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.

Greek mythology, Daphne is also the name 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 poetic and natural charm, conveying a gentle and

mock, and he smiled faintly at her.

dessert before, but his current expression looked like he was telling her that he want to taste this “Daphne” dessert

into a Daphne cake, and then was eaten

extremely embarrassed…

became rigid.

the creative imagination. Hope I can taste this kind of fresh and

became even more rigid. She always felt that

it might be because before the last interview, Lionel had said she

of this, Daphne seriously said to Lionel, “By

finish, she felt Lionel’s stern look.

quickly corrected herself, “Lord Lion, thank you for accepting my interview and giving me the opportunity to work with you. I’m also very 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

is really

Lionel that she had a boyfriend, so she shouldn’t have any

normal boyfriend would allow his girlfriend

mocked herself. She forced a smile and explained, “What I mean is,

him.” After speaking, Lionel smiled at Daphne. “I like to

you have to meet my boyfriend? The

herself for being stupid, she heard Lionel suddenly say happily, “Elliot, I thought you

Elliot?

and saw that the person walking towards them was

looked up, she also saw

seemed that all the people

to Lionel and smiled at him, “Here I am,

you come alone?” Lionel looked behind

conversation, Daphne knew they must be

you can make fun of me? When you and Albertine broke up, I

the whole world knows about Lionel and Albertine’s past.

now looked very natural when he laughed. He laughed and said to Elliot, “You didn’t make fun of me at the time because you were busy pursuing your first love abroad, and

His first love…

that Elliot had proposed to Julie. When Lionel mentioned Elliot’s first love, Daphne instinctively looked at Julie and Kieran, and then…

is awkward…

Daphne’s gaze and spotted the

as she realized Julie and Kieran were now looking

no longer an option. She prayed for a polite hello between Julie and Elliot, followed by them going about their separate lives. But alas, reality never lives up