Nina looked up at me. She had dark circles. It looked like things had not been good for her during the time when we were away.
I brought her to the office. Shannon and I looked worried. "What's wrong, Nina?"
"Did Jason bully you? Tell me, I'll beat him up for you."
Nina raised her head pitifully, her eyes filled with tears. "Last month, he said that he liked me too, so we got together, but..." She sniffed, her voice sounding choked. "I went to his house to look for him two days ago, only to find a woman's hair on his sofa and lipstick marks on his shirt."
The more she spoke, the softer her voice got. Her tears were streaming.
I quickly took out a few tissues and handed them to her. I helped Nina wipe away her tears.
"Jason Frost… Who would have thought? On the surface, he looks like a gentleman, but in reality, he’s filthy. How dare he cheat?! I’ll go to him and teach him a lesson!"
Shannon would find someone to settle the score the moment her violent temper flared. I hurriedly held her back. "Alright, alright. We haven't gotten to the bottom of this yet. What if it's a misunderstanding?"
"Her hair and lipstick marks are all there. What kind of misunderstanding can it be?"
"If you’re going to catch one person cheating, you’d better catch both. Don’t you understand this logic?" I glanced at Shannon and then looked at Nina. "We haven’t confirmed anything about this yet, and it won't help if you feel sad now. If it's a misunderstanding, you would’ve cried for nothing."
Nina wiped away her tears and looked at me. "Yes, you’re right, President Lane."
"If that’s the case, call Jason out for dinner tonight, and we’ll see what he has to say."
"Alright."
After agreeing to it, Nina called Jason. She turned on the speakerphone, and we kept quiet.
"Nina, what's the matter?" His voice was low and indifferent. He did not sound like he was talking to a woman he liked.
"Are you free tonight? Do you want to have dinner together?" Nina tried her best to sound calm, and she did.
However, Jason refused. He paused for half a second before replying, "I’m not free tonight. I have a client, so let's try another day."
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