Annabelle had a moment of doubt, but she didn't really care.
Ten minutes later, a classmate who arrived even later than her entered the classroom through the back door.
And at this time, the teacher had already started the class.
The latecomer walked straight to her side and paused for a moment.
Annabelle turned her head and glanced at a boy. He was tall, wearing a black T-shirt, and had handsome features, although his eyes seemed a bit arrogant.
He didn't sit down and instead looked at her with an expression as if she had taken something from him.
Annabelle felt a bit puzzled, but she couldn't be bothered to think too much about it, so she turned her gaze back to the book in front of her.
At that moment, the teacher sternly said, "Gauge, if you dare to be late in my class again, you can forget about your final credits."
The boy did not reply and immediately placed the things on Annabelle's table, sitting on the chair next to h
Gauge came from a family of medical professionals, but he loved music so much that he refused to listen to his family's advice. He didn't want to study business or inherit the family company; instead, he wanted to join the music department.Although not interested in medicine, I have been exposed to traditional medicine since childhood and have heard of some terms. Therefore, when I heard Annabelle mention the name of an acupuncture point just now, I seemed to understand medical knowledge, so I couldn't help but ask."Are you talking to me?" Annabelle took off her headphones and turned to look at him, her clear and clean eyes reflecting a sense of detachment.Gauge felt the indifference in her eyes and a strange feeling arose in her heart."Yes, you studied medicine?"Annabelle considered for a moment and guessed that he asked this question because he had just heard some of the content of his phone call. He nodded lightly and put his headphones bac
Annabelle immediately frowned and abruptly pushed away, staring at Gauge, "What are you doing?"Her expression was as if she had been touched by something unclean.Gauge was now certain that she had absolutely no interest in herself.This was really rare, and a little bit disappointing."Sit back."After Gauge finished speaking, everyone was stunned.The classmates thought that Gauge would be eager to drive Annabelle away, but unexpectedly, he was first subjected to Annabelle's cold words, and now he voluntarily let someone sit beside him.Everyone couldn't help but speculate, could it be that Gauge had fallen for this new girl, Anna? This girl with a shady background, who looked like a fox spirit?In an instant, those Gauge's fangirls were greatly disappointed."That female classmate, please sit down, we are about to start the class."The teacher spoke up to remind Annabelle, who was standing at the back row.
My friend then stopped in his tracks and quickly shook his head, saying, "I had a date with a beautiful senior to have dinner!"Gauge shook his head in silence, ignoring his friend and walked straight towards the music room.Annabelle had just arrived at the piano room.The classical guitar priced at 390,000 is indeed very different. Besides being expensive, it has no flaws at all. The tone and texture are all so captivating that Annabelle is completely immersed and unable to extricate herself.In my mind, Kendrick's face, sometimes cold and sometimes insolent, emerged again.I have to say, it was really great to listen to him and buy this piano.As the song ended, a clean male voice came from behind her."The piano is good, but unfortunately your finger technique was too stiff, and the melody of the second section was also not quite right."Annabelle frowned and looked over as she saw Gauge walk in with a guitar on his back. H
At that moment, Gauge said to her, "I drove, shall I take you home?"Annabelle looked at Kendrick in the distance, feeling a bit distracted. She hastily said, "No need, my friend is coming to pick me up."Gauge shrugged and continued with a cold expression, "Well, then I'll leave first."After speaking, he walked up to the Porsche 911 parked on the side of the road, opened the car door, and got in.Annabelle also walked quickly to Kendrick's front: "Have you been waiting for a long time?"Kendrick said with a displeased expression, "Thank goodness."Annabelle glanced at his face, was he angry?Did he think she was slow to come out? But she didn't ask him to come and pick her up in the first place, so who asked him to come?Annabelle's face also drooped."I didn't pay attention to the time while practicing the piano and accidentally got late.""Who was the boy who just came out with you?""Classmate."
