Flash Marriage: The Domineering Wife

Minutes later, Edward welcomed his best friends with claps on the back and typical roughing up common to boys. Lei Zhao, who was on a video call with them and was married with twin babies, did not lose any part of the fun.

He was as stern as his best friend Edward, but he could afford the occasional loosening up around the men who had become like brothers to him. Henry Liu was the most irresponsible of the lot with his playboy attitude and lack of focus.

He had no real job, but he spent like a thief, digging a huge hole in his family's inexhaustible finances. Jun Mo was the prim and proper one, having come from a long line of doctors, he had a level head and calm disposition.

He hardly ever got into trouble. His family never had any reason to worry about him.

The three young men finally settled into their seats with Lei Zhao watching them from the comfort of his home.

Even though he had faked his death, his friends knew he was still alive and they had this type of meeting every month. That's how precious their friendship was.

"What have you assholes been up to anyway?" Edward asked, a sarcastic look on his face.

"Maybe plotting to kill you," Henry joked.

"Get serious for once in your life," Jun Mo chided.

"Or what? You'll chop me up with a scalpel?"

"You nutjobs talk like you forget who Edward is. Even the government of China could not harm him even if they tried," Lei Zhao said matter-of-factly. It was so hard to tell when he was being serious or not.

Edward suddenly remembered his instructions to Amy would no longer work. He dialed her office immediately.

"Hello," came her voice over the connection.

"Bring me three coffees," he said flatly.

Henry's brows arched in question. "That sure as hell wasn't Mei Mei Chung, was it?"

Edward chuckled but said nothing. Minutes later when Amy walked in, the men hushed and watched her as she served the coffee quietly.

Then they watched Edward watching her as she made her retreat.

"Edward," Henry said, drawing the name out in a prolonged syllable. "You look smitten!" and this time even Lei Zhao had no witty comeback.

And that was all the affirmation the others needed. They bantered for a few more minutes before settling down to the business discussion that had brought them. Edward wanted advice on a proposed expansion of his business.

At the end of it, he had decided against the said expansion. He would focus his energy on the existing business.

'And justice,' he mused to himself.

Days rolled into weeks and soon Amy was celebrating her first month anniversary at the Wu Corporation. She took goofy pictures which she sent to Chynna who was away on a modelling trip to the United States.

She was close to insanity though, working with a man who made her insides melt by merely existing. She had been working late for the past week, sometimes on things she thought could wait till the next day but which her boss would always insist she finish up before leaving.

He was brusque with her but for some reason she adamantly told herself that she saw affection in the way he looked at her whenever he thought she was not watching. She could not be certain though, but it comforted her aching heart to hold on to the fantasy.

She felt a pang of guilt at all the time she was spending away from Gu Zhou. They only had each other but she could barely even make time for him anymore.

Today would be different though, she told herself, as she packed her bag in readiness for clock out.

She picked up her phone to reply a few texts which she had not had time to get to all day. There was one from Chynna. It read,

"Hey, gorgeous! It's been such a busy day, but I thought to pop in and tell you how much I miss you." It ended with some goofy emojis and hearts. Amy grinned happily. To convey her real emotions, she decided to send a voice note back.

"I miss you so muchhhhhhh!" she said, stressing the last word for long seconds. "I cannot wait for you to get back so I can hug you tightly.

Oh, and I have so much to tell you. Just get back already," she added, pouting as if Chynna could see her, then she pressed send. In her distracted state, she had not heard Edward come in.

"Is this what I pay you for?" his voice startled her terribly and she jumped, turning to face him. This was so unprecedented.

He had never had to come into her office before. That was what the intercom was for, she thought, as she tried to gather herself. Besides, it was almost closing hour. Why could she not get a break to send a twenty-second voice note, she wondered?

"Now, tell that silly boyfriend to get busy with something else and bring yourself to my office immediately!"

"It's not my boyf…" Amy started to say but he was already gone, his footsteps making soft fall sounds on the carpeting.

She rolled her eyes and arranged her dress quickly as she made the short trip from her office to his, wondering what she did to rile him up. As she stepped in, he made no effort to hide his roving eyes, and she started to connect the dots, however unbelievable it was even to her own mind.

'He did not just get jealous thinking you were talking to a boyfriend, did he?' she asked herself, trying not to burst into laughter.

"Sit here," he said, ushering her to the couch next to his desk. She sat awkwardly, wondering what this was about this time.

"You work for me, Red," he said flatly. She blinked a couple of times. Red? "And I expect that whenever you are in this office or anywhere in this building, really I expect that you would devote your time to doing the job that you are being paid for.

Do you understand that?" His eyes seemed to flash, and Amy wondered what was making him so worked up. But she just nodded pensively, her hands tucked obediently between her thighs. He stared at her for a while.𝗳𝒓𝙚e𝓌e𝚋𝙣𝚘𝐯𝙚𝙡.𝑐૦ｍ