Rules of Engagement novel Chapter 58

A company commander looked over and saw Soren and Elsa standing not far away. He immediately stood up and nudged Johnny, "Here comes the leader and the journalist."

Johnny also stood up in response. The first person he saw was Elsa. She was standing in the crowd, her face flushed constantly, and her lips were slightly compressed. He had seen her countless times in the past and had even dreamed of her. This time, he just couldn't remove his eyes out of her body.

But his eyes were soon burned by her hand. Her hand was held in another man's hand and their fingers were interlocked. That man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where they had met before. Everyone in the company had the same hairstyle, wore the same clothes and had similar figures. Moreover, the man was a very low-key person since he accompanied Elsa to the interview. He hid his special qualities that could not be neglected.

What's more, Johnny's gaze was fixed on Elsa at that time. It was natural for him to ignore the man sitting next to her, which was Soren.

Johnny was stunned. Looking at the confident look on Soren's face and the impressive temperament he had as well as his shoulder mark, he knew he would lose Elsa forever. Elsa was with a special man whom he could never compete with.

The company commander nudged Johnny and said, "Hurry up! We're meeting the female journalist."

Then, Johnny was pushed by the company commander towards the direction of Elsa. Elsa tilted her head to see what was happening. She wanted to see what was inside. She had never imagined that she and Johnny would meet in such an occasion. Soren also saw Johnny.

Cindy had just come out of the bathroom and came to Johnny. She firstly saw Soren, who was so outstanding that he was easily stood out from the crowd. "Wow, so handsome! He is so handsome. Don't you know that he has a girlfriend? Have they got married? Cindy exclaimed.

With the strong desire to befriend Soren, she touched her good-looking face and put red lipstick on her sexy lips. She felt even more confident. She was especially impressed by Soren's social status and military rank. The second she saw him, she knew that she had an opportunity to make friend with somebody really important. The more she befriended such high-ranking military personnel, the more benefits she would potentially get in the future.

The company commander saluted, "Good morning, Soren." Then, he decided to follow suit and greeted Elsa, "Nice to meet you, my lady!"

He wanted to praise and say "You're so beautiful", but he didn't dare to be frivolous. After he finished speaking, he went back. All the other people went back after greeting Soren and Elsa. None of them dared to disturb them too much.

Only then did Cindy noticed Elsa. Noticing that Soren was holding Elsa's hand with an intimate look, she asked in great surprise, "You... You two..."

Seeing that they had no other choice, Soren took Elsa's hand and walked towards them. "Good morning, I'm Sore, Elsa's husband," he said.

On the other hand, Cindy was surprised and absentminded.

Now, it was really Elsa's turn to introduce. With sweat in her hands, she said, "This is my husband, Soren. "And, this is Johnny and Cindy."

After saying that, she found that it was not as difficult as she thought, and she felt unprecedentedly calm.

But before she could finish her words, Cindy interrupted her and said, "Haven't you married Greenwood already? All the people in the newspaper had seen him pick you up after work. You two just looked so intimate and loving each other. Last month he told us personally that you were going to get married and you even asked for a marriage leave."

Cindy was cynical and really good at doing harmful things to others and bringing disgrace to herself by speaking her mind.

Elsa despised her and thought Cindy had become even more foolish since the last time they met each other. Soren had a general idea of Elsa's affair with Greenwood and knew what kind of person he was. But he didn't ask about their relationship. "Really? Maybe you both made a mistake. When Elsa asked for a marriage leave, she actually married me," said Soren, trying to defend Elsa.

"But Greenwood once told me that..." Cindy was not ready to give up. She had a vague feeling that she must have mistaken something, although she had no clue what it was. But deep down in her heart, she didn't want to admit it.

"Did Elsa tell you that? Marriage is a matter of two people. Couldn't Greenwood lie just to embarrass Elsa?" Soren raised his voice, pretending to be annoyed. He was sure that, according to Elsa's character, this kind of thing would not spread around in the company. But she always kept a low profile. She didn't even tell others about her husband. On the other hand, he really wanted to know Elsa's friends and colleagues. He wanted other people to know him as Elsa's husband.

Elsa shook her head. She had never talked about this before. When her marriage was known by other people and she went to ask for a marriage leave at the director's office, the director casually said something about her marriage in the meeting room. Shaking her head, she said, "I'm sorry. I never told you that I was gonna get married in my company. You must have got me wrong. I'm sorry that I didn't introduce Soren to you until now. I just thought my family affairs had nothing to do with my work, so I didn't say much."

"What?... How could it be possible? Are you kidding me, Elsa?" Cindy shook her head in surprise. If Elsa just married a normal man, then it didn't matter who the man was. Maybe Cindy could make Elsa a laughingstock. But how could she marry an excellent and kind man? Cindy was extremely jealous of her. She didn't want to believe it from the bottom of her heart.

"Cindy, I know you are a journalist, but you just don't believe what we said even though we said nothing but only the very truth. You're really suspecting. However, it seems that you really believed what a liar told you a long long time ago. I really doubt how you did your job as a journalist," said Soren angrily.