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Reginald sipped his wine and confidently gestured for him to go
ahead.
Evan was even more intrigued by this young woman. He began with a few technical questions and then explained his vision.
and requirements.
After listening carefully, Adelaide calmly listed several proposal
ideas. “Mr. Murray, if you don’t like these suggestions, I can
draw up a few more for your consideration.”
Evan was impressed. “Mr. Thorton really has an uncanny eye
for talent. Ms. Pierce, you really are a genius designer. From
what you just described, I even get a hint of Alicia’s design
style.”
He continued, “Ms. Pierce, do you know Alicia?”
Adelaide smiled and said, “Mr. Murray, you flattered me. How
could I possibly have the chance to meet Alicia? But she is my
idol. I study all her works, so I’ve learned a lot from her design
concepts.”
“I see.” Evan nodded in realization.
Adelaide took a sip of water to hide her awkwardness. She
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caught Reginald’s teasing gaze from the corner of her eye, but she pretended not to notice.
The rest of the discussion didn’t require her input, so she simply
listened.
After the meal ended and they saw Evan off, Reginald turned to
her and asked, “Where’s your car?”
Adelaide raised her hand and pointed. Reginald glanced over
and asked, “Are you heading back to the office, or do you need
to go handle your personal matters?”
The question made her slightly embarrassed. “Back to the
office.”
“Good. Give me a lift.” With that, Reginald had already started
walking toward her car.
Adelaide was going to ask him why he didn’t take his Rolls-
Royce, but she swallowed the words because she found no sign
of Nathan or the familiar Rolls–Royce.
Reginald took the passenger seat, and Adelaide got behind the
wheel and drove out of the Cherry Manor.
“Did you talk to him?” Reginald had pulled out a lighter and was
toying with it in his right hand.
He wasn’t hiding at all how much he hoped she’d get divorced.
Adelaide gave a light “Mm” in response.
He turned his head, clearly interested. “He agreed?”
She stayed silent.
Reginald narrowed his eyes, emotion unreadable, then
commented. “He wants to have it both ways, huh?”
There was a moment of silence.
“Adelaide, I don’t have that much self–control. Don’t push me
into being a homewrecker,” Reginald said out of the blue.
Adelaide almost slammed the gas pedal to the floor.
She turned the steering wheel hard. Suddenly, Reginald’s right
hand came over and grabbed hers, steadying the wheel.
He chuckled, “What’s wrong? Trying to stage a crash just to get
headlines saying I was in your passenger seat? Well, not a bad
idea.”
Adelaide shoved his hand away and snapped, “Reginald, can
you not joke around for once?”
With a smile still playing on his lips, Reginald slowly rubbed his
fingers and said, “If I had been serious, do you think you and
Garrett would’ve ever gotten married?”
Adelaide replied with forced calm, “Then I guess I should thank
you for not being serious.”
“You don’t have any sense of humor at all.” Reginald straightened up and changed the subject. “This design project from the Noventra Group is very important for both you and the whole team. Ms. Pierce, I hope you’ll give it your full effort”
The sudden switch in tone and topic nearly threw her off. Adelaide nodded. “Don’t worry, Mr. Thorton.””
“That means you’ll probably need to work overtime for the next two weeks.””
“I can do that.”
“My team doesn’t need to stay in the office when working
overtime. You can work from home.”
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