Annabelle thought that no one was criticizing her anymore because her classmates' gossip had died down, but in reality, it was due to Kendrick's intervention.However, Kendrick both wanted her to know his good intentions and felt that doing such a small thing would be seeking credit, which was not generous enough.Driving, Jaime glanced at his boss's expression through the rearview mirror and keenly sensed his thoughts.Did you want to take credit for this, but felt too embarrassed to say it?So, Jaime cleared his throat and began, "Mrs. Gregory may not know, but actually Mr. Gregory...""Concentrate on driving your car."Kendrick abruptly interrupted Jaime's words.Jaime was completely devastated by the criticism.He was well-intentioned, but obviously the CEO did not appreciate it, nor did he need it.He had recently seen Mr. Gregory being gentle and indulgent towards Mrs. Gregory so much that he forgot the true nature
"Mr. Gregory, this is the budget for the second half of the year sent by the branch office. Please take a look," the woman said as she handed over the document, but her eyes couldn't help but drift towards the hands held by Kendrick and Annabelle.The woman smiled, but her face had already stiffened.As soon as she saw the president's exclusive elevator being used just now, she knew Kendrick had arrived. She quickly adjusted her clothes, touched up her lipstick, and happily waited at the elevator entrance.Unexpectedly, the CEO led Annabelle out, holding her hand tightly. When has the CEO ever treated a woman like this before?Kendrick paused for a moment and looked at the woman who was blocking their way.Not a familiar face, I recalled for a moment, it was someone newly selected from personnel to replace one of the secretaries who had resigned due to illness, I think her name was Zoie Shepard?Kendrick took the documents with one hand, whi
Whitesage's business partner will come to sign the contract in a while, and the whole process will be conducted in foreign language. After signing the contract, there will be a short press conference, and at that time, we just need to find a way to bring Annabelle to the venue. She will definitely make a fool of herself.She was a girl who came out of a mountain valley, and it was impossible for her to speak foreign language. The journalists would definitely ask her some questions, and she would surely be shy and awkward, completely appearing as someone who couldn't be on stage.From just now, it could be seen that she was blushing and looking embarrassed as Mr. Gregory held her hand.Mr. Gregory could not have liked this kind of coy woman.Annabelle's impulsive act of barging into the venue would undoubtedly make Mr. Gregory even more disgusted.With this thought in mind, Zoie's lips curled up and she happily went to set up the venue.After
Annabelle turned down the corridor and arrived outside meeting room number 12, coming to a halt.She couldn't go in to deliver the recipe, so she was willing to make a trip, just to move around as she had been sitting in the office for too long and wanted to stretch her legs.Coincidentally, I was also curious about what Kendrick was like at work.After all, Kendrick was a scoundrel and a beast in private. It's hard to imagine how he could appear so serious and dignified during meetings. I really want to see how he managed to make so many people think he was aloof, reserved, and gentlemanly.This meeting room had floor-to-ceiling glass walls, allowing a view of the inside.Through the glass wall, Annabelle saw Kendrick, dressed in a suit, had already finished signing with the partner and stood up to shake hands and take a photo with the representative.His eyes were deep and profound like the blue sea, and when he smiled, the corners of his
As soon as Annabelle heard Kendrick's voice, her tightened heart relaxed a little."Kendrick, are my eyes... blind?"This was the problem she was most worried about.Kendrick's eyes darkened, then he smiled faintly and said, "No, it was washed off in time, and it will fully recover after a period of rest."His voice was deep and gentle, as his large palm lightly caressed her shoulder, soothing her emotions.But Annabelle felt uneasy, she smelled alcohol at that time, and it was very pungent. She suspected that Lisa had splashed something on her face, most likely something like industrial alcohol.And that kind of thing contained formaldehyde, which could cause blindness."Are you comforting me?""Of course not, besides, how long can I deceive you with such a thing?"Annabelle thought for a moment and realized that if she had really gone blind, she would have known soon enough. Kendrick had no reason to lie about it.
Annabelle heard footsteps coming from the hallway, and she wanted to shout for help.Lisa immediately covered her mouth and said sinisterly, "I had already placed the maintenance sign, no one will come to save you."Annabelle's heart sank, and at the same time, she felt a deep regret. Why didn't she let Kendrick come when he offered to accompany her just now?Could Kendrick detect that she was in danger in time?She couldn't see anything because her eyes were too painful, and she had almost no resistance. She only vaguely felt herself being dragged into a restroom cubicle by Lisa."I will ruin your face right now and see if you can still seduce men."Lisa gritted her teeth and finished speaking, then took out a dagger and stabbed Annabelle in the face.Annabelle immediately went to block with her hand, "You ruined me, Kendrick won't let you get away with this!""Hahaha... Since I dared to do this, I was no longer afraid of anyt
Annabelle thought Kendrick was in the same mood as her, so she handed him her phone.Kendrick flipped through and said lightly, "I don't like houses that others have lived in. Let's not consider Violet Villa anymore. Let's find another neighborhood.""No one has ever lived in it; it has been empty since it was bought.""Did you believe it just because someone said they haven't lived here before?"Annabelle pouted and couldn't continue the conversation."Do you really want to move next to Gauge's house?" Kendrick couldn't help but ask.Annabelle thought to herself, "Why does Kendrick always ask like this?""I simply liked the environment of that neighborhood.""Perhaps you liked other places as well.""Are you really not going to buy?" Annabelle frowned in frustration.Kendrick took a deep breath and looked at her in front of him. At that moment, he realized how deeply this little woman had been moved.If he
