Chapter 98 An Act or A Plot


    Chapter 98 An Act or A Plot


    After midnight, the banquet finally came to an end and guests left one by one. As the host, Bethan had


    to apany Raymond till the end.


    "It''ste now. Mr. Zav, Mrs. Zav, go back and have a rest early." In the end, Adriel bid farewell to


    them in a natural tone and turned around and left.


    He was still asposed as if he didn''t know her. Bethany secretly inhaled a cold breath, feeling


    herself pathetic yet at the same time thought this was the best situation. They were like strangers who


    wouldn''t bother each other when they met again.


    After seeing off all the guests, Bethany followed Raymond into the car. She knew that he had seen


    through everything. She thought he would question her angrily. However, much to her surprise, he


    looked very calm.


    He didn''t ask her about anything. A soothing light song was being yed in the car. Since he didn''t


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    speak, Bethany also remained silent.


    He stopped the car downstairs of her apartment and said to her, "You must have gotten tired today. Go


    back and have a rest early."


    "Okay. You should also rest early." With that, Bethany pushed open the door and got out of the car.


    Then she stood by the roadside and watched him drive away.


    She felt uneasy as Raymond didn''t ask about anything. It was alreadyte at night and the two kids


    had fallen asleep. Seeing that Ainsley was still awake, Bethany asked, "It''s sote, Ainsley. Why


    haven''t you gone to bed?"


    "I sleep less as I''m getting old." Looking at Bethany''s gown, Ainsley smiled amiably as she was very


    proud of her."


    Lisa, you look very beautiful in this gown."


    Bethany only replied with a light smile. Then Ainsley asked again, "How''s today''s banquet? You haven''t


    been engaged in such an asion for years. Were you used to it?"


    "I have no problem with this. It''s just that..."


    As Ainsley was not an outsider and she was the only person whom she could pour out to, Bethany


    continued, "I saw Adriel."


    "What?" Ainsley was very shocked when she heard the name. "Why was that jerk suddenly back? Did


    he attend the banquet too?"


    Bethany nodded and answered honestly, "And he''s now Raymond''s business partner. I vaguely heard


    that he has made achievements in his career and is now a senior executive of Ocean Construction."


    "This scumbag has always been ruthless in his pursuit of career development." Ainsley got excited at


    the mention of this. "Your father was right, that he made you his girlfriend because he wanted to make


    use of your identity as the eldest daughter of the Hamilton family so that he could get promoted in the


    Every time when they talked about Adriel, Ainsley would get angrier than Bethany and couldn''t help but


    curse at him. After finishing those words, she looked toward Bethany nervously and stopped as she


    was afraid that Bethany might feel sad. She asked, "How did he react when he saw you?"


    "No reaction. He acted as if he didn''t know me." Bethany then let out a sigh and forced a rxed smile


    as she continued, "This is the best result. No matter if he was pretending or not, it should be the best


    choice for us to take each other as a stranger."


    "It''s so great that you can think it this way. Lisa, Mr. Zav treats you well, so don''t do silly things."


    "I understand," Bethany replied with a nod. She felt uneasy because Raymond didn''t ask her about


    anything tonight. But meanwhile, she also felt thankful for it. She decided to tell him everything about


    her past when he was free.


    Raymond didn''t go back home tonight. Instead, he directly slept in the longue of thepany. Standing


    before the windows, he could see the window of Bethany''s bedroom and he found her bedroom was


    still lit.


    It must be a sleepless night for her as she had suddenly met her ex again.


    Raymond got angry at the thought of this and drew the curtains. His mind was upied with images of


    her calling Adriel and the scene when she told him her husband had passed away. And he was also


    sleepless the whole night.


    Early in the next morning, Morgan found Raymond was already in the office when he came to his office


    to report his work."


    Morning, Mr. Zav." Morgan walked into his office and handed a supplementary agreement. "This is


    the supplementary agreement we signed with Ocean Construction. Please take a look, Mr. Zav."


    Raymond quickly skimmed through the agreement. Although there weren''t any major issues, he still


    instructed, "There are some problems in this supplementary agreement. Call Adriel and ask him to


    Okay, Mr. Zav." Morgan immediately called Adrie.


    Adriel wasted no time and arrived in 15 minutes. He sat across Raymond and asked, "Which uses in


    the supplementary agreement do you find unsuitable, Mr. Zav?"


    "Not big deals. It''s just that we need to modify some details." Raymond handed the supplementary


    agreement to him and Adriel saw some marks on it.


    "Okay. I''ll ask them to amend it as soon as Ie back," Adriel promised in a hurry.


    Raymond sneered coldly and asked as if he was trying to start a casual conversation, "Mr. Tucker, I


    heard from you that your girlfriend is now in Parkville. Is it true?"


    Adriel remained calm when he heard this question. He replied withposure, "Yes."


    "I''m curious what kind of woman can make you miss her till now."


    Adriel curled up his lips into a smile and replied, "She''s just an ordinary girl. But as the saying goes,


    beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. And I think she''s very perfect."


    "How aboutparing her with my fiancée?"


    Adriel''s smile stiffened on his face, but it was very imperceptible. He gave him a decent answer, "She


    can''t be a match for Mrs. Zav in any aspect, no matter in terms of appearance, figure, or demeanor."


    "Really?" Raymond questioned with a snort.


    Adriel smiled awkwardly and asked, "Mr. Zav, is there anything else? If not, please go ahead with


    your business and excuse me to go back to amend this supplementary agreement."


    "No hurry." Raymond checked the time and invited, "Have lunch with me this noon. I''ll treat you to the


    meal."


    "Okay." Adriel could only agree."


    I have a small meeting to attend now and it will be finished soon. Mr. Tucker, please wait for me for a


    while."


    "Of course. Mr. Zav, you may get busy," Adriel replied politely.


    When Raymond walked out of his office, he turned around and peeked at Adriel. It seemed like this


    man wouldn''t admit his rtionship with Bethany...When walking into the elevator, Raymond called


    Bethany. Thetter was still sleeping in her bed when her phone rang. She was very listless now as


    she didn''t have a good sleepst night.


    "Hello, Raymond." Bethany didn''t expect to receive Raymond''s call during his working time.


    "Are you sleeping?"


    "Nah. I woke up."


    "That''s great. Nowe to my office. Didn''t you say you want to tell me somethingst time?"


    "Are you free now?"


    "Yes."


    "Okay. I will arrive soon." Bethany quickly got out of her bed after ending the call. Raymond, who had


    just hung up, felt a bit guilty. However, he couldn''t allow the two to act before him anymore!


    Bethany quickly got dressed and ran to the Zav Group. Probably because she was not sure about


    his attitude, she thought she should make it quickter so that she could get rid of the burden in her


    heart as sooner as possible.


    Because it was Raymond who asked her to go to his office, Bethany didn''t knock on the door. Instead,


    she directly pushed open the door and walked into the office. However, much to her shock, the one in


    the office was not Raymond but Adriel...