Daisy had received several pictures from an unknown number. In all the pictures, Ryle was holding a woman’s hand. The side profiles of both the people were clearly visible and all the pictures were taken in Ryle’s glass mansion back in LA.
’’They are... probably edited. Why don’t you send them to and I will check for you?" Ivy broke the tense atmosphere in the room as she said hesitantly.
’’They are not edited,’’ Daisy shook her head and scrolled through the pictures.
Seeing her calmness, Ivy felt worse. How could she not see that these pictures were not fake at all? She had said it just so that Daisy would montarily feel better. But, then she almost forgot that Daisy was not a noob in such matters. She did not need to double check to know whether these pictures are fake or real.
’’Daisy...’’
Daisy looked up and saw the heartbroken look on Ivy’s face and it took her a mont to realize why the girl seed to be upset.
’’Its no big deal. Don’t worry.’’
’’But... aren’t you going to confront him? How could he...?"
’’He went back for work matters,’’ Daisy rembered that when Benjamin had called Ryle that day, he had ntioned about them finding soone whom they were looking for since a long ti and it was a woman he was speaking about, ’’And I trust him.’’
Daisy patted Ivy’s head.
Seeing that the person who needed to be comforted was comforting her, Ivy cald down, ’’Since you have faith, I won’t say anything.’’
Daisy nodded.
She trusted Ryle and that was undeniable. As for other matters, she was not a fool. Ryle was holding a woman’s hand and soone just happened to be there to click a picture of them in that mont and then later send it to her. She did not have to think much to understand that this was soone’s sche.
For Ryle’s matters, he would tell her when he ca back but she could not help but think about the person who would send such pictures to her. What were their motives?
"Look into this number,’’ Daisy said to Secretary Han when he ca to pick her up for the event.
Secretary Han accepted her orders without any questioning.
At a grand seven star hotel.
The venue seed to be hustling and bustling with elites. More so, there were even people from entertainnt industry, making the anniversary event of Mr. and Mrs. Lu even livelier with their performances.
Daisy was not as close to Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu. If not for her business partnership with Lu Xian in the recent days, she would have not turned up for the event.
So, her actions were also perfunctory. She congratulated Mr Lu and Mrs Lu. And Secretary Han promptly passed her gifts to the Lu Family butler who received them from him.
Daisy could see that Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu didn’t really welco her so she did not stay for long by their side.
Secretary Han could see that she seed reluctant to stay for long so he could not help but approach her, ’’President, just hang in there. The venue is full with dia mbers. It will be all over the tomorrow’s headlines if you leave now, and that too without eting the second master Lu,’’ he spoke in a low voice.
Daisy pinched the spot between her brows, ’’Tell , how long will it take for Lu Xian to be here?"
Secretary Han had done his howork before he ca so he quickly answered her, ’’From the information I have received, he should be here soon. The guards I had arranged near Lu Corporations inford that he left the company around half an hour ago.’’
Daisy nodded and leaned back on the table with a glass of orange juice in her hand. The sooner he ca back, the more convenient it would be for her to et him and leave.
After thinking for a while, Daisy asked Secretary Han to leave and look into the number that she had sent him earlier.
Secretary Han understood that it must be sothing important so he nodded, ’’President, the guards are all stationed nearby. The mont you give them a sign, they will co over in no ti,’’ he said.
Daisy nodded and agreed to his arrangents. Even if sothing went wrong, she would not need the guards. But still, just in case thing escalated beyond her calculations, it was not bad to have a backup.
After Secretary Han left, Daisy took a sip of her juice and observed her surroundings. Even though she was already standing in a corner, she could feel multiple gazes on her. So people seed to have the intention to approach her as well.
Daisy got up and walked away from the hall, finding a balcony attached to the end of the hallway on the other side. Once she was outside, she pulled out her phone and looked at the pictures she had received today from the unknown number.
’’Here you are. I was looking for you.’’
The voice had her pause.
She turned around and glanced at Lu Xian who was leaning against the wall with his arms in front of his chest as he looked at her.
’’So business matter?"
Lu Xian rolled his eyes at her words, ’’Do I only look for you when there are business matters? Aren’t we friends? Can’t I look for you just like that?"
Daisy shrugged.
The man approached her and took a seat on the couch in the balcony.
Daisy sat on the other side of the coffee table.
Lu Xian’s gaze traced over the forest green off shoulder gown that she had donned. He had not stayed for a long ti in the hall. As soon as he ca, his n inford him her location and he imdiately ca to find her.
But just with one glance at her, he could tell that her gown was the least fancy one amongst the others but sohow the color seed to enhance her beauty. Her long hair fell over her shoulders when she leaned forward and picked up the glass of orange juice that she had kept on the table. Usually, she had a bare face but today, she seed to have gotten light makeup done on her face and they highlighted her beautiful features.
’’Were you the one who extended the invite to ?"
Daisy’s question brought Lu Xian out of his daze.
He nodded, ’’Why do you ask?"
’’You should rember that your parents have only unpleasant mories about . I am certain that on their happy day, I would be the last person they would want to see,’’ Daisy sipped her juice and crossed one leg above the other as she spoke.
Lu Xian sighed, ’’You don’t have to worry about such things. Since you are here already, it’s good for you to enjoy.’’
’’If I didn’t co, there would be news about the rivalry between Lus and Chens all over the news. The higher-ups in the company will be sitting on the thorns since you have recently acquired the large amount of shares,’’ Daisy looked at the man, ’’And you must be aware that I will think of these things and eventually co so you did not hesitate to invite .’’
Lu Xian glanced at the woman’s accusing gaze and found himself amused, ’’Smart girl.’’
Daisy did not say anything but she leaned back on the chair.
After a few seconds when he thought he should talk about sothing, she said, ’’Don’t do it in the future. I don’t like being coerced into things.’’
Lu Xian sighed, ’’Fine, fine, my bad,’’ he paused for a mont and looked around, ’’Where is your little girl? Didn’t you bring her with you?"
’’She might not like such events,’’ Daisy replied softly. Whether Angel liked it or not, she was not going to bring her daughter to places from where she, as an adult, already wanted to get out as soon as possible.
Lu Xian nodded, ’’The little girl has grown so much. A few years ago, I would never have thought there would co a day where I would be sitting here with you, talking to you about your daughter.’’
His vague words made her pause. She looked at him questioningly, ’’What do you an?"
Seeing her curious look, he smiled mysteriously, ’’Do you rember when you t for the first ti in the washroom?"
Daisy rembered it clearly. Back then, she used to work for Ryle so she was in a disguise. They had gone to a ball arranged by Lu Family where she went to the n’s washroom. She thought the place was empty but unexpectedly, she had bumped into Lu Xian, who later helped her keep her identity a secret from Ryle and sent her to the hospital when she fainted.
’’I do.’’
’’Then, do you rember I told you that it was not the first ti I t you?"
Daisy fairly rembered that as well.
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