Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 33

Casper noticed that there was a distinct pallor on her face. However, the radiant smile that had suffused her face distracted him from her otherwise sickly appearance.

The woman was Candace, the wife of the owner of the restaurant. Candace was familiar with Elena, including the fact that Elena always came to eat supper alone. Despite Candace’s prodding, Elena had never hinted at being in a relationship or even displaying interest in any male.

Today, however, Elena’s bearing, along with the way she looked at Casper, was different than usual.

Having once been a young woman in love, Candace had a keen eye for the budding of young romance.

“He’s my boss,” Elena mumbled shyly as her face turned pink.

“Your boss? You look very young indeed,” Candace said, appraising Casper with a look of surprise and respect. Then, a twinkle appeared in Candace’s eye, and she gave Elena a conspiratorial wink. “Remember to seize every opportunity you get!”

I’m not buying your silly excuse! That wink declared.

The moment Candace left Casper and Elena alone to browse the menu, Elena said earnestly, “Mr. Simpson, please don’t take Candace seriously! She was only joking.”

She was terrified that Casper would have mistaken Candace’s words as Elena’s own feelings.

“Only joking? I thought she made quite a bit of sense. Is she sick, though? She looked rather pale,” Casper remarked casually.

He turned and fixed his dark gaze on Elena, deciding to put her at ease by steering the conversation away towards a less awkward topic. Besides, Casper had already set his heart on Giselle. He was determined not to be distracted.

than enough for Casper. If Elena, too, developed feelings for

making up his mind to pursue Giselle wholeheartedly and win her

Seeing that he had breezily glided over

informed Casper. “She indeed has an illness of some sort, but the Langstons aren’t too well-off. They’ve also got two children to put through

outlined the moving love story of Candace

The site chief turned out to be a

sell off several pints of her blood to accumulate the funds necessary to pay off the charges levied

few years, earning barely enough to rent a space of their own. When they had finally saved enough,

blood transfusions that Elena had undergone left her body permanently weakened. Visiting the clinic or the hospital cost too much, and Candace insisted on reserving money for their children’s education. She’d thus never received any form of medical

discovering that she was also

more comfortable discussing matters of a more intimate nature with

flattered,” Candace exclaimed as she came over to Elena and Casper’s table bearing their orders.

of curiosity

went delightfully well

just a gift. The Langstons had deliberately sent it to provide Casper and Elena with

wondering how he could gracefully dodge this

me here. Did you plan on using me to fend off their questions about your dating life?” Casper joked. He gave a polite nod to the Langstons, then raised a slice of chicken to his mouth. Even before he could taste it, the savory aroma of the chicken was already making his

down at her plate in embarrassment. The Langstons’ eager matchmaking attempts had entirely confounded her

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