Chapter 464


    Chapter 464 What a Shame!


    “What do you think?”


    Shirley curved her red lips. Her smile was enchanting and mysterious, making the others hard to


    fathom.


    She reached out her slender hand, gently stroking Braden’s perfect face, feeling the slightly hard


    stubble and the faint chill that was so familiar. The memories of their past love and intimacy were still


    vivid in her mind, yet at this moment, they seemed to be separated by thousands of mountains and


    rivers.


    “I don’t care what your purpose is. Leave immediately. You shouldn’t appear here.” Braden tried his


    best to put on a cold expression, hoping to make Shirley realize the difficulty and give up.


    He did not want Shirley’s sudden appearance to disrupt his carefullyid n. Moreover, what he was


    most afraid of was that he would soften his heart in the end because of Shirley…


    If he softened his heart, then everything would be ruined!


    “You are in such a hurry to drive me away because you are afraid you will change your mind because


    of me?”


    Shirley spoke his mind directly.


    Braden chose to ignore her words.


    At the same time, he let go of her hand and tried to keep her at a distance.


    Braden knew himself very well. Despite his cold and serious face, he was actually a lovesick fool. The


    closer he got to Shirley, the less rational he was, which was troublesome.


    However, Shirley was born with a rebellious heart. When she noticed that Braden wanted to keep a


    distance from her, she directly embraced his shoulder, her lips lightly touching his face as she said


    word by word, “If I tell you that Ie here tonight for nothing else but to win you back, would you


    believe me?”


    “Don’t be ridiculous!”


    Braden clearly didn’t expect Shirley to be so persistent and was slightly surprised. He tried hard to keep


    his cold expression and said with a bit of pride, “Didn’t you say that you’re the type of person who is


    free and easy? You said at the time you answered to be with me, you already nned to leave. You


    even told me that I mean nothing to you and you can still shine brightly without me. So why do you


    refuse to let go of me now?”


    “You also know that I meant the day we really do separate. But we haven’t been in that situation yet…”


    Shirleyid her head on Braden’s shoulder, like a kitten, and coquettishly whispered in his ear, “I don’t


    believe that you don’t love me anymore. There must be some reason why you have to do this. There is


    no one else here, only you and me. I will give you another chance. Just tell me the truth and let’s face it


    together!”


    Braden didn’t say anything.


    He stood straight there, motionless. He had to admit that there was a moment when he really couldn’t


    bear it and became soft-hearted.


    But when he thought of the price he would have to pay after softening his heart, he quickly solidified his


    belief.


    “Guess what? Don’t underestimate your wife. Your wife is very capable. If the Gilmore family can give


    you support, I can do the same. You don’t need to make such a big sacrifice. We’re not even divorced


    yet, so don’t go out and find another wife!”


    Shirley was a little panicked and her tone became somewhat submissive when Braden didn’t respond


    to her for a long time.


    “What kind of support can you offer?”


    Braden remained unmoved, his expression cold. He detached Shirley’s hands from him, his eyes were


    indifferent. “You can’t even take care of yourself, so don’t burden me anymore. If you really care about


    our little bit of husband and wife affection, then just give me and Alina a generous blessing.”


    Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    Braden’s words struck a chill in Shirley’s heart. Shirley was like a moth, clearly knowing that the light


    she yearned for would take her life, but still blindly flying towards it.


    What a shame!


    “Great, Braden. Remember what you said today. I have already given you a chance, but you still don’t


    want it. I won’t forgive you no matter what trouble you face in the future!”


    Shirley shouted at Braden out of control, her eyes red.


    In another secluded corner of the terrace, a series of coughs sounded. It was Antwan.


    He walked out with a half-smile. He was well-dressed, dressed neatly, and wearing rimless sses,


    looking like a refined gentleman.


    “Honey, you’ve done what you want. So you can start preparing now. It’s time to show!”


    Antwan pointed to his watch and reminded Shirley.


    “Yes, it’s time to show!”


    Shirley took a deep breath and revealed a bright smile. Her humble appearance just now seemed to


    have never existed.


    “Good luck, Mr. Stewart.”


    Shirley patted Braden’s shoulder, with a meaningful look in her eyes. She then walked up to Antwan,


    took his arm, and headed to the banquet.


    Braden still remained silent.He stood in ce, silent for a long time, and then smiled slightly.He


    thought, that’s right, Shirley. This is who you should be. Whether you want revenge or anything else, as


    long as you are no longer sad for me, I will be satisfied.


    When Shirley and Antwan appeared at the banquet, they attracted a lot of attention, but undoubtedly,


    the unanimous response they received was disdainful nces.


    Antwan was the one who failed to seize power.


    And Shirley was the one whose family had fallen apart and had been abandoned by her husband.


    They didn’t need to do anything. Just appearing in such a ce was a mistake, and they were naturally


    looked down upon by others.


    Alina was surrounded by many people, but she gradually noticed that people’s gazes were no longer


    focused on her, which made her feel somewhat unhappy.


    She frowned when she saw Shirley and Antwan appear in high profile on the ornate spiral staircase.


    “Ms. Wilson, are you here as Mr. Antwan’spanion?”


    Alina walked to Shirley, deliberately raising her voice, sneering. “You may not know that everyone


    attending this summit today must have made a certain contribution to the industry. Mr. Antwan is not


    even qualified, and you, as hispanion, are even less qualified.”


    “Is there such a rule? I’m sorry, I didn’t know at all!”


    As usual, Antwan continued to y up his useless image, grinning broadly. “But you need to know that


    it’s not that Shirley is attending as mypanion. Instead, I am herpanion here. Well, you


    probably don’t know she is the president of the Electronics


    Technology Association. I’m just tagging along to broaden my horizons.”


    As soon as he finished speaking, angry voices rose from the crowd.


    “What the hell? How dare he mention this again! Back then, we trusted her so much and voted for her


    to be the new president of the Electronics Technology Association. But in the end, she suddenly


    disappeared from the world, causing us to be a joke in others’ eyes!


    “Who the hell made the attendance list today? The two’s appearance is a great humiliation to our


    industry… Security, hurry up and kick these unrted people out!”


    “Sorry, guys. I think I owe you an apology for what happened in the past. Now, I solemnly apologize to


    you here.”


    Shirley bowed deeply to the crowd.


    Back then, her sudden disappearance had indeed brought shame to the Electronics Technology


    Association. It was no surprise that she had be a target of criticism.


    “And I am here today with an important mission. Furthermore, I was personally invited by the current


    president of the association, Frank Bradshaw, so both my partner and I are qualified to be here.”


    Shirley said with a confident tone.


    “Personally invited by Frank? How is that possible?”


    The crowd turned to look at Frank.