Chapter 24


    Chapter 24 I Will Send Her a Generous Gift


    Megan pressed her hand against her cheek and stared at Finneas with teary eyes. On the other hand,


    Finneas merely hung his head low and gritted his jaw.


    Coming to a painful decision, he suddenly pped himself on the cheek and forced a smile at Selena.


    “I hope you’re feeling better now, Selena. I’m really sorry. I was too reckless just now, and I am making


    it up to you by pping myself. Are you still upset?”


    She looked at his smiling face and realized that she had never fully understood Finneas.


    In their long-running rtionship, he had let her down countless times. Once, he forgot something and


    left her waiting in the snow for four hours. Another time, he made a careless mistake and wounded her


    hand, which required a few stitches. There were more simr incidents, but he had never once


    apologized to her.


    To her dismay, he apologized to her without hesitation today under pressure.


    However, Pierre merely smirked at Finneas. “What’s with the cash on the floor?”


    Finneas lowered his gaze and saw the bills he threw at Selena scattered across the floor. He suddenly


    bent over and picked up the bills tirelessly, one after another.


    Upon witnessing the scene, even Megan herself felt humiliated and wished to leave Finneas in the


    store. This was the first time she had witnessed him in a position of inferiority.


    On the other hand, Pierre put his arm around Selena’s shoulders and watched the drama unfold.


    Finneas finished picking up the bills, straightened his back, and handed the money to Selena. “Selena,


    didn’t you say that these are not enough? How much do you want? I will prepare the amountter.”


    Gazing into his ‘sincere’ eyes, she was momentarily speechless. Pierre unexpectedly epted the


    stack of bills and said, “Alright.”


    Finneas instantly beamed at him, thinking that everything was settled. “In this case—”


    Before he could finish his sentence, Pierre pped the bills back onto his face. “She will get any


    amount of money she needs from me. She doesn’t need your money.”


    The bills hit Finneas on the face, but he bit his lip and smiled widely.


    “President Lake, you’re quite resilient. I’m in awe of you. So, alright, we shall consider this issue


    settled,” Pierre remarked.


    After hearing that, Finneas finally let out a huge sigh of relief. His endurance and efforts had not gone


    to waste. Hemented, “We got to know each other better through this misunderstanding. Next time,


    I shall be the host and treat you to dinner.”


    Pierre snickered softly. “That’s unnecessary. By the way, President Lake, you’re getting married soon,


    aren’t you?”


    “Oh, yes! Yes! I totally forgot about this important event.” Finneas hurriedly took out an invitation card


    from his pocket, which he had prepared early on in case he ran into the president of JNS Corporation.


    However, he did not know the president’s identity, and therefore, the card was addressed to a generic


    title.


    “Our wedding is set for next month. So do join us on the date!” Finneas politely handed Pierre the


    invitation with both hands, which Pierre epted, much to Finneas’s relief.


    As long as he attends my wedding, we will have ample opportunities to work together in the future.


    A staff of Forever Gown showed up on the first floor with Megan’s tailored wedding gown. “Miss Yard,


    your gown is ready. Do you need help to bring it into the car?”


    “Sure.” Once again, Megan reverted to her arrogant attitude.


    The staff lifted the gown into the car. After that, Finneas left with Megan.


    In the car, Megan sat pitifully beside her fiance after getting pped earlier. Even then, Finneas was


    ring at her. “You knew that he’s the president of JNS Corporation, so why didn’t you tell me? You


    must havee across themst time and learned about their rtionship. Why didn’t you tell me?”


    “I-I…” Megan stammered and struggled to exin herself.


    “You’d better shut up!” Fuming, he mmed his foot on the elerator, causing Megan’s back to m


    back into the seat because she didn’t put on her seatbelt. After she was scolded by him, she kept quiet


    during the journey.


    Megan felt very upset and indignant. Pierre Fowler is an imposter! How could he suddenly be the


    actual president of JNS Corporation? That is impossible!


    After Finneas and Megan’s departure, Selena felt as if a burden was lifted from her shoulders. Holly


    quickly grabbed an ice pack and pressed it against Selena’s cheek. “President Yard, that guy is a jerk!


    He came up to you and pped you right away. A woman-beater is the most despicable!”


    Selena sneered and agreed with her, stating, “Yes, he is despicable. At first, I thought that their


    rtionship had pushed me into a living hell. When I look at that couple now, I feel thankful because


    they have freed me from a toxic rtionship.”


    Pierre smirked at her remark as well.


    Even though Holly was unsure about the rtionship between Selena and Pierre, she could easily


    make a guess through her observation. Therefore, she made up an excuse to go upstairs, leaving them


    alone.


    “Why didn’t you hit him back?” he stared at Selena’s swollen cheek and asked her.


    “If I hit him now, will that even affect him?” She pressed the ice pack tightly against her cheek. “Sooner


    orter, he will take revenge on me.”


    She nced at him and took the invitation card from his hand. Staring thoughtfully at Finneas and


    Megan’s blissful faces on the card, she made a meaningful remark. “I will send her a generous gift.”


    When the swelling on her cheeks went away, Pierre drove her home.


    As for Megan, she went over the incident at home, and her anger grew. Finneas had gone to his office,


    and she went back to Forever Gown with her purchase.


    After getting pped by her own fiance in front of everyone, she naturally felt very ashamed, especially


    because she was very sensitive to how she was perceived.


    So what? Even if I was pped, I am still the future young mistress of Lake Corporation, unlike some


    women who stand absolutely no chance of marrying into wealth.


    She consoled herself with that thinking, and her self-esteem was immediately bolstered.


    “Take a look at this gown! I wanted to try it on at home, but the stitching fell apart. What’s wrong with


    your quality control? I need to see your store manager!”


    The moment Megan showed up in the store, she immediately imposed her authority and ordered the


    staff around.


    One of the staff quickly called Holly over, and Holly invited Megan to have a talk in her office.


    “I’m really sorry, Miss Yard. This is a mistake on our part. I will ask my staff to fix it right away.” Holly


    was shrewd, and instantly noticed that the stitching was purposely ripped. Despite knowing so, she did


    not expose Megan.


    “No wonder your president made a special visit to your store. It looks like your store has a lot of


    issues!” Megan epted the cup of coffee offered by Holly’s assistant and crossed her legs.


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    Across from her, Holly did not give any reply.


    Megan scanned her from head to toe and asked, “Miss Adams, we’re quite well-acquainted by now. I


    will ask you to spill the tea about my sister… Is she married?”


    While asking, she casually sipped on her coffee as though she had just popped an absent-minded


    question.


    “Don’t take it the wrong way. I’m just curious because no one in our family has gotten any news about


    her marriage.”