His Secret Spoiled Wife (Lily and Alexander) novel Chapter 140

"Why can't you fall asleep? Are you not feeling well? Are you restless?" Nathaniel immediately asked with concern.

"No, I'm fine. Maybe I can't sleep because I miss you," Melanie murmured as she tried to resist the temptation of accepting Frank's offer. "Can you come and see me, Nate?"

"I will, soon. Just let me finish here, and I’ll go to you immediately," Nathaniel instantly replied without much thought. To Melanie, it felt like he was just giving her an excuse and was not sincere.

"What's keeping you so busy? The event will be over by then! Can’t you come now or tomorrow?! You just have to book a flight. It only takes you two hours to get here. Can't you come and keep me company?" Melanie whined unhappily.

"Mel, stop being unreasonable. You know what's happening. The company has just started recovering, and we still have many orders to deliver. We have to try harder since we’re relying on our previous products. Also, we'll have to come up with something new soon.

"By the way, how's the search for a new employee coming? Have you met any talented perfumers?" Nathaniel could only think about the company and its profits as he was anxious about their company's

workforce.

"No! You're only worried about the company. I'm pregnant, so how could I possibly have the strength to look for new employees as well? Do you think it's that simple?" Melanie was annoyed and started throwing tantrums.

Nathaniel could only explain patiently, "I know it isn't easy, but we need a capable perfumer, or else we won’t be able to keep up with the demands in the industry!"

"You don't care about anything else aside from your business! You didn't even bother asking me how I was or if anything bad happened today. You knew Lily was here today, yet you didn't even care to ask. Do you know how awful I felt during the sampling event today?

"I almost embarrassed myself!” Melanie started to explode as she released all her pent-up anger on Nathaniel because he chose to only talk about work instead of ensuring she was alright. It was as if there were only work-related matters, nothing more.