Chapter 91 – Back Home to Marry Off Myself Novel

Loredana lowered her head in silence, shocked by what Victoria said.

Last time Cormac told her that he had called off the engagement, but Loredana didn’t take it seriously.

Much to her surprise, he really had done it.

“After he returned from Country A, he said he wanted to cancel the engagement. His father was quite angry about that. They were not close originally, now they can’t get along at all.”

Thinking of her relationship with Cormac, Victoria also felt helpless.

Clenching her hands, Loredana asked, “How, how did you know?”

She wondered why Victoria was so certain that Cormac only called off the engagement after meeting her.

“He wanted to cancel his engagement so suddenly, so his father was very annoyed. He asked our butler Thomas to look into the matter. Otherwise, I wouldn’t come to you,” said Victoria frankly.

Suppressing the fluctuation in her heart, Loredana asked calmly, “And you came to me today…”

“I don’t mean to do anything, just want to meet you in person. When we asked Thomas to investigate this matter at the beginning, we indeed wanted to stop Cormac from canceling his engagement.

However, he had already canceled it in a self-harming way, so nobody could do anything further. He could even break up with a woman who had been with him for so many years. It meant that he had already made up his mind firmly. Even his father could only let him be.” Victoria stared at Loredana.

“I came to meet you just because of my own intention. No one knows about it.”

In her opinion, It must be Loredana that Cormac was so determined to cancel his engagement.

Since she got to know what Cormac had done it for his ex-wife, Victoria became quite curious, wondering what kind of woman his ex-wife was.

She didn’t meet Loredana when Cormac and she first got married, so she came to Loredana as soon as

Thomas had found the information.

Loredana was still at a loss. She had thought that Victoria came to her for asking her to leave Cormac, so that he could continue to be engaged to Maria.

But it turned out that her prediction was wrong.

Seeing Loredana look confused, Victoria smiled. “You and Cormac didn’t marry for a long time, so you might not know him very well. No one can stop him from doing what he has determined to do.

Originally, Jayden didn’t agree with him to call off the engagement, but he had to compromise at the end.”

Loredana looked down as a faint helpless smile appeared on her mouth corners. It was true that she didn’t marry to Cormac for a long time nor did they get along long enough, but she knew clearly the ways he did things.

Take what happened to her since she returned from abroad this time as an example, if Cormac hadn’t got in the way, she would definitely not have come back.

Obviously, for the thing he wanted to do, he would achieve his goals for sure no matter what mean he used.

“I apologize for disturbing you today.” Victoria stood up. “I’ve been out long enough. It’s time to go home.”

Following her, Loredana also stood up. “Please let me see you off.”

Victoria smiled and didn’t refuse.

Walking out of the office, Loredana saw the decoration materials on the floor outside the door. Afraid that

Victoria would trip over, Loredana kindly reminded her, “Watch out.”

Looking at Loredana, Victoria smiled tenderly. Obviously she had a good first impression of Loredana. “I hope you could keep the secret about our meeting today.”

She didn’t get along well with Cormac.

If he knew that she had come to see Loredana, Victoria was worried it would cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.

“I see. I won’t tell anyone.” Loredana agreed.

Seeing Victoria walk out from the store, the driver hurriedly pulled the car’s door open. “Mrs. Mendelsohn, please…”

Victoria bent over and sat in. The driver closed the door for her. Rolling down the car window, she looked at Loredana. “I’ve never seen Cormac care about a woman so much.”

Upon hearing it, Loredana felt bitter and grieved in her heart, as if she had gulped down a cup of broad-

leaf holly leaf tea mixed with vinegar. She felt contradictory.

After confirming that Cormac had really canceled his engagement and it was because of her, she couldn’t continue deceiving herself that she felt nothing about it.

However, she herself was uncertain about her feelings for Cormac now.

Victoria wanted to say something but she changed the topic when the words reached the tip of her tongue. “His mother has passed away long ago. He doesn’t like me … If possible, please take care of him.”

Pursing her lips, Loredana dared not to promise her easily.

‘Taking care of him?’ she reechoed Victoria’s request inwardly.

Even if he had canceled his engagement, it was still impossible for them to remarry.

There were too many people and things that had happened between Cormac and her.

“He has someone else to take care of him. I can’t do it,” Loredana refused.

Victoria heaved a sigh. After all, they were already divorced. It would take time and process for them to remarry. Hence, she changed the subject and said with a smile, “All right. By the way, when will your store be opened? Don’t forget to send me an invitation card.”

“Sure, I will.” Loredana also smiled.

“Let’s go.” Victoria ordered her driver in a light tone.

“Yes, Mrs. Mendelsohn.” The driver quickly started the engine and the car roared away.

Standing in the roadside and staring the receding car, Loredana felt puzzled about Victoria.

From what Coral had told her before, she knew that Cormac didn’t get along with Victoria.

Loredana had thought that Cormac’s stepmother would be the same as Beulah … they both had pretty faces but were vicious inside. However, after meeting Victoria today, Loredana realized that they were totally different.

