Leila pursed her lips and said softly, “Since you are already married, just treat your wife well. I don’t need you to worry about my affairs. I will handle it well on my own!”
“Leila,” Theodore unconsciously clenched his fist. He was silent for a long time and said bitterly, “I just want to help you.”
“If you really wanted to help me, you wouldn’t have acquired the White Group’s shares privately. Are you sure you’re helping me?”
Theodore looked Leila in the eye and said, “I know I made you mad the last time I said something like that, but I’m really glad you were speechless towards me. Because I know that, until the end, you’re a good girl, who deserves my love!”
“Sorry. I’m leaving!” She didn’t have the time nor the mood to listen to his compliments. She just felt sad and upset.
“Leila, I’ll take you to Vincent to confront him about why he abandoned you!” Theodore said eagerly. He even said in a pleading tone. “Will you give me a chance to help you?”
“You really are a bitch!” Pippa approached her and said sarcastically, “You’re flirting with a man in public.”
Leila smiled lightly, looked Pippa in the eye, and raised her eyebrows, “Miss Russell, there are plenty of bitches out there. It’s just that I’m not going to be a bitch in my lifetime. And you’re the one most qualified and capitalized to hold that title, right? You broke up someone’s marriage, abandoned your own son, and the man who loves you with all his heart since you are obsessed with another man who doesn’t love you. The word “bitch” describes you, right!”
“Don’t you dare say that about me!” A harsh roar laced with frustration rang out in the cafe. Pippa shuddered slightly. Why did Vincent have to be so stupid to like a woman like Leila?
“I wouldn’t dare!” Leila smiled gently, “And I don’t care either!”
After saying that, she was about to leave!
“Wait, don’t you go!” Pippa was stimulated and went up to pull Leila.
There was a snap, accompanied by a scream, “Ah-“.
So loud, so crisp, so strong. Whose face had been slapped?
Leila froze and looked at Theodore in dismay as she saw him slap Pippa. And his elegant face looked very sinister at the moment.
“You,” Pippa covered her cheek and her eyes went wide with shock.
“Theodore!” Nora also stood up from the sofa and came running sharply. “You hit Pippa? You’re a man. How can you hit a woman?”
Theodore laughed as if he had heard a ridiculous joke, “As long as I am here, Leila will not be bullied by you. I’ve put up with you for too long! Leila is kind, but that doesn’t mean I’m kind too!”
“What do you mean?” Nora staggered, “We were so close to working together earlier!”
Nora’s somber gaze was now tinged with disbelief, “Mr. Hall, apologize to my daughter!”
“Apologize to this bitch?” Theodore’s mockery deepened at the corners of his mouth. He raised his eyebrows and laughed, “Sorry, I’m not used to seeing this bitch bully Leila. If you have a problem with that, I’ll just slap her again!”
Leila was also amused by Theodore. The warm smile washed away the cold chill around her. Then she spoke to Theodore, “Forget it, let’s go!”
She didn’t want to be bullying, but she didn’t want to be bullied either.
“Mom!” Pippa covered her face. It hurt. Theodore had really used all his strength when he slapped her just now.
“Leila!” Suddenly, a familiar female voice came from the doorway.
Leila was dumbfounded and looked towards the door, and saw Renee standing there intimately holding the arm of Miyamoto at the door. Renee, who was slim and beautiful, was like a delicate rose. She leaned against Miyamoto, who was tall and aloof, calm and distinguished, and Leila somehow felt that they fit together so well. They looked really like a perfect match!
Without even looking at Pippa, Miyamoto looked down and said to Renee, “Don’t drink the coffee. You’re not in good health!”
“Okay! I’ll listen to you on all counts!” Renee nodded tenderly.
Oh, God! Leila remembered the scene in the KTV room. She still couldn’t believe it.
Pippa was stunned. Especially when she saw Renee holding Miyamoto’s arm again, she was so shocked that she felt struck by lightning.
“You… You?” Pippa pointed at Miyamoto and Renee in shock as she looked at them incredulously in such an intimate manner.
“What’s wrong with us?” Renee wasn’t being polite. She just hated pretentious women like Pippa. She felt bad every time she looked at her.
Their arrival, naturally, drew the attention of the crowd.
Leila too.
Miyamoto had a magnificent figure and a slightly indifferent face. He frowned and glanced at Nora, but did not look at Pippa. Then Miyamoto turned his eyes to Leila, and said slowly “Leila, if anyone makes an enemy of you again, he will be the common enemy of Inagawa-kai!”
Inagawa-kai?!
Theodore was also startled.
In Japan, Inagawa-kai was one of the three major underworld gangs, and its influence was magnificent.
While Leila was dumbfounded, Renee smiled and said, “Leila, Mr. Miyamoto has given the word that you will be under his protection. Anyone who dares to mess with you is an enemy of the Inagawa-kai. Honey, did someone just mess with you? I’ll beat her up for you!”
“Well…” Leila hesitated and shook her head. “No! It’s just that you guys…”
What were they up to here?
