“Renee, oh it’s you, you’re very beautiful today!” Arthur praised her first, smiling brightly.
Vincent shook Leila’s hand and said a silent hello by slightly nodding his head.
“Hey! Arthur, why did you come back so early? Didn’t you plan to be away for half a year?” Renee naturally knew what Arthur came back for. Leila had something serious issues, and he could not stay in America.
“Sit here!” Leila pulled Renee down and motioned to her to sit next to her, while Owen happened to be sitting next to Miyamoto. In such a seating arrangement Renee and Leila were next to each other, but also next to Owen.
Miyamoto took his wine glass, only glanced at Renee lightly, then his gaze stayed on the scenery outside the window.
Leila introduced Miyamoto to her. Miyamoto didn’t reply and kept looking out the window in a daze, while Renee looked at Miyamoto’s gaze and shrugged. “Forget it, don’t disturb people in their thoughts, this is how great minds are born!”
Arthur smiled and said, “Renee, you are still so funny!”
“No, no, I’ve always been heartless!” Renee smiled faintly, and a touch of sadness passed from the corner of her lips.
Miyamoto turned his head and looked at Renee with sharp black eyes. The cold eyes collided with Renee’s indifferent gaze. Renee’s eyes flashed with coldness, he was ignoring her, but it didn’t matter, this man looked like everyone else owed him something. He had a thin face, very cold, cold to the bones!
“Dad, Mom is here!” Suddenly, the child sitting between Renee and Miyamoto tugged at Miyamoto’s clothes.
Everyone was shocked, and only then saw a white figure walking towards the doorway.
Leila’s body became even more stiff, Pippa’s eyes fell on Vincent, Miyamoto’s veins on this hand on the chair was even more exposed, and Renee clearly felt the coldness from his side. At that moment, she was a little confused, Pippa’s gaze fell on Vincent as soon as she entered the door; she was not looking at Owen, not looking at Miyamoto, only looking at Vincent.
Holding Leila’s hand, Vincent lowered his head and kissed Leila’s tight cheek lovingly, and said in a low voice, “I won’t pay attention to her. I can’t keep making the same mistakes.”
Slightly surprised and moved by his thoughtfulness, Leila shook his big hand, her red lips curled up and murmured dissatisfied, “Why is she always haunting us?”
“Because she is crazy!” The slender fingers touched Leila’s cherry red lips affectionately. Vincent sighed and said with a depressed expression, “Perhaps we should go to the private room, why do we sit in the lobby every time we come here to see the scenery?”
“That’s right, we should go to the room!” Arthur agreed. “Why don’t we go now!”
Watching the intimate gestures of Vincent and Leila with cold eyes, Pippa’s eyes burst out with sternness. The White Group was in a crisis. What else could Leila do besides tempting Vincent?
“Okay! Let’s go!” Vincent smiled, “Let’s go!”
All of them stood up.
“Vincent-” Pippa walked over and called Vincent’s name.
Miyamoto glanced at her and held Owen’s hand. He took the child to the private room. Owen looked back at Pippa and said with his small face looking up, “Dad, why does mom only look at Vincent?”
Miyamoto stiffened and remained silent for a long time, only holding his son’s hand tightly.
Renee heard what the child said. She looked at the tall figure with some sympathy as they were leaving. It turned out that the one who was really heartbroken was Pippa, the one that was in love with the husband of Leila.
“Leila, let’s go!” Vincent didn’t even look at Pippa. He took Leila’s hand in a pampering way and pulled her to his side, hugging her intimately and walking towards the room.
“Vincent, the White Group is in a crisis now, do you still want to avoid me?” Pippa suppressed the stern look on her face, and smiled softly, her eyes falling worriedly on Vincent’s tired face.
“Thank you for your concern, but it’s okay, I’ll take care of it.” Vincent still hugged Leila, and said estranged to Pippa who was standing aside blocking their way.
When she heard that something went wrong with the White Group, Leila panicked but then thought that Vincent said he would take care of it. She also believed he had this ability. Leaning close to Vincent’s side, she was like a little bird and smiled at Pippa, “Ms. Russell, you don’t need to worry about this, I believe Vincent will take care of it himself!”
Leila didn’t like people like Pippa, because when she came, she didn’t even look at Miyamoto, or even her own son. For this kind of woman, the more polite people were to her, the more cruel they were to themselves, that is why she would sweep away the introverted person she once was.
“Vincent, I’m here to discuss business with you.” She was very sensitive and thus aware of Leila’s hostility, Pippa endured her raging anger, still staring at Vincent with a welcoming smile, and said sincerely, “Vincent, I know you are in need of money, Mom wants to sell the shares of the White Group, you need my support.”
