Leon and Ariel followed her out of the room. Ashwin clenched his fists as he watched their retreating figures disappear from view, his face ashen. He planned this scheme down to the last detail in an attempt to get rid of Leon, but everything was ruined! Even though he managed to get away unscathed, he knew that Iris already began to suspect him. However, because he sacrificed and achieved so much for the company, and also because his grandfather was a shareholder of Young Group, Iris chose to give him another chance. Rats! Despite feeling defeated, Ashwin knew that he had no choice but to accept this. The last look Iris shot him before leaving was a look of warning. If he dared to stir something up again, there was no guarantee that Iris would show him mercy in the future! As soon as the meeting ended, Leon rushed to Wick Group to apologize to Elder Wick in person and clarify what happened. Elder Wick was extremely gracious about this; not only did he choose no
"Well, clearly fate wanted us to run into each other, so why don't we go inside together?" He said lightheartedly. "No thanks. I'm here for a meeting, so I won't be able to join, unfortunately." Leon shook his head. Leon was an orphan, and the only way he managed to get into college was because he worked hard his whole life to save up for his college fund. However, because he hailed from poverty, he was always looked down by his classmates and did not have many friends. Not only that, but he was a shy person and mostly kept to himself. Dominic was the total opposite; He hailed from a wealthy family who owned millions of dollars in assets. Therefore, Dominic was always the popular kid and the target of many girls' fancies during his college days. Leon and Dominic were never the type of people one would expect to hang out together, but not only that, Dominic used to pick on Leon a lot during college. Besides, no one invited him to the gathering, so of course, he would not
Dominic was always one of the popular kids in school, and he was the object of many girls' attraction back then. This was made even more so prominent since everyone graduated and was now working, which resulted in their realization of the importance of money. Even though Dominic's familial wealth faltered in comparison to some of the big names in Springfield City, it was still far more than any of them could ever imagine, so his presence continued to stir up a storm wherever he went. "Oh, Sean and I ran into Leon on the way here, so that's why we're a few minutes late," Dominic explained, curling his lips into a handsome, roguish smile. "Leon?" Everyone froze when they finally noticed the man standing behind Dominic and Sean. Expressions of distaste and contempt flashed across their faces, all except for Janice. Her twinkly gaze fell onto Leon's face, and she greeted him with a beautiful smile. "Long time no see, Leon." "That's right. I can't believe it's been three
"I'll pay for lunch today, so guys, feel free to order anything you want!" Dominic declared at the top of his lungs. "Since you say this, Dom, I won't hold back!" "This hotel is so luxurious and expensive; I haven't even been anywhere like this in my life." "Me, too. The only reason we can eat here today is because of Dominic. Otherwise, why would any average white-collar worker like us be able to enjoy such expensive food?" "That's right. We're so lucky to have a friend like Dominic." Praises and words of admiration rang out throughout the table. "There's no need to thank me. I don't think paying for everyone's lunch is anything difficult at all," Dom said, puffing his chest out in pride. As he said this, he could not help glancing in Janice's direction, hoping that she would be impressed. As for Leon, he was nothing to be afraid of at all! However, to Dominic's disappointment, Janice did not even look in his direction. Instead, her attention was on Leon as she ask
Dominic declared in feigned anger as though he was truly sticking up for Leon's sake, but in reality, he brought Leon's shame to light to make himself appear better. That was why he insisted on bringing Leon to the gathering so that he could humiliate Leon in front of everyone. "What? His wife cheated on him and even got pregnant with the other man's child? How embarrassing!" "This is so funny! Hahaha—" Everyone was shocked to hear this at first but soon erupted into laughter. None of them ever was impressed with Leon in the first place, and now that this embarrassing tidbit came to light, they began to ridicule him even more and cast him looks of disgust. The only person who was not laughing at that moment was Janice, who pitied Leon greatly. She knew that they were deliberately making fun of him, and tried to console him, "Leon… please don't take them seriously." "Don't worry. I'm used to this already," Leon replied curtly. He was not an idiot; He knew that Domini
"Hey, Dom's right. We were all just joking, so you shouldn't take this all to heart." "Besides, we haven't seen each other in such a long time, so it would be such a shame to leave so soon…" Protests echoed around the room. Hearing this, Janice also began to think that Leon left out of anger, so she quickly added, "Leon, since you're already here, why not stay for lunch first? We haven't seen each other in three years, I want to catch up with you." Janice was very earnest; the only reason she agreed to come to the gathering was to try her luck at running into Leon, and now that he was here, she did not want him to leave so soon. "I'm sorry, Janice, but I have to run… Why don't we meet up in a few days, and we can catch up over a meal? I'll be the host…" Before Leon could even finish his sentence, however, the door slid open, and Cynthia strode into the room. "Who are you?" Surprise and amazement crept into everyone's minds when they caught sight of the gorgeous woman wh
As for wanting to impress Janice—no matter how he looked at him, Cynthia was far better than Janice in every aspect, and if he could win over Cynthia's heart, why would he settle for Janice? "Who do you think you are? What makes you think I'd like to get to know you?" Cynthia scoffed. She was a spoiled, arrogant woman who did not give people the time of day, so how could one expect her to entertain Dominic's request? "You…" Dominic froze when he heard this. He always regarded himself highly, so naturally, he would not take Cynthia's insult in stride. "Who the hell do you think you are? You're just this good-for-nothing tyke's girlfriend, so how dare you act like such a princess?" "Fuck off!" Cynthia rolled her eyes and, without any warning, raised her arm and slapped Dominic across his cheek. Smack— The sound of skin-on-skin echoed around the room, and Dominic was so taken aback that he almost fell backward from the impact. "You… How dare you slap me?" he shrieked in disbe
As for the other ex-classmates, they were all just having fun watching the show.They knew that Leon was an orphan without anything to his name. The fact that Cynthia was Leon's girlfriend meant that Cynthia's family would not be that well off either.Now that Cynthia was dumb enough to offend Dominic, the moment Dominic's reinforcements arrived, what awaited Leon and Cynthia was obvious!"You're trying to leave? It's already too late!"Dominic had a sneer on his face when he heard the footsteps outside.The moment he said that, the door to the room opened. The manager walked in with four or five aggressive-looking bodyguards."Dominic, what's the matter? Who's trying to cause trouble here? How dare they!" The manager said coldly.Dominic pointed at Cynthia and Leon, saying viciously, "It's the two of them!""They worked together to hurt me. You have to take revenge for me!"The manager looked toward where Dominic pointed. When he saw Cynthia's face, his expression immediate