"Sir, Mrs. Selina from the H King Group is waiting for you. She's in your office right now," Ivy blurted out. That's exactly the reason why Ivy waited for him by the elevators. She didn't want to be alone with Selina in the office, in case she asked her questions. Selina was a smart woman and she was going to see through the lies if she asked Ivy any questions. So she decided it was best to just stay away from her as much as she could.
"Why is Aunt Selina here so early in the morning?" Lawrence asked with confusion in his face. He arrived one hour later than his staff today so he was still early. But Aunt Selina came in even earlier. Something must be wrong.
Ivy shook her head as she followed Lawrence into the president's exclusive elevator.
Lawrence stepped out of the elevator as soon as the doors opened to his office on the top of floor of the JC Building. His door was already wide open and he could see a familiar silhouette by the window.
"Aunt Selina," Lawrence greeted as he entered the office.
Selina turned around at the sound of Lawrence's voice. "Hello, Lawrence," Selina greeted him. Lawrence approached Selina and kissed on the cheek. "Tell me, Lawrence," Selina asked. "Do you always arrive late to work?"
"Just once in a while," Lawrence defended himself. He would have arrived earlier but Aria's angry outburst put him in a bad mood.
Lawrence pulled up a chair for Selina to sit down before he took his chair at his desk.
Selina faced Lawrence when she asked, "What have you been keeping yourself busy with lately, Lawrence?"
"Nothing much, Aunt Selina," Lawrence answered. He tried his best to not look directly at Selina's eyes to avoid more questioning. It seemed like Selina was here to ask him a lot of questions.
"Are you sure about that?" Selina pushed. "I've heard different otherwise."
Lawrence was right about the questions. He finally looked Selina in the eyes and asked, "What have you heard from other people?"
I heard that you purchased a very expensive necklace at a charity auction for a woman who wasn't your girlfriend. And in front of everyone in the audience. Is that true?" Selina asked. Selina actually knew about everything that happened at the charity auction already. And she knew that the woman in question was a woman named Anna, who was also Lawrence's classmate from kindergarten.
"Yes, it's true," Lawrence replied with honesty. He chose to be honest and admit it to Selina. News spread fast in this city and a lot of people were watching him. It was impossible to hide anything from Selina.
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