Kate hears Claire’s offer and seems interested. She thinks for a moment and says, “yes, I have a lot to tell you.”
Claire sniggers and says casually, “it must be about Luke.”
Kate doesn’t speak. After a long time, she says, “are you going to cheat me again this time? I already know that last time you helped Luke cheat me.”
Maybe Luke told Kate that night.
Claire says decisively, “no, I haven’t seen you for a long time, so I miss you.”
Kate seems to think something’s wrong. She questions, “you should be with Leo recently. What happened to you and Leo? What is your relationship now?”
Kate is a real idiot. She doesn’t pay any attention to social news. Everyone has seen an interview with Howard Group’s President Howard and Claire, but Kate doesn’t know anything.
But Claire thinks it’s good. So she lies, “I’m in trouble, so I want to talk to you...”
Kate smiles and says, “do you want to drink with me again?”
Claire’s eyes roll. It’s a good choice to call Kate and Luke to a pub with an ambiguous atmosphere. So she says, “what about the pub we met last time?”
Kate says, “OK, we’ll meet there in an hour. I will be angry if you lie to me again this time.”
Claire smiles awkwardly and says, “I won’t cheat you twice. Don’t worry. I’ll be on time.”
Claire is afraid of exposure, so she hangs up quickly and takes a breath of relief.
“Kate becomes smart after meeting Luke. She wouldn’t think I was going to cheat her before.”
Claire says to herself.
In fact, Claire has to cheat Kate this time, otherwise how can Luke meet her? They can’t play hide and seek all the time. Although Kate said she will be angry if she lies to her again, she is careless. What’s more, she likes Luke. They have a little misunderstanding.
Claire wants to show Kate the video that night, but it might be better for Luke to explain it to her in person.
Claire makes up her mind and calls Luke.
Luke answers the phone, but Claire finds his voice weak and he seems to have just got up.
“Hello, Luke? I heard that you are playing hide and seek with Kate recently.” Claire snickers and sounds like she’s joking.
Luke says helplessly, “you and Leo have been together. You can’t like gossip. After all, you are now the famous Mrs. Howard.”
Claire has no time to complain about the pain of being a barista. She says directly, “I have a chance to let you meet Kate.”
Luke immediately flatters and says softly, “really? Do you have a way?”
It seems that Luke’s lethargy is really because he can’t see Kate. When he hears that there is a solution, he is reborn.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Genius Son Sells his Mom to Dad
The storyline could have been better -- organization and cohesion of episodes could stand improvement, ending could have been more definitive resolving the many conflicts between the protagonists. Of course, the despicable treatment of Leo towards Claire initially, e.g., selling her off in an auction and giving her to the madam of the club as princess is inhuman and a violation to the wife's rights and honor. I was wondering why she did not leave after these maltreatments. Oh, well, the conclusion [if the narrative ends in Chapter 488] is quite disappointing and anti-climactic. Thank you just the same....
The end of the story is wanting, considering how the episodes build up to conflict after conflict and concluding in yet another conflict. But then c'est la vie! Thank you....