Victoria is gentle, elegant, and with great charisma, so different from those flirtatious mistresses.

She was absolutely different.

She almost subverted Loredana’ perception of the mistresses.

“Lola.” Theresa came out from the store, standing beside her. She asked curiously, “Why did she come to you? What did she want?”

If Cormac hadn’t use certain means and failed to cancel his engagement, Victoria should have come here to ask Loredana to leave him.

The funny thing was that she had never been with Cormac.

However, in others’ opinions, she was the initiator of evil that caused Cormac to cancel his engagement.

She was really wronged.

Since Victoria didn’t tell others before coming to see her, Loredana believed that she just wanted to see her for real.

“Nothing much.” Loredana turned to look at Theresa. “How about I treat you for lunch?”

“Great!” Theresa grabbed Loredana and held her tightly. “I’m almost worn out. You even asked me to take care of the interior construction. Shouldn’t you treat me for lunch? It shouldn’t only be a simple lunch but a big meal for you to reward me.”

Although she was bitching about Loredana, she didn’t look like complaining. Instead, she looked delighted.

How could she not to be happy as her lunch was taken care of?

“Sure. Tell me where you want to go,” Loredana agreed. Although she knew that Theresa was kidding, her assistant was indeed tired.

She was the only one who was taking care of the whole store.

“Really? Are you sure you let me to choose where to go?” asked Theresa with a smile.

“Really,” Loredana confirmed firmly, smiling, “I’ll treat you for lunch. How could I deceive you?”

“OK.” Theresa stretched out her small hand and pointed to Kong-Tsing Hotel nearby. “Let’s have lunch in there.”

Loredana fell into silence.

“What now? You hesitate?” Theresa put her arm around Loredana, pressing her chin on Loredana’

shoulder and acting like a spoiled child. “Lola, you can’t be so stingy! You just promised me!”

“Sure, I’ve promised you. I’ll do what I said. Let’s go.” Although she earned a lot of money, she had two kids to feed. For her kids’ sake, she always saved and only spent wisely.

Unless she needed to spend some money for her kids, she would be generous.

She was also stingy to herself.

“Are you sure?” Theresa was just pulling her leg just now. She was clearly aware that all Loredana’

money would be saved except for the necessary expenses.

“Of course. I’ve promised you, haven’t I?” Seeing it was green light, Loredana pulled Theresa to cross the street.

“Lola, I was really kidding. Now Samuel and Simona are growing up, and you need to spend much money on them. I feel guilty to waste it.” Pulling Loredana back, Theresa wanted to head back.

“I wouldn’t become poor after one lunch.” Loredana grabbed back Theresa, approached her, and whispered in her ear, “In fact, I’ve never come to such kind of place alone. I want to run wild today.

Let’s see if the domestic five-star hotel is the same as the foreign one.”

She had been to countless restaurants run by five-star hotels, but she didn’t have to pay the bills herself. As a famous designer, she always attended some events and dinner parties, so she could go to such kind of places.

“Then, may I order an Aussie lobster?” Theresa acted as a spoiled child to Loredana.

“Of course…” Loredana laughed. She raised her head and inadvertently found a woman in front of the hotel entrance. With her arms across on her chest, the woman was gazing at Loredana in a gloomy way.

Maria was wearing a pale pinkish gray dress, white high-heels, and delicate makeup. Her curly hair with big waves was combed to hang on one of her shoulders.

She seemingly had seen Loredana for a long time. With her arms across on her chest, she gazed at

Loredana at the entrance.

Loredana didn’t want to get in any conflict with her. It didn’t mean that she feared of Maria, but she was just not in the mood to tangle with Maria. Hence, Loredana pulled Theresa further and walked from the side way.

However, Maria didn’t intent to let her go easily.

In her opinion, if it weren’t for Loredana, how would Cormac dump her?

No matter where Loredana was heading to, Maria just blocked her way.

“What is wrong with you?” Theresa became angry after being stopped for several times.

“You have something wrong with yourself!” Maria glared at her. Her delicate face twitched because of anger.

“If you are on your right state, why are you blocking our way?” Theresa glared back at her.

She could also express her anger through the glare.

When Abbott drove passing here by, he happened to see the arguing women in front of the hotel entrance. “Excuse me, Mr. Mendelsohn. It seems that Ms. Herbert and Ms. Flores are over there,” he said to the man sitting on the backseat and stopped the car.

Cormac was reading a document with some unread ones on his lap. He was wearing white shirt, his suit jacket unbuttoned. His shirt was loose and two buttons on the collar were buttoned as well. His slender neck and looming collarbones could be seen. Seemingly he was pretty busy. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be reading documents when sitting in the car.

Hearing what Abbott said, he rolled down the car window and looked over there.

Sure enough, he saw those two women.

Cormac casted a glance at Maria, his eyes darkened. Closing the file in his hands, he didn’t mean to get off, but he had lost his interests to continue reading them.

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