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.

reminder in an icy tone, he had provided a way

breathe a sigh of relief. He then quickly instructed the

and Delano positioned themselves right smack in the center of the pack. Delano even called out for Angeline to stand directly on the other side of Evander.

the scissors trembled in her grasp. It took her two solid tries to actually

the ribbon-cutting segment, Evander was ushered

let her hair down. When she felt the back of her clothing, it

the evening’s event were

order to maintain her figure ahead of the promotional shoot, she only had one packet of meal replacement cookies very early in the day. By this time, the hunger pangs were really starting to gnaw at

made her way over to the banquet hall’s dining area, taking care to avoid the crowd. Coupled with the fact that everyone else was busy mingling amongst themselves, no one really paid any attention to

stacked with a wide assortment of food options.

that their taste was truly something to

who did not have that much of a sweet tooth to

Mrs. Halls. Such a lucky woman you are.” At that moment, a familiar voice rang

Joseline. The latter had her hands around a wealthy woman’s arm, and the duo was

red wine from the table in view of offering a toast

I’ll be d*mned!

run into Joseline there either. Not wanting to get into an argument in that sort of setting, she

such, there was no way she was going to miss out on that opportunity

quick reflexes saved her in the nick of time. Nevertheless, a couple of splotches of wine stains still managed to catch themselves onto

hurried to grab a napkin to help wipe at

it’s not bad enough that you’ve terrible eyesight, Ms. Sorelle, do you now have a poor constitution to go

face fell, and her sharp nails

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

“I’m sorry that you

she regarded her with some skepticism. “But why would a

own immaturity, so she isn’t quite on reasonable terms with the rest of the family.”

that, she stopped trying to clean her dress. “Have you forgotten, Ms. Sorelle? I’ve already severed ties with the

Angeline.” Joseline strutted over to her younger sister on her three-inch stilettos and placed a hand on 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

she not been privy to the truth. It was a pity then that