Mr. CEO's Young Mistress novel Chapter 44

Sharon smiled at Oliver stiffly. "I-I was asking you, not the other way around."

Oliver saw how uncomfortable she was and did not push her any further, and naturally, Sharon did not ask that question again. 

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Soon, the car became silent again and all the way back to Coral Pavilion, neither of them spoke a word. 

"Thanks for bringing me home, Oliver," Sharon said, unbuckling her seatbelt. 

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Oliver gave her a small smile. "It was nothing. Now, go on in."

Sharon nodded, opened the door, and got out. She gave Oliver a wave before walking towards the villa. 

Oliver narrowed his eyes slightly at her retreating figure before restarting the engine and driving off.

Sharon had just reached the doors when she heard the sounds of the car driving off.  

She paused and turned around to look in the direction Oliver had driven away.

She bit into her lip, eyes filling with suspicion. 

Maybe it was her imagination, but Sharon could not shake off the feeling that Oliver knew something. 

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At the entryway, Sharon took off her coat and walked in. "I'm home, Kelley."

"Sharon," someone called out. 

Sharon's hands froze, and she looked towards the living room. She exclaimed in surprise, "Grandpa?"

Puvis grinned. "You're finally back. Come here."

Sharon looked at Nathan and Rosamond questioningly, who were sitting on the other couch, wearing stern faces. 

Sharon walked over and sat down beside Puvis. She hooked her arm in his and whispered, "Why are you here today, Grandpa?"

"Well, I haven't seen you in days, so I missed you and wanted to come and visit," Puvis replied. 

"So he came because he missed me. Then... what about them?" Sharon thought to herself as she glanced at Nathan and Rosamond, her lips pressed together. 

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Sharon doubt they missed her too. 

Nathan has always given Sharon the cold shoulder whenever he saw her, so it was natural that they were not close. 

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As for Rosamond, she disliked Sharon because of Selena. For a mere adopted child, she also felt that Leonard gave her too much attention. 

However, she would never speak of her bias aloud because of how much attention the media paid to an influential household like the Lefebvre family. 

The media would take apart any slight slip up of Rosamond being biased and blame her for being selfish and self-centered. Even worse, they might accuse her of torturing Sharon.

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Therefore, no matter how much Rosamond disliked Sharon, she still had to put up a front when in public.

She frowned when she saw Sharon looking at her. 

In an impassive tone, she said, "Your birthday is in a few days. Leonard told us that he will hold a banquet for you, so we came over to check on the progress and whether there was anything you needed us to do." 

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"I see," Sharon thought.

Aloud, Sharon said, "I know little about the banquet, but Master Leonard has to entertain guests tonight, so he'll be back very late."

At that, Rosamond's frown deepened. She turned to look at Nathan, her lips pursed. 

"In that case, tell him that we came over," Nathan instructed.

Sharon nodded and turned to Puvis beside her. "Grandpa, have you had dinner?"

"No," Puvis replied.

"Dad, let's eat elsewhere." Rosamond stood up from the sofa and said to Puvis.

"Grandpa—"

Sharon had been about to ask them to stay for dinner, but Rosamond cut off her words by pretending that she hadn't heard Sharon and headed towards the doors with a stern face.

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Sharon bit her tongue and shut her mouth. 

Nathan had also stood up. He looked at Rosamond and turned back to look at Puvis, who was still sitting on the sofa. "Dad, let's go."

Puvis narrowed his eyes. His voice was sharp as he retorted. "You two can eat by yourselves. I'm staying here for dinner."

Rosamond halted in her tracks and turned to look at Puvis, exasperated. "Dad, what are you doing?"

"Nothing. I just don't want to go the same path with some people." Puvis humphed.

"Some people... Just say that it's me and Nathan!" Rosamond gritted her teeth but said nothing. 

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Nathan's eye twitched. "Dad, stop kicking up a fuss in front of youngsters." 

"Why do you care? Am I your father, or is it the other way around? How dare you try to lecture me!" Puvis barked, glaring at Nathan. 

Being admonished in front of Sharon embarrassed Nathan. 

He peered at Sharon, who was watching him, and walked out with a stony face, not saying anything else. 

Puvis gave a smug humph behind Nathan's back. 

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In the end, even Rosamond got frustrated and left. 

Watching them leave with stoic faces, Sharon sighed silently. 

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She turned around to look at Puvis, who did not seem bothered at all. In fact, he looked quite pleased with himself. 

Sharon grimaced, suddenly feeling a pang of pity for Nathan and Rosamond.