"Who knows how the rich live? Besides, only the Moore Family has been talking about Hendrix's engagement with Miss Andrea Burton. Hendrix never responded, not even once from the beginning. I'm guessing that the woman likes him, but he doesn't like her at all."

On the way out of the Granger Group, Hendrix and I had overheard some gossip along the way.

Our surroundings turned quiet the moment we entered the car.

Hendrix started the car, glanced at me, and said, "Fasten your seat belt."

As the car drove along, I took out my cell phone and texted Irvin asking him about the details of the flight the next day.

"Do the employees in your company bully you?" Hendrix asked suddenly. I was stunned by his question.

I shook my head. "No, what's the matter?"

He pursed his lips. "Is it common for them to gossip like this?"

"Yeah," I replied casually. Irvin sent me a reply about my flight details and a reminder of the things to bring along.

me. I then explained, "Well, I was hired into the company by Irvin as a project director. Though it's neither a high nor important position, as someone who's worked in the Roberts Group for years and was also dismissed

I heard that people said that I was

the job. All I can do now is to carry out my

villa in silence. He didn't say anything any more about the gossip but I noticed that his gaze had

and asked, "Did Aunt Nerissa talk to you

"Nothing much, just about Andrea. I think she doesn't want

to be living

sneered, "Do you believe that child

raised my

paused for a moment, looked at me solemnly and said, "If I said

said, "There's nothing

little astonished by my answer. But he smiled and said with a relief, "The child isn't mine. I won't marry her. As for the engagement, I had never participated in it from the beginning. The reason I went along with it was for Casper, which was

of the car window. I didn't continue to add in anything unnecessary. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of

his words because I was smiling. He

turned serious, I nodded and said, "I know, you don't

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