Chapter 1559 Asked for It Eva remained silent. She had that talk with Louie the night before. âEva, youâre beautiful enough to marry any other wealthy man you want. You donât have to obsess over Louie.â Lucy took a step back and pleaded, âPlease. | donât want to make things ugly, especially not with the Gilmores.â
Eva met Lucyâs eyes as she said icily, âBut he doesnât like you.â Lucyâs face fell. âWhat did you say? How did you know that?â
âBecause he told me Iâm the only one he loves. He won't fall for anyone else. Not ever,â Eva answered calmly. âMiss Constantine, you won't be happy marrying a man who doesnât love you.â âHow can you be sure he doesnât like me?â
âI've known him for years. He fell for me five years ago and has been waiting for me to return his feelings since then. Iâm not trying to brag, but he really loves me.â Eva was trying to dissuade Lucy from pressing on with the marriage.
She couldnât leave him behind now, not when the alternative was... this woman. If Louie would hold on, then so would she.
âWhy you...â Lucyâs face turned red from anger. She wouldâve laughed it off had any other woman said that, but not Eva. Lucy knew whatever she said was the truth, after all. âEva, beauty fades with age. He won't stay in love with you once you lose your beauty.â
Eva blinked. âBut at least he still likes me now. Anyway, I'll be taking my leave now. Iâm busy.â With that, she got up and left.
Lucy was left alone, feeling humiliated. Sheâs showing off, huh? âI bet he won't stay in love with you if you lose that pretty face of yours.â Just then, her face was contorted with envy. And Iâm going to ruin that face.
Eva emerged from the coffee shop, basking in the warm sunshine. It felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She wanted to call Louie to tell him she would accept his love.
The moment Louie exited the conference room, his assistant happily reported, âPresident Gilmore, | heard Eva came.â Asmile tugged his lips as he whisked out his phone to call Eva. The call went through easily. âHello?â
âYou're here?â âYes.â âCome to my office.â âI'm just here to talk about the contract termination. So, Iâm not going up there,â she replied.
What am | going to do with her? he thought to himself in resignation before descending the building to see her. At the same time, Eva was in the legal department, talking to the manager. The manager was in a dilemma. He didnât have enough clearance to handle her contract termination, but she wouldn't let him leave without a result.
âIf you're not giving me an answer, then we'll have to do it by the book.â Eva was in a pure white dress, and her eyes were filled with determination. The intensity of her gaze was enough to intimidate most people.
âPlease, Eva. You know thereâs nothing | can do about this. | canât do anything without the bossâ orders. | donât have the authority to handle anything related to you.â âI donât care. Youâre printing the contract, then Iâll sign the papers,â Eva said.
âFine, I'll print it out. | can do that much.â The manager was about to send someone to print the contract, but then he saw his boss at the officeâs doorstep. His eyes shone with hope as he stood up. âPresident Gilmore, you've come just in time!â
Eva heaved a sigh. He came to stop me again, didnât he?
âlll handle this. You do your work,â Louie said. The manager scooted off immediately. Louie turned his attention to Eva. One look into her eyes, and he knew she wouldn't stand down. He took a seat and faced her. âIf you stay, you can have whatever you want,â he said, trying to persuade her to stay.