A Love Rekindled (Nancy and Bruce) novel Chapter 72

Bruce's answer confirmed my guesses.

Although I saw how much he adored Cindy, I still lost it when I heard his answer.

He was asking me to leave just because Cindy felt a bit uneasy. He wasn't making sense!

Usually, I would have respected him as my investor. But today was different.

After all, Douglas had spent a lot of effort to obtain a spot for me to attend the party. So, it wouldn't be right for me to leave now.

After calming myself down, I replied, "I'm sorry, Mr. Harold. I can't do that."

Bruce furrowed his eyebrows deeply upon hearing this, and his tone was very unfriendly as he said, "You know that I'm not here to negotiate with you."

It seemed that he was determined for me to leave.

But I curled my fingers and honestly answered, "If I was attending on behalf of my company, I wouldn't mind fulfilling your request. However, I'm attending as Mr. Irvin's partner. And I'm sure you understand what that means."

Bruce was still our investor, so I couldn't go too far.

Bruce sneered. "Are you trying to use Douglas against me? Am I being too nice to you that you've even forgotten who you are?"

I found myself speechless against how dominant Bruce was being. I never thought of causing a conflict between Bruce and Douglas.

"What do you want? Do you want me to invest more?" Bruce added after observing my silence. He probably thought I was provoking him to get more benefits from him.

"No need. I won't leave," I curtly rejected.

Bruce stared at me and snorted. "Are you sure? Is this party that important to you? Are you that desperate to butter Douglas up?"

Bruce's words and his sneer caused me to feel like I was being shamed.

Meanwhile, he was being so arrogant because I caused Cindy to feel a bit uncomfortable.

Upon thinking of this, I forced myself to smile. "The party is about to start. Please excuse me."

With that, I turned around.

Douglas was a good friend, and I didn't regret turning Bruce down just based on this fact alone.

Sensing my silence, Bruce continued, "Plus, did you see the seating arrangement of the party?"

I hadn't noticed that yet.

Douglas touched his nose after seeing my confusion. Then, he explained, "We'll be seated at the main table along with Stack. Will you be… okay with that?"

Douglas always considered everything carefully.

And since he brought up Bruce, it meant that Cindy would also be at the same table.

Perhaps he was scared that I would feel awkward.

Nevertheless, I pretended to be calm and said, "It's not a problem. Don't forget that I'm here tonight to meet my idol."

As the party started, the guests gradually took their seats. And just like Douglas said, we were arranged to sit at the main table.