Reginald fell asleep halfway through her drive, never waking up along the way, which could be considered indirect approval of her driving skills.
He adjusted the seatback to a comfortable position, propped his head with one hand, his handsome face angular and sharp, his features chiseled. Although his brows remained sharp, with those eyes closed, the ones that could suffocate a person, his whole face seemed to lose several notches of ferocity.
He was sound asleep.
Heloise held her breath, turned on the car's ventilation system, and cracked open one of the windows to ensure continuous airflow inside the car.
After doing all this, she gently pushed open the car door and slowly stepped out.
She had a meeting to attend, and he was having a nap. The timing was perfect.
Heloise leaned out, looking at the empty school entrance, biting her lip.
He came out like this, without even a bodyguard by his side, with so many enemies around. If he was
So fast.It seemed she had misunderstood. Even if she had driven here like this, the bodyguards had been following them all along."Oh."Heloise nodded calmly."Let's go home."What a crappy place.It's so hot.Reginald couldn't stand it for a moment longer. He turned around to leave, but the person behind him didn't follow.He went to grab her hand, pulled it, but she didn't budge. A surge of anger immediately rose in his chest.He slowly raised his eyes, and beneath the brim of his cap, his dark eyes stared at her coldly. His voice was icy, "What? Are you waiting for me to blow up this place before you're willing to come with me?""I have a meeting. It'll only take two hours, no, one hour is enough," Heloise said, leaning against the wall and looking at him with clean, sharp eyes."No."Reginald rejected again."..."Heloise fell silent, just leaning against the wall, looking at him w
"Let's continue the meeting."Heloise sat on the chair, opening the files in her hands.Suddenly, the man on the right side leaned forward onto the table, his face turned towards her direction, resting on his right arm. His arm extended towards her, with his long fingers casually placed on the tabletop. Close enough that if he raised his hand, he could grab her.From this angle, others couldn't see anything, but Heloise, sitting in the main seat, could clearly see his gaze fixed on her.The people below exchanged glances, full of gossip.Heloise glanced at him under her eyelids and continued in a cold voice, "Regarding the issue of resource sharing, I have thought about it. The popularity of the Peak Summit Conference won't last forever. Once it diminishes, what awaits us is settling the scores. So..."The man's long fingers were placed on the table, his joints slightly bent, and they crawled over her documents, with his index finger hooking
Heloise looked at the members, stood up, and walked towards the water dispenser in the meeting room. Reginald, this person, he doesn't easily cross her bottom line, but when he does, he jumps back and forth. If she doesn't comply, he can cause more headaches for her. Heloise resignedly poured herself a cup of water with her own cup, then returned to the table and placed the cup in front of Reginald. The others exchanged glances, finding this too indulgent. They were in the middle of a meeting, what more does he want? Heloise sat back down, speaking indifferently, "What we do at what time, it's my fault for bringing people to disrupt the meeting today. I will write a self-criticism, and you two should do the same." This was directed at Gavin and Sibyl. Without rules, there's no order. The two dared not object after being reprimanded, nodding vigorously, "We'll write it, we must." Abel, watching Reginald still lyi
Absolutely cannot let a duck ruin Sis. Heloise's blueprint.Reginald looked down at the bank card, chuckling disdainfully. "You want to give me money to leave her?"This was perhaps the funniest joke he had heard all year.It had always been him throwing money at others, and he never imagined that one day someone would try to bribe him.Agatha stood by, casting a puzzled glance at Reginald, feeling like she recognized his voice from somewhere but couldn't quite place it. Maybe all attractive men sounded similar."Exactly, by sticking to Sis. Heloise every day like this, it's all about money for you, right? Just name your price, be a man about it," Abel pounded the table again, full of aggression.Strangely, Agatha felt that no matter how aggressive Abel acted, he couldn't match the self-assured, domineering aura emanating from the man sitting there so casually.At the mention of money, Reginald unclasped a wristwatch with a blue diamo
She didn't want such trivial matters to provoke him."How do I explain it?" Reginald stared at her, his gaze as sharp as a hawk, cold, sinister, and deadly.Heloise stood there, taking off the men's shirt that belonged to him from her shoulders, and said, "I can't say you're Reginald, but I can say, you're my... boyfriend."The last three words were somewhat difficult for her to say.Even though they kissed, even though they were in bed together, the relationship between them always made her feel like they were far from being boyfriend and girlfriend.Reginald didn't seem to mind the pause in her words. His dark eyes gradually settled down. "That's about right.""Then let's go back," Heloise said."Mm," Reginald got up."Aren't you taking the watch?" Heloise glanced at him."It's been touched by someone else, so I don't want it," Reginald said casually."..."You're rich, big deal.Heloise was about
Heloise didn't understand why he suddenly turned hostile again, feeling somewhat uneasy inside, though she didn't show it on her face, only giving a faint smile. "You said you wouldn't stop me."He had lost the bet, and he had to let her do what she wanted. Now this sentence had become her leverage in dealing with him.Hearing this, Reginald chuckled softly. "Just saying, go on, I've been with you every day these days, and I'm tired of it."Is that so?"Then I'll leave."Heloise said, turning around and walking out, stepping down the retro wooden stairs step by step.Reginald still stood in place, looking at the empty doorway, the smile on his face gradually fading.He walked out of the room, downstairs, the sound of the car starting outside.Reginald walked into the living room, not bothering to look at the activity in the courtyard outside, and went straight to the sofa, picking up the game controller and turning on the large
"Yes, you've performed very well," Benjamin nodded."Thank you."Agatha was still just a student, and being appreciated by such an influential figure made her breath tremble, and her cheeks flushed.Benjamin praised some other members one by one. Seeing that Benjamin wasn't an extremely serious person, everyone couldn't help but relax.After a while, Benjamin turned his gaze to Heloise. "I heard that the Peak Summit Conference was founded by Miss ThankGod. That takes great courage.""I wouldn't call it courage, just curiosity," Heloise said in a calm and humble tone."What were you curious about?" Benjamin asked, looking at her."I wanted to see if in the Phoenixfell Empire, commoners have any chance to dream," Heloise said, meeting his gaze directly.Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock, nervously looking at Heloise.Sister Heloise, oh Sister Heloise, some things can be said casually, but not in a place like this
Benjamin nodded with a smile.As the president, he naturally didn't have much leisure time to chat with them.After talking for a while, Benjamin excused himself, claiming he had official business to attend to, and instructed the butler to show them around the presidential palace.Abel was still somewhat excited, but Heloise declined outright.Leaving the reception room, Benjamin entered the adjacent study, where several people were already seated.The suspended television screen was playing surveillance footage, showing Heloise and her group leaving."The girl in charge is too arrogant. Even in here, she acts like she's capable of anything, showing no humility at all," someone complained."Indeed, she's quite headstrong. Talking back in front of you, Mr. President. In my opinion, the Peak Summit Conference shouldn't continue. I can have them taken care of," another said dismissively."Yeah, and she wants to join the Legal Affa