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 went back to her
okay with
that a pretty girl brought
smiled and reached out to get some salad
on her plate instead. She acted like she didn’t notice Lincoln reaching
was regretting her
forgive her. She’s
tired of apologizing on Olivia’s
attractive enough. She was so attractive that Lincoln could tolerate
find Olivia’s innocence very
“Olivia, we were late. Let’s make a toast and
nodded and said, “Alright, Ms. Linden. Go
when she heard Olivia agreeing so readily. At least Olivia wasn’t being too
and filled up Sophia’s glass for her. She then stood at the side with
“What about your glass? Fill
with a surprised look. “You called for the toast.
to vomit blood. But she couldn’t express her frustration due
circumstances at hand.
“If you’re not going to drink, then why are you
innocently and said, “Didn’t you bring me here to eat
hard it looked like it was going
“But if you like drinking so
a bang. The smile on his face had
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