Annabelle understood the reason, but she had thin skin and couldn't bear his constant teasing."Are you really going or not?" Annabelle asked, her face turning red.Kendrick sighed helplessly and didn't tease her anymore. Afterward, the two of them went out together.Because Annabelle loved to eat fish, Kendrick took her to the best traditional restaurant in Elfhedge, the Coastal View Restaurant, where the fish fillet was very famous.Annabelle remembered that Kamila had said that Coastal View Restaurant was expensive and always fully booked. She said that if you wanted to eat there, you had to make a reservation three months in advance. She also mentioned how delicious the fish fillet was, and as she spoke, Kamila's mouth watered, imagining the day when she could indulge in a meal at Coastal View Restaurant."How long did you wait to book a seat?" Annabelle asked."I made a phone call and made a reservation.""Isn't it supposed to ta
"Hey Kendrick!"Annabelle stood up and was about to snatch her paper back, but Kendrick immediately pressed his hand on top of her head."Wait a moment, let me check."Annabelle immediately shook her head, freeing herself from his grasp.Then Kendrick took the pen from her hand, looked at the bitten pen barrel, and frowned as he rubbed it on his own clothes. "What's wrong with this, it's like being in elementary school, aren't you afraid of bacteria?"Annabelle, who was being looked down upon, felt extremely embarrassed and slightly annoyed. "What we are learning now is different from what you learned ten years ago. You probably won't understand."Kendrick glanced at her, feeling upset after being criticized, and then attacked her age."Do you think I have gotten old?"Annabelle gave a faint smile and said, "I dare not."Kendrick clicked his tongue, clearly expressing his disdain."Do you know that older men are t
Annabelle was slightly taken aback and thought that Gauge was probably just joking, so she smiled and said, "Of course, it would be great to be neighbors with you."But she was not a person who was enthusiastic about socializing, so the real reason she liked the neighborhood was because of the natural wetland ecological area where the neighborhood was located.But it's no use saying anything now, the house has already been sold, we can't just snatch it back from someone else's hands."Don't worry, I will help you find a solution.""Hmm? What method do you have?"Gauge smiled faintly and said, "Although all the houses have been sold, the occupancy rate in the community is not high. Perhaps someone wants to sell. I will ask for you and give you a reply tonight."Annabelle nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay," also thanking him for his help.Gauge looked at her dim eyes, which brightened up a little bit. His mood instantly turned better, a
The butler was taken aback. It turned out that Sir Murphy had been so enthusiastic towards Mrs. Gregory earlier because he wanted to invite her to be a spokesperson."It's probably not very appropriate. She is the young lady of the Gregory family, how could she easily show up, especially as the brand ambassador for the Murphy Group."Simon nodded silently, "But I feel like only she is suitable."After leaving the Murphy's residence, Annabelle was in a good mood.Kendrick didn't bother her, and he also didn't expect Gauge's father to be so kind and enthusiastic.Especially when leaving, she even said that she could come and visit often in the future, making her feel like she suddenly gained an additional biological family.She opened the car window, letting a gentle breeze from outside blow in. She also thought about what Kendrick had said earlier, that he would be moving over here next week. This made her feel even more excited.But t
Kendrick voluntarily put an end to the annoying "paper revision" topic that had been bothering him, and then expressed gratitude to Gauge for his previous help, before deciding to leave.However, before he could even get up, Simon asked Annabelle several questions.Kendrick couldn't leave immediately, so he calmly listened to how his wife would respond.As Annabelle answered, she pondered how Gauge's father suddenly became interested in her affairs.Just because she was his son's friend?Her fingers were almost numb from Kendrick's pinching.This guy was jealous. He saw Gauge's father caring for her as if he cared for his future daughter-in-law. When they went out for a while, would Kendrick take matters into his own hands and punish her on the spot?So Simon asked enthusiastically, and Annabelle answered nervously.In my free time, I would read books and practice playing the piano.I didn't dislike traveling, but I pref
Kendrick came to the Murphy's residence today to personally thank Gauge, as it was indeed thanks to Gauge that day.Secondly, it was also to let Simon know that Annabelle was his wife.Simon, being conservative and straightforward by nature, absolutely did not want his son to have too much intimate contact with Mrs. Gregory. Even if Gauge had any crooked intentions towards Annabelle in the future, as long as Simon was there to keep him in check, he would not dare to act recklessly.But why did he feel like Simon also liked Annabelle? Could it be that he was trying to help his son snatch her away?Thinking about this, Kendrick felt a wave of annoyance in his heart.However, he immediately dismissed this absurd speculation. Simon was definitely not a person without discretion. Sending an antique vase and inviting Annabelle as a guest was probably also a way to establish a closer relationship with the Gregory family.Annabelle was really surpri