"Eh, Miss Becker, it seems like a cat got your tongue. Can you talk?" Aaron was waiting for an answer from Jessica.
"Cheer Aaron, take it slowly. Our little girl may be surprised by your generous offer." Another young master advised Aaron.
"Ah, am I surprised you babe?" Aaron's gaze fixed to Jessica and he intended to come closer to her. Alas, Harry pushed him back to his chair.
"That’s enough, Aaron. Don't bother her!" Harry didn't really want to interfere, but something in his head told him to intervene.
"Why are you also interested in Miss Becker? Wanna play a hero?"
"My taste is much better than yours. Miss Becker is Alicia's confidant, can't you give her a little respect?"
"Am I showing an unrespectful attitude toward her, Harry? I’m being nice here, you’re the one accusing me as some kind of jerk. Am I doing something wrong, sister Alicia?"
Aaron was basically gutless. A moment ago he tried to tease Theodore by saying Alicia was an old woman. Then he came to harass Alicia's secretary and even wanted to steal her.
Because Aaron mentioned her name, Alicia happily opened her mouth again. "It's okay Harry, I understand Aaron is just joking. Our Jessie is indeed a little shy, so I hope you will understand."
Jessica was only Alicia's secretary, but Theodore knew very well how Alicia treated Jessica like her sister. Even on several occasions Alicia would defend her and ask Theodore to maintain his attitude towards Jessica, but today Alicia acted as if Jessica was nothing to hee
Did Jessica do something wrong to Alicia? Theodore briefly thought about this.
"Miss Becker, no need to be shy in front of us. You even managed to get Aaron's attention with a single pull. You should be happy about this."
Until now, Jessica was still clenching her mouth. Her gaze cooled as time passed. Getting a glance from Aaron was a curse for him. She wished to be invisible.
"Miss Becker is indeed a very attractive young woman," another guy praised Jessica's courage to remain silent and indifferent after all the seduction that had come to her.
"Our Coldrick boy is probably blind if he’s not take a glance. Should he be dating you secretly, sweety."
Harry was startled by the voice next to him. Looks like someone tucked in their words. It seemed that the alcohol had influenced Benedick's brain and made him speak nonsense.
"Ben, you drunkard fool!" Harry successfully grabs his tonic and alcohol. No more drinks for fools.
"Heh! Compared to Alica, doesn't Miss Becker look good with our Coldrick boy?" Once more nonsense leaked out of Ben’s mouth.
Alicia and Theodore could hear him even more clearly now. The pair's gaze darkened.
"Hey Aaron! Didn't you say that Alicia was old? What do you think if Theo was with her? I thought they would make a good match. After all, she’s young and no less attractive than Alicia. Ah, no! She seems even more beautiful than Alicia. Cough! "
Alicia didn't know Aaron would dare to say something like that behind her back. Does Theodore also know this? Alicia was sure that Theodore would not stand by this.
In the first place, who would Aaron call an old woman?
Who said Theodore seemed more compatible with Jessica than Alicia?
Who tries to worry about age in their love affairs?
"Benedick, come to your senses. What are you saying? When did I say Alicia is old?" Apparently, Aaron is more than just a loser with a big mouth. After Ben mentioned this in front of Alicia, he immediately dodged it.
"It's a pity for him to ignore you, Miss Becker. Cough! You know what, you can be my little bunny if he’s not planning on keeping you." The drunk man had indeed lost his mind.
Even Aaron didn't have the mentality to say such things. Jessica was Alicia's secretary after all, how could he possibly deserve that glance from Theodore? It was already a gift that her face could attract his heart. For a girl like Jessica, there is no way she will end up with Theodore, except to be his mistress.
"Get rid of him!" Theodore immediately took instructions.
Some guards come and throw Benedick away from the club. Indeed, Ben tucked a lot of mistakes from his lips. The first, called Alicia an old woman, said he was blind and then paired him with Jessica. Theodore was patient enough when Aaron mentioned this earlier, his patience has reached its limit now.
After a long silence, Jessica opened her mouth to apologize to Alicia.
"I'm sorry for the fuss, Miss Weisberg…" Jessica's low voice was barely heard by anyone.
What is she apologizing for?
Alicia understood Jessica felt guilt for her. It wasn't wrong for her to be born after Alicia, to be a young woman, and to have such an attractive face. But Alicia didn't want to accept that apology. This was like admitting the fact that she was indeed an old woman and Jessica was prettier than her."Save you apologize, Jessie. Benedick only said nonsense because he was drunk." Alicia's words sounded more gentel than when she had sold Jessica's identity to Aaron. She sounds like a warm sister now.Alicia was quite satisfied with Theodore's reaction. Her heart healed a little because Theodore was concerned for her. This was one of the reasons why Alicia fell for Theodore's charm. Under no circumstances will the man stand in front and protect her."We're going home now." Theodore embraced Alicia in his arms. There is no reason for them to stay longer at the club. Taking Alicia home meant taking Jessica away as well. Aaron soon found himself about to lose the jewelry he had just fou
"Why hasn’t Miss Becker agreed with your idea regarding Theodore?""Father, I'll have her approval soon. You don't have to worry about this.""Tell me if Miss Becker is not willing to help you. We can find another woman to make Theodore stay away from you.""No, father. It will be difficult to find a woman who can attract Theodore's attention." For some reason, Alicia appeared to be in a deep dilemma when Alistair shared his idea of another woman. "No, you won't find somebody else, only Jessica can do this. Theodore will not fall easily on any woman. Jessica is the best choice we have. Theodore already knows her and it will not be difficult for Jessica to win his heart with her appearance."
