Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)
Chapter 396

'Tm fine." Minerva gave a careful thought about it. Then, she shook her head forcefully and lowered her eyes to the files in front of her.

It shouldn't be in such a manner.

She should have shut off her feelings a long time ago and treated Maddox as a stranger even if she came across him.

Minerva closed her eyes, only to discover that she had really messed up.

"Something must have happened!" Vera had lived with her for five years. As such, she knew Minerva well and could sense her emotions. She then narrowed her eyes and inched closer to Minerva. "Didn't you go and meet Janice? Why did you come back so quickly? Tell me, did Janice bully you?"

When Minerva heard this, she looked up at Vera's ferocious look.

Minerva sought pleasure in the midst of sorrow, curling her lips. "What would you do if I said yes?"

Vera cracked her knuckles at once. "If Janice bullies you, I will rush over and beat her up. Anyway, I am a woman. No one dares to blame me even if I beat a woman."

"Please, it's a lawful society. You should be punished for beating people up randomly."

Vera let out a chuckle. "Well, can't I seek revenge for you? Besides, I would just beat her up and spare her life." "I don't want to tease you anymore. It's not a big problem. The reason I came back so soon was because our client, Miss Lowell had some other matters to attend to."

"Judging from your expression, it doesn't seem to be it." Vera held her chin with one hand. "Hurry up and tell me, what else has happened besides this?"

Minerva took a deep breath as soon as she heard Vera. Subsequently, she smiled helplessly. "Why are you being gossipy? What else would happen?"

"Then why are you in the state of stupefaction for such a long time?"

"Because I'm thinking about Miss Lowell's preferences for her outfit."

Vera was not entirely convinced of her reply. "Well, if there is anything, remember to tell me. Don't bottle it up inside."

"Alright."

Minerva heaved a sigh of relief after Vera left.

That girl was indeed excessively sensitive.

Anyway, Minerva blamed herself for not hiding her emotions well.

Even Vera could sense that something was wrong with her. Wouldn't it be possible that Maddox could tell that as well? "That won't do..."

Five years ago, she swallowed her pride, begging to see him, but in the end, he filed for a divorce.

Minerva could not afford to behave inappropriately again in front of Maddox.

She had to stay calm no matter what.

That man had become a stranger to her for a long time.

"Ding-dong..."

The phone vibrated. It was a Facebook message from Janice.

Janice texted, "I'm sorry, Shelly. It was an accident today. I'm really sorry to have held you back. Why don't we meet up again tonight? The place is still at that restaurant. I'll treat you to a meal." "Tonight?" Minerva's eyes glimmered for a moment, and she swiftly tapped on the phone keyboard.

Minerva responded, "I'm sorry, Miss Lowell. I have to work overtime tonight. Perhaps I don't have the time."

Janice answered, "No worries. When you are free, we can schedule an appointment again."

Minerva continued, "Aside from working overtime tonight, I can accommodate you any other time. I'm sorry about that."

Janice replied, "It's no big deal. I'm the one who should apologize for this. If it wasn't for the fact that I didn't arrange things well, you wouldn't have made a trip in vain. Oh yes, Shelly, didn't you start your company a while ago?"

"Yes," Minerva replied.

"I have forwarded your contact to Maddox. He will contact you if he needs you to design any outfit. I will recommend you to my friends and relatives in future," Janice responded. Janice forwarded her contact to Maddox?

Minerva's heart skipped a beat when she saw Janice's message. However, she regained her senses right away.

"Thank you," Minerva replied.

She placed her cell phone back on the table shortly and leaned against the backrest behind her. She reached out her hand and pinched the bridge of her nose wearily.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Minerva headed to the dining hall for a meal. Then, she saw Vera walk over with a solemn look. "Minerva, something went wrong."

After she caught sight of Vera, she raised her eyebrows in surprise. "What happened?"

"Jessica came to me not long ago. She told me that something had happened to Zachary and then she ran away crying. I have no idea what's going on. Despite that, she seemed to be very nervous. What should we do?"

"Something's wrong with Zachary?"

Minerva recalled the young man's expression. "Go search for Zachary's address. Let's go check it out."

"Okay!" Vera instantly nodded and went to look for Zachary's address.

She came with the information in her hand. "Found it. This is his location." "Let's go." Minerva and Vera left the company together. Minerva thought of driving, yet on second thought she decided to take a taxi there as she was not familiar with Zachary's location.

Shortly after Minerva and Vera got into the car, the taxi driver, Alberg couldn't help glancing at them several times. "Why are you two girls going to the slum area?"

"The slum area?" Vera asked in confusion.

Alberg looked at her, nodding. "Don't you know? That's a slum area, a lawless region where peace never really took hold. If you're not a resident, I'd suggest you not go there. It's too dangerous for girls like you both..."

Upon hearing Alberg's words, Vera cast a glance at Minerva.

Minerva smiled faintly. "We plan to go there to look for someone. There shouldn't be any problem, right?"

"Well, that depends on luck. I don't know what's going to happen there either. I just heard from others who went there that the people in that area are ruthless."

Vera began to tense up all of a sudden, biting her lips. "Why don't... we replace a few people to go with us?"

"We don't have the time to do so. If we gather other people, I'm afraid that it'll take more time to reach there." Minerva's eyelids drooped and she pondered for a moment. Suddenly, she asked Alberg, "Is the slum area you're talking about in a demolition state?"

"Well... I don't think so." Alberg scratched his head with one hand. "We shouldn't have a place like this in the prosperous North City. Still, that area is too remote. Besides, those people resisted the demolition violently. We can't do anything since there is a deadlock between the two sides."

Upon hearing him, Minerva had figured out the situation.

"I see. Thank you."

At the same time, she knew very well that only she and Vera could go there. They must not seek help from others.

If they were do so, it would be very likely that... they would get beaten up.