Chapter 312


    Everyone had their eyes glued to Genevieve, holding their breath in anticipation of the retort that was to


    Irked by Xavier''s mockery, Genevieve almost choked on the fruit juice.


    Within seconds, she regained herposure and shed Xavier a faint smile. "Mr. Faulkner, please


    mind your words. My husband and I


    have gotten through many blissful moments after marrying each other long ago. Besides, I''m convinced


    he''ll regain consciousness sooner orter. Not to mention, I''m still young and will wait patiently for him


    to wake up. But Mr. Wood, I can''t help feeling pity for you.. "


    After a pause, she mocked, "You are in a rtionship with Ms. Jane from the Faulkner family aren''t


    you? I heard she''s suffering from rare heart disease and has to avoid going to crowded ces. If I''m


    not mistaken, she can''t have mood swings. Am I right? I bet you must be having a hard time catering to


    her as though you are handling an extra fragile crystal."


    Catching a glimpse Of the sheer grimness on Xavier''s face, Genevieve advised gently, "Mr. Wood, Ms.


    Jane is young, pretty, and vulnerable. So you must take great care of her, okay? I''m looking forward to


    attending your wedding ceremony."


    Arching her brows, she queried wittingly again, "Oh, by the way, I happen to know a foreign doctor that


    has expertise in treating heart disease. Do you need me to introduce him to you?"


    In response, Xavier ced his winess down heavily on the dining table and hissed grimly, "No


    need."


    "Okay." Genevieve shrugged and shed a smile.


    She lifted her ss of fruit juice at him and added ambiguously, "Mr. Wood, if you change your mind,


    don''t hesitate to contact me. After all, we''re considered closely acquainted since my husband was in a


    rtionship with your younger sister for over ten years."


    Glowering coldly at the woman sitting opposite him, Xavier felt his temples throbbing. D*mn it! I''ve


    underestimated her eloquence!


    "Come on, let''s dig in. We still have plenty Of time to continue chatting


    after this." Martin tried to pacify the situation by switching the topic with a bright smile. "Ms. Rachford,


    the seafood soup in this restaurant is highly rmended. You must give it a try!"


    Genevieve smiled cidly. "Sure!"


    Soon afterward, Martin lifted his winess to clink sses with Genevieve while chatting with her.


    One of the directors noticed Genevieve''s ss of orange juice and piped up, "Ms. Rachford, everyone


    here is drinking wine. So how can you be the only one taking fruit juice? Seems like you''re looking


    down on us, no?"


    Martin spoke up for her willingly, "Ms. Rachford is the Onlydy here. It''s no big deal if she doesn''t feel


    like drinking wine. Don''t make a fuss over a few sses of wine, okay? I''ll drink on her behalf."


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    "Mr. Turner, what do you mean by that? You sound as if I''m putting Ms. Rachford in a tight spot. Not to


    mention, you even volunteered to drink the wine on her behalf. Could it be... that you have feelings for


    her?" The director sniggered.


    All the other directors chuckled ambiguously with repulsive smiles at that.


    Caught off guard, Martin was suddenly at a loss on what to do.


    Just then, Genevieve lifted the wine bottle and poured herself a ss. "Mr. Turner has a point. It''s just a


    few sses of wine. So I shouldn''t rain on everyone''s parade,"


    She avoided taking wine as she had been enduring gastric pain since she reached the resort earlier.


    But if I try to exin that, all these men will surely mock me for giving excuses. Well. its only a few


    sses of wine. There shouldn''t be an issue if I take proper rest after this.


    Without a second thought, she downed three sses of wine consecutively.


    "Mr. Hader, are you happy with that?" Genevieve questioned Quentin Hader, the director who pointed


    out that she should drink wine with


    them. She then stood up with the wine bottle and poured him a ss with a sweet smile.


    The man was rendered speechless as he lifted his winess somberly.


    Witnessing how Xavier and Quentin were humiliated, realization finally dawned on the other men that


    Genevieve was not just an ordinary woman with good looks, Evidently, she had gained a lot of


    knowledge staying with Armand, Thus, nobody else had the guts to pull her legs again.


    As time went by some Of them started to get tipsy. Subsequently, their topic switched from formal


    business affairs to women. They bbered gleefully on it, turning a blind eye to Genevieve.


    Some blew their own trumpets on their experience flirting with women, iming it was a piece of cake


    to woo innocent youngdies. They even trained thedies they got sick of before sending them to


    those they wished to butter up.


    One Of the directors even told the Others his wife was the One taking care of his mistress after the


    that. After all, she Only had herself to me for not being able to bear me any child!"


    Genevieve almost blew a fuse at his smug remarks and felt like smashing him with the wine bottle.


    She was well aware that the business sector was not as peaceful as it seemed. These bigwigs'' mindset


    is far more preposterous and revolting than those in the entertainment industry!


    No words could describe how disgusted she felt when she heard about their absurd stories. At that very


    moment, she could not help but despise herself. I must have gone nuts to agree to attend this revolting


    conference!