As such, Elisa asked the housekeeper to bring the ointment.
She stood up and thanked the strange man, “Thank you, Mr. Reading.”
Mr. Reading was in his early thirties and looked rather handsome. Elisa found him to look familiar, but she did not know him at all. Given that Mr. Reading saw her mom spraining her foot in the surrounding area, he must also live here.
Elisa had never met Mr. Reading but thought he looked familiar.
Mr. Reading responded, “You’re welcome. Anyone who saw your mom would’ve sent her home.”
“Elisa, Mr. Reading is Zack’s cousin. They’re of the same age,” Mrs. Stone explained.
Mr. Reading was Tania’s nephew from her paternal family.
The Readings were a wealthy family but were very low-key. If not for Tania marrying into the Yorks and becoming the missus in charge, very few people paid attention to the Readings. It was mainly because they never attended the parties of the high society in Wiltspoon, so only a few people knew them.
Elisa was very surprised.
She had liked Zack for many years and openly confessed her love to him, but she never knew his cousin.
No wonder she felt that Mr. Reading looked familiar. It was not that she had seen him before, but Mr. Reading and Tania shared some resemblance. After all, they were aunt and nephew.
Elisa had seen Tania, so she feit that Mr. Reading looked familiar when she saw him.
“Mr. Reading, thank you so much. Please have a seat.”
Elisa now knew that Mr. Reading was Zack’s cousin, so he was considered a close relative. Besides, Mr. Reading also sent her mom home when she sprained her foot. Hence, Elisa was nice to him, and she was full of gratitude.
Mr. Reading said, “Ms. Stone, I have something to do, so I won’t be staying. I’ll visit again some other day when I have time.”
“Mr. Reading, you should sit and have a cup of tea.”
Mr. Reading politely refused the kindness of the mother and daughter.
Mrs. Stone said to her daughter, “Elisa, see Mr. Reading off.”
Elisa hummed.
She escorted Mr. Reading out.
Along the way, Elisa kept thanking Mr. Reading.
Mr. Reading smiled and said, “It was no trouble at all. Our families are considered relatives, so you don’t need to be so courteous, Ms. Stone.”
He stopped at the villa entrance and looked at Elisa. Afterward, he reached into the hidden pocket of his suit and retrieved a small box of business cards he carried with him before pulling one of the cards out for her.
“Ms. Stone, this is my business card.”
Elisa took the card and looked at it.
Mr. Reading’s name was Andrew Reading. He was the COO of Reading Group, and the CEO was his elder brother.
After accepting Andrew’s business card, Elisa said, “Thanks for sending my mom home, Mr. Reading. I’ll treat you to a meal someday when you’re free.”
Andrew grinned. “Okay. I’ll be leaving first, Ms. Stone.”
Elisa walked him to his car and waved him goodbye. She stood at the same spot to watch him drive away. Remy, who just came out of the villa next door, happened to see this.
He did not return to FC Manor for the holidays. He told his parents that his newly bought villa needed to be renovated again. He had to keep an eye on the work, lest the renovator makes a mistake. As such, he would not be going home this holiday.
In fact, Remy wanted to take advantage of the holiday to pursue Elisa and go on a date with her.
After he confessed to Elisa, she neither accepted nor rejected him.
Remy knew he had a chance.
He was glad to have spent some time together with Elisa. He could feel that she was genuinely happy with him.
The iron must be struck while it was hot. Remy did not want to miss the opportunity.
FC Manor was his home, so he could go back whenever he wanted.
His family would be even happier if he could bring Elisa back too.
Remy had only told his big brother that he liked Elisa, and Ben was very supportive of Remy’s pursuit of Elisa. Moreover, Ben intended to expand their business in Wiltspoon. That way, Remy could stay in Wiltspoon for a long time, which would be better for him to pursue his future wife.
At this time, Remy was standing in front of his villa. He saw Andrew’s car drive by and also saw what he looked like.
Remy was slightly relieved because he regarded Andrew as not as handsome as he was. He did not have much of an impression of Andrew. Similar to Elisa, he only thought that Andrew looked familiar.
After Andrew drove away, Remy walked toward Elisa. Elisa saw him too and was in no hurry to go back inside. She waited for him to approach her.
“Elisa, who was that man just now?”
Earlier on, Elisa and Andrew were talking and smiling.
Remy was on guard, afraid of having a love rival without his knowledge.
Elisa was a nice lady, but due to her character, she had a bad reputation in the high society of Wiltspoon. Remy thought that those people were jealous of her and deliberately wanted to ruin her reputation.
It happened that Elisa did not care about those things, causing many people to never consider her as a wife candidate.
This was a good thing for Remy. If nobody realized the good in her, he would not have competitors and would have a greater chance of succeeding.
Elisa answered, “That was Mr. Reading, Zack’s cousin. You might not know him-even I didn’t know him until my mom introduced him. The Readings keep an extremely low profile in Wiltspoon. Everyone’s understanding of them is that their daughter is the Yorks’ head missus.”
Remy came to a sudden realization. “Ah, that was Mr. York’s cousin. No wonder I felt that he looked familiar. Mr. Reading and his aunt look alike.”
He had seen Tania several times and had a deep impression of her.
“Why did Mr. Reading come over?”
Mr. Reading was quite focused when he looked at Elisa just now. Remy was worried that he would fall in love with her at first sight.
Elisa explained, “My mom went out for a walk but fell and sprained her foot. Mr. Reading happened to have walked past and seen her, so he sent her home.”
Remy asked, “Does Mr. Reading live here too?”
Elisa answered, “I think so, but I’ve never met him by chance. The Readings are too low-key.”
Remy hummed.
He had never paid attention to the Readings either.
The Readings’ business was not in Wiltspoon, and there was no collaboration between them and FC & Co. Their whole family kept a low profile, so Remy would not pay attention to them.
Now, Remy had to watch out for Mr. Reading.
For some reason, he felt that Mr. Reading would become his love rival.
Elisa did not know that Remy was already on guard, preventing Mr. Reading from becoming his love rival.
She asked Remy, “Are you not going home this holiday?”
Remy answered, “It’s just for a few days, so I’m too lazy to go back and forth. Besides, I have to keep an eye on the renovation here.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.