Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Chapter 16- Lunch

"Lora..." Ryan said through gritted teeth. "How dare you call me a scumbag?"

Even though he was just teasing her after she accused him of stalking her, he didn't expect her to call him that.

Anger bubbled up within him as he glared at Lora.

"Isn't this what scumbags do?" Lora asked calmly. "You have no reason to get so close to me, Mr Kingsley. Please respect yourself and be more professional."

Ryan's jaw clenched before he stepped away from Lora. He scoffed and replied, "Don't be so full of yourself, Miss Lora."

Lora let out a sigh of relief. With Ryan getting so close, it was hard to keep her hatred in check and she didn't want to expose herself.

"I'm not full of myself but I expect the both of us to act professional and not cross the line," Lora stated firmly.

Ryan frowned but he didn't say anything as he tried to calm down from the embarrassment of being rejected.

"Why did you come back to my office anyway? I'm on my way out," Lora said.

She didn't like how Ryan kept giving her attention. He was dangerous.

Ryan finally remembered why he had returned to Lora's office. He glanced at her and remarked, "The chairman would like to meet our new partner, so I came here to invite you for lunch with him." Lora arched an eyebrow and asked, "Is it a business lunch meeting or...?"

"Of course, it's business. Do you want it to be something else?" Ryan replied, his eyes boring into Lora's hazel ones as a side smirk crossed his lips.

For a moment, he was lost in her captivating eyes. That face would always remind him of what he had lost.

Larisa...

at wasn't Larisa and came back to his senses. 'Shit,

remarked, "Look, don't read too much into it. The chairman always meets our new partners to talk further about the cooperation. I might

years ago. After receiving unconditional kindness from him in the past, Lora

sighed and answered, "I can spare a few minutes for lunch. Is he already

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Ryan replied before leading Lora out

internally sighed as she left her office. She hoped this would be the last time she would be entangled

he saw her leave the company with Ryan and enter his car. Jason's eyes narrowed as he watched Ryan's car drive away. Why was Ryan so interested in Lora? It couldn't be only because she's beautiful and part of a

too, so

something? Jason

and called someone, saying, "I want you to investigate Ryan and what he's been up to since

take long for Ryan and Lora

Ryan said the moment they walked into the VIP booth and found Charles waiting for

in after Ryan and his eyes widened into saucers. His

this woman looks just like my granddaughter-in-law!' Charles exclaimed

of the young lady who tragically lost her life six years ago. Lora saw the old man's expression and smiled before saying politely, "Good afternoon, Mr

got over his initial shock and a

wanted to meet our new partner and also, to see what the daughter of the Davis family looks like.

her. Even though they looked like a couple

ordered the food and as they waited, Charles kept

before your parents found

design. They had hired

Chapter 16- Lunch

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