Chapter 319 Side with an Outsider
Aurust thought for a moment. A bit agitated, he pulled at his tie. His heart was in turmoil. He didn't know why.
but anything related to Lucia could upset him easily. Just then, his phone rang on the desk. Furrowing his
brows, he picked it up for a look. At the sight of the caller ID, he hesitated for a moment and then pressed the
Answer button. "Hello?"
"August, don't forget our appointment. You'll come to our house for dinner tonight." He pressed his evebrows with his other hand and said blandly, "I know."
"I'll come to the office, and then we'll go together. How does it sound?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Aurust rejected it tactfully, "Well, I have something to attend to. You can just
wait for me at home."
Jeanne sounded dejected, "Okay then, I'll see you at home." He hung up the phone, but his agitation didn't abate, not even in the slightest. Jeanne invited him to have
dinner at their house tonight. It was a family feast, but they had an axe to grind. Without a doubt, it was
Martin's idea. The dinner was just a pretext. However, given his current relationship with Jeanne, he couldn't
the office for the Kelly family's house. Merlin
was quite harmonious. They greeted him, chatted with
was a
in the living room.
some fruit." Mrs. Kelly smiled at
on the sofa. Martin sipped his coffee. His
Seconds later, he started, "August, to be honest, you have
to." Martin smiled, "The crisis the Lion Group was
thanks to the solid foundation of the company. No dirty swine can
drain from Jeanne's face. That
annoyance, she put on a smile
so fast." The corners of August's mouth curved up, but he made no comments. On the opposite
about to launch a project. Why don't you take the
unhurriedly. Martin had to swallow back the words at the tip of his tongue. Unmistakably, his face
picked up his coffee for a sip,
proposed a partnership last tiine. If you
one could find faults in his words. Tlie tactful refusal made Martin frown and turn livid, but he couldn't
out.
awkward atmosphere and looked at
not be the right time."
words only annoyed Martin further. Just then, August's phone rang. He took
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