Rain's face changed on hearing Aaron's words. He might be right. Who would wait for someone forever? It was expected for Annie to fall in love with someone else. As the saying goes, 'Time will tell'.
"She can love whoever she wants. It's her own choice, isn't it?" Rain pretended that he didn't care, but it was painful for him.
"Hey, there they are." Aaron stopped talking as he saw employees of C Financial Group approaching them. He felt strange to discover that Annie was missing. 'Has she really met someone and decided to dump Rain?' Aaron couldn't help but wonder.
"Nice to meet you! I'm Aaron Qiao, special assistant to the CEO of FX International Group. Welcome to S City." Observing Rain was distracted, Aaron stepped up and introduced himself. His boss was wise to anticipate this, that's probably why he had asked Aaron to accompany Rain.
"Nice to meet you, too. I'm Ferk, CFO of C Financial Group. This is my personal assistant, Bev."
"Where is Annie? Won't she be joining us today?" Rain asked broodingly. He had mixed feelings. He was nervous to see her, but when she didn't show up, he was scared. The turmoil within him had driven him to such a strong sense of loss that he forgot his manners.
"Mr. Rain, glad to see you again. Miss Annie came here to see you yesterday. Haven't you met her yet?" As a senior employee of C Financial Group, Ferk knew Rain well. He wasn't upset about Rain's unseemliness.
"What? She was here yesterday? How come I didn't see her?" A figure suddenly flashed through Rain's mind. Was Annie the woman he had seen in the bar last night? He shook his head. Impossible. Annie was too lively; she couldn't be that quiet and urbane beauty. He was sure that woman wasn't her, though he had just caught a glimpse of her.
"Yes. She was planning to come with us, but then she changed her mind and came here before us." Ferk looked at Rain bemusedly. He wondered, 'didn't Annie contact Rain? She asked for Mr. Rain's address. Then why didn't they get in touch? If she couldn't find his address, she could have visited FX International Group.'
Rain rubbed his forehead anxiously. 'She is new in this city. Where could she go? Was she kidnapped? Who would know that she's the daughter of C Financial Group's CEO in such a short time?'
"Was the bodyguard with her?" That was the last hope. In the past few years, she liked Rain so much that she would have contacted him if nothing was wrong. But she hadn't. What did that mean?
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