Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Alas, Yelena also did not expect that she needed to play the role of peacemaker at this moment. She pulled Hank’s sleeve to signal him not to add fuel to the fire and then smiled to appease the about-to- explode Cecelia,
“Okay, don’t fight. Cecelia, you have a baby in your belly. You shouldn’t get too riled up.”
Cecelia nodded upon hearing Yelena’s words and held her arm while she looked at Yelena sympathetically.
“Yelena, you’re such a cute girl. I just don’t understand how you could be with Hank. I don’t think he’s good enough for you. Why don’t you break up with him, and I’ll find you someone better? I met so many handsome guys when I was studying abroad. Let me bring you to see the world.”
Hank instantly pulled Yelena behind him as if he was trying to shield her from Cecelia.
His eyes darkened, and his tone became angry.
“Cecelia, why don’t you find yourself a knight in shining armor instead of meddling in other people’s relationships?”
Cecelia no longer felt like messing around after getting reprimanded by him. So, she tossed away her phone in boredom.
“Fine, then. Remember to protect your little sweetheart. You better watch out before someone else tries to pry her away from you since she’s so cute.”
“Mind your own business.”
At that moment, Yelena noticed a figure walking toward the door and knew that it was an excellent opportunity to get the two’s attention away from fighting each other again. So, she shook Hank’s arm.
“We have a guest coming.”
He narrowed his eyes as he turned to look at the person at the door.
It was a slender man dressed in a suit who exuded an aristocratic aura that made people hesitate to gaze at him casually. He was extremely handsome, with a high nose bridge and a pair of narrow black eyes with a deep gaze. He was wearing a polite smile on his face but ceased doing that when he saw Cecelia.
Nonetheless, he did not rush to speak but waited for Cecelia to notice him and speak first. As soon as Cecelia saw him, her body stiffened, and she instinctively wanted to cover her belly with her hands. Regardless, after a split second, she realized that she was only two months pregnant and her pregnancy was not showing yet. This thought immediately eased her worry.
“Why are you here?”
Cecelia’s tone was unfriendly, a far cry from her lively and bright self just now.
Still, the man seemed familiar with her attitude and did not show an ounce of displeasure at her tone.
Instead, he asked,
“Where are you planning to run away to?”
“What do you mean? Running away? I merely returned to my own country. We have nothing to do with each other. So, what’s your problem?”
She crossed her arms, trying to look more imposing.
“Of course, there’s no problem. But you’re wrong about one thing. We are in a serious relationship.”
He leaned forward slightly, lowering his voice a bit but loud enough for everyone around to hear him clearly.
Cecelia responded by taking a step back and approaching Hank while secretly throwing a soothing look at Yelena as she held his hand.
“Nonsense. I already have a fianc?, and we’re about to get engaged. You better show some respect.”
She secretly pinched Hank’s palm, signaling him to play along.
Hank did not say anything but carefully looked at the man in front of him; he felt intense hostility and killing intent from the seemingly gentle man. Well, it seemed that Cecelia had accumulated quite some love debt abroad.
Regardless, Hank slowly extended his right hand and said politely,
“Nice to meet you.”
He neither admitted nor denied anything to lure the man in front of him to second guess their relationship.
The man did not back down or intentionally make things difficult for him. Instead, he simply shook Hank’s hand and introduced himself,
“Nice to meet you too, Hank. My name is Yozan Harley.”
Hank was taken aback by the name as it signified that the man had a considerable background.
The Harley Family was the best in the business circle, and the Damazios had both political and commercial connections with them. It would be an issue if the Damazios offended the Harley Family. Hank could feel a headache as he thought about this. He regretted asking Cecelia to help him in the first place because now he had to clean up after her mess.
“Baby, didn’t you say you wanted to take me out on a date? Are we getting Japanese or French?”
The word ‘baby’ made Hank uneasy as he felt goosebumps appearing on his skin.
He was unafraid of revenge from the Harley Family, but he could not stand the overly sweet nickname.
He shot a glance at Yelena, worried that she might be a little jealous, but to his amazement, she had already sat down at some point. She was also enthusiastically watching the drama unfolding before her eyes.
Yozan could not be easily fooled. He stared at Cecelia intensely, and this made her feel uncomfortable.
“Baby?”
“Is there a problem? We call each other baby all the time as we are a couple,”
she retorted and stood even closer to Hank.
“If there’s nothing else, return to Serna and stop bothering us.”
Yozan chuckled at those words.
“Did I spoil you so badly that you dare to say such things to my face? Should I punish you for dating another man behind my back or for lying to me?”
He stepped closer, creating an oppressive atmosphere.
“I’m not lying to you! We’re in a relationship, to begin with! I-“
Yozan wasn’t one to be easily fooled, though. Folding his arms across his chest, he replied with a twinkle of mischief in his eyes,
“All right, I’ll believe you if you dare to kiss him.”
Cecelia cast a glance at Hank’s sullen face before throwing in the towel instantly.
“That’s so wicked of you! Forget it. I can’t bring myself to do that, especially with his girlfriend standing right here.”
Yelena shuddered all over at being mentioned all of a sudden.
“Huh? Uh, well-“
Yozan replied,
“The love story between Hank Damazio and Yelena Sullivan has long been in the news, not to mention their faces were printed so clearly in newspapers and magazines. Do you honestly think I don’t know anything because I’ve just come back from overseas?”
The more he watched how Cecelia took advantage of her beauty to purposely go against him, the angrier he got. He couldn’t help but put out his hand and pinch her cheek, causing her to wince in pain.
“How I wish I could crack your head open and see what the hell’s inside.”
Hank said,
“Alright, you two go ahead and flirt with one another. We’re not joining you.”
With that, he wrapped his arm around Yelena’s shoulders and left leisurely, ignoring Cecelia’s cries of pain from behind.
…
Arthur had asked for two days at first. At the last moment, however, he requested a one-day extension of the deadline so that he could have three days to make his decision.
Instead of getting anxious, Callum and Elspeth just waited quietly.
After getting divorced, she moved temporarily into her own villa and told Isabel to go back to her home. Watching Elspeth pack her belongings, Isabel asked with a trace of worry on her face,
“Elspeth, are you really moving out of here?”
