Ice and Fire novel Chapter 925

The director of the Human Resource Department would never dare say no. So he simply nodded his head as he replied, "Yes, Mr. Lawrence."

Ivy heard them talking. She stayed and watched as the two directors walked towards the sofa inside the drawing room. They were obviously ready to have a meeting with Lawrence, but she was rooted to the spot.

Lawrence looked at her with contempt. He asked, "What? What do you want? Are you planning to stay here and listen to our meeting?"

Lawrence's voice brought Ivy back to her senses. Startled, she stood up and looked at Lawrence. She mumbled a quick apology and briskly stepped out of his office.

After his meeting with the two directors, Lawrence walked out of his office and left for a pub.

He went directly to his car and left the premises. While Lawrence was driving, he called Mike. When Mike answered, Lawrence immediately asked his friend, "If you have nothing important to do, come with me to the bar now."

Used to Lawrence's abrupt calls, Mike instantly replied, "Sure, I'll go to the bar with you. I don't turn down free drinks, especially from you. I'll be there in a while."

Lawrence hung up and drove faster as he channeled his rage in to his car.

After he reached the bar, he parked his car and walked towards the entrance. Inside, he chose to sit in the corner, away from the crowd. He started drinking.

After drinking alone for almost half an hour, Lawrence saw Mike arrive. The latter entered the bar and scanned the people around to look for his friend. He spotted Lawrence in the corner and without a second thought, he directly walked to where Lawrence was sitting.

"Hey," Mike greeted. "Look, I know you're obviously annoyed because of Aria." Without asking, Mike immediately knew why Lawrence wanted to go to a bar and why he started drinking alone. He knew how upset Lawrence was. As Mike sat in front of his friend, he continued, "Greg, your brother-in-law, will arrive any minute now. He seems to have a lot of free time lately."

Lawrence sighed and squinted his eyes toward Mike. He was irritated as he asked, "Why did you ask him to come here? Who asked you to do that?" Lawrence was feeling angry - maybe it was because he already had drunk a lot. He felt mad and irritated at Mike. He could not hide his anger as he started to shout.

Mike calmly looked at Lawrence. He opted not to mind his friend's sudden outburst. He also thought how Lawrence still looked charming even though he was in a bad shape right now.

Mike focused on Lawrence and asked, "Why? What's the matter? Don't tell me you're afraid of seeing him? Are you worried what he'll think if he sees you like this?" Mike continued to stare into Lawrence's eyes, and he wanted his friend to focus on what he was saying. He continued, "Look, Lawrence, you're the king of this city. Don't be like this just because of a woman. You're handsome and rich. You know you can get any woman you like. Stop wasting your time on this. Snap out of it. Is Aria really that important? I mean, is she really worth all this?"

This angered Lawrence more. He glared at Mike as he exclaimed, "You know how I feel about her. You know the answer to that." He looked cross as he took his glass and drunk all of the wine.

Mike also took a glass and had a drink. Then he looked around silently.

Just then, Lawrence heard his phone ring. He scowled and took it out with the intention of ending the call immediately. He was not in the mood to answer calls right now. But the moment he saw the name of the caller on his screen, his face softened.

Amidst the jangle of voices competing with the loud music, Mike was not able to hear Lawrence's phone ring. All he noticed was the sudden change in his friend's face. He looked closer and saw that the phone in Lawrence's hand was lit.