Chapter 239

I stopped in my tracks and turned to look at Neil.

Neil glanced at me, and our gazes were a bit odd.

“We’re not together,” I was the first to explain.

The receptionist looked surprised, then apologized. “Im sorry, I thought you guys were a couple because your clothes look like they match, so…”

I looked down at my outfit, then at Neil’s. They were indeed black and white, looking like a matching couple set.

Neil laughed it off, “No worries, I also think our clothes match pretty well”

The receptionist blushed at Neil’s smile and nodded apologetically. “Thank you for your understanding!”

I kept quiet until Neil finished booking a room. Then I booked another one and went to rest.

Neil’s room was across from mine. As I was opening my door, he reminded me, “Remember to pick me up when you go to Lucas’ house tomorrow. My

car is still there”

“Can’t you call a cab yourself?” I asked, annoyed.

1 can save money by riding with you,” he replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world, as if he were an extremely frugal person.

I slammed the door shut, not wanting to deal with him anymore.

I didn’t sleep well that night. I was restless and had nightmares. I woke up several times in a cold sweat.

the wee hours, I couldn’t fall back asleep. I decided to leave early to avoid Neil and head to Lucas’s

surprise, Neil was already waiting for me at my door when I opened it.

a black sweater, holding

to be this early,” Neil

so I left early” I said helplessly, “Aren’t you also putting in a lot of effort just to hitch a

hesitation, “Absolutely, we can go

I just hadn’t known Neil well enough before or if he d changed. But he was becoming more and more

the cold shoulder and headed straight for the elevator, with Neil following me like a

that the receptionist hadn’t changed shifts yet. Seeing Neil and me together, the receptionist had a look that

know each other and that we weren’t together, yet we

left the hotel that

we neared Lucas’ house, I noticed Neil’s

I had

utterly baffled and felt incredibly

You go see Lucas; I’ll take a

and you’re wasting my time Seeing Neil’s nonchalant attitude pissed me

I don’t exist.” Neil said calmly, comfortably laying in the passenger seat, even putting on sunglasses to block the

like a star on vacation,

the car right away, but my phone rang. It was an emergency call from

Finch, some shareholders want to sell their shares!”

me into a cold sweat. The company was in a critical situation. If more people started

selling?” I forced myself to

no future and want to sell!’ My assistant

had to act like everything was fine, Tell them the company

didn’t have the energy to argue with Nell over trivial matters, so I went

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