Chapter 84


    Chapter 84 Crash and Burn


    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 otherdies


    eximed jokingly, “Don’t purify yourself, Mr. Road! We love you as you are.”


    Chuckling, Alex remarked, “That makes sense. Mr. Nn 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..” Thedies


    giggled, while Ss shot him an affronted re. “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 coboration between Grant Group and Nn


    Group?”


    Downing his ss of wine, Ss replied with utter distaste, “She can’t manage her brother well, so I


    kindly helped her out!” “Her target was Gianna Aubrey, 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?” Ss retorted. Alex arched an eyebrow even as he smirked slyly. “Really? Do you just like


    her that much?” Cutting him a re, Ss stubbornly dered, “What that man did was practically


    pping me across the face right before me, so I just didn’t like him. What has it got to do with liking


    her?”


    Alex curled his lips and eximed, “Cut that crap! Did you think I don’t know you? When have you,


    Ss Nn, ever loved poking your nose into someone else’s affairs?” “He just had toe and seek


    death, so what could I do?” Ss shot back.


    Alex exchanged a look with Hayden. “You’re sure you don’t like her?” “He can’t admit it even if he does.


    After all, Ss is the kind of person who’s used to being pursued.”


    After snubbing out his cigarette in the ashtray, Ss demanded with a disdainful look, “Do you two even


    know what liking someone means?”


    The two of them shared a look before they burst outughing. “Indeed, we’ve never saved any damselThis text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.


    in distress, unlike you.”


    “Let me ask you this-what were you thinking back then?” Alex asked. “Nothing” Ss answered


    perfunctorily.


    Alex’s expression turned knowing. “That’s it. It’s game over for you. It’s exactly such subconscious


    action that’s most terrifying! It seems like you’ve been taken down without you even having realized it.”


    Ss was rendered speechless for the very first time. Actually, he was thinking at that time. When he


    heard that the man wanted Gianna to sleep with him, his only thought was to kill that man. Perhaps it


    was because they’d been teasing him, but he abruptly recalled the time when he saw her during the


    grandpetition. I was truly happy back then, delighted even. Could it be that … I have really


    developed feelings for her?


    The next day, Gianna was in the studio, keeping an eye on things since the renovation was about to be


    done when she suddenly received a call from Ss just moments after she’d arrived, asking her to go


    over to Ruby Pce. While he didn’t specify the reason, she knew that he wasn’t the kind of person


    who’d ask her out for no reason, so she readily agreed and drove over to Ruby Pce right away.


    Since she’d been here once, she was familiar with the ce. The moment she went in, she noticed a


    huge crowd gathered in the lobby. As she was wondering what was happening, she heard a woman’s


    furious bellow. “Ben Roberts, what do you take me for? A back-up lover? Aren’t you on a business


    trip?” Stilling his anger, the man proimed, “I just came back, okay? She’s just a client, so you don’t


    need to get all suspicious.” After taking two steps further, Gianna caught sight of the person who was


    speaking at a single nce. The man was casually dressed in ck. his expression as dark as


    charcoal. On the other hand, the woman was wearing a red dress, her face brimming with profound ire.


    Meanwhile, the woman standing beside the man was Kaylee. Recognition dáwned upon her. Aren’t


    these two people the couple I bumped into when I bought a car? Ben Roberts and Jessica Smith. Huh?


    Are they crashing now? Inexorable joy inundated her. I just knew that they’re going to crash and bum


    sooner orter She then squeezed further to the front


    Her face bright red with fury, Jessica sneered. “A client? Ben Roberts, I’m truly impressed that you


    managed to cook up such an absurd fie! Which part of her screamis client?”


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