“I forgot to tell you, Miyamoto and I, we are planning to get engaged first. Tomorrow night, we will have our engagement ceremony at the HJ Hotel ballroom. Honey, I came to tell you on purpose!” With that, Renee glanced at Pippa and pretended to be very sorry. She sighed, “I really didn’t think that happiness could be so easily at hand! Miyamoto, you promised to love only me in this life. You told Leila in front of her that you promised. I want my good friend to witness our love!”
After saying that, Renee could not wait to bite off her tongue. She felt like she had eaten shit. It was disgusting! She was acting with him and humiliating Pippa at the same time! She was now really acting against her conscience to “talk about love ” with Miyamoto.
Miyamoto’s hand on Renee’s waist tightened, and then a light smile bloomed on his face. But his eyes were still cold, without a trace of laughter. Obviously, he didn’t feel a hint of pleasure about the romance Renee created.
But he still cooperated with her. He brought his sculpture-like, perfectly handsome face close to Renee’s, then whispered. Although his voice was small, it was still heard by the few people standing there. “Of course, in this life, I will only spoil you!”
His breath sprayed on Renee’s ear, giving her goosebumps. Damn, she wouldn’t have done such a boring thing if it wasn’t to upset Pippa. Hearing Miyamoto say that, she had to raise her smiling face and chucked a few times before saying delicately, “That’s good, then I can rest assured! You’re so good. I was so afraid that someone would steal you from me! After all, there are so many shameless women these days. Don’t you think so, Miyamoto?”
Seeing her arms densely covered with goosebumps, Miyamoto froze for a moment. Then he raised the corner of his lips to reveal a charming smile, “No need to worry. Those are not my women, you are. I just want you.”
With that, he turned his gaze to Pippa, who was pale on the side.
Pippa had forgotten to react and just stared at them in dismay and shock.
It was surprising that he looked so good when he smiled. Why had she never found Miyamoto to be so handsome when he smiled?
Leila had never seen Miyamoto smile either. When he smiled, Leila was a little shocked. Because the few times she saw Miyamoto, he was mournful. But this time?
“You, you’re really getting engaged?” Pippa looked at Miyamoto with disbelief.
“Yes! You old woman!” Renee replied.
“Who’s old?” Pippa screamed, “You’re old!”
For a moment, there was silence.
Pippa seemed to realize that she had lost her temper. She murmured, “How can you get engaged? How can you be engaged to someone else?”
“If he’s not engaged to someone else, should he be engaged to you?” Renee countered her nonchalantly.
The atmosphere became strange because of Pippa’s words and reaction.
Nora was also stunned. Because she didn’t think the Inagawa-kai would want to protect Leila. She knew the power of the Inagawa-kai. If this was true, then if she did something to Leila, she would get herself into trouble! The situation changed all of a sudden and caught her off guard.
“Miyamoto, you can’t get engaged!” Pippa said again with a sudden scream.
Her words made Renee almost jump to her feet. She was not jealous, but angry. She couldn’t understand how Miyamoto could fall for such a woman and even go out of his way to fake a marriage with her for such a woman. She stood on tiptoe and said in a very small voice in Miyamoto’s ear, “Were you out of your mind back then to find such a mother for Owen? How did you fall for such a woman?”
Miyamoto’s eyes suddenly turned sharp as his eyes darkened. Renee actually dared to say that he was out of his mind! No one had ever dared to say that about him before.
He suddenly turned his head, and Renee didn’t have time to duck. So his lips brushed against her ear. They were both startled.
Renee suddenly blushed!
Miyamoto was also a little surprised and then stood up straight without a trace.
They were so affectionate and so in love. Pippa looked at them and realized for the first time that Miyamoto was a luminous man whose every move showed a unique charm.
Her mind was confused, and then fixed on the scene when they kissed. She stared fixedly at them with a pale face.
“Our engagement is in your way? Aren’t you pregnant? Aren’t you getting married? And you want to control us?” Renee questioned Pippa nonchalantly.
“He can’t marry you. If he marries you, what about me, my son?” Pippa raised her voice and looked at Miyamoto and shouted, “I forbid you to find a stepmother for my son!”
“You forbid? What gives you the right?” Miyamoto didn’t say anything, while Renee had already spoken up. “Sorry, Owen is very happy to have me as his stepmother. I’m afraid you didn’t allow our engagement for Owen’s sake, but for your own, right? I’ve seen too many women who are just like you. You’ve got Vincent and you still won’t let Miyamoto get married! You’re disgusting! You’re the most shameless!”
“You’re the shameless one! You want to be my son’s stepmother. You’re the shameless one!”
“You old woman, you’re jealous, right? Miyamoto, she scolded me! What should I do?” Renee suddenly pretended to be pitiful and pouted at Miyamoto, “You have to protect me!”
“Renee, forget it, let’s go!” Leila also knew that she was deliberately making Pippa angry, but Pippa was really mad. Not only did she want to marry Vincent, but she also forbade Miyamoto to get engaged with someone else. And no matter what was going on with him and Renee, just looking at Pippa like this, she already felt her quite annoying.