After a pause, Angeline realized that Ewan was talking about pretending to court her so that their families would stop setting up blind dates for them. She laughed and said, "Why do you need to ask me? It's not like we're pretending to date, so you don't genuinely need my cooperation.""Because I'm testing the waters…" Ewan was still smiling gently and elegantly. "If you agree, then I have a shot. It means that I can sincerely try to court you."Ewan was very honest. Sean was honest, too.However, Sean's honesty always made Angeline's heartbeat speed up, making her uneasy. In the face of Ewan's honesty, she remained perfectly calm. "To be honest, Angeline, I knew long ago that you are a very outstanding woman. Young people will always be attracted to those who are capable. It's instinct." Ewan spoke gently and calmly. "Pursuing you is the wish of both our families, but it would also be a match that I'm more satisfied with. Of course, the important thing here is that
Angeline had given a very good reason, and even Robert could not find anything wrong with it. "Alright. Then I'll confirm your schedule with Jamie and change the appointment to next week." Asher laughed. Angeline sighed. "Alright…"After she hung up, she stayed to work late at the office and only turned off her computer at 9:00 pm before leaving. Jamie was sitting in front of his computer in the secretariat. He was still reviewing some information while one of the staff members from Sean's secretariat leaned against Jamie's table to gossip. He was carrying his bag and had stopped by on his way home. "Mr. Lawson is amazing! Honestly, I sometimes wonder if he'll die of exhaustion one day!""The amount of work that Mr. Lawson does is just… shocking! I feel like he works very intensely every day." Jamie shook his head, too. "Ever since I joined Lawson Global and began working with Ms. Lawson, I thought she had a crazy work schedule. I never imagined that Mr. Lawson's sche
Monica laughed in a low voice at Angeline's forthright question. "I merely wanted to ask you if Sean is dating anyone." Angeline's grip tightened on her phone, and she paused before saying, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" "A few days ago, we had dinner together to appease our parents. Sean looked like he wasn't in a very good mood, so I probed him. I think that he probably already has a woman that he likes, but… I sent someone to investigate, and there haven't been any women around him."The light in Angeline's eyes dimmed. Her heartbeat sped rapidly, and she tried to remain calm as she asked, "So?" "That's why I wanted to ask you. After all, you're family. He might have told you!" Monica was worried that Angeline would misunderstand, so she added. "I won't do anything to the woman around Sean. I just want to know if she'll behave. If possible, I want to talk to her. I can give her whatever she wants if she keeps Sean happy." Angeline knew Monica wasn't suspic
The villa had two floors. The first floor had a huge living area with only one room for the butler. However, when Angeline moved in, she said that she didn't need a butler.The bedroom mostly took up the second floor. The bathtub was also on the second floor, and it had a view of the sea. The second-floor balcony even had a telescope installed so that the inhabitants could look at the stars.The manager smiled and said to Angeline, "Rest here for a while, Ms. Lawson. When you're ready, the yacht will pick you up from the first floor. If you need anything, just give us a call. There'll be a personal butler to serve you.""Alright. Thank you!" Angeline inclined her head to the manager. She said to Lenny, "I've already checked in. Shouldn't you be heading to the airport to pick your girlfriend up?"As they were confident in the security provided by the Steeles, accommodation for Lenny had been arranged elsewhere. Lenny had the weekend off, and Angeline had allowed him to bring
The sea breeze had swept his ink-black hair into a mess, and he had the top three buttons of his shirt unfastened. The wind blew into his shirt and made it balloon up.Nathaniel saw Kieron gesturing enthusiastically to Angeline. He seemed to be explaining the layout of the resort to her. Nathaniel walked over to Sean and leaned against the railing with both his hands in his pockets as he looked in the direction of Angeline and Kieron."Gather a team to discuss this issue. Give me the conclusion once you're done." Sean hung up.Nathaniel jutted out his chin, signaling Sean to look into the distance. "Aren't you worried that Kieron will steal your precious Angeline? He's a charmer and has always been very smooth with the ladies. I heard that Mr. Lawson Senior struck his name off the pool of marriage candidates right from the start."Behind his sunglasses, Sean's calm gaze fell on Angeline. "The Lawsons struck Kieron off the list of marriage alliances because they don't like the
Although they were all rivals in the business world, they had all gathered here for Kieron's sake. Everyone had put aside their business dealings and were getting on very well, just as they had done when they were children.Amongst them, Sean held the highest status— thanks to Robert. Monica laughed and threw a grape at Lara.Angeline was very sporting and walked over obligingly to Lara. She didn't deliberately avoid looking at Sean. She even greeted both him and Nathaniel as she walked by them to sit down next to Lara. What had Angeline called him just now?Had she called him her uncle?Was she already immersed in her role?When she was writhing under him in bed, she called him by his name. But the moment all his clothes were on, she regarded him as her uncle.The phone in his pocket vibrated relentlessly. Sean took out his phone. He glanced at the screen, then walked a distance away to pick up the call. Angeline was new to the group and was considered a rather special per
"Didn't you promise to have fun with us? Why are you still focusing so much on your work? You're such a workaholic!"Kieron complained about Sean before looking at Angeline. "Angeline, talk to your uncle. He's such a workaholic that out of 365 days a year, he wishes he could spend 800 days at work! He never comes out with us, and now that he's here, he's such a killjoy.""Well, he's just too competent," Angeline said to Kieron, smiling.Sensing that Angeline had no intention of persuading Sean, Kieron put a hand on Sean's shoulder. "If you leave, aren't you afraid we'll bully your young relative? You know our game rules!"Monica looked excited. She tried to cajole him. "Yes, it's not often that you come out to relax and have some fun. It won't kill you to put work aside for a while.""If you don't say anything, I'll take your silence as a yes. Sean will play with us!" Kieron said as he stood up, still pressing on Sean's shoulder. "Same rules as always! Truth or dare! We're
"Oh!" Kieron exclaimed.As expected, he looked at Angeline. "Ladies have the right to choose, so I'll let you decide—truth or dare?"Angeline still did not know the extent of their dares, so she said, "Truth!""Alright!" Kieron glanced at Nathaniel. "Mr. Hooper Senior and Mr. Lawson Senior are trying to set you and Nathaniel up. Are you willing to accept Nathaniel?"Rachel looked at Angeline with wet eyes."No." Angeline answered straightforwardly."Why?" Kieron continued asking.Angeline smiled and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. She said, "That's another question. You can ask that next time."In the third round, a young man drew the winning card.He grinned and looked at Sean. "Mr. Lawson, it wouldn't be asking too much for you and your fiancée to make out for one minute, would it?"Sean raised his beer bottle, flicked the cap off, and drank the whole lot as everyone whistled and cheered.The alcohol dribbled out of the corners of his mouth and do