Regrt 221

Chapter 221

I was drinking yogurt when I heard her last few words, and I choked hard.

After recovering, I finished my meal and poked her cheek. “Can you have a little dignity?”

“It’s a seven–digit number. You can handle it, but I can’t.” Jane’s head was spinning from the money. Actually, for the sake of money… surrendering a bit isn’t impossible. Anyway, Jessica is his father’s woman. Nothing could have happened between them.”

“You better dispel that thought right now.” As we prepared to leave the house, I said, “That Lauren is still thinking about having Ryan marry Jessica.”

“What?”

Jane put on high heels, looking like her worldview had been shattered. “She’s been in a coma for so many years, is she an idiot now? Besides, didn’t she have a huge fight with Jessica the other day? And now they’re all buddy–buddy again?”

“Who knows.” I picked up my bag and opened the door.

Jane’s imagination ran wild. “What if they’re trying out something new?”

“What new thing?”

“Like a threesome?”

She was relentless with her shocking statement and proceeded with a detailed analysis. “Well, since the mother and daughter are sharing a husband now, what else could have made them reconcile so quickly?”

“A threesome??” My eyes widened in disbelief as I glanced at Jane. “That’s impossible.”

“Mrs. Frost does seem to like things that are out of the ordinary.”

Just as I walked out the door, the door at the other end of the corridor suddenly opened from inside,

and Frank looked over with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.

I closed my eyes.

I couldn’t figure out why, every time I said or did something secretive, he would catch me.

I looked at him helplessly. “Do you have a habit of eavesdropping?”

“I’m in my own home.” Frank seemed just awake, his hair still a bit messy, enhancing his casual and unruly aura. “This isn’t eavesdropping.”

I couldn’t argue as effectively as he could, so I just didn’t bother. “Fine, we still have things to do. We’re leaving.”

He stopped me. “Where are you going?”

“Out.”

“Wait.”

+15 BONUS

He turned back into his house and came out with a box of formal wear, lazily saying, “Wear this tonight.”

“Okay.”

If I was his companion, there’s nothing wrong with him offering formal wear. I didn’t refuse and took it from him.

He checked the time. “Let’s meet here at five o’clock.

“Huh?”

It was already past two. Rush hour at five o’clock in the afternoon meant I’d just be heading back as soon as I got there. Attending a banquet required basic courtesy, and getting ready and doing makeup would take quite some time.

Frank raised an eyebrow. “Can’t make it?”

“Fine.”

Thinking about the recording in his hands, I had to accept it.

Thad to push back my office work by a day. Jane patted my shoulder and slipped away.

When I reluctantly returned home with the box of formal wear, I received a WhatsApp message her. “I’ll go looking for an office first. If you finish early tonight, just call me for your birthday celebration.”

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“Okay.”

replying to her message, I received a call from Jack.

He asked if I had time to have dinner together tonight.

I said no.

After the banquet ended, it would definitely be late, and I wouldn’t make it in time for dinner.

Later in the evening, I transferred Ryan’s money back to him, then went to the bathroom to wash and dress myself. Just as I changed into the formal wear someone knocked on the door.

I opened the door and saw Frank outside, still dressed casually. “Let’s go.”

His gaze

fell on me, admiration flickering in his eyes, lips curling up. “Nice collarbone.”

“Thank you.

Praising so specifically was quite his style,

But strangely enough, such words usually sounded like a creep’s, but coming from him, it was no different from saying “quite good–looking“. It didn’t arouse any resistance. Instead, it made the person feel his praise was sincere.