“I have already said, no need, thank you for your kind intentions, please don’t bother me and Leila again. She is still not able to destroy me and the White Group yet, so please tell her to know her limits.” Vincent looked at Leila with calm eyes and smiled softly at her, tightened the hands that hugged her body, and silently conveyed his confidence to her.
“Vincent, is it really going to be okay?” Leila raised her head and looked at Vincent.
“Pippa, Owen is inside, do you want to see him?” Arthur said then.
“No need!” Pippa said coldly.
Renee wanted to enter, but stopped suddenly.
“You really don’t want your kid anymore?” Arthur raised his eyebrows and looked at Pippa sharply, making her feel guilty, but she bit her lip again and stared at Arthur stubbornly.
“It’s not your business to teach me yet!”
“Why do people only regret after losing?” Arthur sighed and went straight into the room.
Renee glanced at the man smoking inside. Miyamoto was really calm. He must be really disappointed with Pippa, just like she was so disappointed with Cullum, that’s why he was so indifferent.
“Leila, let’s go in, are you hungry?” Vincent smiled at Leila and asked with concern.
“Well, a bit!” Leila also gave Vincent a smile, turned her gaze to Pippa again, and smiled faintly, “Ms. Russell, you are really kind, but unfortunately you use your kindness in the wrong place, Vincent won’t be ambiguous with you anymore, so you need to see the reality!”
“Just because you are afraid that Vincent and I are involved, you ignore Vincent and the White Group, and make Vincent deal with the crisis until he is exhausted, you will allow the White Group to collapse.” After all, Pippa stared at Leila angrily and questioned her coldly, “You are so selfish, Vincent gave up so much for you, can’t you be considerate of his situation?”
Vincent raised his eyebrows and looked at Pippa coldly, then turned his gaze to Leila, his gaze turned gentle. “Leila, will you mind if I become poor one day?”
“No, even if you have nothing else left, you still have me!” Leila stared into his eyes, and said affectionately, then held Vincent’s hand, then locked her cold gaze on Pippa’s slightly grimaced face from her anger and laughed mockingly, “Vincent is my husband, no matter what I do, he will not complain, and this is my business with Vincent, and it has nothing to do with you. Even if the White Group collapses, I don’t need your help, because there is really a problem with your character, Pippa. It is so sad that you have lost the man who loved you so much and even your lovely son, but now you even want to help other men. Don’t you think your life is a failure?”
“What?” Pippa trembled angrily, looked at the arrogant Leila coldly, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.
After a long silence, Pippa calmed her breath and turned her gaze to Vincent, “Vincent, will you really let your mother sell the shares? That’s your hard work, and now only I can help you, why do you want to refuse?”
“Pippa, you don’t need to say anything anymore, because of Leila, even if the White Group collapses, it doesn’t matter to me. As long as she is fine, everything is fine to me.” Once again, he rejected Pippa’s offer. Vincent looked firmly at Leila on his side with perceived warmth and affection.
“Vincent, don’t talk to her anymore, I’m hungry!” Leila said softly, a little spoiled.
With a chuckle, Vincent shook his head helplessly, and smiled softly, “Okay.”
Pippa got angry, turned around and walked out. She really ignored Owen and Miyamoto. This woman was really cruel!
As soon as she walked out and stood at the door of the room, Leila looked up at Vincent worriedly. “Vincent, is everything really okay? Is it really like Pippa said, is she the only one who can help you?”
“Stupid girl, even if the White Group goes bankrupt, I can still support you!” Was he that bad? If he could build an economic kingdom, he could naturally build another one. What’s more, even if his real estate didn’t increase now, it would be enough for a few lifetimes.
“I don’t need you to support me, I’m just worried about you!” Leila pursed her red lips. “As long as you treat me sincerely, even if we only have the basic things in life, I will feel happy!”
“But I won’t let you only have the basics. I want you to have good clothes and food and not worry about money ever. This is also the vanity of a man. It is a joy of life to work for my wife and make money for my wife!” Vincent reached out his hand and squeezed Leila’s nose.
“But I’m still very worried. I can’t help you, I feel very useless. After all, the White Group is your hard work. Do you really not care about it? As Pippa said, the White Group is your hard work, you have established it, nothing should happen to it.”
Vincent stared at Leila’s face quietly, and said firmly, “If you are so worried about me, why do you still want a divorce, stupid girl, you are not speaking what you are thinking, little liar.”
“I-” Leila blushed and lowered her head shameful. “I don’t know if you love me…”
“So you are running away and want to divorce me, is all that to force me to say what I think?” Vincent raised his eyebrows.
“I didn’t think so much at the time!” Leila said honestly. “How should I know that you fell in love with me!”