Farewell To My Endless Love novel Chapter 392

Scarlett's POV:

I was finally back in my office after a tedious meeting with the executives. There, I sat on my swivel chair wearily. Unfortunately, my work was not yet over, so I turned my computer on to deal with other things.

A dialog box popped up on the screen, which showed that I had three new emails.

I clicked on it and found that the emails were, in fact, invitation letters. One was from Charles, another was from William, and the last was from a stranger named Simon Felix. They were all inviting me to the auction of the land on the east bank with them.

Who was this Simon anyway?

Something suddenly occurred to me. Just a few days ago, Dad told me that he wanted to introduce a young man to me. The man he was pertaining to was his old friend's son, whose name was Simon.

At that time, I thought Dad was not serious, so I just agreed perfunctorily. It turned out that he meant what he had said. I did not know whether to laugh or cry right now.

While I was in deep thought, the door opened. Elena then came in with two exquisite boxes in her arms.

"Caroline, someone sent you presents."

I took one of the gift boxes and opened it. When I lifted the lid, a navy blue tailored velvet evening dress welcomed me. On top of the dress was a set of dazzling jewelry. They resembled the stars in the night sky. They were gorgeous.

This was a kind of gift that a woman would fall in love with at a glance.

The brand of the dress was the same as the evening dress I had worn on Grandpa's birthday party last year.

I was certain that Charles had sent this dress.

He and I would be competitors in the coming auction. What was his reason for flattering me like this?

Elena looked at me and worriedly asked. "Caroline, Adam wants to meet you at the Mint Bar tonight. Do you want to go?"

The Mint Bar?

Wasn't that Spencer's bar?

I was hesitant at first. But after pondering for a moment, I decided to give it a go.

I believed that Adam would not dare to play dirty tricks in Spencer's bar.

"If that's the case, let me go with you. That scoundrel might have set a trap for you."

I shook my head in refusal. "No. I want to meet him myself. Don't worry. I'll be careful."

"But..." Elena wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.

"If you insist, you may stand guard by the door of the bar. If something happens, come to me immediately," I ordered.

Although reluctant, Elena nodded. "Okay."

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In the evening, I came to the Mint Bar as promised.

As soon as I entered the bar, the familiar scent of alcohol and cigarette greeted me. I could not help but look around the hall to see if Charles and Spencer were there. Thankfully, they were not.

I went straight to the reserved private room and pushed the door open. There were many people inside. It seemed that they had been drinking for quite a while now as the table was full of empty bottles.

"Caroline, you're finally here. Come and take a seat," Adam greeted me warmly with a glass of wine in his hand.

I looked around the room to find a relatively clean spot for me to sit down.

"Adam, why did you ask me to come here?"

"Pretty lady, business talk can wait. Let's have fun for now. Since you're late, you have to be punished. You have to drink three glasses of wine first." A drunk blonde man with slicked-back hair came over and sat beside me with a glass of wine in each hand.

I immediately moved away from him in disgust. However, he continued to look at me with a lascivious gaze. How I wished I could gouge his eyes out.

"I can't take my eyes off you. But even though you're pretty, you have to show some respect to me. I want you to drink this all up then we can be friends. What do you say?" The man handed me the glass without waiting for my approval.

"That's right, beauty. You have to drink if you want to do business. Drink it up!" another man echoed. With that, everyone started to goad me into drinking. Some even whistled in anticipation. Adam, on the other hand, was just watching me silently. He neither joined nor stopped these filthy men.

It seemed that he wanted to make me suffer. Unfortunately for him, that would never happen. "Fine." I took one of the glasses and drank it all up.

When I finished it, the crowd erupted into cheers "Whoo!"

"Adam, let's cut the crap. If I drink these three glasses of wine, I will get the land on the east bank." I picked up another glass of wine and gulped it down.

There was a dead silence. To everyone's surprise, Adam stood up and threw his glass on the table, causing it to shatter.

"Caroline, who do you think you are? You're just nobody. Don't forget that Edward just picked you up from nowhere. How dare you get in my way?!" "Really? Let's wait and see then." I cast a scornful glance at Adam and turned to leave.

"Stop her!"

As soon as Adam gave the order, several men surrounded me.

"It seems that I have no choice but to teach you a lesson today so that you can remember your place."

At last, Adam showed his ugly side.