A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 1461

“Oh, I see. By the way, this is my boyfriend, Joan. Larry is very amiable, so there's no need to be shy with him.” Gabriella took Larry's hand with a warm smile on her face.

She's his girlfriend? Ah well, that makes sense. Only a beautiful and kind woman with a good family background like Gabriella is worthy of an outstanding man like him, Joan mused. At that thought, a bitter smile tugged at her lips.

“Thank you, Gabriella. But I'm about done discussing business with Mr. Norton, so I won't disturb the two of you. We'll talk another day. Please excuse me.” Instead of feeling thrilled to bump into her best friend during college, she was driven by guilt to leave as soon as possible.

“Mr. Norton, this document contains the specifics of our collaboration this time, so I'll leave it here for your perusal. If you have any opinions or suggestions, feel free to voice them out. Someone from our company will contact you further.” Her sense of responsibility to the company overshadowed her conflicted emotions at present, so Joan steeled herself and extended the contract in her hand to Larry.

However, Larry didn't move to take the contract. He merely stared at her coldly. As he looked at the woman who had once left him ruthlessly despite his fervent pleas, the emotions brewing within him were no less complicated than hers.

I should hate her, so why do I feel inexplicably distressed at the sight of her vulnerable expression? No! Why should I help her when she was the one who abandoned me? As that thought occurred to him, a white-hot rush of fury abruptly surged within him.

Snatching the contract from her, he threw it onto the table without even sparing it a single glance.

“I never expected you to be the person in charge of the project this time. It seems that your company's credibility and integrity are questionable, so I still need to look into it further.” Sneering, he declared, “You may leave n now.

His rejection was clear as day, making it known in uncertain terms that he didn't want to discuss business with her. Joan wanted to leave posthaste, so she nodded and replied, “Sure. Someone else will contact you soon, so please excuse me.

Then, she glanced at Gabriella at the side before spinning on her heels and left.