The 3% shareholding of The Preston Group is indeed very tempting for , but even if I leave with nothing, I won’t starve to death. Rather, I can escape the ensuing entanglents and move towards a better life sooner.
"No." Henry Preston’s straightforward answer really surprised .
"Haven’t you ever thought that my presence might hinder your pursuit of true love in the future?" I couldn’t help but remind Henry Preston.
He’s been after Azure for more than half a month; he should have noticed sothing different by now, right? He’s never put in this much effort with those actresses before.
Henry Preston lowered his eyelids, not sure what he was thinking, and after a while, he replied faintly, "No."
Truly relentless until the end, not turning back until hitting a dead end—how can soone as smart as Henry Preston be so dull in matters of the heart?
I sighed softly, not wanting to say anything else, and got up to go upstairs and rest.
The next day, I received a ssage from Joel Sutton: Miss Hathaway, Azure and I have made up, thank you for your advice. I’ll treat you to a al next ti!
I pondered for a mont but didn’t reply, thinking to myself that Henry Preston would surely be upset again.
After freshening up, I went downstairs to have breakfast. Henry Preston was already sitting on the sofa, looking rather unhappy.
"Auntie Lawson, what’s for breakfast today?" I bypassed him and walked directly to the dining room.
"Three-flavor noodle soup, we made so marinated eggs last night. If you like, add one on top, it’s very fragrant." Laura Lawson answered while serving the noodles and also prepared so stewed bird’s nest and so cut fruit for .
My appetite was piqued, and I sat down to eat. Before long, Henry Preston sat down in front of as well.
Laura Lawson prepared him an identical breakfast.
As we ate, Henry Preston’s phone beeped once. After glancing at it, his expression turned visibly darker, and after just a couple of bites of noodle soup, he pushed it aside and got up to go.
"Don’t forget to co to my place at nine tomorrow morning." I reminded him.
Henry Preston ignored and swiftly disappeared from the spacious living room.
The ssage just now was likely from Azure, and its content made Henry Preston very uncomfortable; otherwise, he wouldn’t have reacted so strongly.
I looked at Laura Lawson, who was tidying up the kitchen—did Azure tell her about being pursued by a married man? That married man just left.
"Auntie Lawson, I’m heading out and won’t be back for lunch." I inford Laura Lawson as I hurriedly left.
I had scheduled a full-body checkup—previously, I had mainly checked my breasts, which wasn’t comprehensive enough.
Your body is the foundation of revolution; I must take it seriously!
After spending most of the day getting the necessary checkups done at the hospital, I decided to visit Ivan Underwood’s departnt before leaving.
"Dr. Underwood!!"
As soon as I saw Ivan Underwood, I greeted him with an enthusiastic smile.
He was sitting at his desk eating a boxed al, and when he saw , he raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Are you here alone?" I sat down next to him and craned my neck to look at his food, complinting profusely, "Eating so simply and healthily, that’s great. I’ve always thought you’re different from that group of Henry Preston’s buddies—those idle young masters, whereas you are a gentleman as pure as water!"
Ivan Underwood glanced at , looking indifferent, "What are you up to now? Planning to use to provoke Henry Preston?"
Sure enough, he saw through last ti; it’s exhausting.
I quietly took out my phone, "Let show you sothing."
I pulled up Joel Sutton’s social dia; his cover photo was a picture of him and Azure, holding hands under a blue sky and white clouds, smiling foolishly and happily at the cara.
"Do you know this girl?" I asked, watching Ivan Underwood’s reaction intently.
Ivan glanced at it for a few seconds, a faint peculiar expression crossing his eyes, but it wasn’t the amazed look of love at first sight.
"No, but her boyfriend is Joel Sutton." Ivan’s focus was on Joel Sutton.
I was a bit stunned. Although the photo lacks the vibrancy of real life, in the previous lifeti, Ivan’s obsession with Azure was no less than Henry Preston’s—shouldn’t even a photo have stirred him?
Could it be that he only fell in love with Azure through subsequent interactions?
Had I known, I would have asked more during that partnership, and now I wouldn’t feel so confused.
"Yes," I adjusted my mindset and continued sowhat helplessly, "Did Henry Preston tell you she’s the university girl he’s pursuing?"
"I only know there’s such a person, but not the details," Ivan’s eyes deepened, "How do you know?"
Even if I overheard a few sentences at the teahouse that day, I wouldn’t be this clear.
I answered, "Because yesterday they had a breakup, and I was the one who went to persuade them. This girl, nad Azure, is a sophomore in the Music Departnt at University A. She doesn’t know about my relationship with Henry Preston."
Ivan Underwood seed about to ask sothing else but noticed others returning, so he stopped.
Understanding the situation, I stood up and said, "Let’s have dinner together tonight; I can tell you a lot."
"Alright, you set the ti and place." Ivan replied simply.
As I turned to leave, I heard his colleagues teasing him, "Is our Dr. Underwood finally in a relationship? A date tonight?"
I didn’t hear how Ivan responded to that.
In the end, I chose The Windchi Teahouse for the eting—the sa place Crystal Dawson took us last ti. Its fragrant tea makes it very suitable for two people to discuss matters.
In the evening, Ivan Underwood arrived as planned.
I didn’t even go back, opting to take a nap on the tatami in the private room, and by the ti he arrived, I was still dreaming.
"Hey, wake up." Ivan tapped my face gently.
I woke up, stretched, and then smiled apologetically at Ivan, "Sorry about my ssy sleeping posture."
Ivan seed to smirk a little himself and then sat down by the tea table.
After the tea artist had co in to brew tea for us, I dismissed her, and Ivan and I began discussing the matter at hand.
I recounted the series of events from encountering Azure at a café, to running into Joel Sutton, to becoming friends with them, and then remarked, "It’s such a coincidence. I never thought Henry Preston would like her."
"So the current situation is that you know the relationships between Henry Preston, Azure, and Joel Sutton, but they all don’t know your identity?" Ivan sumd it up.
"Yes." I nodded.
"Why not just reveal it outright?" Ivan stared at and asked.
"Don’t you know what kind of person Henry Preston is?" I retorted, "What good would revealing it do? Would he give up Azure because of ? No, even if I tried my hardest to obstruct and oppose, I couldn’t win back his heart. He never liked ; I’m not even an old fla—how could I compete with a new love?"
As I spoke, I grew more emotional, and the sense of despair and unwillingness from the previous life began to subtly resurface.
Ivan Underwood was slightly surprised; after all, despite all the past rumors involving Henry Preston, I had never been this agitated, though he wasn’t aware of future developnts.
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