Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 160

Daphne just straight-up steered the convo to that topic. Mr. Lionel gave Daphne a deep look, went silent for a few seconds, then suddenly reached out and patted Daphne’s forehead lightly. “What’s your idea of love?”

Idea of love?

Daphne, a woman nearly thirty, had never really thought about her own view on love.

She cracked a grin, looking at Mr. Lionel. “Mr. Lionel, next time ask me about my money views! Love’s too complicated, I wouldn’t know how to answer.”

Lionel had already expected her reaction. His eyes were filled with amusement.

For some reason, when Daphne saw Lionel’s smile, she felt a bit uneasy.

*Daphne.” Lionel suddenly said.

Daphne looked at Lionel in surprise. “Yes?”

“Don’t call me Mr. Lionel.” Lionel said.

Daphne was taken aback. She thought carefully before saying, “If I don’t call you by your name, then what should I call you?”

“We’re friends. Mr. Lionel sounds too formal.”

Daphne said impatiently, “But you appear in front of the media that day…”

She hadn’t finished her sentence when she saw Mr. Lionel’s face suddenly become serious. Daphne almost forgot that Mr. Lionel had helped her that day.

She quickly laughed and apologized, “Lord Lion!”

Although this was Daphne’s unconsidered choice, Lionel seemed to be quite satisfied with this title.

He even turned his head to look at Daphne, asking with seeming depth, “What should I call you?”

Was he joking?

Daphne answered directly, “Just call me Daphne. I think it sounds quite friendly already. My mom said there’s a lot of thought put into my name.”

“Oh?” Lionel seemed very interested. “What’s so thoughtful about it?”

Daphne’s name didn’t seem to have anything special about it, Lionel wanted to hear how Daphne would explain it.

of a goddess who, while fleeing from the god Apollo, transformed into a laurel tree, Consequently, this name can also be associated with myths and legends. Anyway, Daphne is a name that exudes a

seemed to mock, and he smiled faintly at her.

before, but his current expression

into a Daphne cake, and then was eaten by Ljonel, one bite at a time.

felt extremely embarrassed…

smile became rigid.

seemed to deliberately say, “well, you have quite the creative imagination. Hope

smile became even more rigid. She always felt that Lionel had ulterior

Lionel had said she was like Ms. Albertine and asked her if

Daphne seriously said to Lionel,

she felt Lionel’s stern

honored to be able to accompany you to the banquet today. My boyfriend even said that it’s the greatest honor of my life to be able to accompany you to the banquet!”

is

Lionel that she had a boyfriend, so she shouldn’t have any private relationship with him, a person of such high

Indeed, which normal boyfriend would allow his girlfriend

and explained, “What I mean is, my boyfriend is also

After speaking, Lionel smiled at Daphne. “I

many fans, why do you have to meet my boyfriend? The point is, where can she

being stupid, she heard Lionel suddenly say

Elliot?

up and saw that the person walking towards them was indeed Elliot.

Daphne looked up, she also saw Julie and

all the people

to Lionel and smiled at him,

come alone?” Lionel looked behind Elliot.

Daphne knew they must be close friends.

a plus one today, does that make you think you can make fun of me? When you and Albertine broke up, I didn’t make fun

world knows about Lionel and Albertine’s

of me at the time because you were busy pursuing your first love abroad, and you had no time to

His first love…

was one of the few people who knew that Elliot had proposed to Julie. When Lionel mentioned Elliot’s first love, Daphne instinctively looked at Julie and

is

and spotted

Daphne as she realized Julie and Kieran were now

and Elliot, followed by them going about their separate lives. But alas, reality never lives up to