Chapter 237

Chapter 237 Long Line to Catch Big Fish

Erik mentioned “my dad,” and Imogen’s heart skipped a beat.

She lowered her eyes, picked up a prawn, peeled it slowly, and stuffed it into her mouth.

After Erik finished speaking, Imogen thought and swallowed the food. “Hearing what you said, it seems like deliberate targeting.”

Erik nodded. “It must be. I knew he didn’t want to solve the problem but just deal with

Erik’s statement amused Imogen.

my

dad.”

“However, even if there is a problem with the material, shouldn’t the responsibility for this matter lie with the decoration company?”

Erik explained. “The company is only affiliated, and my dad is responsible for the materials.” Imogen nodded, picked up another prawn, looked up at Erik’s eyes, pursed her lip, and said, “May I ask, are the decoration materials used by your father okay? It is the key, not because I don’t believe you.”

Blake was a kidnapper. It was not surprising for people like Blake, who had no morals and violated the law, to use substandard materials.

But in Erik’s eyes, Blake was his respected and beloved father, and Erik must trust his father unconditionally.

But the thing was that Blake would accept his fate if he knew that the case would not be overturned. Only Erik was unaware of that.

Erik said very firmly, “No problem. My dad is honest. He has been doing decoration for so many years, and this situation has never happened before.”

Hearing “honest,” Imogen lowered her eyelashes, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes. Imogen picked a piece of pork chop for herself and said while eating, “Have you ever thought about this situation? You just returned home and didn’t know much about the current situation, but you were in a hurry to take over the job and cheated by the material supplier?”

Erik paused and thought about it carefully. “It may be true.”

Imogen took a sip of hot water. “I’ll entrust some people and ask them to retest and find a private institution to do so. Let’s compare the two test results.”

“If the test results are the same, there may be a problem with the material. The supplier will be held accountable if your father doesn’t know about it. If the owner succeeds in reporting, even if he deliberately targets your father, we can do nothing.”

“If the test results are different, it is probably a false accusation. We can now think about whether the owner is colluding with officials.”

Hearing Imogen’s proposal, Erik’s eyes showed joy. “Okay, Imogen, thank you so much! I don’t know what to do next if it wasn’t for you!”

Imogen’s eyes were calm, and she smiled. “You’re welcome. Let’s eat. You are just an intern, so don’t let this affect your work.”

“Uh–huh!”

Erik nodded repeatedly.

Although Erik put away his smile, he couldn’t hide the joy in his eyes.

Erik looked

up

at Imogen from time to time and hurriedly lowered his head when Imogen looked

over.

At first, when Erik struck up a conversation with Imogen in Norway, it was more because Imogen looked like his fellow and was so charming that he had a crush on her.

Erik never expected that they were from the same place.

After getting along these few times, Erik liked Imogen not because of her appearance but because of her character. His feelings for Imogen were increasingly profound.

Her advice to Erik at work, her tenderness when taking care of Grace, and her righteousness when she offered to help Erik made Erik more convinced that his thought was not wrong.

Imogen was the person he loved.

So what if she was divorced?

Imogen raised her eyes and inadvertently crossed Erik’s eyes.

Erik pursed his lips and smiled. His big eyes were beautiful, and his blue pupils were clear and transparent, like gems submerged in water, full of affection.

He looked pretty simple.

It could be seen that Erik never doubted whether his father would lie.

He was a young person who had little experience.

Erik just being an ordinary friend was okay, but being her husband would be the last choice for Imogen.

She had no interest in helping others grow up.

If not for Erik being Blake’s son, Imogen would have left by now.

After eating, the two went to the cinema in the mall to watch a movie.

Before the time for the movie show, Erik handed over the popcorn he had just bought to Imogen. “Imogen, sit over there for a while. I’ll go to the toilet.”

Imogen nodded.

Erik left the movie theater and followed the signs in the mall to find the restroom.

The restroom was out of the way.

When Erik passed the corner, he bumped into someone suddenly.

Immediately after a heavy sound, a cup of coffee fell to the ground, and with a bang, the package burst, and the coffee splashed everywhere.

Erik took two steps back subconsciously, looked at the coffee spilled all over the floor, and quickly raised his head and said, “Sorry, sorry.”

The person in front of Erik was a young woman with fair skin and a pretty face.

She looked at the coffee spilled on the ground, and a trace of annoyance flashed in her eyes, but she smiled at Erik. “It’s okay, just a cup of coffee.”

Saying that, she bent down and picked up the coffee cup on the ground, turned around, and walked back to the restroom.

The men’s and women’s restrooms in the mall share a single wash basin.

There was a trash can next to the wash basin, and a few available mops were in the corner. Erik saw the woman throw the cracked coffee cup into the trash can and get the mop in the

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corner.

Seeing this, Erik hurried forward, trying to take the mop from the woman’s hand, but accidentally caught the woman’s hand.

He quickly let go, and his ears slowly turned red. “Excuse me, give it to me. I’ll mop the floor.”

The woman was about to speak when the cleaner washing the mop saw her and asked, “What are you doing with the mop?”

“Sorry, I spilled my coffee. I’m afraid someone will slip it, so I want to clear it.” The woman explained with a smile. There were two shallow dimples in her cheeks when she smiled, which were so beautiful.

The cleaner said, “Just put it there. I’ll mop it later.”

“Thank you. I’m sorry to trouble you.”

The woman put the mop back in place.

Erik also said, “Thank you.”

The woman turned around and was about to leave when Erik called to stop her, “Miss!”

The woman stopped and turned to look at him with doubts.

“I’m sorry to knock your coffee over. I’ll give the money to you, and you can buy another cup.” When the woman heard this, she pursed her lips, smiled, and waved her hand. “No need.”

Erik watched her leave. For a moment, he felt that her profile looked like Imogen’s.

After a daze, Erik realized that the woman had already walked away.

Erik sighed disappointedly, turned around, and entered the men’s restroom.

After coming out of the restroom, the woman glanced back. Seeing that Erik had not caught up, she breathed a sigh of relief. The smile on her face disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression. It was the first time for Ann to do this. Ann was so nervous that her palms were sweaty, and her face almost stiffened after laughing.

Ann had no choice. Her father was still waiting for her in the hospital.

Erik returned to the cinema and sat down beside Imogen.

Imogen picked up a piece of popcorn and ate it. “What’s on your shoe?”

Erik lowered his head and took a look. There were a lot of grayish–yellow spots on the white shoes, “Just now, I accidentally knocked off a woman’s coffee, which splashed on my shoes.”

Imogen didn’t care and changed the subject.