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.

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

Delano was able to breathe a sigh of relief. He then quickly instructed the female compere to hand

out for Angeline to stand directly on the other side of Evander. On Angeline’s part, she was a little

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

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

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

for the evening’s

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

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

of the long table were stacked with a wide assortment of food options. Grabbing a plate, she then went on to pick

was prepared by a Ferropenian pastry chef and that their taste was truly something to behold. Leaning back against the table, Angeline worked her dessert fork away at the

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

Such a lucky

to the side—it was Joseline. The latter had her

in view of offering a toast to

I’ll be d*mned!

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

no way she was going to miss out on that opportunity to embarrass Angeline. An insidious

a couple of splotches

you!” Purposefully feigning surprise, Joseline hurried to grab a

her a stern reminder, “If it’s not bad enough that you’ve terrible eyesight, Ms. Sorelle, do you now have a poor constitution to go along with it?

her sharp nails dug

in astonishment. “Is this your younger sister,

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

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

quite on reasonable terms with the rest of the family.” Exhaling, Joseline portrayed herself as though she was a

stopped trying to clean her dress. “Have you forgotten, Ms.

I’ll continue to do my best to convince Grandpa to allow you to go home.

touched by Joseline had she not been privy to the truth. It was a pity then that her sense of clarity allowed her to seize upon the wickedness within