"What? You're charmed too!" Fade cleared his throat and joked.
Lauren blushed and she lowered her head hurriedly. She muttered, "It's almost time for lunch. Let's go and eat. I know a nice restaurant nearby." "Well, let's go!" Fade replied.
The duo strode off. Along the way, Lauren kept her head down. Her cheeks were flushed and she dared not to look at Fade.
Meanwhile, the passersby thought Fade and Lauren were a couple. It seemed like a handsome boyfriend was spending time with his beautiful and shy girlfriend. Immediately, everyone praised them for being a match made in heaven.
Fade was immune to those remarks. On the other hand, Lauren's turned pink when she heard it and she was shyer than ever.
They were approaching the restaurant when a young man suddenly called, "Lauren, you're here too!"
Lauren and Fade turned to look and spotted a man in his late twenties. The young man in fashionable clothes was Wallece Soo.
"Lauren, I asked you out but you said you're busy, right? Why are you..." Wallece strode over and asked Lauren.
Lauren glanced at Fade, who was next to her, but she had yet to explain.
Suddenly, Wallece glimpsed at Fade and his face darkened. Wallece asked coldly, "Who are you? Why are you with Lauren?"
Fade frowned when he noticed Wallece's menacing gaze and unfriendly tone. Fade replied coldly, "What does my identity have to do with you?"
Lauren added hurriedly, "Wallece, Fade is my friend. Don't be ridiculous."
Wallece was furious when he heard Lauren. He snapped icily, "Lauren, we're childhood friends, right? I came back from abroad and asked you out countless times but you kept turning me down. Well, it turned out that you're flirting with a pretty boy, huh? What are you up to? Are you looking down on me?"
Upon hearing that, Lauren turned blank but anger crept on her face. However, she held back her anger and tried to explain, "Wallece, I told you that we can't be together, so I turned you down. I hope you understand." "Can't be together?" Wallece scoffed and continued disdainfully, "Are you telling me that I'm no match for this pretty boy? He's no match for my status, power and looks. Well, could it be that he's very good in bed?"
"You... You're shameless!" Lauren was enraged as she glared at Wallece. She snapped, "Go away! I don't ever want to see you again."
"You're telling me to leave?" Wallece sneered and approached Lauren. He added, "Well, I don’t feel like leaving. I'm going to teach this pretty boy a lesson today and show you what I can do."
Wallece waved his hand and two tanned and skinny men behind Wallece rushed to Fade.
Wallece folded his arms and scoffed, "Cripple this pretty boy. How is he going to seduce women after this?"
"Wallece, what do you think you're doing?" Lauren hissed furiously as she shot a glare at Wallece.
Wallece could not care less as he replied disdainfully, "What? I haven't even made my move. If we were abroad, I would have killed this brat."
Lauren calmed down and stared at Wallece coldly. She retorted, "Wallece, if you touch him, you'll regret it."
"Regret? Are you kidding me? I just came back from abroad and so what if I want to teach him a lesson? Why can't I touch him? What could he possibly do to me?" Wallece chortled.
Lauren watched as Wallece left and she bowed to Fade respectfully. She began apologetically, "Master Chen, I'm sorry. I made you..."
Fade waved his hand and replied, "It's okay, you don't have to apologize. I'm hungry, so let's eat."
"Okay!" Lauren nodded and led Fade to the restaurant.
In the restaurant, they discussed about Wallece and Fade got a grasp of the situation.
Wallece was a member of the Soo family but he was not part of the main division disciples like Memo. He was a subdivision disciple in the Soo family.
When Wallece was younger, his family lived in the Soo family. Wallece and Lauren were peers, hence they knew each other. Back then, both families even tried to arrange for their engagement but Lauren's father, Andrew, refused.
After all, Wallece was just one of the many subdivision disciples in the Soo family. Moreover, he did not stand out. Naturally, Andrew did not want Lauren to marry an unfavorable descendant from the Soo family.
A few years later, Wallece's father, Zegger Soo, established an export trading company. Unexpectedly, his business grew and he gradually earned a place in the Soo family.
After that, Zegger and his family moved abroad because of his business. Years later, he managed to expand his business and he was doing better than ever.
Zegger's success made Wallece an important member of the Soo family. Initially, Wallece was a subdivision disciple but currently, he was just second to Zarriah. Wallece even held a higher position than Harper, who was a hopeless main division disciple.
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