I reached the villa and entered the living room only to see Theo sitting on the sofa, magazine in hand. Recalling what Neil said, I could only hide it away even though I had a thousand other things in mind."I'm back."Theo put down the magazine when he heard me and looked at me. "Why so late?""That's because we rarely ever go out together." I looked at Theo, my gaze somewhat unnatural.He instantly caught onto it and asked, "Did something happen? Your expression is a little off."His words instantly struck me, and I stuttered. Looking at Theo nervously, I replied, "Nothing happened." Theo approached me and reached out his hand to brush away my hair from my temples. There was a look of concern in his eyes. "Obviously, something happened. Tell me what happened. Don't forget what you said yourself. There shouldn't be secrets between us."I pursed my lips. I knew I could not tell Theo what happened with Neil or else things would get out of hand.Inhaling, I raised my gaze to l
Upon returning to Green Orange, the first person I saw was Nina. She looked back at me with a bright smile. "Wanda… Ah, no. You're back, President Lane.""Yes. Now that the project over at Grant Corporation is on track, I thought I should come back and work." I patted Nina's shoulder, signaling her to go back to work before entering the office. Unlike in the past when I would hear Shannon's voice the moment I entered through the door, I only heard murmurs throughout the quiet environment this time. I went toward the source of the sound. Shannon was buried under a pile of documents, and she was muttering, "Marius, you bastard. I'm gonna beat you up when I see you."I smiled and then greeted her. "You don't miss out on cursing the other while working, don't you?" Shannon seemed to be in disbelief when she heard my voice and smiled after ascertaining that it was me. She stood up and asked, "Wanda, are you coming back to Green Orange now?""Yes." "That's great. I'm ecstatic." Shan
"I thought you wouldn't come." Seeing him take a seat, I also put my bag down and took a seat again. Marius looked at me and replied in a cold tone, "I've no reason to reject a free dinner." Although his face was expressionless and his tone alienating, he still retained his humor. It reminded me a little of the past.I pushed the menu to him. "Order whatever you want."He accepted the menu and ordered a few dishes before closing it back up. Marius glanced at me. "Is it enough?" "Yes." I looked up lightly, my gaze settling on Marius. "Marius, are you still mad?" "Yes," he answered me curtly. There was a force in his words. My throat got stuck. I hesitated, my heartbeat gradually quickening. "I'm sorry. We failed to consider your feelings when we decided to arrange the blind date. But we didn't have malicious intentions. We only hoped you'd be happy."Marius let out a light chuckle when he heard this. His laugh, however, felt rather mocking, like knives stabbing my heart
"What answer?" I asked.Marius faced me, his expression extremely somber. “You keep apologizing for not telling me about the blind date in advance, but that’s not what I’m really angry about. I didn’t expect you to still not understand my heart after so long.”His words were heavy like lead, and they left me a little breathless. My face twisted into a frown as an indescribable emotion rushed to my heart. "I..." I was at a loss for how to respond to him.His smile was like the spring breeze, and it gradually soothed my heartbeat. "I’ve expressed my liking for you. You rejected me, but I’m very happy that you’re able to accept me as a friend. I feel the happiest when I get to accompany you as your friend. I thought you’d be able to understand this after what happened last time. I didn’t expect you to still be unaware.”Marius was referring to when I had distanced myself from him the last time.My throat bobbed. All I could say now was that I was sorry."I'm sorry. I didn't think i
"I'm back."Putting on my slippers, I habitually swept a glance at the sofa and saw Theo waiting for me.Seeing the smile on my face, Theo could obviously tell my joy. "Happy?”I nodded. "Yes.""Is it now settled?""Yeah, I made up with Marius tonight." I sat down and snuggled up next to Theo.Theo reached out and caressed my head. "I'm happy you guys made up. I'm jealous now."There was a hint of childishness in his tone, and I could not stop my smile from deepening. "Oh, you. What’s there to be jealous of friends?" I rarely behaved so coquettishly in front of him, so Theo's anger quickly subsided when he heard that. "Enough. Nibel will be coming over to the company for a meeting tomorrow. Shall we go together?""My presence wouldn't really matter, right? Since the project is stable now.""Alright. As you say. But sales for Golden-O have been increasing. I'm a little worried."I frowned at Theo's words. "What are you worried about?""Since we're the ones leading this proj
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of Nina and Jason's wedding.They chose a hotel with very elegant decor, and the hall was decorated very dreamily. It was the wedding Nina had wanted ever since she was a child.I grabbed Theo's hand as we arrived at the scene. Our name cards had been specially arranged on the tables. I saw our names and pulled Theo over to our seats. Shannon and Marius had already arrived and were in their seats and waving to us."Jordan isn't back yet?" Theo asked as soon as he sat down.The corner of Shannon's smiling mouth twitched, and she replied in a less than pleasant tone, "No, he isn't. He's still busy and can't come back. Besides, he doesn't know Nina, and it just so happens that Marius and I can be each other's partners."Hearing this, Marius hurriedly said, "I was forced. I had a companion at first." He met Theo's gaze, mouth forming a smile. "Long time no see, President Grant.""Yes, it's been a long time. I heard from Wanda that you've been help
I followed him all the way to the end of the hotel corridor. The man then turned into the last room. Despite being hesitant, I followed him in since I did not want the matter to be exposed.After I entered the room, the man closed the door. He took the folder out and laid out the photos from inside one by one.The photos were those of Shannon and me when we were in the mountains. Although there was nothing incriminating, if he deliberately exposed them and added some polish to them, the impact would be great.What was more, Nina had at that time…After looking at the photos, I looked up at the man. "Who are you and why do you have these photos?”The man’s skin was dark and callous. It was obvious that he did work under the sun for many years. He looked at me, a smile gracing the corners of his lips. “My name is Samuel Aster.”His was an unfamiliar name, and I was sure I did not know him."Mr. Aster, this is probably our first meeting. Considering you have these photos, were you
Back at my seat, Nina and Jason went around making a toast at each table. I could not help my hands tightening around the folder when I saw Nina’s smiling face.Theo noticed something off with me. He touched me before whispering into my ear, "What's wrong? You said you were going backstage to take a look, but Nina came back a long time ago while you only just did. What’s this folder?”Looking down at it, my heart trembled. "I’ll tell you when we go back." I shifted my gaze to Nina again. These photos could not be leaked out.Nina and Jason finally came to our table. "Wanda, Jason and I are so grateful to you.”"Congratulations, you two."They were so happy now. I could not bring myself to imagine what Nina’s face would be like if what happened in the mountains were exposed.Caroline may be kind, but she was also conservative. If she knew Nina had had an abortion… I dared not think about it.I had to guard this incident no matter what.My mind was absent till the end of the wed