Julian felt as if his chest was about to explode out of anger. He felt uncomfortable, while Nora felt even more devastated. She was petrified on the spot when she heard Jason say that Julian was back. She had only come to this dinner reluctantly because she knew for certain that Julian would not be back tonight. She would never have agreed to come if she had known that Julian would be here too.However, it was already too late, and they had already met awkwardly. In addition, Jason was calling her to go over, so she could only get up and walk over. This was the most basic etiquette. Jason was Julian’s younger brother, so as Jason’s girlfriend, she naturally had to take the initiative to greet Julian.She was in a real relationship with Julian previously, but their relationship was a secret, and now, she was pretending to be in a relationship with Jason, but their relationship was public. She really had an inexplicable destiny with the two brothers. Nora did not know how to explai
The stifled feeling in his heart became more pronounced. He lit another cigarette, took a puff, and asked her somewhat wearily, “What about you, then? What do you think? Do you like Jason?”Nora did not expect that Julian would ask her if she liked Jason, so she was stunned for a moment. However, she then said nonchalantly, “It doesn’t matter if I like him or not. We can be together if the elders think we are suitable for each other.”She was not going to tell him that she and Jason were just faking the relationship. In fact, even though she was emotionally dull, she could tell that Julian had feelings for her through their contact after their breakup. However, she felt that he was a playboy, so even if he had feelings for her, it would not last long.She thought that it would be better for her to use her relationship with Jason to stop him from pestering her so that she could live her own life peacefully while he could continue living his life as a playboy who was surrounded by all
Everyone started eating once the dishes were served. When Nora wanted to take a piece of fish for herself, Julian coincidentally wanted to take the same piece of fish too. Both of them were stunned for a moment as they froze in place. Logically speaking, he should give way to her in this situation. However, Julian looked at Nora coldly, then he picked up the piece of fish and ate it himself. Nora could only retract her fork.Everyone at the table was shocked at Julian’s ungentlemanly behavior. After all, a Maton shouldn’t behave like this. Such a thing should never have happened according to how Margaret had educated Mr. Maton, and how Mrs. Maton had educated her two sons. Mrs. Maton was angry and embarrassed. She scolded, “Julian, how could you…” She wanted to ask how he could snatch food from a guest, but she felt that it was too embarrassing to mention it. However, Julian was calm and composed as he said, “I need to eat fish to nourish my brain. I’ve been feeling very tired
”I drank wine tonight, so please give me a lift and drop me back to my place too.” Julian did not wait for Jason and Nora’s reaction after saying that and took the lead to walk toward Jason’s car. Nora thought that she could finally get rid of Julian. Unexpectedly, he said that he wanted to hitch a ride in Jason’s car. The thought of sitting in the same car with him made her feel as if she was about to break down.Jason looked at Nora’s shining beautiful black eyes and asked for her opinion. “Should we give him a ride?” All Nora could think of was that she did not want to spend any more time with Julian, so she instinctively replied to Jason, “It’s better if he doesn’t ride with us.”She felt that it was inappropriate as soon as she was done speaking and quickly wanted to amend her words. However, she saw that Jason had already caught up to Julian as he said, “Julian, Nora said that it’d be better if you don’t hitch a ride with us. You can take a cab back by yourself.”Nora was
His cell phone suddenly rang when he was about to drink the glass of wine he had poured for himself. He almost wanted to throw his cell phone away when he saw that it was a phone call from Jason.However, he did not do so and answered the call as if nothing had happened. “What’s up?” he asked faintly. Jason spoke with a smile. “It’s the weekend tomorrow. Do you have any plans?”Julian was too annoyed to beat around the bush with him, so he said, “Just spill if you have something to say.”Jason continued to smile and had a very sincere attitude as he said, “I made an appointment with Nora to go hiking together tomorrow. Do you want to come with us? Perhaps you can give me some advice on how I should act on a date. I’ve never been in a relationship before, so I don’t know how to make a girl happy—”Julian hung up the phone before Jason could finish his sentence. Jason put his cell phone away and continued driving. He was so elated that he almost laughed out loud. It seemed that his
After regaining her senses, she walked over, picked up the document, and said hesitantly, “Mr. Julian, can I take this back with me and get it done at my office? I’ll send it to you once it’s done.”She was afraid that she would suffocate if she had to work in the same space as him. She could feel the low air pressure and thin air as soon as she stepped into the office. She would not be able to concentrate at all if she had to work under such conditions. If she made a mistake, she would be reprimanded harshly again.After she said that, he glanced at her coldly, so she no longer had any more opinions. She carried her laptop and walked to a long table in his office that could fit a few people and started working at the table.She did not sleep well last night, so she started to yawn repeatedly when she was faced with such a pile of data. It was not that she did not want to concentrate, but it was because her brain could not keep up at all.She almost fell asleep when she suddenly fe
‘She’s a really bad driver. She’s either trying to hit a curbstone or someone else’s car.’Julian did not leave immediately after Nora left. He felt anger in his heart that he needed to vent, so he called Ryan and planned to ask him to go out with him for a drink to relax tonight. Although he could not talk to Ryan about his relationship with Nora, he could relieve his worries just by having a glass of wine with his most trusted friend even if he did not say anything. The two of them hadn’t seen each other in a long time since Ryan had been busy preparing to go to Winsterdam during this period of time. Thus, it could be considered a small gathering for them. Unexpectedly, Ryan rejected his invitation. “I’m afraid I can’t make it. Silvia and I will be treating Nora and Jason to dinner tonight.”“What?!” Julian felt as if he had heard a big joke. ‘Why is Ryan treating Nora and Jason to dinner? When did they get so close?’Ryan explained on the other end of the line, “You know that
He put his cell phone on the coffee table next to him after sending the text message, then he lay on the couch as he stared at his cell phone, waiting for her response. She would surely feel uncomfortable if she received a photo of another man’s abs when she was having a formal dinner with her boyfriend, brother, and sister-in-law.He was so immersed in taking revenge that he had failed to notice his lack of emotional intelligence at this moment.Julian, who was recognized by the public as having a high emotional intelligence and IQ, was the best at making women happy, but at this moment, his emotional intelligence was nonexistent. No, it could be said to be negative. Mrs. Maton saw his depressed expression when she came over, so she sat down next to him and asked with concern, “Baby, what’s wrong? You look like you’ve fallen out of love.”Julian did not want to acknowledge Mrs. Maton, the culprit who had single-handedly brought Jason and Nora together, let alone talk to her. He w