The Masterpiece of Leaving：Prepared A Perfect Stand-In For Him novel Chapter 106

She felt as if she had been struck by lightning, unable to stand steadily.

Her legs turned weak, and her mind was in chaos.

If Navier was the Thousand Faced Fox, then she was thoroughly outplayed.

"Let's leave first," Aubrey said, interrupting her thoughts. Even after hearing so much shocking gossip, his expression remained calm and composed.

Cathy's legs were like lead, and she struggled to return to the car.

Aubrey drove to the hotel and asked her to rest upstairs while he took William aside.

"Who is the Thousand Faced Fox?" When they were alone, Aubrey looked down, took out a cigarette, and pressed it to his lips, asking.

Though he didn't look at William directly, his question made William's heart skip a beat. Aubrey was perceptive, and he must be suspicious.

"Why are you asking like this?" William tried to act nonchalant, forcefully suppressing his guilty conscience.

Aubrey lit the cigarette with a click, taking a deep drag. His phoenix-like eyes narrowed slightly, leaving others wondering what he was thinking.

"I want to meet her."

Meet... Wasn't that a death sentence?

"When did you become so interested in women other than Cathy?" William almost choked on his breath and hurriedly laughed it off. "Forget it, she's low-profile, and she won't want to meet you."

Aubrey turned his head to look at him, saying nothing, but his gaze was fixed on him.

His deep and penetrating gaze seemed to read through one's heart.

William could barely breathe under that gaze.

"How did Navier end up here?" Aubrey dropped another bomb.

William's legs trembled, but he managed to react quickly, "Did she come? I had no idea."

"Oh, by the way, the Thousand Faced Fox said she wanted to go to the temple to pray. I'll go pick her up now." After saying that, he walked out with large strides, pretending to call the Thousand Faced Fox.

Watching William's retreating figure, Aubrey's thoughts once again returned to Navier.

Why did she come? Was it because of the boss of Starlight Media?

Her relationship with the boss of Starlight Media was rather peculiar. He had divorced for her and even established a foundation named after her daughter, Iris, for several billion dollars. Logically speaking, he should love her deeply. However, after so long, they had never mentioned getting married. They had never interacted in public either. He even suspected that the so-called boss of Starlight Media might be a fabrication.

But why was he bothering so much about someone irrelevant?

Aubrey rubbed his temples to dispel those chaotic thoughts and headed back.

Finally, Navier and Mr. Anderson got back to the main topic. She presented the project of Genesis Group.

"I know you don't like doing business with foreign entrepreneurs, but this project is exceptional," Navier said with sincerity.

She wasn't just flattering; she had carefully reviewed the proposal and genuinely thought it was excellent.

"If this project takes off, it will be extremely beneficial for both you and Genesis Group. It's a groundbreaking endeavor."

Normally, Mr. Anderson wouldn't bother looking at a proposal just to please someone. But Navier was different.

He took the proposal and lowered his head to read it. The only sound in the room was the flipping of paper.

Navier kept her head down, sipping her tea until he finished reading the last page and looked up at her.

She stared back at him in silence.

"You indeed have a good eye for this," Mr. Anderson said with an affectionate tone. "However, this project is too avant-garde and risky."

Navier nodded. "Indeed, avant-garde projects come with certain risks. But precisely because of those risks, there is infinite amount of possibilities and opportunities."

Mr. Anderson agreed with her, "You're right. I trust your judgment. However, I still can't invest in this project."

Navier didn't ask for the reason and simply accepted his decision. "It's okay; I'll leave the information here. You can take a look whenever you want."

They chatted for a while, and Mr. Anderson couldn't help asking about her marriage. "I heard you got married. Why didn't you bring your husband here? I want to see what kind of man is lucky enough to marry you."

The mention of marriage made the smile on Navier's face gradually fade. It became extremely faint as she said, "I already got divorced."

Mr. Anderson was first surprised, then he slammed the table, "Who's blind enough to let go of such a great girl!"

He was genuinely angry.

Seeing him angry for her, Navier felt warm in her heart and couldn't help but find it amusing.

"What's so great about me? Only you would think I'm a great girl," she said lightly.

"Who said that!" Mr. Anderson glared at her, completely different from his usual appearance. "However, it's his loss. I'll introduce someone better to you!"

"Sure, why not?" Navier didn't take it seriously and nodded along with his words.

She didn't stay long and soon took her leave.

Mr. Anderson personally saw her off. At the door, Navier took out a peace talisman she had just prayed for and handed it to him, "This is what I prayed for today. I hope you stay safe and find the person you seek."

Mr. Anderson silently accepted it and rubbed the peace talisman with his fingers for a long time. "Are you hoping I'll let her go?" he asked, his gaze intense under his snow-white hair.

Navier gently pursed her lips and said softly, "I hope you can let go of yourself."

She knew best about the matter between Mr. Anderson and his ex-wife. The depth of his hatred toward her was evident.

In this world, love and hatred often went hand in hand. She hoped he could let go completely.

"You little girl," Mr. Anderson teased.

A trace of warmth appeared in his cold gaze.

He smiled, "Alright, I'll listen to you!"

Years ago, he was deceived by his ex-wife, left in huge debts, and faced various blows. He almost took his own life.

That night, he stumbled upon Navier's live stream and was immediately drawn in by her hopeful outlook.

