Mr. CEO's Young Mistress novel Chapter 26

Selena's eyes opened wide and her brows furrowed. She glared at Paul, "W-What are you laughing at?"

"Excuse me. It was just an accident, nothing else."

As he wiped his mouth with a napkin, he continued to shake with laughter.

Sharon raised her eyebrows and subconsciously looked towards Leonard. 

To her surprise, Leonard was still staring at her, his eyes burning with a fire that she did not understand.

The red flush on Sharon's face reappeared. She bit her lower lip and lowered her gaze.

"What accident? What's so funny?" Selena's gut told her that Paul was laughing at her, so she continued interrogating him and scowling at him. 

"Well, you aren't much older than our beloved Sharon, so why do you keep acting like a superior? Do all girls mind their ages so much?" Paul continued grinning despite being glared at so angrily by Selena. 

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"It doesn't matter how much older I am, as long as I'm her elder, she should be treating me with respect and answering my questions, not ignoring me like just now!" Selena exclaimed haughtily. 

Paul waved his hand, not wanting to argue with her further.

Paul picked up a piece of Sharon's favourite crayfish, placed it on her plate with a smile and said, "Here you go, darling Sharon."

Sharon's heart warmed, and she raised her eyebrows at him.

Paul reciprocated with a wink. 

Sharon felt a disgusted shiver travel down her spine. 

Selena watched their interaction, getting angrier by the second. She hadn't fully vented her anger before the fiasco, and being taunted by Paul had only made it worse.

She puffed up her cheeks and turned around to look at Leonard with a pitiable expression. "Leonard! Look at how Shar—"

"Sharon is the same age as you, so you should be more polite!" Leonard remarked coldly and a frown appeared on his face. 

Without turning to look at her, Leonard lifted a wine glass to his lips with two fingers. 

It was apparent that Shirley hadn't been expecting such a response from Leonard and was stunned. She turned to stare at Sharon. The look in her eyes were unreadable. 

Paul only thought that Leonard was speaking up for Sharon, so he didn't think much about it. 

Of the six people present, probably only Daniel and Oliver were aware of Leonard's feelings and what his words really meant. 

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After dinner, Oliver, Daniel, and Paul all left. 

Leonard, who received a call, headed for the study room on the first floor after giving Sharon a glance. 

Shirley and Selena seemed to have no intentions of leaving soon. 

Selena turned the TV on and tugged Shirley towards the sofa.