“You …” Penny Brown was furious. But in a flash, and sneered, arrogant cold look at her, “Andrea Jones, you do not get complacent, do not think that Neal and I will really break off the engagement! Even if he did, his family wouldn’t allow it. Besides, there’s no way that someone of his family background could be with someone of your family background! Our family Lewis Brown wants you, so you should thank him!”
She’s completely condescending, with an airof contempt for Andrea Jones.
But …
Andrea Jones also defied the odds, and without being condescending, straightened her back and was about to speak …
“What’s all the fuss about?” Suddenly, a voice interjected into the conversation with each other, interrupting the tit-for-tat between the two.
Both men turned around in surprise.
I saw Neal Williams walking towards them with sullen steps and a slightly cold look on his face.
Both Penny Brown and Andrea Jones were a little confused.
I don’t know how long he has been standing there listening. Two women, jealous over a man, what a disgraceful enough thing to do!
“Neal, do you still have dealings with her?” Penny Brown turned around and took Neal Williams’ arm, “I heard that Lewis Brown was responsible for beating IG today. Selling out your company’s employees, you wouldn’t have kept her on board, would you?”
Neal Williams glanced at Andrea Jones with envy, and the look was so deep and complex that Andrea Jones subconsciously tensed up.
She stood aside and greeted softly, “Mr. Williams.”
Instead, he looked sideways at Penny Brown and spoke nonchalantly, “You’re well-informed.”
“Of course. You’ve been on my radar.” Penny Brown said.
Neal Williams’ eyes darted from her face to her hands.
“Then you should know very well that I have never been in the habit of eating late at night.”
“That’s okay. It’s just about the right time of day for us to have a drink.” Penny Brown’s enthusiasm is undiminished.
…
Andrea Jones stood by in a daze, like a transparent person, completely ignored by the two.
Taking a breath, she was just about to initiate the conversation when she saw that Neal Williams had brushed Penny Brown’s hand away and only spat out four short words, “I’m not in the mood.”
He looked tired and, well, in poor spirits.
Andrea Jones is chagrined.
This matter, all because of themselves.
“But Neal …,” Penny Brown said, undeterred.
“All right, Penny Brown, I don’t want to say it again!” Neal Williams was slightly impatient and cut her off, “In the future, don’t come back here if there’s nothing else. As for breaking off the engagement, I’m already talking to my grandparents, and I’ll try to convince them.”
Penny Brown blushed.
“You can’t do this to me!”
Neal Williams was really tired and didn’t want to spend any more time with her. Grabbed the key and unlocked the door, but glanced back at Andrea Jones who had been left hanging.
“Then … you get some rest, and I’ll come back tomorrow.”
Andrea Jones said busily.
It’s really late tonight.
She didn’t want to disturb his rest.
Saying that, he turned around and prepared to go.
Neal Williams reached out and snapped her hand in place.
She was startled. Penny Brown, on the other side, also froze.
“Get in.” Without waiting for Andrea Jones’ suspicious question to exit, Neal Williams had shoved her right through the door.
“What is this?” Penny Brown sneered, pointing to Andrea Jones in the door and meeting Neal Williams’ eyes questioningly, “Kicking me out, but letting her in. Why?”
Andrea Jones probes to see, revealing a pair of clear eyes.
Without hesitation, Neal Williams slammed the door shut, leaving her alone in its isolation.
“For reasons we both know very well.” Neal Williams looked coolly at Penny Brown, “Penny Brown, I don’t love you. Never have loved! So don’t ever show up here again, let alone bother to pester. Even if …”
He paused for a moment, “If grandparents really don’t agree with us breaking off the engagement, I insist on insisting on it too!”
Penny Brown felt as embarrassed as if she had been slapped twice in the face.
Even if the two old people don’t agree, he still insists? Is he that disgusted with himself?
“Just for her?” Tears welled up in her eyes. Everyone knew the place of the old man and the old woman in Neal Williams’ heart, but now, for the sake of Andrea Jones, he could even disobey them?
“Neal Williams, for her, was it worth it?”
“Whether it’s worth it or not, I know in my heart.”
“Good! Then I’ll wait and see! Waiting to see how you get separated, waiting to see how you come back to me at the end!” Penny Brown gritted her teeth, one word at a time. A layer of resigned tears had clouded the bottom of her eyes.
He, standing there, remained indifferent.
When Penny Brown left in a negative manner, he paused for a moment, turned his head to look at the closed doorway, not knowing what he was thinking, his eyes floating with light and shadow, with a hidden brightness.
…
The door was pushed open again, and Andrea Jones was still standing in the foyer when he sank in.
Neal Williams looked at her as she changed her shoes, “What are you still doing here?”
“I’m waiting for you.”
“Something?”
His attitude, still cold. It was obvious that he was still angry. Of course, there is no excuse for this.
Watching his back, Andrea Jones looked down and rummaged through her bag.
“Come in!”
Without waiting for her to get her things out, Neal Williams was already sitting on the couch and spoke quietly.
After a moment’s hesitation, Andrea Jones put on her slippers and went in. It was just as well that they really needed to talk face to face.
…
Neal Williams is half leaning on the couch, his bony fingers pressed against his brow, his computer resting on his slender lap.
Even when sitting, the aura is still compelling, so that no one can ignore.
He looks very tired, but, at this moment, he is still working …
The words to let him rest, Andrea Jones froze in her throat. Instead, he took a step closer and handed up the brocade box in his hand in silence.
