How to Train Your Ex-Billionaire novel Chapter 245

Winifred averted her gaze and said to Lionel, “Sorry, I’m busy on Saturday. Maybe you can ask someone else.”

Lionel looked a little disappointed. He had a crush on Winifred and had wanted to ask her out for a while.

But back then, Steven had been pursuing her, and he didn't think he could compete, so he'd stepped back.

However, when he heard recently that things between Winifred and Steven were impossible, his hopes were rekindled.

“Well, alright then. We can try again some other time when you’re free,” Lionel said, putting the tickets away.

Winifred smiled and nodded. Once Lionel was gone, she walked over and got in the car.

Yvan looked at her. “Who was that?”

“A colleague.”

“What did he want?”

Winifred glanced at him. “Why? Do I have to report to you now?”

“Just asking,” Yvan didn’t dare press further, pursing his lips pitifully. “Why didn’t you let me get out and wait for you?”

Winifred glanced at the flowers in his lap. “Who told you to be so conspicuous? Bringing flowers just to pick someone up.”

Yvan handed the bouquet to her. “They’re for you.”

Winifred took them, her heart fluttering as she looked down at the vibrant red roses.

“Do you like them?” Yvan asked.

Winifred inhaled their fragrance. “I do.”

A smile tugged at Yvan’s lips, but her answer still didn’t explain why she hadn't let him get out of the car.

And that male colleague—he had sharp eyes and had noticed the two movie tickets.

A male colleague asking a female colleague to the movies, no matter how you looked at it, had ulterior motives. Although Winifred had turned him down, wouldn’t it have been more direct to just mention she had a boyfriend?

But he didn’t dare say anything, only mentioning, “I didn’t bring flowers at lunchtime, and you didn’t let me get out of the car then either.”

Winifred sensed his displeasure but ignored it. “Don’t come pick me up for the next couple of days.”

“Why?” he asked, annoyed.

“No, I was just being an idiot when I said that. By then, I had already realized I was falling more and more in love with you, which is why I introduced you to Todd and the others. If I was really just playing around, I never would have introduced you to them.”

“So you think you were in the right?” Winifred snorted.

“No, I was wrong,” Yvan said, his lips pressed together. “And fate punished me by making me work this hard to win you back.”

Seeing his remorseful expression, Winifred decided not to push him further. “Fine, I forgive you. Now, let’s go.”

“Winifred,” Yvan took her hand and asked cautiously, “So… can you make our relationship public now?”

“No, it’ll probably be a while longer.”

“Why?” Yvan whined.

“Because you covered my neck in hickeys and left my legs feeling like they’re about to fall off.” Winifred glared at him. “If I announce I have a boyfriend now, what do you think my colleagues are going to assume?”

So that was it.

Yvan hadn’t realized his “good intentions” had backfired. If he’d known, he wouldn’t have left any marks.