A Night with Her Cruel Mate novel Chapter 35

"Yes." Jean nodded. "Julia is my elder sister."

"Oh, so that’s it…" Nelson finally put the pieces together. Now, he understood why Terence was in such a hurry to file a divorce. It was indeed possible that it had something to do with Jean.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt sympathetic toward Julia. He looked at Terence scornfully before leaving.

Jean watched Nelson leaving. Uneasily, she looked at Terence. "Terence, he..."

"Leave him alone." Terence was also wearing a long face. He didn’t know what was wrong with Nelson and why he sided with Julia.

Obliviously, he kept on thinking what was special about that woman. 'Why would Nelson do this for her?'

As she was observing Terence, Jean noticed his tightly-frowned eyebrows. "Do you think Mr. Xu is interested in my sister? Anyway, you and her are already divorced. If they're meeting each other, it's a good thing."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Terence complained.

His annoyance was written all over his face, which Jean quickly noticed. She realized she really was a blabbermouth and was indeed a little impatient. "Nothing, I just said it casually." She tried to brush the uneasiness off.

She checked her wristwatch and looked at him. "Oh, it’s time for lunch. Let me treat you to dinner. Accept it as my kind of apology for bringing you so much trouble."

"No, thanks." His face was still stiff and hardened. For a moment, the room was filled with nothing but uncomfortable silence. Terence went back to his seat and said, "I have a lot of things to deal with. You can go and eat by yourself."

"But no matter how busy you are, you have to eat, right?" Speaking hurriedly, Jean pointed to somewhere near. "Let’s grab a bite in the restaurant downstairs. It won’t take long, Terence."

"As I’ve said, no need." His aura was dark. Terence lowered his head, almost burying himself in the papers and stuff on his desk. He pretended he was busy working, not even making eye contact with her.

She looked at him timidly. Jean knew that Terence would be more disappointed with her if she didn’t give in.

"Well, then, I’ll just leave." The lady surrendered and smiled bitterly as she continued to speak. "But don’t forget to have dinner no matter how busy you are. I’m leaving now, and I won’t bother you anymore."

As soon as she finished her words, she walked out of Terence’s office. People were not forgetful. What was on Weibo was still a fuss in the building. People's eyes were glued on her, while she was on her way out of the company. They were obviously talking about her. Even in the elevator, she could hear their conversations.

"Look! Look! It’s her!"

"She is beautiful. It's not even shocking that she's capable enough to win Mr. Chen’s heart."

"Yeah, I heard about them planning to buy wedding rings. Maybe she is a soon-to-be Mrs. Chen."

"Yes, that’s right. That’s so great."

Hearing these comments, Jean felt a sense of self-satisfaction. She was delighted until she thought of Terence’s attitude towards her minutes ago. She couldn’t help but feel annoyed.