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...

he recalled that the woman he was looking at wasn't Larisa and came back to his senses. 'Shit, I need to stop comparing the two women. It's not fair to Larisa,' Ryan

pulled at his tie in frustration and remarked, "Look, don't read too much into it. The chairman always meets our new partners to talk further about the cooperation. I might be the CEO

Lora when she was married to Ryan six years ago. After receiving unconditional kindness

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

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him at the restaurant," Ryan replied before leading Lora

She hoped this would be the last time she would

of the car, he saw her leave the company with Ryan and enter his car. Jason's eyes narrowed as he watched Ryan's car drive away.

a prestigious family too, so why

I missing something?

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

same time, it didn't take long for Ryan

Ryan said the moment they walked into the VIP booth and

in after Ryan and his eyes widened into

day, this woman

was thrilled to see Lora, regardless of who she was. Her face reminded him 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 Kingsley. It's an honour to finally meet

got over his initial shock and a

take a seat!" He remarked, gesturing with his hand to the chair opposite him. "I wanted to meet our new partner and also, to see what the daughter of the Davis family looks like. Indeed, it is as the news says." "Thank you, Mr Kingsley," Lora replied with

next to her. Even though they looked like a couple visiting

ordered the food and as they waited, Charles kept chatting

before

replied, "I was abroad, studying design. They had hired a private investigator who found me after a long

Chapter 16- Lunch

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