Chapter 25


    Both parties were stunned. Noemi was the first to react. She sneered and said in a provocative tone,


    “Hey! Isn’t this Celia the mistress?”


    The word “mistress” caused everyone in the store to turn around and direct their gaze at Celia. Celia’s


    face flushed. She had been a prestigious and well-knowndy in South City, but now that she was


    being addressed by Noemi in this way, she felt ashamed to the extreme.


    “It seems that your lover is going to make you official?” There was a hint of sarcasm in Noemi’s gaze.


    “These days, a mistress who should be kept hidden also dares to proudly put on a formal dress.


    Mankind has indeed fallen.”


    Celia desperately hoped she could hide herself, but Noemi didn’t intend to let her off. “Have you never


    thought of judgement when you ruined other people’s family? Let me tell you, the price of being a


    mistress is to have a son with a birth defect!”


    “Noemi!” Amber knew Noemi’s temper and that she wouldn’t stop it. She dragged Noemi away and


    pushed her into the fitting room. “You try on the dress first. I need to use the restroom.”


    Celia’s face turned red, and the joy in her heart turned into bitterness. She looked around for Rodney,


    but she did not see him. So she casually grabbed another dress and entered the fitting room again with


    her head down.


    Amber stopped a shop assistant and asked for the location of the restroom. When she came out after


    she was done, her eyes met with a pair of deep eyes. “Rodney actually came here too?” thought


    Amber.


    It seems that he really doted on Celia. He actually came to apany her to choose a dress? Amber


    laughed at herself in her heart. When had he been so considerate to her in the past? Without any


    expression on her face, she was ready to pass by him, but Rodney stopped her.


    He focused his gaze at her. “I want to hear your exnation.”


    “What?” Amber was stunned.


    “Amber Stone, why did you let Noemi say that?”


    Only then did Amber realised that Rodney must have heard what Noemi had said to Celia just now. He


    hade to question her about it. She didn’t say a word and felt a little cold in her heart. She turned


    around and wanted to leave, but Rodney grabbed her hand and said, “I won’t allow you to bully my


    woman!”


    “Sir, what do you want?” Amber didn’t even bother to address him by hisst name.


    “Apologise. I want you to apologise to Celia.” Rodney’s fingers were gripping Amber’s hand tightly. The


    indifference in Amber’s eyes triggered his nerves. Having been apart for just three years, she was


    actually treating him like a stranger. How cruel was this woman’s heart?


    Amber suddenly felt a little depressed. She had once tried to pay no attention to this man. However,


    there was still no way to block the news about him advancing in South City. South City was her home,


    but because this man entered South City and be the overlord. She became one who had a home,


    yet it was a home that she could not return to.


    She had thought about bringing her uncle away after making money and buying a house, but it was not


    easy to earn money. All these years, she really had been hanging on all by herself. This time, Elliot had


    wanted to bring her back regardless, so she had to obey his order. When she came back, she had


    thought about meeting this man, but she had never thought that it would be like this.


    “He wanted me to apologise to his new lover?” Amber thought and suddenly felt a little sad for herself.


    Why did she want to hide from this man?


    The person who had hurt her had always been him, but she had to ept the consequences of this ill-


    treatment. Leaving her hometown, she experienced setbacks everywhere. In the end, she was still


    cowardly. It wasn‘t her who had done something wrong. What was she afraid of?


    “On what basis?” Amber sneered. She tried her best to break free from his grip, but Rodney was


    gripping tightly. She red at him. “Mr. Barron, since you dared to do it, why are you afraid of others


    saying it?”


    Her temper had not changed at all. She was still as tough as ever, absolutely refusing to give in. When


    he heard the way she addressed him, his body stiffened and his hands unconsciously let go of her.


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    Noemi came out after putting on the dress. Amber’s taste was not bad. The dress really exhibited her


    charisma. She was very happy and immediately decided to get it.


    Seeing that Amber’s expression was a little off, Noemi thought it was because of Celia. “Amber, let’s


    not be bothered by that b*tch.”


    Amber forced a smile. Although she had been separated from Rodney for three years and had gotten


    over everything, it was impossible to say that she didn’t care anymore. Rodney’s aggressive look just


    now made her very upset. She didn’t want to stay here for any longer. “Noemi, let’s go.”


    Noemi nodded and asked the shop assistant to pack the dress. At the same moment, Rodney suddenly


    appeared. Seeing him, Noemi was shocked. Noemi was a witness of Amber’s and Rodney’s love story.


    Speaking of which, it had a lot to do with her that he got together with Amber. Amber had felt pressured


    about being with Rodney. She was the one who advised and persuaded Amber to ept it bravely.


    Noemi was extremely unhappy when she thought of Rodney’s solemn vow to treat Amber well, but


    after only a few years of marriage, he had forgotten about the vow and got a mistress for himself.


    “I was wondering why I was so unlucky today. It turned out that I had left my lucky charm at home.


    That’s why I’m meeting these shady people.”


    Celia heard it clearly in the fitting room. It was time for her to show up. Noemi was hot-tempered and


    could scold people at any asion.


    Rodney was not an easy-going person. If he were to be scolded by her like that, he would definitely


    lose his temper. By that time, it’ll be when the fun began. As she thought about it, she immediately


    opened the door and walked out. “Rodney, does this look good?” Her voice was extremely gentle.


    Naturally, Rodney could sense Noemi’s dissatisfaction. He was a little embarrassed. When he nced


    at Amber and saw her indifferent expression, he immediately put on a charming smile, and replied


    Celia in a very gentle voice, “It’s beautiful!”


