Chapter 131: Misunderstood


    After leaving the hospital, Brian went to A''s studio.The night had fallen, but the lights in the studio


    were still on.


    When he went upstairs, he found that she was immersed in drafting her designs.She didn''t even notice


    him.


    Brian gleaned that Lucas hadn''te to see her again.


    With Haley by his side, he would certainly be unable to sneak out to visit A.


    Because Lucas knew that in order to protect her, he mustn''te to see her.


    Neither Tatum nor Haley would tolerate A''s existence.


    Stepping into her office, Brian said, "Don''t you have any ns on going home anytime soon?"


    His abrupt appearance made A raise her head in panic.


    But within a few seconds, she managed to regain herposure.


    "Oh, it''s you.What are you doing here at such ate hour, Mr.rk?"


    She stood up to approach him.He then went to the sofa and stared at her.


    "What? Are you going to lose your temper again?"


    "It''s sote.You''re not here to discuss work with me, are you?"


    A wasn''t sure what to feel when she saw him again.


    "No, it''s not about work.I just want to have dinner with you.Would you give me the honor of doing so?"


    They hadn''t seen each other for a few days, so he assumed that she hadn''t eaten well in the past few


    days.


    At first, A wanted to refuse, but she decided to ept it instead.


    "Sure! It would be mighty ungrateful of me to decline Mr.rk''s invitation."Brian took her hand and


    remarked, "You''re a_ glib- tongued woman."


    If this would make her happy, then he would dly allow it.


    The past few days had been feeling empty without her bickering with him.Together, they walked to a


    restaurant.


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    Brian had already prepared everything.


    At a table by the window, one could have a clear view of the dazzling night cityscape.


    There were also candles and flowers that adorned the table.


    Turning her gaze towards him, A remarked, "I''ve never realized that you can be romantic.I''m


    impressed! "


    She went to her seat and sat down.


    Sitting across her, Brian asked, "Is that so?"


    It was hard for her to believe that this was the Brian she used to know.


    In the end, she just decided to enjoy everything that he had prepared.


    "It looks like you''ve had a lot of spare time on your hands, considering you were able to prepare all


    this."


    When she saw him elegantly drinking wine from a goblet, her heart skipped a beat, but she just shed


    him a grin.


    "In the future, I might not have the time to enjoy a leisurely dinner," he said tly.


    A paused while she was holding a fork.


    What did he mean by that? Was he saying that he was giving uppletely? Would he never see her


    again? Brian noticed her reaction, but he didn''tment on it because there were some words that


    shouldn''t be said right now.An overwhelming sense of loss arose in A''s heart.


    "I see.I guess I should thank you for inviting me to this great dinner."


    ‘Is this thest dinner we''ll have? Is this why he disappeared for so many days?’ she wondered.


    Looking at the smile on her face, Brian knew that it was insincere.


    All he said was that he wouldn''t have the time to have a leisurely dinner in the future.Did she


    misunderstand him?


    "What? Do you want to have dinner with me every day?" he said, trying to figure out what was on her


    mind.


    They had been away from each other for two years, but so what? A wasn''t the kind of person who


    could easily let go of the past and move on.


    She had always been soft hearted.


    Perhaps this was why yton took advantage of her, and unscrupulously sold her in his biological


    daughter''s stead to pay for his debt.


    Using the fork, A rolled up the spaghetti, and said, "Mr.rk, you think too much."


    Everyone knew that he and Anna were engaged.


    She knew how much Anna had done for him, and she didn''t want to make things difficult for her.


    Both of them had a mountain of things on their minds.It was supposed to be a romantic dinner, but in


    reality, the atmosphere was awkward.


    When their awkward dinner was done, Brian drove her home.


    "Thanks for sending me back," A said after they arrived at her apartment."Go upstairs,"


    Brian remarked.He had no intention of getting out of the car.


    Turning to look at him, she asked, "By the way, did something happen to Anna?"


    She could tell that if it weren''t for Anna, he wouldn''t have given up so easily.


    Brian lit up a cigarette.


    "She''s in the hospital right now.


    "Is her condition serious?"


    Suddenly, A realized that the reason her days had been so peaceful was because of Anna''s


    hospitalization.


    However, she was worried about her.


    "She''s fine.She''ll be discharged in a couple of days."


    He looked quite calm as he took a drag of his cigarette.


    His face was as still as ake, showing no signs of whaty beneath the surface.


    A nodded.


    "I see.That''s good then.I''ll be heading home now.You should go back and take care of her right away."


    She then got out of the car and walked into the apartmentplex.


    After she left, Brian got out of his car and leaned against it.He didn''t leave until she disappeared from


    his sight.


    Meanwhile, Toby was sitting in his study.He had been restless ever since he met A that day.


    Brian''s appearance also made him worry about her.Not long after, Molly came in, carrying a cup of


    coffee.


    "Honey, it''ste.Here''s your coffee.Do you really have to stay upte tonight?"


    She had been working in thepany for two years now.


    During that time, she saw how Toby bid for many losing businesses in order to vent his anger of losing


    A.


    Molly wondered if he knew that signing those contracts meant that he wouldn''t be able to make any


    profits.


    "Yes, there''s something wrong with the municipal government''s project that we signedst time."


    Back then, Toby knew how determined Brian was to acquire that project, but he managed to win the


    contract with the lowest bidding price.


    But now, there was a problem with thepany’s turnover, and the project was halted; it was


    inevitable, considering the low budget.


    "Honey, if we can''t do it anymore, we can subcontract the project to anotherpany to solve our


    company''s current problem,"


    Molly suggested as she sat across him.


    Toby shook his head.


    "I don''t want to do that."


    Once he openly subcontracted the project, Brian would get it in the end.And if that happened, all of his


    previous efforts would be in vain.


    "You did it for that woman, didn''t you?"


    Molly couldn''t understand why she loved him wholeheartedly and let him do whatever he wanted for


    the past two years.


    Perhaps he had never loved her in the first ce, and used her to rece someone in his heart.He


    didn''t love her, but for the position of Deputy CEO of the Smith Group, he married her and got his


    current position.


    Maybe that was all he wanted? All that he wanted were the privileges he enjoyed now.


    He didn''t marry her for love.In fact, the marriage might be worthless to him.


    "Molly, let''s not talk about her, okay?"


    Toby had kept A in his heart all this time, but he just wanted to think of her secretly.


    "No! That''s because she’s back!"


    If only A died two years ago, Molly would''ve lived her life happily as Mrs.Brown without any worries.


    But now, that woman had returned so morously.Molly felt uneasy that A could take him away from


    her at any moment.