Chapter 758 Dinner (Part Two)


    "I want to announce that you are no longer my best buddy!" Dering thus, Rain walked over to the


    desk to pick up the document he had brought before leaving the office. He was upset over Edward''s


    words and had to find a quiet ce to get over the hurt.


    As he watched Rain''s receding figure, Edward sighed with profound resignation. When Rain was


    unable to straighten himself out, he was deaf to others'' advice. Edward could only remind him of the


    possibilities, but it all depended on Rain himself.


    It waste afternoon and the sun was low in the sky. Belinda was awestruck by the wedding dress in


    front of her. The white dress was adorned with Swarovski pearls and perfectly cut crystal beads that


    glowed in the bright light. She was eager to try it on, but the medicine was still fresh on her wounds.


    She could only imagine how she''d look in the dress.


    "Belinda, what do you think? Do you like it?" Leena was proud of her masterpiece and eager to see


    Belinda''s reaction.


    "I love it! Leena, thank you so much!" Belinda was so delighted that she could hardly bear to put down


    the dress. She couldn''t believe she was getting married soon.


    "I''m d you like it. I spent a lot of time and energy on it." Leena grinned. She was thrilled her work


    was appreciated.


    "What? You mean you made this dress all by yourself?" Belinda widened her eyes at Leena. Duke had


    told her before that she wasn''t yet fully able to undertake such a task alone.


    "Of course! I designed it and selected the materials. Unfortunately, there was no simr cloth in the


    country, so I sent the drawing to a friend of mine in Paris and asked her to make it for me. Look at


    these pearls and beads! I sewed them myself." Leena touched the gleaming material softly with a


    satisfied smile.


    "Wow, you''re brilliant! Why did your brother tell me you haven''t finished your apprenticeship yet?"


    Belinda asked in confusion. She loved the wedding dress so much. It was both fashionable and


    graceful. To her, it looked like it was made by a top designer.


    "Well, this dress is only for practice." Leena smiled awkwardly. She didn''t borate. It would be hard


    for her to exin.


    "Wow! Leena, you have a promising future in the industry," Belindaplimented her graciously. The


    wedding dress was indeed wonderful.


    "Thank you, Belinda. If the dress doesn''t fit you, let me know," Leena said as she looked at Belinda''s


    figure. The dress should fit her well, unless she put on or lost significant weight in the short time.


    "You have my size. I don''t think there will be any problem. Let''s go downstairs and have food." Belinda


    put the wedding dress on its hanger and went downstairs with Leena.


    "Why hasn''t Dukee back yet?" Leena asked in confusion when she saw an empty dining room.


    "Oh, he has dinner with his colleagues this evening. There''s no need for us to wait on him. Let''s eat


    together," Belinda exined with a smile. It wasn''t umon to have dinner with co-workers. Belinda


    herself had dinners or went to the club with colleagues.


    "I think Duke hates having dinner with colleagues. I''ve rarely known him do so. There must be


    something wrong," Leena frowned doubtfully.


    "I have no idea about that. Just leave it be." Belinda didn''t like getting to the bottom of things. When


    Duke informed her he was going to have dinner with his colleagues, she didn''t question it so


    thoroughly.


    Belinda clearly didn''t want to discuss it further, so Leena just sat down and ate her meal. She had to go


    back to work. After dinner, Leena took her leave.


    Meanwhile, Duke had been forced into having dinner with the employees of the Sales Department.


    They arrived at a Korean Restaurant, where Rachel sat beside Duke.


    "Duke, here''s to you." Rachel raised her ss with glee. She even called him by his name in front of


    the other colleagues.


    "Thank you." Though Duke disliked her straightforwardness, he lifted his ss to hers and swallowed


    the booze. His handsome face still looked as cold as ice.


    A lot of the female employees of thepany had crushes on the handsome, rich and young boss.


    Duke never smiled at them, so they weren''t courageous enough to show their affections. They could


    only sneak nces at him from time to time.


    The colleagues hadn''t expected Rachel, the new girl, to sessfully invite Duke to have dinner with


    them. Duke had never participated inpany activities before. The girls were suspicious that there


    was something going on between Rachel and him. When Rachel called Duke by his name, they got


    even more curious.


    "Come on! We should all drink a toast to our boss." Rachel was only a group leader in thepany,


    but she was well-educated and had upied a top position before. She was good at social activities


    and breaking the ice.


    At Rachel''s suggestion, the female employees could hardly sit still. They were having dinner with Duke


    for the first time, so they took this opportunity to drink with him. Even the male colleagues began to


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    make a toast to Duke.


    Duke took several sses of wine. Upon seeing his flushed face, Rachel smiled slyly. She nned to


    get him drunk and then, she would have a go.


    Duke might look arrogant, but he was a soft man deep inside. He refused nobody and gulped down the


    alcohol. Luckily, the employees knew not to go too far. Each of them only had one ss of wine with


    Duke.


    "Duke, try this. It tastes great!" Rachel picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks and lifted it to


    Duke''s mouth. The others widened their eyes at the gesture. They wondered if Mr. Leng and his


    girlfriend, who was the president of YS Financial Group, had broken up? Was Rachel Mr. Leng''s new


    girlfriend? Why did they look so close?


    "Help yourself. Don''t mind me," Duke said with a frown. He was annoyed at Rachel''s actions, but he


    didn''t want to embarrass her in front of so many people. He picked up his chopsticks and took a piece


    of the beef by himself.


    Rachel was not discouraged by Duke''s reaction. She kept feigning to be close with Duke by leaning


    against him and trying to make him taste the dishes. The others had started to question if Rachel was


    Duke''s new girlfriend, and that was exactly what she wanted. She wanted them to cook up stories so


    that Belinda would get suspicious.


    Rachel didn''t care that Duke was about to get married. She wouldn''t pass any chance to drive a wedge


    between Duke and Belinda. ording to Rachel, only she could be Duke''s wife. They were made for


    each other. Belinda was boring and didn''t hold a candle to her. Belinda didn''t deserve to stand by his


    side.


    "Boss, we''re going to the clubter. Would you like to join us?" A girl asked Duke with a hopeful


    expression. She was nervous that Duke would say no.


    "Yes! Boss, pleasee with us." The others echoed the sentiment. It might feel uneasy being around


    Duke, but each of them fantasized about a romantic time with this handsome man.