Chapter 17

Yet, Arielle remained emotionless as if she weren’t the least bothered.

And that was the truth; she truly couldn’t care less about being forgotten by Vinson.

She knew that the Southalls wanted connections with the Nightshires because of their elite social status. Despite this, that prestige wasn’t what she wanted or needed.

So, it didn’t matter whether Vinson remembered her at all.

Shandie scoffed when Arielle didn’t react to her.

Liar! Keep acting like you don’t care then, Arielle. I bet that deep down, you’re crying like a big baby who’s hurt about the whole thing. Serves you right!Vinson would never be interested in a plain country bumpkin like you!

Little did the four Southalls know, Vinson’s eyes had burned holes in the back of Arielle’s head for quite some time.

He stayed that way until Arielle boarded her flight. Only then did he let out an intrigued chuckle.

Beside him, the assistant’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

What’s going on?Mr. Nightshire never laugh. He’s usually unsmiling, and some would even say intimidatingly distant. I can’t believe he’s chuckling to himself now.Also, this isn’t sneering laughter. No. It’s more genuine, like an amused laugh that comes from deep within one’s chest. It’s been ages since I last saw Mr. Nightshire laugh like this.

While the assistant was deep in thought, Vinson’s voice suddenly sounded. He asked, “Did you notice a difference between her and the others?”

There were three women in that family. Which is he referring to?

The assistant had worked alongside Vinson for several years now, so he knew better than to ask Vinson outright. He pondered for a while before recalling that Arielle had dressed differently from the others.

Then he answered hesitantly, “Indeed. The other three have donned well-known designer brands while that young lady’s clothes… Well, they seem like some

 

randomly bought clothes from an unknown stall.”

Even with such a sharp observation, Vinson still shook his head.

The assistant instantly stiffened in shock. Did I guess wrongly? Was Mr. Nightshire not referring to that lady?

Just as the assistant felt flustered, Vinson’s voice spoke up once again. “I’m not talking about her clothes.”

a sigh of relief since he had

it’s not the clothes, then

seconds, Vinson’s facial expression returned to its usual

dare to probe any further, so he continued with

he ordered Arielle to carry out several mindless tasks throughout the flight. She was

assumed that she

bothered with doing all those tasks. All she did was

it in anymore.

with a sharp tone, “I thought you said that you helped Mr. Nightshire. So why didn’t he remember

small favor then, so

you should have…” Henrick faltered as he looked at Arielle. I guess having

 

only it were Shandie who knew Vinson… she would have immediately caught on to my intentions and

then huffed begrudgingly, “Forget it. We’ll talk about

With eyes rounded and lips parted, she feigned a child-like innocence as if she didn’t know what

then, the flight attendant approached them. “Good day, Mr. Southhall. According to your flight mileage, we’re able to give you a

only out of stinginess but also because he knew that they could get a free

Henrick beamed as he bounced onto his feet. “Thank you. Please

and Cindy stood as

was the last to stand. Then he immediately explained, “My

temples started to ache. Then who

Shandie or Arielle?

isn’t very quick-witted. She won’t be of much help at all. Plus, we’re heading to Shandie’s awards ceremony. So why

turned grim before he

can’t help that there are only three seats. We’ll still see each other once

stared intensely at

her chest, but she couldn’t show it

 

to let Cindy and Shandie feel

pressed her lips into a tight

while averting her gaze. He then pranced away

more. You’ll have to work harder to catch up now! I’ll be off to the first-class cabin, so you rest up here in economy-class, hmm? There’s actually not much difference between the two cabins, save for the bigger seats and better service in mine. But hey, don’t let that get

teeth at how Shandie was gloating around like

better hurry over. Dad

panicked upon seeing Arielle’s maliciously

first-class, fearing that Arielle would

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