Her Precious Baby

Those utterances seemed to weigh heavily in the atmosphere around them.

The look on the pair’s faces told Delano Halls that something was not quite right. “Do you and Ms. Sorelle know each other, Mr. Golding?” he asked in concern.

“No, I don’t know her.” Speaking in his deep and low inflection, Evander sought to distance himself from her.

Unable to stomach that sight, Angeline managed a stiff smile. “Of course, he doesn’t. Not everyone can hope to be acquainted with someone as illustrious as Mr. Golding himself.”

Is she suggesting that I’m unapproachable?

Evander’s expression turned increasingly sullen. It was as though a terrible storm was brewing within him.

A secretary-like woman skirted around to Delano from behind. After she whispered something into his ear, the latter’s face turned constipated. It would seem that he just had found himself caught between a rock and a hard place.

So, Evander and Angeline actually can’t get along with each other? This is all because of my previous work trip. It’s no wonder I had no idea about what was going on despite how long the news has been out there!

“About that, Mr. Golding. I invited Ms. Sorelle to help me with the promotional work for the property a long time ago.” He only concluded that he might have misspoken after those words had escaped his lips, but alas, it was too late for him to retract them.

“Oh? Is that so?” Evander’s unblinking eyes remained fixated upon Angeline’s face when he asked that question.

Does that mean that it is a sheer coincidence that we have found ourselves in the same place here today? Was I wrong about her?

“Look, Mr. Golding…” Delano wiped a palmful of nervous sweat from his own face as he was unable to figure out what Evander actually meant to say.

Is he trying to tell me that he’s not going to step on that stage, or he wants me to kick Angeline out?

Should that be the case, he feared that his company would make the headline news the next day, except that it would be for all the wrong reasons.

An extended silence ensued.

that reminder in an icy tone, he had provided a way for all

to breathe a sigh of relief. He then quickly instructed the female compere to hand out the

ceremony, Evander and Delano positioned themselves right smack in the center of the pack. Delano even called out for

Evander, so much so that the scissors trembled in her

completion of the ribbon-cutting segment, Evander was ushered into the banquet

was finally able to let her hair down. When she felt the

the guests for the evening’s event were

rumbling the moment she was able to rest. In order to maintain her figure ahead of the promotional shoot, she only had one packet of meal replacement cookies

hall’s dining area, taking care to avoid the crowd. Coupled with the fact that everyone else was busy mingling amongst themselves, no

table were stacked with a wide assortment of food options. Grabbing a

Ferropenian pastry chef and that their taste was truly something to behold. Leaning back against

herself found the cakes to be quite irresistible, even as someone who did not have that much of a sweet tooth to begin

business has been developing quite splendidly, Mrs. Halls. Such a lucky woman you are.” At that

her hands around a wealthy woman’s

red wine from the table in view of offering a toast to

I’ll be d*mned!

to run into Joseline there either. Not wanting to get into an argument in that sort of setting, she pretended not to know Joseline. Thus, she swiftly placed her cake

from their last unpleasant encounter at the cafe. As such, there was no way she was going to miss out on that opportunity to embarrass Angeline. An insidious look flashed across Joseline’s eyes as she tightened her grip around the wine glass

a couple of splotches of wine stains still managed to catch themselves

hurried to grab a napkin to help wipe at

who straight up shook her off. Angeline then gave her a stern reminder, “If it’s not bad enough that you’ve terrible eyesight, Ms. Sorelle, do you

nails dug deep

astonishment. “Is this your younger sister, Ms. Sorelle?”

Joseline appeared apologetic. “I’m sorry that you had

person, Colleen scrutinized Angeline before she regarded her with some skepticism. “But why

isn’t quite on reasonable terms with

dress. “Have you forgotten, Ms. Sorelle? I’ve already severed ties

the latter’s shoulder. “You should know that I’ll continue to do my best to convince Grandpa to allow you to go home. While I understand that you’re still very upset, we are in a public space and, as such, should try to be more mindful of our

to the truth. It was a pity then that her sense of clarity allowed her to seize upon the wickedness within