Chapter 189


    Ste looked at him sincerely, “Mr. Conrad, after this meal, can you…”


    “No way.”


    Ste furrowed her brows, “I haven’t finished my words.”


    rence nced at her inadvertently, “Ste Radomil, I’m not here to bargain with you.”


    “Mr. Conrad, are youpelling me?”


    rence said slowly, “Didn’t you think that you were alsopelling me when you asked me to take


    back your brother’s admission letter?”


    Ste, “…”


    She asked, “Do you mean that I can return your favor if I apany you to the meal, Mr. Conrad?”


    rence inexplicably knitted his brows, “Almost. After all, you owe me many favors.”


    Ste asked expressionlessly, “Mr. Conrad, do you mean that you will not let go of me?”


    Perceiving the coldness in her tone of voice, rence turned his head to look at her with a displeased


    expression, “Ste Radomil, when Emmett came to find you, you looked so happy. But when I came to


    find you, you said I will not let go of you?”


    “rence, you can ask yourself, are you a match for Emmett?” Before rence got mad, Ste


    continued, “Will you ask for my opinion and not force me to do something that I don’t want to do?”


    rence replied righteously, “Nope.”


    She wished him to stay away from her as possible as he could. If he didn’t resort to these excuses,


    how could he appear in front of her again?


    “…”


    It was the first time for her to see something regard shamelessness as a normal thing.


    rence stood up, “There’s little time left. You have to select a dresster. Hurry up.”


    Ste was the only one in the studio today. She quickly stood up and walked to her office to pack up


    her things and then took a lock form the reception desk. She said to the man standing aside coldly, “Mr.


    Conrad, please go out. I’m going to lock the door.”


    rence said, “I will wait for you outside.”


    rence didn’t worry that Ste would run away. After all, she couldn’t escape to anywhere.


    When locking the door, Ste gritted her teeth so tightly as if she wished so much to chop rence into


    pieces.


    He came to torture her from time to time. Now in such a snowy weather, he even forced her to


    apany him to a socializing meal.


    All right. She coulde with him, but if she would mess up the meal as a return for what he had done


    to her recently.


    After locking the door, Ste found that rence’s car was parked by the roadside. When she was


    about to rush into the snow, an umbre suddenly shield the snow for her above her head.


    Sending her gaze, rence looked askance at her and moved his thin lips, “What are you looking at?”


    Ste snorted, “I don’t need your pretentious care.”


    After finishing the words, she put the cap of her hoodie and directly ran into the snow.


    Seeing this, rence pressed his lips together and slowly followed her.


    The meal was scheduled at the seven o’clock this evening. When they arrived at the hotel, it was


    already dark.


    After parking the car, a waiter of the hotel pulled open the car door for them.


    When Ste was about to get off the car, a hand that had clear and symmetrical knuckles was reached


    out in front of her.


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    She slightly looked up and saw the tall and slender build of a man and then his stunning features.


    Behind him was the snow flying all over the sky.


    This scene was inexplicably like the scene when he reached out his hand to her and helped her aboard


    the yacht before.


    Recalling that happy time, Ste felt like a stone was thrown into the wavelesske in her heart, which


    caused ripples of emotions.


    She hesitated for a while and slowly reached out her hand. She then pped away his hand, lifted her


    dress and got off the car.


    rence, “…”


    Nathan, who stood behind them with an umbre in his hand, hurriedly shifted his gaze and pretended


    that he hadn’t seen it.


    Ste took several steps and then felt that her waist was wrapped by a hand.


    She furrowed her brows, “Mr. Conrad…”


    rence interrupted her in a t tone, “Even though you were forced to here, you should pretend to be


    mypanion.”


    Ste pressed her lips tightly and struggled for thest time, “But Mr. Conrad, I can’t walk if you hug me


    like this.”


    She hadn’t expected that this sentence would work. rence slowly loosened his grip.


    When Ste secretly heaved a sigh of relief in her heart, she saw rence slightly raised his arm and


    looked askance at her. He said concisely, “Wrap my arm.”


    Ste twitched her mouth. She could only make a concession.


    At least this was better than what she faced just now.


    Ste slowly raised her arm and put it around rence’s.


    She didn’t notice that rence slightly curled his thin lips into a smile.


    After entering the private room, Ste found that a middle-aged man, who was in his forties, was talking


    into his phone in fluent English.


    When he saw them, he talked a sentence into the phone and then ended the call. The man approached


    them and reached out to rence, “Mr. Conrad, nice to meet you.”


    rence also reached out his hand, “Mr. William, I’ve been admiring you.”


    Ste stood aside, feeling it boring.


    But based on her understanding of rence’s personality, Ste thought that since he was so polite to


    the middle-aged man just now, it fully indicated that this cooperation was so important to him.


    After a short while, Williamnded his gaze on Ste. He paused for several seconds and then asked,


    “Who’s thisdy.”


    rence wrapped Ste’s waist again when he heard the words and introduced her to William, “This is


    my wife.”


    Ste immediately corrected him, “Ex-wife.”


    rence said calmly, “She’s joking.”


    Ste felt dissatisfied and struggled in his arms. But he then tightened the grip on her waist.


    Ste didn’t know whether it was a deliberate movement or a warning.


    William chuckled, “Looks like Mr. Conrad and Mrs. Conrad are so intimate.”


    Ste would by no means miss any chance to resist against that wretched man, “We’re in poor


    rtionship. I divorced him long time ago.”


    rence wasn’t angered. He smiled and exined, “We had a quarrel recently. She’s still angry at


    me.”


    Ste took the opportunity and used great force to pinch his waist. But out of her expectation, that


    wretched man didn’t have any reaction.


    William saw through their rtionship, but he didn’t say anything about it. “Take a seat.”


    The private room had a Chinese-styled decoration and there were some gauze curtains and screens,


    making it look graceful and peaceful.


    William picked up the teapot on the table and poured two cups of tea for rence and Ste.


    rence and William were talking about their cooperation before the dishes were served.


    When Ste entered the private room just now, she heard William speaking English fluently so she


    thought that William was a foreigner. But she hadn’t expected that he also spoke Chinese fluently and


    clearly. Moreover, he was so gentlemanly and elegant.


    But Ste was suddenly confused – they arranged this meal for the sake of their cooperation and


    William didn’t take a femalepanion here. Why did rence insist on herpany?


    After a short while, the door of the private room was opened and the dishes were served onto the table


    one after another.


    William stopped talking about the business with rence. He said with a smile, “Mr. Conrad, I’m


    surprised that you’re so outstanding at such a young age. I only heard from others about you before,


    but when meeting you and talking with you today, I’m so surprised.”


    rence replied, “Thank you for your admiration. But you can’t believe in the rumors. I’m much more


    outstanding.”