Chapter 648


    “Who have I hooked up with?”


    Right after Flora finished cursing, they all heard an indifferent voice from her back.


    She instantly was stiffed. After a few seconds, she turned around, put away her arrogance, and looked


    at the man in front of her. She stammered, “Mr... Mr. Conrad...”


    rence stood there, staring at her calmly, “Tell me. Who has hooked up with me?”


    Flora dared to speak those words to Winnie’s face, but no matter how bold she was, she dared not to


    say it to rence’s face.


    Her face changed between livid and pale. She couldn’t help clenching her fists. With a wry smile, she


    exined, “I was just... kidding with Winnie. A lot of people said so...”


    rence asked calmly, “Kidding? A lot of people?”


    Flora felt a gust of cool wind and a chill on her back.


    She stammered, trying to wash her hand in this situation, “I forgot where I heard it from. asionally


    someone would... But I firmly believe there’s nothing between Winnie and you, Mr. Conrad.”


    “Hence, you’ve just heard the rumours and dared to talk nonsense in my wife’s presence, didn’t you?”


    Flora noticed his cold tone while he stressed each syble. Her lips went purple. She hurriedly


    exined, “Mr. Conrad, I truly didn’t mean it. I was kidding... Oh, no... I shouldn’t have believed in the


    rumours. I was just... But I didn’t mean it...”


    rence cast her a nce, “Your boss recently came to me for cooperation. I don’t think it’s necessary


    now.”


    Blood drained from Flora’s face. Although she had be quite famous in recent years and her


    company was willing to financially support her, if thepany would lose the critical cooperation with


    Conrad Group because of her, she didn’t think her boss would let go of her.


    “Mr. Conrad...”


    rence had already run out of patience. His thin lips parted, and he uttered a word coldly, “Leave.”


    Flora dared not to stay any longer, afraid that she would make more mistakes if she kept speaking. In a


    hurry, she turned around, sat in the minivan, and said to the driver, “Hurry. Drive!”


    After the car left in the distance, Flora finally calmed down a bit. It wasn’t until then did she recall that


    rence mentioned “talk nonsense in my wife’s presence."


    She looked paler. In a hurry, she pulled out her cell phone and searched rence’s wife online.


    Among limited photos, Flora found a photo on which rence was kissing his wife in the rain, which


    used to be in trends. However, there was only Ste’s side face on it.


    She tabbed on the photo and zoomed in. Finally, she copsed in her seat.


    The woman on the phone was one of the women who came to visit Winnie this afternoon.


    However, she was like a fool and ndered Winnie in their presence. She guessed that Winnie must


    be mocking her inwardly.


    Flora tabbed to close the explorer page, gritting her teeth.


    A few minutester, she picked up her phone again and dialled her boss’s number.


    She couldn’t just sit and wait for the end of her career.


    ...


    On the other side, after Flora had gone, Winnie, Sherry, and ine were all gaped at rence, scared


    by the coldness and pressure that emanated from him.


    rence nced at them, “What are you looking at?”


    They withdrew their gazes in unison, lowered their heads, and ate.


    Ste knew that he wasn’t fond of barbecued food, so she said, “Why don’t you wait for me in the car?


    It may take us longer.”


    rence strode forward and sat next to her, “I haven’t eaten, either.”


    “Okay... I’ll order a rice wine dumplings for you.”


    “Sure.”


    Ste looked at others and asked, “Who else want it?”


    ine raised her head, “Me, please. I haven’t tried this before.”


    Ste answered, “Okay.”


    Then she ordered two bowls of rice wine dumplings.


    The rice wine dumplings sold here were actually rice wine stick-rice-balls. She used to like them a lot


    when she was in college.


    She paid and turned around. When she was about to go back, she saw rence sitting at the table.


    His suit jacket was put on another tool, and the sleeves of his white shirt were rolled up. He looked


    pretty different from the surroundings, where the diners were chatting aloud under the dimmed yellow


    light of the streetmps.


    However, he added an aloof aura to the environment, making this barbecue booth different from others.


    He also naturally melted into the surroundings.


    Watching the scene, Ste curled up her lips into a smile.


    Who would imagine that rence would sit in the street booth and eat barbecue food with her one


    day?


    Shortly, the rice wine dumplings were served.


    One for rence and one for ine.


    Ste gave them the spoons. ine couldn’t wait and took a bite. While she was burned, she praised,


    “Yummy!”


    Steughed, “Slow down,” she said.


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    Then she looked at rence, “Do you like it?”


    rence put down the spoon expressionlessly, “Just so-so. There’s too much sugar. The sticky rice


    power isn’t of good quality. Not soft or sticky enough.”


    Ste was speechless.


    She shouldn’t have hoped to hear anypliment from a picky diner.


    rence added, “I can still finish them. After all, I need to eat something.”


    Ste heaved a sigh in silence, “You can leave it alone. I will cook them for you after going home.”


    “I’m not that picky.”


    “Aren’t you?”


    rence looked over at her expressionlessly.


    Ste smiled and lowered her head to eat to avoid this subject.


    Since there would be another filming the next day, they didn’t have much food. Soon, they were about


    to leave.


    Ste asked, “Channing, where are you staying now?”


    “I rent an apartment off-campus,” Channing answered.


    She nodded and said, “What about this? Chan, drive my car and give Winnie a ride home.”


    Winnie waved her hands, “No, not necessary, Ste. I can take a taxi.”


    Sherry said, “How could we do that to you? It’s sote, and your driver isn’t here. It’s better to let Chan


    ride you home.”


    “We’ll have another filming tomorrow. If Chan came back and forth, it would take him a lot of time,” said


    Winnie.


    Channing took over the car key from Ste’s hand, “My rented apartment is in the same direction as


    your home. Let’s go.”


    Winnie was taken aback, speechless for a moment.


    Sherry pushed her, “Hear it? He said in the same direction. It wouldn’t take him much time. Go ahead.”


    Winnie couldn’t refuse again. They were all friends, after all. She waved at Ste and others, “Okay.


    We’re taking off then. Good night.”


    Watching them go far, Ste said, “Let’s go.”


    On the way back, Sherry and ine were sitting in the back seat, enjoying rence''s treatment as


    their driver. Feeling a bit awkward, they felt quite excited.


    They could brag about it to their friends in the future.


    There wasn’t traffic on the way, so it only took them more than ten minutes to arrive downstairs of the


    apartment.


    Sherry dragged ine away after getting down from the car, leaving rence and Ste a private


    space.