Chapter 17 It was the first day of the apprenticeship , and attendance at the ceremony was mandatory . Menu Javon hadn't slept a wink the night before . The more he thought about it , the angrier he got . He hadn't expected to be dumped so suddenly . The next day , he went to the company for a meeting . The atmosphere in the conference room was unusually tense . Everyone noticed Javon's grim expression and treaded carefully to avoid mistakes . At that moment , the project department reported the success of yesterday's jewelry exhibition . Javon's attention immediately drifted . He pictured Jaelynn on stage , radiant and dazzling . But this was the same Jaelynn who had just said she wanted to break up with him . Restless and irritated , he abruptly cut the meeting short and headed back to his office , passing the secretary's room . Restles It reminded him of , Jaelynn . 3 When he had taken over the company , work often int snags . Every time , Jaelynn would stay late with him , helping organize tedious documents and materials , ultimately But now ... the projects succeed . The office was cluttered with disorganized papers . Annoyed , he remembered how she used to remind him to water the plants on the windowsill . Glancing over , he saw they had all withered . * Shayla ! " It was the first time he had called her out like this . " You've been here a month . What have you been doing every day ? You didn't water the plants , and these documents are still a mess. I hired you as a secretary . Don't you even have the basics ? " His tone was sharper than usual , cutting through the office silence . Scolded harshly by him , Shayla immediately began to sob , " Mr. Bradford , I was organizing the documents for you to sign this afternoon . There's just too much to do . I work overtime until 8 PM every day . I'm really trying ... " Her voice trailed off , and Javon's thoughts immediately turned to Jaelynn . He realized he had never heard her complain about being overworked . Whether at the company or at home , she had always given everything to him . He had taken her unwavering support for granted . Now , she was gone , and his world felt like it was falling apart . How could she leave ? Why would she leave ? Without thinking , Javon stormed out of his office and headed straight to the project department on the 17th floor . " Where is Jaelynn's seat ? Who approved her resignation ? " Jerome had never seen Javon so out of control . His voice tense , he replied , " Ms. Norton resigned on her first day in the project department . " Javon froze . He stood in front of her desk . 11/04 WebNovel Head the const versio 20.0 % Open O < Chapter 17 Menu It was immaculate , with everything neatly organized and each item clearly labeled for the colleague it belonged to . Even the potted plant looked cared for . Opening a drawer , he found her unused work ID and business cards from when she worked in the secretarial and project departments . She discarded them all and was determined to be nothing but herself . A suffocating wave of realization hit him . Last night was the last time he saw her at the company . He hadn't realized that all the little habits he had taken for granted might have been the last . Was Jaelynn really breaking up with him ? No. She must be trying to get a reaction and provoke him . " Hmph , Jael is definitely trying to scare me . " Realization struck Javon . At that moment , the colleagues in the project department exchanged glances . They all knew about Jaelynn's resignation . How could Javon not ? " She's just trying to get back at me for not coaxing lately . she's ' s still preparing for our wedding . I'll find proof that she's lying , that she doesn't actually want to break up with me , " Javon said to himself , struggling to rein in his anger . He grabbed the potted plant and drove home through the p pouring rain . Once home , he noticed an envelope from the bridal shop among the pile of mail . A smile crossed his face . " I knew Jael was still preparing for our wedding . " Without opening the envelope , he immediately drove to the bridal shop to pick up her wedding dress . Javon had visited the shop with Jaelynn once before , but he couldn't remember the route and had to rely on navigation the entire way .