Chapter 645 Intentions
Not even the slightest ripple showed on Amelia.
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She sat opposite him in a composed and detached manner. She answered with measured politeness, “Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Jewell.”
Then she raised her gaze and met his eyes calmly. “What exactly do you want from me today?”
Her straightforward tone made the mild smile on Lenny’s face stiffen for a brief moment.
He sat down again, yet his eyes returned to Amelia’s face, that same searching look resurfacing, as though he wanted to peel everything back and find another person hidden underneath.
He watched her for a long while. In the end, he exhaled softly, almost like a quiet sigh, and a hint of apology slipped into his voice. “Amelia, please forgive my rudeness.
“It’s because… you really resemble my late wife. Especially your eyes, and the way your brows hold expression.
“If it weren’t for the fact that… I’ve already found the daughter we had together, I might have questioned who you were the first time I saw you.”
Amelia’s heart trembled ever so slightly at those words.
But nothing showed on her face.
She lifted the coffee the waiter had just set before her, using the motion to hide the disturbance inside her and give herself a moment to think.
Then she placed the cup back down and said evenly, “Mr. Jewell, there are many people in this world who resemble one another. I think this is only coincidence. After all, I’ve never even been to Porteria.”
Lenny caught the refusal in her tone. He nodded in understanding and did not pursue it further.
“You’re right.” He followed her lead and returned the topic to business. “Amelia, I came to see you today not just because I admire your talent, but more importantly because I want to speak with you about the 20th anniversary memorial fashion show for my wife.
“When the brand under my company first chose you as the designer for this collaboration, I was in Porteria, and to be honest, I was surprised. But yesterday at Dubois’s place, I met you. Then today, I saw your work. At that moment, it suddenly occurred to me that perhaps this was fate. Maybe only you can help me complete this properly.
“So before that,” he said, looking at Amelia with solemn seriousness, “I want you to understand the story between my wife and me first.”
Amelia fell silent.
Under the table, her hand clenched without her noticing.
Logic told her she should stand up and leave immediately, stay as far away from this unreadable man as
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But emotionally, the story about his late wife had already gripped her in a way she could not ignore.
She pressed her lips together and held his gaze for a few seconds.
In the end, the urge for truth rising from somewhere deep inside her crushed the last of her resistance.
“Then… go ahead,” she said.
Lenny lowered his gaze slightly, as if sinking into a distant memory soaked with sorrow.
“My wife’s name was Demi.”
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