After She She Stopped Loving Him

Chapter 101

Yolanda kept her head bowed, feeling the weight on her shoulders like a sword about to drop. ‘I just hope I don’t mess up, she thought nervously.

After ten long minutes, Samuel finally spoke. “Ian, I’ve been searching for you for ages.”

“Mr. Grant, you must be joking,” Ian responded calmly.

Ian’s reply was crisp and confident; he showed no sign of backing down in front of Samuel.

It was as if the two of them stood on perfectly equal ground.

Yolanda kept her head down, but she was all ears, catching every word.

Samuel set his cup down and shot Ian a look. “So, you wanna be a star now? Chasing fame, huh?”

Ian grinned mischievously and leaned against Yolanda’s shoulder. “Honestly, I’d rather be her secret lover. Is that allowed?”

Yolanda stiffened all over, almost tempted to drop to her knees before Samuel in sheer embarrassment.

Samuel let out a soft “hmm,” as if he didn’t know how to respond.

After another half–minute of silence, Samuel finally said, “You won a ton of cash from my gambling house back then. Never thought your real name was lan.”

“Spent it all ages ago,” lan answered with a carefree shrug.

Samuel leaned back, giving a thoughtful hum. “Want to have this chat upstairs?”

“Sure,” Ian replied, getting up and shooting a look at Yolanda, who was still keeping her head down.

Ian got to his feet and glanced over at Yolanda, who remained silent with her head bowed.

He crouched down next to her and said, “Ms. Grant, just sit tight. I’ll be back down in half an hour.”

Yolanda’s mind was in total chaos; she couldn’t even bring herself to look at Samuel. All she could do was give a dazed nod, feeling lost and anxious.

In the study, Samuel idly turned the ring on his thumb, his presence radiating a calm maturity that made lan’s wild streak stand out even more.

Ian was like a wolf who’d grown up in the untamed wilds–he desperately tried to hide the feral instincts beneath the surface, but the little things always betrayed him.

Neither of them said a word, the silence stretching out like a tug–of–war that neither side wanted to lose.

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hand over Crimson Gallery to you. Think you can handle

brawls–the place had a whole gambling operation too. The club was massive and famous

shots had to play by the rules. And when you

still hadn’t found anyone up to the job of

called it a hot potato for a reason–the place drew people from every walk of life, most of them up to no good. Only someone ruthless enough could keep it

about running respectable businesses in public, so Samuel couldn’t afford to be associated with a shady operation like

a goldmine, and Samuel was reluctant to

for

his tone even. “I want

get Yoyo,” Samuel

Ian didn’t

sure Charles stays in the dark about this. If he goes off the rails,

hadn’t noticed a thing yet. He was only acting on what he’d

one step ahead, but now the tables had turned–the hunter had become the

were plotting upstairs. She was restless, barely able to sit still–especially with this being Samuel’s

hard, feeling so nervous it was like all the water in her body

hour later Ian came

her and said, “Ms. Grant, let’s

a wave of relief when she saw Samuel

was about to

of the stairs, his expression serious. “Yoyo,

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youchers

froze. After everything that had happened tonight, just

with Ian.

bit her lip and sat back

Yolanda’s check before heading out, leaving her

after coming downstairs, took off the coat lan had given Yolanda and draped his own over her shoulders instead–claiming her

herself

anything at all. The silence

chimed. It

a mature edge. “You can’t hide

figure it out sooner

spoke softly, “I’m going to grow my studio, save up

anywhere really–there’s no way Charles

look, and for a moment, it hit him–Yolanda was the most

scene.

to poke at Ian–a total mad dog if there ever was one. If she kept

would she ever get herself

kept his silence, and simply told the servant to open

in, his whole vibe was heavy and