    In contrast to Amber’s calmness, Noemi’s eyes were fuming when she saw the scene before her eyes.


    “What a shameless couple, how could they have the audacity to disy their love here? Don’t they


    know how to spell the word ‘shame’?”


    Amber naturally knew Noemi’s temper. Now, Rodney was no longer the love-struck man who always


    followed behind her, but an overlord. There would be no good to offend him. So she quickly took the


    dress from the shop assistant, then dragged Noemi and headed outside. “Noemi, let’s go!”


    Seeing that there was no emotional fluctuation on her face, for some reason, Rodney could only feel a


    wave of anger welling up in his heart. He only acted that way in hopes to indicate his presence. But


    from the corner of his eyes, he saw that her figure did not pause at all and strode straight out of the


    boutique.


    His eyes turned gloomy, and he suddenly felt that he was a little ridiculous himself. That woman was so


    heartless back then. How could she have any excessive reaction to his actions now?


    He was a little lost and felt slightly resentful. He stared at the door in a daze. Her figure had


    disappeared for some time, but he just looked at the door without any motion.


    Celia didn’t notice his changes. She was still immersed in the joy of how Rodney had treated her just


    now. In the past, he couldn’t bear to let Amber suffer even a little. Now that he could treat Amber like


    that in front of her, he must have gotten over her. She acted cute and said, “I also like a set of red


    dress. I’ll try them on and show you.”


    Rodney came back to his senses. His voice was still as gentle as ever. “There’s no need to try it. You


    look good in everything you wear. If you like it, then let’s buy it.”


    His words were filled with affection and Celia happily ordered the shop assistant to take her dress.


    However, she did not notice the indifferent look in his eyes. Although his voice was gentle, his eyes had


    never been warm.


    After returning to thepany, Rodney’s face had been gloomy, as if someone owed him a lot of


    money. Mr. Hickman of the marketing department came with a sponsorship contract for him to sign.


    Seeing Noemi Herrera’s name on the contract, Rodney became angry. “We’ll stop this sponsor!”


    Mr. Hickman was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had heard it wrongly. Rodney red at him


    and said, “Go and tell the person in charge at the TV station that if they want the sponsor, we can


    agree. But first, rece this Noemi and let her do some other chores!”


    Mr. Hickman felt a little mistreated and exited with the contract. He met Deon in the corridor and said,


    “Mr. Beard, you see!” He grabbed Deon and said, “It was Mr. Barron who had agreed with this sponsor


    at the beginning, but now he suddenly changed his mind. How should I exin it to the TV station?”


    Deon shook his head and tried tofort him by patting his shoulder. “There’s no reason we can say in


    front of Mr. Barron. Just do as he says!”


    Mr. Hickman sighed. Indeed, there was no reason to talk about in front of Rodney. It was just that this


    sponsor was requested by his old ssmate from the TV station.


    At that time, he had carefully studied their show proposal and thought that it could bring profit to the


    company, so he went to find Mr. Barron. When Rodney saw it, he also found it interesting. Who knew


    that he would suddenly change his mind. How could he exin it to his old ssmate now?


    Mr. Hickman found it hard to break this news to his old ssmate. His old ssmate was full of


    enthusiasm and wanted to make Noemi happy by getting this sponsor for her.


    However, he didn’t know that Noemi was all about the business and didn’t have any interest in him at


    all. After being rejected multiple times for inviting Noemi out for a meal, Mr. Hickman’s old ssmate


    was a little regretful. If he had known that this woman would ignore him like this, he wouldn’t have


    helped her.


    When he heard Mr. Hickman said that Rodney’s request was for Noemi to be demoted in return for the


    sponsor’s fee, he was overjoyed. “I’ll tell the TV station’s superior about this right away.”


    The next day, Noemi was invited into the office of the superior of the TV station. First, he praised her


    personal capability. Then, he changed the subject and said that all new staffs would have to start from


    the basic level and train for a period of time. The program she nned would first be taken over by


    another ywright-director. She woulde back to take over after her training.


    Noemi was not a fool. She asked directly, “Is there someone who wants to fool with me?”


    The superiorughed, “Noemi, it’s good to keep that in mind”.


    Noemi had spent so much effort on this show, and she didn’t expect such a problem would arise. She


    was also a person who would do whatever she dared to say. Although she felt wronged, she refused to


    admit defeat. “Let’s put this matter aside for a while. I’ll go to find another sponsor. If I can’t achieve


    that, then I’ll go for the training.”


    Her superior smiled bitterly and said, “Noemi, after such a thing happened, who else in South City


    dares to sponsor you?”


    Amber didn’t know about Noemi until she attended the first rehearsal. She knew very well that it was


    Rodney’s doing. She was so angry that she called him up without any consideration.


    It only urred to her after she dialed the number, that it was Rodney’s number three years ago. Now,


    he might have changed his number. However, out of her expectations, the call went through. Rodney’s


    voice came from the other end saying, “Hello?”


    Hearing Rodney’s voice, Amber became angrier. She opened her mouth and scolded, “Mr. Barron, do


    you not have a conscience?”


    Rodney’s voice was very calm. “Of course I do. Does Miss. Stone have any doubt?”


    “Why are you so shameless? If you want anything, direct it at me, why did you cause trouble for


    Noemi?”


    “I’m very busy. I don’t have time to discuss this with you!” Without another word, Rodney hung up the


    phone.


    After hanging up the phone, he stared nkly at the phone in front of him. He had waited for this call


    for three years. It could be said that he had been looking forward to it day and night. Just when he had


    already lost hope, she called him. “Amber, it’s good that you have a weakness!”