"Mom, whose money are you talking about here?""Isn't that all your money? They were sent in the name of your account. I can't be wrong. Girl, if you really want to ask for the excess just tell me. I can't possibly let you live a hard life.""First, I didn't send anything. Second, how much money did you receive, mom?"Jessica knew her mother well, a small amount of money would not make her mother so grateful. There will be no excess money. There was never any extra money that Michelle could save for herself or for her children."It’s 5 million dollars," Michelle immediately stated the amount of money happily. How come did you hide it from me, you should—”
"Miss Becker is here!" Mr. Claymont guided Jessica into the conference room. Inside the room were already several familiar faces. "Miss Becker, have you received 5 million yuan in your account?" The Head of Internal Audit questioned Jessica. "Yes, I have, but I—" don't know how the money got into the account? Did the company make a transfer error? "You've admitted it. Miss Becker, what do you think you call this one of your actions? How shameless of you!" Mr. Claymont shouted angrily. This seems to have taken a serious turn as the internal audit board stepped in. "Miss Becker, I have received a report that you committed money laundering and you just admitted that you received the money." The head of the internal audit felt complicated as he looked at Jessica, there was disbelief in the corner of his eye.He thought someone working on the direct recommendation of the Weisberg family should be able to keep their bearings. "I did receive the money, but I really don't know why th
"Miss Weisberg, what do you mean?" Just a moment ago Alicia defended her, a moment later she pushed all the blame on her. Alicia has always been a considerate sister, but it seems like she turned upside down today."You're too naive Jessie. You should do it right, if you really need that money. You can come to talk to me and I'll gladly help you." Alicia continued her words with a thoughtful exhortation. Closed the gap of suspicion that had appeared in the corner of Jessica's heart.Such a scheme… It's easy for Alicia to frame her, but why?"I—I really didn't do something like this, Miss Weisberg. Please trust me!" Jessica didn't want to beg for forgiveness like this, she was completely innocent."Well, say you didn't do this, then how do you explain the existence of that five million dollars on your account?"Jessica could think about anything but someone hacking into her bank account. This meticulous work can't just happen by a false error… they’re too specific. "Okay, for now y
"Could it be… Mr. Weisberg?" "You know it can’t be helped, right? I'm sorry, I can't do anything about this." Alicia shows her regret about his father's 'doings'. As if to confirm that Jessica was indeed trapped by Alistair Weisberg. Jessica looked at Alicia with complicated thoughts. Regarding that request that Alicia made, it was completely beyond her control. "Can't you just find another woman to do this?" "I've thought about it, I also don't want to sacrifice our friendship, but I think my father has his plans. He trusts you too much, he thinks you and Theodore are well acquainted with each other. It will be easier and faster if you are the one who handles Theodore for me." What's easy? Defeating a tiger-like Theodore would you call it easy? "Miss Weisberg, to be honest, I don't even have the confidence for this. How could I possibly attract Theodore's attention? This plan is too far-fetched." "Don't be discouraged by yourself, Jess. You have your values and I'm sure Theo
Jessica sent a message that asked Theodore to pick up Alicia. It’s a bit odd, usually Alicia would call him herself so Theodore immediately called Alicia. He made several calls but no one went through. Alicia's number was currently off.Ignoring Aaron's whining, Theodore ended up calling Jessica."Let me talk to Alicia," Theodore's stern words sounded icy as always. It was even worse because he had to call Jessica to reach Alicia. Seems like he will scold Alicia later for not picking her phone. "I'm sorry, Miss Weisberg is in the restroom. Her phone is off, so she asked me to call you. Can you come to pick us—I mean, pick her up. The driver is having trouble with the car engine. If we wait for another car from the company, it will take a while. It's getting dark here. I heard that you’re forbidding Miss Weisberg to take a ta—""Alright, that’s enough. I'll get her," Theodore took no time to think. When it comes to Alicia, he can act spontaneously and put aside everything at his han
"Take you home?" Theodore turned around angrily."Yes, I was here waiting for you. Can't you be a little responsible.""What responsibility? You're the one who stupid enough to stand here alone waiting for me. How dare you ask me to take responsibility?" That piece of the sentence was a little strange if you only heard the last sentence.The security even started glancing at Jessica and Theodore, to make sure whether the two of them were in an irresponsible lover's fight? Because she sounded like a woman who had been dumped."If you can't take me. At least, let me have a ride to the city to get the bus."Theodore had never seen Jessica possessed such courage. He didn't know she could go this far and grumble. They had never interacted or talked so casually like this. Jessica had always been polite and rather timid. What drives her to act so shamelessly?"What if I don't want to give you a ride? You can take a taxi to go home by yourself.”That was what Jessica wanted too. She also