N panicked and lunged at rk. “Give me back my phone!”


    rk stumbled backward from her sudden attack, struggling to regain his bnce. He grabbed her hand and said coldly, “I came here today to discuss something with you.”


    N wrenched her hand away. “I have nothing to discuss with you.”


    She looked up at him with a cold, unyielding gaze, her demeanor starkly different from the gentle woman he once knew.


    “N, I’ve informed my grandparents that I won’t be returning to the Sumner Group. I’m nning to start my own business,” rk said.


    N’s expression remained unmoved. “What you do has nothing to do with me.”


    rk’s gaze darkened. “N, we’re married. We’re supposed to spend our lives together. Do you really want to make our rtionship so strained?”


    His words struck N as somewhat amusing. How could he still be dreaming that she would spend her life with him?


    N’s silence caused rk’s grip on the phone to tighten, his knuckles turning white.


    He took a deep breath and said softly. “It was wrong of me to ask you to tell my grandparents that you wanted a child. I apologize. I won’t force you to do things you don’t want to do in the future.”


    “If that’s all you wanted to say, you can leave now,” N said curtly.


    “N, I need your help to start my business. You’re working for someone else at Prospectus Technology.


    “Why not join me? You’ll only need to focus on drug research in theb. I’ll handle everything else and give you shares in thepany. You’ll be a shareholder. What do you think? rk offered.


    Nughed softly. “So you’ve finally revealed your true intentions. But it’s a pity. I don’t have a second patent right now. Even if I did, I wouldn’t give it to you.


    In the end, it was clear that rk was clinging to her only because she was useful to him.


    rk frowned, “How can you not have one? Aren’t you developing drugs at Prospectus Technology? You could bring that project over.”


    Seeing his presumptuous attitude, N felt a growing sense of estrangement. The once–spirited young man had transformed into a maniptive and hypocritical figure.


    “You really have no limits,” N spat.


    Noticing the mockery in her eyes, rk gnashed his teeth <b>and </b>said coldly, “If you hadn’t exposed Jordyn’s pregnancy, I wouldn’t have been kicked out of the Sumner Group. You need to take responsibility for that.”


    “I’ve already had someone authenticate that so–called recording. The results should be out tomorrow. You really don’t know who leaked this information?” N asked.


    Faced with N’s clear, unwavering gaze, rk suddenly felt uneasy and looked away.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    “Even if this isn’t your fault, as my wife, you should support me. Only if my business seeds will the Sumners value you,” rk insisted.


    The Sumners‘ approval? N once desired it, but now she didn’t <b>care </b>at all.


    However, if she didn’t find a way to get rk to leave, there was a risk he would discover the file.


    When N realized this, she pursed her lips, her gaze reflecting her internal struggle. “I need to think about it. If thepany finds out, I could end up in prison.”


    Upon seeing her hesitation, rk’s expression softened slightly. “Alright. I’ll give you time to think it over.”


    “I need to rest now. You should go,” N said.


    rk understood N’s nature, so he didn’t <b>push </b>further and handed her back the phone.