Neal Williams lifted his eyes slightly.
The line of sight, instead of falling on the brocade box, fell not lightly but on her fingers.
“Where’s the wedding ring?” Asks the three words that don’t go together at all.
Andrea Jones was embarrassed, and her right ring finger curled up. Pursing her lips, she replied, “This jade bracelet is too valuable for me to accept.”
“Is that what you came to give me back?” Neal Williams looked still indifferent, lifting his eyes slightly to look at her.
“… also wanted to thank you.” Andrea Jones lowered her eyes to gaze at him. The eyes were complex, with light and shadow floating, and the clear eyes called for a heartbeat.
Neal Williams looked at her with an unsure expression, looking at her a little unsure of what to do when he reached out and drew the box back.
Open the lid of the box to, unsalty look at the eyes, and casually carelessly thrown aside.
“How do you plan to explain to their family?” The whole person leaned lazily in the sofa and carelessly met her eyes, “If you become the daughter-in-law of the Ruan family, no one will blame you even if you break.”
“I’ve broken off my engagement to Lewis Brown.” Andrea Jones said calmly.
I believe that he must have heard clearly what she and Penny Brown just said. However, she didn’t mind saying it again clearly.
“As for the jade bracelet, I will think of another way on my own.”
Neal Williams didn’t say anything for a while. His eyes only fell on the computer in his lap, a look of concentration, as if he did not take her words of ‘annulment’ to heart.
For no reason, there is some loss.
But what is lost?
That’s how it’s supposed to be.
He has long said that it is over between each other, so whether he is going to marry Lewis Brown or not, it has approximately nothing to do with him anymore.
“I’m not going to disturb your rest, I’m leaving.” It is too boring to stay any longer.
Before leaving, Andrea Jones still deliberately paused in her steps.
“Wait a minute!” Neal Williams reached down and sharply covered the computer.
The corners of his lips, couldn’t help but lift. She turned her face to look at him, “What?”
“I’m hungry.”
“So?”
“Make me something to eat.” Neal Williams looked at her and added, “Kind of makes up for the stupid things you do.”
When it comes to ‘stupid things’, Andrea Jones can’t hold her head up, let alone reject him.
“Didn’t Miss Brown just offer to make you a midnight snack? If you’re hungry, why did you turn her down again?” Andrea Jones said as she walked toward the kitchen.
Neal Williams followed her slowly, answering nonchalantly, “Because I don’t want to be involved with her anymore.”
Heart tide, slightly floating.
There are ripples rippling little by little.
So, he is not so disgusted with himself that he really doesn’t want to be involved?
The gloom in his heart, all of a sudden dispersed a lot. When he entered the kitchen, he swept the refrigerator and asked him, “What do you want to eat? Noodles? Egg fried rice? Or congee? And soup …”
“Whatever.”
Andrea Jones bristled and pulled a tube of noodles out of the fridge, “Then make it the most convenient.”
“Mmm.” He was really hungry. Anything he ate now would be delicious.
“Get out, you’ll be ready in a minute.” Andrea Jones skillfully turned the stove heat on to boil water while she shooed Neal Williams out.
He did not move, but casually drew a chair over, he turned around and sat with the back of the chair. The handsome lower jaw, lazily resting on the leaning. The eyes are slightly drooping, and the eyelashes reflect a faint shadow under the eyelids.
This kind of him is a bit childish. There is absolutely no way to compare with the iron-faced man who drove her out of the company this morning.
Originally, she thought, with his temper he must not allow her to enter this door. But, unexpectedly … he drove Penny Brown away, but left himself …
With this in mind, Andrea Jones breathed a sigh of relief and took two more eggs from the fridge and cracked them together, stirring them skillfully.
…
Both were in the kitchen, but no one spoke up, and Neal Williams didn’t even ask her why she broke off the engagement.
The whole space was just quiet, with only the sound of the boiler.
The aroma, overflowing throughout the kitchen.
Andrea Jones served the fried golden egg, covered with noodles and sprinkled with scallions.
Preparing to take it to the restaurant, I turned my eyes and saw Neal Williams lying there asleep with the back of his chair.
The lashes are long and curly, with a deep, three-dimensional contour that looks like a sculpture.
This man … is truly good looking and so perfect in every way.
“Neal Williams …”
She walked over to him, leaned down slightly, and called him softly.
He didn’t move.
Andrea Jones tapped him on the shoulder again, “Neal Williams? Have something to eat before you go to bed.”
We can’t let him starve his stomach.
Thinking he was still awake, he suddenly reached out and wrapped his arms around her head, pulling her close to him.
Long, slender fingers ran through her tousled hair.
The sudden approach startled Andrea Jones so much that she even held her breath. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at her sleepily, that sexy.
It was like a seductive whirlpool that made her sink uncontrollably downward.
Before he could return to his senses, he opened his lips and took in her soft lips.
Between the two bodies, separated by the chair lean.
However, the heart feels inexplicably close again.
As if …
I can also clearly hear the stirring of his heart.
No gentle lingering, holding her face, he kissed furiously. Wet tongue, curled directly around hers.
This is no defense, now by his strong and frivolous stirred even more no power to fight, can only bend the soft body to let him loose entanglement.
…
Kissing and kissing, sleepiness completely dispersed, lust straight up.
Kissing and kissing, has long been confused, can only grab his cuffs, fine panting.
Finally can’t bear her bend to cater to himself so hard, simply stand up, stop a hug, will be her impulsive hold on the glazed platform.