When he opened his eyes, his endless gaze resumed its clarity.
Brettley lowered his head and elegantly straightened his disarrayed clothes. “Let him wait a few more minutes, ” he said flatly. “I’ll go down soon.”
“Yes, Sir.”
Hearing Lucas’ footsteps leaving, the spent Bethan leaned on the door and exhaled deeply.
When she came to her senses, Brettley had already tidied himself, looking properly as he stood in front of her.
He looked at her condescendingly. His voice was so cold it had no warmth in it. “I hope this matter won’t happen a second time. You can offend anyone you like in this company except me.”
He then turned to leave when Bethan opened her arms wide, blocking Brettley’s path.
“Is there anything else?”
Brettley furrowed his brows unhappily.
“Yes.”
Bethan took a deep breath and lifted her head. “If I’m not mistaken, you did say that you’re taking me to lunch when we were at the design department just now, didn’t you?”
“Hmm.”
Brettley frowned a little. “Someone is going to take photos and put them on the news.”
Bethan smiled; she guessed correctly.
Thus, she stood up boldly and looked up at his smooth jawline. “I want to make a deal with you, Mr. Morrison.” “What is it?”
“I underestimated this previously. I thought I only needed to accompany you and occasionally put up and act and I ‘ll be able to get what I want, but from the looks of the incident this morning…”
She deliberately licked her swollen red lips that he kissed just moments ago. “I think I’m losing out. “
“So, you want to make a deal with me and embarrass me publicly if I don’t agree to it?”
Brettley crossed his arms across his chest. He looked at her indifferently. “I underestimated you.”
Bethan offered to establish a relationship, then constantly gave in to him. He thought that she only wanted these.
He never thought she had much deeper motives.
She initially gave in to him so that he would announce their relationship publicly. Then, she would use that to threaten him and to ask for more.
Of course, he could choose not to give in to her demands, but retracting the announcement shortly after they announced being together was still quite embarrassing for a person of Brettley’s status.
“You’re deceptive.”
Bethan smiled. She looked up and shot a small smile at Brettley. “Don’t worry, Mr. Morrison, I won’t make any excessive demands. You definitely would be able to achieve them, and they won’t affect you too much, too.”
Brettley calmly looked at her. “Tell me.”
Bethan took a deep breath. She secretly clenched her fists tightly. “I want to see Cynthal Peterson.”
Brettley furrowed his brows. “Why do you want to see her?”
“I have things that need to be done.”
She took a deep breath and tried to control her emotions. “I know that you’re keeping a close guard on her. I want to see her, but I won’t hurt her nor will I affect your relationship with her. Also, I won’t spread the news that she’s still in Banyan City. I only want to see her. I don’t think it should be a problem to you, right?”
Brettley squinted his eyes and looked at Bethan.
His gaze was too sharp and cold. It was as if he could see through Bethan’s mind.
Bethan could not take his judgmental gaze, so she looked a different way. “Will you agree to this deal, Mr. Morrison?”
What replied to her was Brettley’s steady breathing.
After a long while, Brettley slightly parted his lips. “I can agree to it, but…”
His deep gaze suddenly locked onto her face. “Why do you hate her so much?”
Brettley could see the hatred in Bethan’s eyes when she mentioned Cynthal.
Oddly, she never truly crossed paths with Cynthal. The only time they did was when Bethan was a servant at the Blue Bay Villa.
Was it because of Nellie?
Bethan shared no relationship with Nellie either–they were a servant and a master. He did not believe a calculative woman like Bethan would hate Cynthal so much just because of Nellie.
“I’m the one proposing the deal right now, Mr. Morrison, not the other way around.”
Bethan looked away, not wanting to meet his piercing gaze. “All you need to say is whether you agree to the deal or not.”
Brettley looked at Bethan’s almost flawless face. He furrowed his brows slightly.
After a while, he gently nodded.
Bethan chuckled lightly. She went past Brettley and exited. “Thank you, Mr. Morrison. I ’11 accompany you for lunch. I’ll also agree to all your demands during the week.”
“You better hold on to what you said,” asserted Brettley coldly and strode away.
Hearing his footsteps gradually vanishing in the corridors, Bethan took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
In her pockets were a newly bought recording device as well as a pinhole camera.
If Natasha would not believe that Cynthal would do such a thing to Nellie, she would make Cynthal say it herself!
“Dad.”
Adrian Morrison was sitting on the sofa drinking coffee when Brettley arrived at the lobby downstairs.
Adrian immediately put his coffee down and slammed down the newspaper at the table in front of Brettley, and it bounced audibly against the marble floor.
Brettley lowered his gaze.
The newspaper’s front-page headline was the appearance of him walking into the group building with Bethan in his arms.
The headlines wrote, [Passionate Lover No More? Brettley Morrison Announces New Girlfriend! ]
Brettley smiled a little.
He picked the newspaper up and put it on the coffee table. “What about it?”
“What about it, you say?”
Adrian looked at Brettley coldly. “I got you to hire Bethan because of her abilities as well as letting her teach Nellie, and you’re in a relationship with her? Are you planning to marry her later on?! “
Brettley sharpened his gaze. He sat in front of Adrian and elegantly poured himself some coffee with a faint smile. “Am I not allowed?” he spoke languidly.
“Of course not! “
Adrian glared at Brettley. “Don’t forget that you have an arranged marriage with Hailey of the Walter family since young! Back when you married Bethan Peterson, I said nothing although I was unhappy about it. A few days ago, when you said you’re waiting for Nellie’s mother to come back, I had nothing to say, too, but now…! “
Adrian, who had hints of grey hair, raised his hands and brutally hit the table. “Now, you bring up another Bethan! What on earth are you trying to do? Hailey has been waiting for you all these years, do you know that? Bethan Peterson’s not even back and you didn’t marry Cynthal, yet you’re still not considering her? What is so good about Bethan?”
Brettley calmly raised his head as he looked at Adrian. “Dad, that’s not what you said when you got me to hire her a few days ago. You said that she’s gentle, kind, and ski11fu1 to boot. If I didn’t hire her, it’d be a huge loss for me. You even pondered where else could I find such a woman that understands Nellie so much, ” said Brettley as he tapped on the table.
He gently smiled. “How could you forget what you said only after a few days?”
Adrian’s chest heaved heavily. “That wasn’t what I meant! “
He got Brettley to hire Bethan because he knew Bethan was Moon the jewelry designer. He admired her talent!
That did not mean he wanted Bethan to end up with Brettley!
Hailey Walter of the Walter family had waited for Brettley for so many years. If Brettley had to consider someone other than the Peterson siblings, it should be her!
At that thought, Adrian lifted his head and glared at Brettley coldly. “I don’t care. Since you made the precedent, that means you can accept women other than the Peterson sisters. I’m going to the Walter family in the next few days to pick up Hailey and send her to Blue Bay Villa to stay! That should be where she’ll be staying! “
Adrian thus got up angrily and stormed off.
Brettley remained seated on the sofa. He did not chase after Adrian, nor did he refute his words.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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