The Billionaire's Forbidden Longing

Chapter 52 Rejected in Person

Allison nodded, her eyes twinkling with laughter, which made Alexander let out a sigh of relief. He was truly worried that Allison might sink into her sadness. Fortunately, she turned out to be incredibly strong.

Just as everyone was digging into their meal, two unexpected guests showed up. "We smelled the food and thought we'd join. Is that cool?"

Sloane and Mason's arrival was a surprise. Hunter didn't think much of it; the Grey family lived nearby, so it made sense. He invited them to join the meal.

Liliana glanced at Sloane with a complicated look, then at the clueless Allison, feeling things were about to get messy.

"Alexander, can I sit next to you?" Sloane asked.

Allison looked up to see Alexander's slightly annoyed expression. He refused, "No, it's too crowded here. You and Mason can sit across from us."

Alexander never showed any extra emotion towards women other than Allison.

He didn't even spare Sloane a glance, which made her instinctively clench her fingers. She had already noticed how Alexander was serving Allison food and taking care of her so meticulously. She had never received such treatment, not even a second glance from Alexander.

"Then I'll sit with Ms. Bennett," Sloane said, squeezing in next to Allison.

Allison had no choice but to move closer to Alexander, which was exactly what he wanted.

"Alexander, Sloane won a big award this time and wants to gain some experience at the Carter Group's jewelry company. Could you give her a chance?" Mason asked, trying to be tactful.

For Alexander, offering a job opportunity was no big deal.

But he didn't go along with it; instead, he directly refused. "The jewelry company under the Carter Group has always been managed by my sister. It was originally established because she got married and had nothing to do, and she likes jewelry. The company isn't very large and isn't suitable for Sloane. The jewelry company under the Grey Group is a leader in the industry; there's no need to go far."

not want to see me that much?" Sloane's jealous question brought the atmosphere to

however, looked at Sloane very calmly. "Sloane, you're a grown-up now. You should know what's important. Staying with the

but she understood women a bit. Sloane clearly liked Alexander, which was why she wanted to work at the Carter Group. For some reason, thinking about this made Allison feel a bit sour

and Allison blushed shyly, which made Alexander smile broadly, completely different from the serious and cold person he had been with Sloane earlier.

way back, Allison looked at Alexander several

wanted to see if Allison

Allison spoke up, "Are you

small smile and said, "I'm good friends with Mason, and the Carter family has some connections with the Grey family, so we often meet. But I don't have much impression of Sloane. She's a girl, and I always keep my

his words

had a look

you still insist on going your own way. You saw it yourself; he doesn't care about

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away, but Sloane's resentment only grew. No way was she, a high-society

the parent-teacher conference incident, the vibe at school got a lot quieter. Many students looked at Allison with a mix of fear and awe.

pouted, "Allison, you're practically becoming 007

in this school should be you, right? After all, your uncle is the CEO of the Carter Group, and you're the heiress of the Wilson Group. I can't

Yasmin, Mia couldn't help but make a

The school was now buzzing with stories about Allison, especially her perfect

even though she hated Allison to death, Yasmin couldn't bring her

are you crazy? Yasmin hasn't done anything to you. Besides, Allison,

her eyes and looked disdainfully at the girls across from them. "Sister? Yasmin being Allison's sister? She

best friend, and she would never let

Mia's childish behavior and pulled her into

started to wipe