Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)

Chapter 22

Just as Kimberly reached out her hand to take the paper bag, it fell to the ground with a thud. She was stunned. After a while, she bent down to pick it up.

She opened the paper bag and realized that it was a postnuptial agreement.

"Sign it!" Maddox Yardley said, his tone emotionless. Kimberly raised her head to look at him. Then, she quickly read through the terms of the agreement.

"Both you and your sister are troublemakers. I'll only allow you to stay here for six months. After that, you have to leave the Yardley family with the agreement and the cheque and never return."

Right after he finished speaking, Maddox put a cheque on the table.

Kimberly felt a pang of disappointment when she saw the cheque.

She had come here to apologize to him. She did not expect that he had already prepared the agreement and cheque for her.

"The money should be enough to satisfy your vanity."

Kimberly held the agreement tightly. Her fingertips had turned pale. She picked the pen and signed on the agreement and put it back into the paper bag. After that, she walked slowly towards him.

Maddox raised his eyebrows with contentment and said, "The simplest way to chase a woman away is through money."

All of a sudden, Kimberly slammed the contract on the table. Upon seeing this, Maddox frowned.

"You don't have to give me any money. The reason why I'm staying in the Yardley family is for our mutual benefit. I'm very grateful that you did not force me to get an abortion in the end. But, that

doesn't mean that you can humiliate me with money."

"Pfft." Maddox snorted. He looked at her in disdain and said, "Isn't money very important to a woman like you?"

"You!" Kimberly clenched her fists, wanting to argue with him. However, she released her knuckles and chuckled, "Well, since you had perceived me in that way, then so be it. Anyway, we married each other because we needed something from each other. Don't worry, I've signed the agreement. I'll be sure to leave when the time comes."

She must find a way to solve her problem before that day comes.

"Very good. I'm looking forward to the day you leave."

After that, Kimberly turned around and left. She left the cheque untouched.

Maddox narrowed his eyes and thought,

"It's not a small sum. But, she didn't even look at the cheque. Is she pretending? Or... is she really not interested in money?" Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

"Why did she marry me if she's not interested in money?"

After signing the contract, Kimberly and Maddox's relationship improved. Their interactions were akin to a transactional relationship, and their arguments lessened significantly. And as per Old Master Yardley's instructions, Kimberly still followed Maddox to his company to work as his assistant.

Kimberly was not stupid. She was still competent in her work, and she would always seize the opportunity to learn something.

In less than a week, Sam Sorrento's view on Kimberly started to change as well.

"Young Master Yardley, she is actually quite capable."

Maddox sneered, "Is that so?"

Sam nodded his head and said, "She did a good job in everything that you had instructed her to do."

She was indeed good and efficient.

"She played countless tricks in order to marry me. How could she be an idiot?"

Sam was speechless. He looked at the schedule and said, "There is a banquet tonight. Would you like to take Miss Shell with you?"

"Why do I need to take her with me?" Maddox said while tapping his fingers on the table. He was still looking at the notebook. Then, he continued, "She'll just make a fool of herself if I take her there."

Sam did not dare to utter another word.

After that, both of them discussed something else. Soon, Sam was about to leave. All of a sudden, Maddox said, "Please ask Kimberly to come in."

"Okay." Sam walked out of the office. He couldn't help but purse his lips.

"Young Master Yardley seemed conflicted recently. Didn't he just say that Kimberly would make a fool of herself if he brought her to the banquet? But he's asking Kimberly to come to his office now. Was he going to take her to the banquet?" Sam wondered.

Kimberly's office was next to Maddox's. She was still dealing with some paperwork when Sam asked her to go to Maddox's office.

"Please give me two minutes. I'll be done soon."

"Are you kidding?" Sam walked towards her and said seriously, "Young Master Yardley asked you to go to his office now. How dare you delay for another minute?"

Kimberly frowned and put down the documents. After taking a deep breath, she said, "Okay."

Then, she got up and walked to Maddox's office.

When Kimberly entered the office, Sam hid behind the door to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Young Master Yardley, are you looking for me?" Kimberly said. Maddox did not want others to know about their relationship. He wanted them to think she was just his assistant. Therefore, she had to call him "Young Master Yardley".

Kimberly was not used to it at first. However, she gradually got used to it after calling him a few times.

Maddox threw a gold invitation card to her without saying anything.

Kimberly was stunned. She picked it up and took a glance at it,. She asked, "Are you going to this banquet, Young Master Yardley?" Kimberly suddenly remembered something. She said, "I remember that President Lovis from the Lovis Enterprises is also invited. I guess he will be going to this banquet as well. Young Master Yardley, you can take this opportunity to discuss with him about the collaboration."

Maddox was amazed.

"Well, it seems that she reacts quickly and has a good memory." He thought.

"Yes."

"Young Master Yardley, I'll prepare it for you right away."

"You're going with me."

Kimberly stopped in her path when she heard what Maddox said. Then, she looked at him in confusion. She said, "Young Master Yardley, did you just ask me to go with you?"

"I don't like to talk about business matters at the banquet. You're coming with me to settle it."

Upon hearing this, Kimberly understood what he was trying to say. She nodded her head and said, "Got it. I'll greet President Lovis when we're there. Is there anything else? Otherwise, I'll take my leave."

"One more thing," Maddox said. Then, he looked at her coldly from head to toe. Kimberly became very uncomfortable, subconsciously crossing her legs tightly.