“Theard you”
Hans broke off his train of thought and smiled faintly: “1
Zam leaned leisurely back against the couch, saying nonchalantly,” say, Hans. Do you think that this time julle and i
Before he could finish his sentence, Hans intermapted him, “There’s probably no hope for you,“
Zayn’s expression darkened instantly, and he glared coldly at ans
Feeling guilty and self–conscious, Hans nervously swiped a hand over his nose before babbling nonsensically, “Things have turned into a huge fuss this time. If you want to reconcile with her, there’s probableno other solution except to marry her.”
Zayn was stunned at his werds.
Itm_murry Jule?
He had never considered the notion before, because in his subconscious mind, he had always found her beneath him.
“Impossible,” he retorted subconsciously, then paused before adding, “My mother wouldn’t agree to it either,”
Hans shrugged helplessh, then decided to drop him some sincere advice. “Well, you said it yourself. It’s fine to play around, but julle is unworthy of marrying into the Peyton tamile, so why make yourself unhappy
“Besides, don’t you still have a gilid right now?”
Zam lowered his gaze, deep in thought. He wanted to argue, but it was as if the words were stuck in his throat and he could not figure out what to say
Suddenly, a phone started ringing.
picked up the phone and slid his finger across the screm, accepting the call.
- Zayn said emotionlessh
Whatever Priscilla said, it made Zayn brown lightly.
“Got it,” he said in a low voice.
just as he was about to hang up, Zn decided to ask offhandedly, “How did you manage to find out so quickly?”
“You just called and asked directly? he commented alood after listening to Priscilla’s reply “Alright, got it. That’ll be all”
He then hung up the phone.
Sering this, Hans immediately tossed his billiards que aside, walked over to Zayn, and planted himself down on the couch opposice him.
“Who was it?” he asked, face full of curiosity
“Priscilla,” Zayn replied straightforwardly.
Hans arched an eyebrow, asked in surprise, “Was it about the Investigation into use that you asked her to carry out Did she already obtain the information so quickly?” Zayn picked up the wineglass on the coffee table and raised it to his lips. He chugged the champagne in it in one pulp before replacing the glass on the table.
“She called Jule directly to ask about it,” he finally said through gritted teeth.
He felt angry at the mere thought of Julie picking up Priscilla’s call of all people but not his
How well played of her
His expression was as stormy as a raincloud
Hans ignored his dark expression and asked with feigned nonchalance, “What has julie been up to recently?
“She and Amara rented out a so–square–meter office space at the International Center and opened up a studio,” Zayn replied grouchily.
Hans could not help his surprise. “The International Center? Didn’t Zachary Quinn also open up a company that e
A flashof surprise crossed Zayn’s expression at that “What did you say? Zachary’s abother?
“That’s right,” said Hans. “He also opened a new company at the International Center several days ago Leven went there to deliver him a Dower basket”
Before he had even finished speaking, Zayn stood up abruptly and kicked the coffee table irritably, cursing.
“That damn Zachary! He still hasn’t given up,” he said angrily
Hans was bewildered at his sudden show of anger. He was clearly unaware of what was going on between Zayn and Zachary
“What do you mean, he hasn’t given up?” he asked in confusion.
Zam did not reply, irritation written all over his f
Hans sat dazedly on the couch, thinking back He simply grabbed his coat from its hanger and left the club
o Zayn’s previous words. Taking out his phone, he scrolled through his contacts to Julie’s number and called her without hesitation.
The phone ring for quite a while before going through
A woman’s voice sounded through the phone. “Hello, who is this?”
The corners of Hans mouth unconsciously curved up into an imperceptible smile.
His tone became serious as he replied, “It’s me, Hans York
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