She scrolled through the countless messages and saw the distressing signs of his suicidal thoughts. She quickly contacted him and offered her support.

She even came to Silvaria to help him.

Back then, she gave him ten thousand dollars. Though it wasn't much, it became the strength that helped him stand back up.

Since then, they had kept in touch, and even after he climbed back to the peak of life, he never forgot the little girl who had pulled him back from the brink of death.

Navier bid farewell and turned to leave.

"Young girl," Mr. Anderson called out to her again.

His gaze was deep as he looked up at the sky. "The weather will be good tomorrow. How about accompanying me to play golf?"

"Sure!" Navier agreed enthusiastically.

After she left, Mr. Burnett walked over and saw the peace talisman in Mr. Anderson's hand. He praised, "Miss Armstrong is truly a thoughtful person."

Mr. Anderson lowered his head and looked at the object in his hand, nodding. "Indeed, she is thoughtful."

By giving him the peace talisman before leaving, she made it clear that she didn't want to burden him.

After Navier returned to the hotel, Aubrey also came back to his room.

As soon as he opened the door, someone followed him inside.

"Aubrey," Cathy stood pitifully behind him, her voice soft and weak, looking powerless. "Why aren't you resting?"

Aubrey looked at Cathy, his eyebrows slightly furrowing as he asked, "Why haven't you rested? Is something wrong?"

Cathy's body swayed, "Do you look down on me? I'm sorry; I wanted to help you, but I almost made things worse."

"No," Aubrey shook his head, "I'm already happy that you want to help me."

"Really?" Cathy looked at him with hopeful eyes, but she still felt uneasy.

She wanted to make an impact on the matter of Mr. Anderson because she needed something significant to get Aubrey's attention. After losing to Navier in the racing competition, she felt a thorn piercing her heart. She wanted to do everything possible to remove it.

She thought she could handle it this time, even though she knew that William had already invited the "Thousand-Face Fox" (Navier) and offered to lend a hand.

But today, whether it was William revealing her ignorance of the situation with Mr. Anderson's wife or Navier's unexpected preference by Mr. Anderson, everything dealt a heavy blow to her pride, leaving her feeling ashamed.

Cathy felt stifled.

"Really," Aubrey rubbed his temples, feeling tired after a long day.

Seeing him like this, Cathy decided not to say anything more and took a step back. "Then go rest now. Robert will come later, and we can all get together."

Aubrey only made a sound of agreement before closing the door.

As Cathy watched the door close, the softness on her face faded a little. She turned around and unexpectedly met someone's gaze from across the hall-it was Navier.

At that moment, Cathy's perfect face showed a trace of crack.

Instinctively, she thought of the scene where Mr. Anderson refused to see Navier during the day.

The reason why Navier was looking at Cathy was purely accidental.

After a tiring day, she returned to the hotel and discovered that both Cathy and Aubrey were also staying there, on the same floor.

Navier couldn't help but smirk slightly.

She could understand running into familiar faces back home, but why did they have to meet each other again abroad?

This smirk, to Cathy, seemed like a mocking gesture-a blatant mockery!

Cathy's anger surged, and she couldn't control her footsteps. She walked, clicking her heels, toward Navier.

Just as Navier opened the door, Cathy quickly blocked her way.

"Navier, how low are you willing to stoop? It's fine if you behave this way in Celesterra, but you're still sticking around abroad! Have you forgotten that you're the woman of Starlight Media's boss?"

She had to be careful about her image in front of familiar faces back home, but here, she didn't need to care about it anymore and didn't even bother pretending.

Cathy stared at Navier, her eyes burning with anger.

At that moment, Navier saw Cathy but was genuinely surprised.

Navier's accidental gaze seemed to provoke Cathy.

"You think you're a goddess that everyone talks about, but look at you now-just like a shrew! Don't you remember that you're already Starlight Media's boss's mistress?"

Cathy could really come up with some ideas!

Was she really that dumb?

Navier didn't even bother to take her seriously and remained nonchalant, not responding.

Her silence, however, was misinterpreted by Cathy.

She thought she had guessed correctly.

"Let me tell you this. I know you're still holding a grudge against Aubrey for not choosing you. Are you here to sabotage things with Mr. Anderson?"

Cathy was good at coming up with ideas!

That woman had way too much time on her hands to come up with such ludicrous ideas.

Navier didn't regard her highly and maintained her casual attitude.

The more Navier acted this way, the more agitated Cathy became.

Cathy had been pampered and praised by others for so long that she couldn't tolerate Navier's indifference. Instead of leaving, she pursed her lips and sneered.

Cathy raised her chin, using even more provocative words to attack Navier. "I know you're acting open-minded, but it's all just empty words. If you were truly open-minded, you wouldn't be meddling with Aubrey. Perhaps Starlight Media is interested in you, and they might help you a little, even pulling some strings to let you meet Mr. Anderson. But if you continue to stick to Aubrey like this, I'm afraid the boss of Starlight Media will get tired of you. Then you'll be abandoned, and no other big boss will want to take you in."

This speech by Cathy carried multiple layers of meaning, each showing her contempt for Navier.

To Navier, her self-righteous words were simply ignorant!

Unable to hold back, Navier burst into laughter.

"Everyone says that Miss Cathy is a goddess. But now, you seem more like a shrew. Have the people who know you in Celesterra mistaken you for someone else?"