Chapter 32
Gemma pressed her lips together. She rose from her seat
Sydney was quite happy with Gemma’s deferential attitude.
“You’ve changed a lot, haven’t you?”
“Well, people change”
entle smile. “HI, Myd.“”
Sydney quietly stared into Gemma’s eyes. A while later, she mumbled, “Yeah, but__”
She paused deliberately and suddenly inched closer to Gemma’s ear. Then, she whispered, “I still wish you had nev
never come back, just the sight of your fare annoys
With that, Sydney took a step backward with an even brighter smile.
Gemma watched Sydney with a slightly frosty gaze.
“oh, by the way, Field Group is working with Morris Co. Say, if I call your dad and tell him you were rude to me, do you think he’ll send you back to Vesterland for
Emotions flickered in Gemma’s eyes. Her rosy lips remained pursed. She kept her silence.
Sydney loved to see Gemma helpless. Her smile widened
“How about this? Beg me not to, and I won’t complain to Mr. Field about it.”
Tracy couldn’t stand it anymore. She snatched a glass of water from the table and splashed it onto Sydney. “Sydney Morris, who do you think you are? I haven’t gotten even with you for what happened five years ago!” Sydney’s hair and outfit were drenched. She looked disheveled–nothing like her exquisite appearance
e just a moment ago. Furious, she slapped Gemma’s face. As she was about to do it again, someone grabbed her hand mid–alt. Sydney was in the middle of a tantrum. Her temper was out of control. Right as she was about to yell at the person who intervened, she froze in shock whe recognized him.
“Mr. Lowell”
Looking frigid, he questioned Sydney coldly, “Ms. Morris, don’t you think you’re going overboard?”
Her face paled “No. Gemma—‘
“Enough” He cut her off.
Since Sydney dared not go against him, she could only glare harshly at Gemma before storming out
Tracy went up to check on Gemma’s swollen cheek “Gem, you alright?”
Gemma shook her head. “It’s just a slap. I’m alright.-
Tracy burned off after she received a call. Now that Gemma was left alone with Wesley, she decided to leave, but he stopped her.
Gemma ignored him as he made her way out of the restaurant. Right after she stepped but, he took her wrist, forcing her to stop She sounded lunt when he fed to face Wiley
“Mr. Lowell, myything else?”
“Ma. Fied, is this how you treat a man who helped you out?!
be tumed around and stared at him. After a pause, she said nonclulantly, “Oh. Thanks, Mr. Larwell ”
His deep dark eyes studied ferface.
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Anyone carold tell something was off. He wondered, “Aur you trying to dodge m
She did just depry the smiled softly, as though he had made a funity
Mr. Lowell, you must be karlding me. You and I dont eventutriart that much is the first place ”
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