Editor: Henyee Translations
Alice York had the nerve to go on a blind date, but not the courage to be seen on one by Wyatt.
Heaven knows how scared she was at that mont.
"Wyatt was supposed to co, but a last-minute eting ca up. It involves so very important matters, so he had co handle it alone." lody warmly took Alice’s hand, failing to notice the change in Alice’s expression.
When Alice heard lody say Wyatt wasn’t coming, she imdiately breathed a sigh of relief.
’Thank goodness Wyatt Sterling isn’t coming.’
’Otherwise, if he caught on a blind date, who knows what would happen.’
lody’s face was aglow with happiness. "Wyatt said he trusts my abilities, so the pressure is really on."
Alice smiled. "For Third Uncle to entrust such an important matter to you, Miss Lancaster, it shows he has great confidence in your abilities."
"Perhaps," lody said, overjoyed by the complint.
Covering her mouth as she laughed, lody finally noticed the other three people sitting at the table. She asked, "Are they all friends of yours?"
Alice nodded.
"Miss Lancaster, I’ve heard so much about you." Zoe stood up, poised and graceful.
lody was surprised. "You know ?"
Zoe smile was flawless. "Of course."
Zoe Jenson wasn’t kidding. She really did know of lody—the woman who was always by Third Master Sterling’s side was quite famous. For her to suddenly co over and act so friendly with Alice was what truly surprised Zoe.
lody glanced at Alice beside her. "Alice must have told you."
Zoe also glanced at Alice York, then smiled at lody.
Then, lody looked over at the two n sitting opposite them. "Is this a friendly get-together or..."
Zoe admitted openly, "A blind date."
lody’s expression was one of slight surprise. She then looked at Alice. "Alice, are you also..."
"No, no, no!" Zoe said hurriedly. "It’s just on the date. Alice ca with for support."
But lody didn’t believe her. She gave them an "I get it, I understand" look, then took half a step back. "Well, you all take your ti. I won’t disturb you."
Before leaving, lody gave Alice a aningful look and said in a hushed voice, "Alice, seize the opportunity. Both of those n seem quite outstanding."
"No..." Alice wanted to explain, but lody had already turned and left, as if afraid of interrupting sothing.
Seeing this, Alice decided not to worry about it.
Besides, lody’s misunderstanding didn’t really affect her anyway.
As soon as she sat down, Zoe reached out and tugged her sleeve. "When did you get involved with lody?"
"It’s a long story..." Alice thought for a mont and decided it wasn’t worth explaining. "Let’s not talk about her."
"Alright."
anwhile...
After leaving Alice, lody returned to the private room she had just booked. The investor hadn’t arrived yet, and she was getting bored just waiting.
Rembering the scene she had just stumbled upon, lody picked up her phone and dialed the man’s number.
"Wyatt"
Few ordinary n could resist the tone of lody’s voice.
But the voice on the other end of the line was flat. "Have you t him?"
"President Shaw isn’t here yet." lody Lancaster changed the subject. "Wyatt, guess who I just ran into?"
The man had little patience. "The eting is about to start."
"Alright then." lody Lancaster wasn’t disappointed. "I’ll tell you later, after your eting. If I finish my discussion and still see Alice on my way out, I’ll ask how it went for them."
With that said, lody was about to hang up.
The man’s cold, heavy voice ca from the other end of the phone. "Finish what you were saying."
Hearing his tone, lody’s heart clenched. She quickly said, "I just ran into Alice in the restaurant. I think she was on a blind date. The guy looked pretty good—probably her type."
lody had a good eye. She figured the man on the blind date with Alice was the one sitting directly across from her.
Gentle and refined, with a distinguished air—he seed quite decent.
"Wyatt, I think..."
lody suddenly sensed sothing was wrong. She pulled the phone away from her ear, looked at the screen, and saw he had hung up.
...
"Alice, you still haven’t told . How exactly did you and my younger uncle et?"
Alice had already put the encounter with lody out of her mind. She took a sip of water and set down her glass. "It was a coincidence, actually. Professor Locke and I live in the sa complex. One day, so residents were having a loud argunt, and Professor Locke was the one who diated. I was there at the ti and happened to witness the whole thing."
"That really happened?" Zoe imdiately looked at Holden Locke. "Uncle, I didn’t know you were such a good Samaritan."
Holden Locke smiled faintly. "What kind of thing is that to say?"
Zoe replied, "I’m just being direct with my praise. I don’t know any of those fancy, literary phrases."
Wait a second...
She was focusing on the wrong thing.
Zoe’s expression turned serious. Zion noticed and beca serious as well, thinking they were about to move on to getting to know each other better.
But all Zoe wanted to clarify was— "Uncle, when did you move into the sa complex as Alice? And I’ve been to Westeria so many tis, how co I’ve never run into you?"
Zion was disappointed. ’So she’s not talking to .’
Alice was also curious about when Holden had moved into Westeria. She looked up, just in ti to et his gaze.
The next second, she offered a natural smile. There was no smile on Holden’s lips, but there was one in his eyes—a very obvious one.
He answered, "Six months ago."
Zoe pressed, "So, Uncle, do you live there every day?"
"Not at the mont."
Holden explained, "The lease on my current rental is up in six months, so I asked a friend to help find a new place. A unit in Westeria happened to be for sale, and the floor and layout were pretty good. Seeing as I won’t be changing jobs in the next few years, I decided to buy it."
"So that ans Uncle and Alice will be neighbors from now on?" Zoe suddenly looked at Alice York.
Alice York nodded. "For now, I guess. But the lease on my rental is also ending soon. I’m thinking of renewing, but I don’t know if the landlord has other plans."
Zoe clapped her hands together suddenly.
Everyone looked at her.
Zoe grinned mischievously. "How about this, Alice? Why don’t you just move in with my uncle?"
Alice York almost choked on her own saliva.
’Zoe really has the nerve to say anything!’
Feeling awkward, Alice York stood up from her seat. "I’m going to use the restroom. You continue with the chat."
Zoe quickly asked, "Want to co with you?"
"No thanks. You should talk more with Mr. Zane." Alice hurried away.
Holden Locke shot Zoe a displeased look. "You speak so thoughtlessly."
"My bad," Zoe said, hanging her head.
By now, Alice had reached the restroom. She didn’t go in, just washed her hands in the outer area to ease her earlier embarrassnt.
A mont later, she ca out drying her hands. The mont she saw Mason, the world almost went black.
"Miss Alice."
Mason had also seen Alice and started walking toward her.
Alice’s voice was dazed. "...Assistant Cheney, what are you doing here?"
Mason smiled. "I ca with Third Master."
Alice’s expression froze. "Uncle is here?"
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