Chapter 312
"Ms. Heidi, how did she snatched me from you?" Ian''s voice cut through the tension, as smooth as
the whiskey he preferred.
He strode into the room, a picture of elegance in his tailored suit vest and sleek ck dress shirt.
His figure was tall andmanding, and he had a coat casually draped over one arm. His features
were sharp and imposing, his eyes a fathomless depth of cool resolve. With each step, his perfectly
pressed trousers carried him with a self-assured gravity, as if the air itself became thinner in his
presence.
He approached ra and tenderly ced his coat around her shoulders. The chilly indifference that
had once marked his expression melted into warmth the moment he looked at her, a softness there
that spoke volumes.
His voice was a low, caressing rumble. "You''re dressed so lightly. What if you catch a cold?"
ra, taken aback, could only muster a surprised gaze. "How did you get here?"
Ian gently tousled ra''s hair, his gaze shifting past her tond on Heidi, smiling with faint mockery.
"If I hadn''te, how would I have had the pleasure of hearing such an entertaining joke? How
many times must I tell you, Ms. Heidi, that there was never an ''us'' to begin with, so how can there
be any talk of stealing from you? Besides, ra is the one I''ve been chasing without sess. Does
she really need topete with anyone else?"
His words left Heidi with nowhere to hide, herplexion cycling through shades like a painter''s
palette. She had assumed ra would be an easy target without protection, but she never
expected Ian had followed her all the way to Riddleton.
Heidi''s voice was tinged with a feigned innocence as she pleaded, "Ian, that''s not what I meant."
"Whether you meant it or not, do not say such nonsense again, or I can''t guarantee I won''t do
something regrettable."
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With her lip caught between her teeth, Heidi tried a different angle. "Ian, I said all that to defend you.
ra broke up with you and didn''t hesitate to get cozy with my cousins. And to think you adored her
so when, in reality, she doesn''t care about you at all."
Ian chuckled lowly, "Whether she likes me is irrelevant. It''s enough that I like her."
That deration left everyone speechless. Ian was a titan of Northbridge, a man whose social
standing and personal allure were the epitome of every woman''s dream. Now, he was unabashedly
pursuing ra all the way to Riddleton.
Heidi, seething with fury, clenched her fists, but her face betrayed a semnce of sincere remorse.
Raising a ss, she offered it to ra. "Ian has spoken, then it’s my fault for misunderstanding
Attorney ra. I''ll take the shots as an apology."
Without blinking, Heidi downed three shots in session and then turned the ss upside down for
all to see. Such a gesture of contrition was moremon among men, and as a woman, Heidi
performed this act, winning the admiration of those around her.
Sympathies began to surface. "As members of the same circle, we always run into each other. Life''s
too short for grudges, and Heidi''s already downed three as penance. Let''s call it even."
"Yes, it shows real sincerity for ady to do this. Ms. ra, let bygones be bygones, eh?"
As a guest of the Palmer family and a student of Mr. Marco, ra didn''t want to escte the
situation. However, she knew Heidi''s true intent all too well: to probe whether she was pregnant.
She had no choice but to act.
Just as she reached for the ss, intending to take a mere sip, Sasha intervened. Her eyes were
icy as she stared down Heidi. "Ms. Heidi, ra is my guest. You insulted her, and those shots were
well-deserved. But she won''t be drinking that ss."
Heidi watched Sasha, a mix of defiance and plea in her eyes. "Ms. Sasha, must I down another
three for you to forgive me? If I keep drinking like this, it might kill me." She clutched her stomach
with an exaggerated grimace of pain.