Chapter 252


    Emmett smiled and get another ss of wine for her, “Those people only focus on the interests and


    value from the marriage for convenience. Hence it’s not important whether she has engaged to


    rence Conrad before. Besides...”


    It was because rence had canceled the engagement with Phoebe, Charles and Dempsey could


    cooperate.


    Ste pressed her lips and didn’t speak.


    No wonder Phoebe was so hostile to her recently when they met. It turned out to be because of that.


    Phoebe had been nning to marry rence, but in the end, she had to engage with Justin. Last time,


    she also saw rence and Ste having dinner together. That was why she wanted to vent her anger


    on Ste.


    Ste paused a bit and asked, frowning, “What about Daniel and her?”


    Emmett raised his head and gulped down the champagne and turned to look in a short distance,


    “Please don’t worry for him. He has ways to resolve it.”


    Ste followed his gaze, only to find Daniel also hade. He was talking to Cameron now.


    Emmett was close to Cameron and Daniel was his friend. It was not surprising that Daniel and


    Cameron were also close.


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    However, Ste didn’t understand, wondering what kind of ways Daniel had to resolve the problem.


    The engagement between Phoebe and Justin was abination of interests from the Conrad and


    Steward families. She wondered if Phoebe’s father would change his mind just because of Daniel’s


    reasons.


    The only reason to cancel the engagement would be one party had a better choice.


    Right then, a waiter walked to Emmett and whispered to him. Emmett frowned slightly. Then he said to


    Ste, “Ste, please wait for me here for a moment. I’ll be right back.”


    Ste slightly nodded in agreement, “Okay.”


    Before leaving, Emmett looked around. After ensuring that rence wasn’t around, he strode away


    with the waiter.


    Ste held the champagne flute and took a sip. When she was about to look over at Daniel and Mr.


    Thomas again, she found they had disappeared in her sight.


    Suddenly, she heard a man’s indifferent voice behind her, “Are you looking for me?”


    Ste kept quiet.


    She slowly put down the flute. She didn’t want to look back at all.


    The next second, she felt the man’s warm breath on her fair neck and he whispered in her ear, “Are


    you looking for Emmett Carter, then? Stop it. I don’t think he would be back shortly.”


    Upon hearing it, Ste couldn’t help but frown. When she turned around and wanted to say something,


    she found the wretched man’s face was way too close to her. Her lips brushed through his cheek,


    leaving a slight lipstick trace.


    rence looked into her eyes, raising his brows, “We’re in public. It’s not appropriate. After we got


    home, you can do whatever you want. I won’t resist.”


    Ste choked up.


    She wondered if he was in his right state of mind.


    She took a step back and said crossly, “Mr. Conrad, you know we’re in public. Aren’t you afraid that


    others would watch the fun?”


    rence said calmly, “They have eyes, and I can’t cover all of them, can I?”


    Ste wasn’t in the mood to talk nonsense with him. When she was about to leave, her wrist was


    grabbed, “Where are you going?”


    “Thedies’. Mr. Conrad, would you like to go as well?”


    “Since you are begging me, I can apany you to go there.”


    If it weren’t that there were too many people, Ste wanted to teach him a lesson.


    Shaking off his hands, she walked forward. After taking a few steps, she heard the wretched man’s


    voice, “Wrong direction. It’s that way.”


    Ste suddenly stopped. After inhaling deeply, she walked towards the direction mentioned by


    rence.


    She wondered what was wrong with the wretched man. He followed her to thedies.


    After going out of the banquet hall, Ste saw the sign of the restroom and also heard someone


    whispering. Right then, the man who had been following her suddenly wrapped around her waist,


    dragging her to the corner nearby.


    Before Ste utter any sound, her mouth was covered gently.


    Right then, the people who were talking were passing them by.


    It turned out to be Daniel and Phoebe.


    After they had gone far, Ste pulled down rence’s hand, “Mr. Conrad, what guilty things have you


    done? Why do you need to hide from them?”


    rence withdrew his hands and put them in the trouser pockets, “Do you want to say hi to her then?”


    Ste slightly snorted. Ignoring him, she walked into thedies’.


    When she came out, rence was smoking while leaning against the balcony. He looked quite calm.


    Seeing her out, rence put out the cigarette butt and tilted his head, “Let’s go.”


    After a few seconds, Ste couldn’t hold back any longer. She asked, “What kind of excuse did you use


    to send Emmett away?”


    “Do you truly want to know it?”


    “Forget it.”


    Without thinking, she knew the wretched man wouldn’t give her a proper answer at all.


    When they approached the entrance of the banquet hall, they encountered William who was about to


    leave.


    Thetter greeted them with a smile, “Hi, Mr. Conrad, Ms. Radomil.”


    rence asked indifferently, “The banquet has just begun. Mr. William, are you leaving now?”


    William answered, “Yes, I have something to deal with. I need to go now.”


    “The show tonight hasn’t started yet. Mr. William, what a pity if you’re leaving so soon.”


    Although rence was quite aggressive, William kept smiling politely, “Mr. Conrad, I don’t quite


    understand what you meant.”


    He had known that rence was looking into him and he was alert on everything. Unexpectedly, he


    still let rence get some ws.


    William continued, “Mr. Conrad, if there’s nothing else, please excuse me.”


    rence didn’t say anything else. Looking at William’s receding figure, he curled up his thin lips into a


    sneer.


    Ste looked over at rence, wondering what the wretched man was mocking at.


    rence met her gaze. He bent her finger and knocked on her forehead, “What are you thinking


    about?”


    Ste curled her lips and withdrew her gaze, walking into the banquet hall.


    Since she had given Cameron the gift, she wanted to leave now, so she decided to tell him before


    taking off.


    When she found Cameron, he was talking to Charles, Phoebe, and Daniel face to face.


    After a hesitation, Ste walked over and said, “Excuse me, Mr. Thomas. I’ve gotta go now. Happy


    birthday to you.”


    Cameron looked back, “So soon? Where is Emmett?”


    As soon as he finished asking, he saw rence who followed Ste toe over.


    Instantly, he understood something.


    The young man was truly capable.


    Right then, Phoebe smiled and said, “Ms. Radomil, you came to Mr. Thomas’s birthday banquet not


    only with Mr. Carter but also with rence. You’ll make others envious.”


    Ste smiled without speaking. She said to Cameron, “Mr. Thomas, I’m taking off now.”


    After that, she turned around to leave.


    However, after she took a few steps, Phoebe’s voice rang out behind her, “Wait, Ms.


    Radomil.”