came between us!"

Shane was in his loungewear, carelessly drying his hair with a towel. He let out a deep chuckle. "Your best friend is my wife, Ms. Langford."

Sabrina retorted, "That's not how the law works. Common-law marriage is not recognized here. You two haven't even gotten your marriage license, so you're just living together at best! You can't call her your wife!"

Shane tilted his head and glanced at her, the surprise on his face slowly turning into a smile. "Would you look at that? I thought you were just the company mascot, but you actually learned a thing or two."

These days, I had gotten used to their flirtatious bickering.

I felt proud at first, but by the time I realized that something was off, it was already too late.

Shane was obsessed with his image, and he could never let outsiders see him looking anything less than perfect. Even at home, I only saw him in his loungewear in our second year of living together.

And now, he had already considered Sabrina to be someone in his inner circle.

After arguing with Sabrina for a while, Shane suddenly remembered something and looked at me. "I noticed you brought out the big suitcase. Are you going on a business trip overseas?"

Before I could reply, Sabrina had already made her way over to us. She was beaming as she shouted, "Oh, our beautiful and kind Ms. Kennelly! Have you finally given in and agreed to our team building at a five-star island resort in Benedives?"

A month ago, the topic of choosing a venue for the team building came up during the admin team meeting. Sabrina had raised her hand high and suggested, "Let's go to Benedives! I want to swim with a whale shark! Let's stay in the fancy rooms where you can go down a slide right into the ocean!"

Staying in a five-star island resort would blow our budget right through the atmosphere.

Everyone laughed at how naive she was.

I immediately rejected the idea at the meeting.

Afterward, Sabrina came over to Shane and me, begging, "Is there really nothing we can do about going to Benedives? I even told my friends that you guys would definitely agree to it! Please, please, please! I'll work super hard to earn enough funds for the trip!"

Shane shook his head helplessly, but there was a twinkle in his eyes. "Come on, Sabrina. We'd all be broke if we counted on you to bring in the money. You'd be a huge help just by staying in your lane and out of trouble."

After Sabrina left, I calmly went over the company's financial situation with Shane. "Imagine all the bonuses we could've paid with the kind of money used for a 30-person trip to a five-star island resort!

"Shane, Sabrina is just like a child sometimes. Don't take her too seriously."

He was reading a merger and acquisition agreement back then. He didn't even look up as he answered, "Got it."

But now that it was brought up again, Shane responded as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "Go ahead, then. I'll allow it."

Shane had come from a poor background. All his life, he had been extremely strict with every single expense he made.

The only exception in his life where he had ignored the price tag was when he spent all his savings on the diamond ring for me.

And now, because of Sabrina, there was a second exception.

Sabrina jumped in joy and danced around the room for a while.

I wanted to say something, but since I was about to resign, I figured I no longer had any involvement in matters regarding the law firm.

Shane probably noticed my silence. Turning his gaze back at me, he asked, "So, where exactly are you going?"

I thought for a while and then smiled. "I'm going wherever you want me to go."

He had already pushed me away in his heart. So, I would go somewhere far away from him.