Chapter 84

Serenity nodded with a smile. Then, she sat down a fair distance away from them with her lute in her arms. In no time, the crisp and sweet strains of music floated in the room. Meanwhile, the other ladies exclaimed jokingly, “Don’t purify yourself, Mr. Road! We love you as you are.”

Chuckling, Alex remarked, “That makes sense. Mr. Nolan here is chaste, so I’m your only hope. How does the saying go again? If I don’t sacrifice myself for the greater good, who will?”

“Pfft…” The ladies giggled, while Eugene shot him an affronted glare. “You should have a care lest I throw up at that gross remark!”

Unfazed, Alex leaned close to him with curiosity written all over his face. “So, what exactly happened? I heard that you even crushed Harriet Grant? Isn’t there a collaboration between Grant Group and Nolan Group?”

Downing his glass of wine, Eugene replied with utter distaste, “She can’t manage her brother well, so I kindly helped her out!”

“Her target was Olivia Maxwell, so what has it got to do with you?” Alex asked in feigned bafflement, craftiness concealed in his eyes.

“Could I have just ignored it when she was right beside me?” Eugene retorted.

slyly. “Really? Do you just like

glare, Eugene stubbornly declared, “What that man did was practically slapping me across the face right before me, so I just didn’t like him. What has

don’t know you? When have you, Eugene Nolan, ever loved poking your nose into

seek death, so what could

Hayden. “You’re sure

it even if he does. After all, Eugene is the kind of person

a

two of them shared a look before they burst out

were you thinking

“Nothing,” Eugene answered perfunctorily.

exactly such subconscious action that’s most terrifying! It seems like you’ve been taken down without you even having

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255