Chapter 218
Lincoln looked at the mountain of pork chops on his plate. Then he looked at the sincere expression on Olivia’s face.
He was stumped. He couldn’t tell if she didn’t know or if she was just pretending. Her eyes were clear.
There was not a speck of pretense in them.
He thought about her age and thought it was understandable to be unclear about the rules of the dinner table.
Sophia was bewildered. So that was what Olivia meant when she said she understood?
She thought the negotiations were done off. Lincoln would surely be severing ties with her.
But the truth was that men were exceptionally patient and accommodating to pretty women.
Sophia glanced at Lincoln warily. But she saw him smiling.
He was not angry at all.
He said, “It must be great to be young. Such youthfulness.”
rolled her eyes at Olivia. Olivia pretended not to see and
long as you’re okay with it,
course, how could I hate that a pretty
smiled and reached out to get some salad on the
it and put some on her plate instead. She acted like she didn’t notice Lincoln reaching for
rendered speechless. She was regretting
please forgive
of apologizing
was attractive enough. She was so attractive that Lincoln
find Olivia’s
Olivia and said, “Olivia, we were late. Let’s make a toast and
nodded and said, “Alright, Ms.
in relief when she heard Olivia agreeing so readily. At
glass for her. She then
“What about your
surprised look. “You called
was going to vomit blood. But she couldn’t express her frustration
circumstances at hand.
“If you’re not going to drink, then why
looked at her innocently and said, “Didn’t you bring me here
hard it looked like it
you like drinking so much, you
with a bang. The smile
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