“T-that’s not the case at all!” exclaimed Fabiola who had run a background check on Hanley and learned that not only was he a great businessman, but he had two Phds as well! If anything, he was overqualified!
Shaking her head, she quickly added, “I-it’s just… we’ve only met a few times, and we don’t even know each other that well, so-”
“Then we’ll just get to know each other more from now on.”
…How was she even supposed to counter that…?
Since she couldn’t reply, Hanley smiled before saying, “Putting that aside, do have a taste of my cooking… Don’t worry, if it isn’t to your liking, then I’ll just try again.”
Nodding slightly, Fabiola then gave a slight taste… and to her shock, it was absolutely delicious! Had he actually made this on his own?!
Her silence made him add, “Don’t worry, I can accept criticism…”
Shaking her head, all Fabiola could do was smile awkwardly before continuing to eat… But sadly, her appetite wasn’t there at all. After all, she couldn’t help but wonder what would happen after dinner… Was he… going to ask her to sleep with him…? Sure, that was what married couples usually did, but…
Sensing her worries, Hanley eventually handed her a bowl of fruit before saying, “You know, I’m fine with sleeping in the guest room… Worry not, until you give your consent, I won’t ever enter your bedroom.”
Naturally, that came as a relief to her… and after a while, she revealed a faint smile before nodding.
As she ate some of the fruit, she couldn’t help but glance at him ever so often… After all, she was starting to feel that he was genuinely kind-hearted…
It was about half a month later when a restless Neal could be seen trying to go through some documents, though he was clearly failing… After all, it had been about half a month since he last contacted Fabiola, and he had grown so accustomed to her noisiness that it now felt like there was a void in his heart…
When he saw the dress, Neal couldn’t help but look down for a brief moment. After all, Fabiola had previously asked him the same question some time back. Actually, scratch that, she had straight out demanded that he praise her at the time… She always lacked humility, that one…
His train of thought was cut short when Wanda called out to him again… and given how out of it he looked, she couldn’t help but purse her lips before asking, “…Is there something weighing your mind…?”
Shaking his head, Neal replied, “…No… As I said, I’ve just been busy lately… Actually, I think it’s high time I returned to the company, so… Here. Take my card. Sorry.”
Before Wanda could even reply, Neal had already run off…
On his way out, Neal’s eyes immediately widened when he saw two very familiar faces hand in hand, chatting happily with each other… What the hell were those two doing?!
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