Chapter 185

For someone as attractive as Marcus, it was no surprise that she had eyes on him all the time

“Thanks again for helping me out today, Mr. White. And thank you for dinner, as well.”

He had done quite a bit for me today. I couldn’t just keep quiet and not thank him for his deeds.

He frowned slightly and grunted indifferently at me in response. After that, he said nothing further.

Our meal was a very quiet affair, but it was not unexpected. After all, we were individuals who barely knew each other. Neither of us had much to say, to begin with, especially since he seemed like such a refined and elegant person. Marcus was attracting quite a bit of attention with his good looks as well.

After eating my fill, I set aside my cutlery.

Having noticed my movements, Marcus lopked at me. In a low voice, he asked if I was full.

I nodded and smiled faintly at him.

He put down his cutlery as well and wiped his mouth clean in a graceful gesture. “Let’s go then.”

Marcus’s way of handling things made it difficult for me to find common ground. Even so, I realized that he was not cold or aloof, but rather, he radiated a certain calmness. He was the type who used that level-headedness to solve any conundrum

When I got into the car, I saw that the clock on the dashboard said nine o’clock.

the drawer of the study, my heart sank. A part of me was reluctant to return

the city center? Marcus had not brought me back home but to the Greenleafe Residential Area instead.

here.” His expression was impassive

was stunned. Yet before I could say more, he had already parked

followed him into the White Residence, only to be met by a teary-eyed Sally who was coming

Marcus together stopped her dead in her tracks. “Wait, why are you with

her along the way.” Having said that, Marcus went upstairs, seemingly reluctant

her panic-stricken face relaxed a little.

to grab them before I

her phone to make a call. For a moment, I didn’t know what to say,

flung her arms up to

I

plopped myself onto the couch

response, Ashton entered the living room and walked towards me. In a low voice, he

at Sally, who was standing right behind him. “Thank you for this, Aunt Sally. I’ll

walked out of

from behind to send us off. “Drive

my seatbelt. I brushed him off and fastened it on my own. After that, I looked out the

speaking, and started

and noticed that

bodyguards whose faces were unfamiliar to me. I paused briefly to glance at them

half an hour later. By then, I

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