Gloria Taylor went out of the villa. After running pretty far, she stopped to catch her breath.
She had to stay away from ‘Leon Clarke’. This man was dangerous.
Right after the idea came out, a car stopped beside her. She turned to look at it and just in time, Kenny Clarke was rolling down the window to look at her.
When their eyes met, Gloria Taylor was blank for a moment and quickly ran away with her fastest speed.
Kenny Clarke drove the car just as fast to follow her closely. He kept the car parallel to her. In a low voice, he said commandingly, “Get in the car.”
“no.” she said and she continued to walk.
Kenny Clarke understood that she was clearly drawing a line with him.
Gloria Taylor continued walking for a while and felt that the car was no longer following her. She stopped and looked back.
She saw Kenny Clarke coming toward her with a cold and aggressive face.
He had long legs. So, he caught up in no time. Without saying anything, he picked her up and shoved her back into the car.
Gloria Taylor was stunned.
She smiled angrily, “Leon! Will you stop humiliating me?”
“Who is the one making trouble?” Kenny Clarke glanced at her coldly. He continued to drive.
“You’re making a scene!” Gloria Taylor snapped at him.
Kenny Clarke ignored her. He only said, “Address.”
Gloria Taylor didn’t reply. Kenny Clarke quickly stretched out his hand to her pocket to take her phone. He opened Tina Walker’s message.
“You overheard me talking on the phone, didn’t you?” Otherwise, how would he know that she was going to see Tina Walker?
***
Soon, they arrived at the restaurant Tina Walker had told her.
Before Gloria Taylor got off the car, she saw Tina Walker through the window of the restaurant. She looked like she had been waiting there for a long time.
Tina Walker was sitting by window. She looked at her watch from time to time and occasionally she looked outside. There was no one beside her.
Kenny Clarke looked at Tina Walker, then he looked at Gloria Taylor who was obviously reluctant to meet her, “Are you going to sit in the car and watch her like this?”
Gloria Taylor didn’t say anything, she just gave him a look.
She wanted to let Tina Walker know how waiting felt like.
Kenny Clarke looked out of car window and saw a restaurant across the street. Then he started the car and drove to the parking lot of the restaurant across the street. He took Gloria Taylor off the car to the restaurant.
He took Gloria directly to the second floor and chose a table by the window. Looking out from here, they could see Tina Walker across the street.
The waiter came over with the menu and ready to take their order. Kenny Clarke gave the menu to Gloria Taylor.
She looked up at Kenny Clarke. She didn’t say anything and he seemed to know what she was thinking.
“What are you looking at? Order.”
Gloria Taylor was confused. How did he know she was looking at him? He was looking down his phone all along. Did he have eyes over his head?
Oh, just forget it. Anyway, they had been here. She should be more relaxed. With that, she immediately ordered her meal.
Kenny Clarke ordered two dishes.
Before the dishes were served, Gloria Taylor involuntarily looked at Tina Walker across the street.
“But, I;m your sister-in-law, I should pay the bill.” Gloria Taylor replied.
“I have already paid the bill. If you mind…” Kenny Clarke leaned closer and whispered, “You can give me a kiss and that will settle it.”
“…” she thought that she better off dead.
Gloria Taylor shrugged his hands off and left the restaurant.
Kenny Clarke watched her back as she left and smiled.
***
In the end, Gloria Taylor didn’t go to the restaurant across the street to see Tina Walker. She and ‘Leon Clarke’ went straight home.
Tina Walker called her repeatedly but she didn’t answer.
She thought that the matter was over. But, early in the morning, she received a call from Loren Taylor.
“Gloria, are you looking for a job? Why don’t you come to our company to work? You don’t have to look for job at other places.” Loren Taylor said with great sincerity that Gloria Taylor was almost convinced.
She casually replied, “I already found a job.”
Between Taylor Company and Shengding Company, she would naturally choose the latter. She didn’t have to consider.
Loren Taylor was silent for a moment as if he was thinking of something, “What about I give you shares if you come here to work?”
Shares?
Gloria Taylor couldn’t help sitting up straight. She thought that she heard it wrong.
Anne Taylor and her brother both held shares in the Taylor Company. They received dividend each year. Tina Walker had her shares as well, though not so much, she did have some.
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