Manfred took Selina to a French restaurant. After the two of them sat down, Selina could not help but gossip with Manfred.
“Did you read the newspaper this morning? So, that’s why you don’t like Bonnie?”
She talked about it like she was digging up scandal, but there was a glint of mockery in her eyes.
This woman even dared to tease him now. Manfred narrowed his eyes and said, “That can make you so happy already? I wonder if you will laugh yourself to death later.”
“There’s more funny things?” Selina smiled.
As she spoke, the door was pushed open hard. Bonnie walked towards them in a sulk.
Selina froze, “What’s Bonnie doing here?”
Just as she spoke, Bonnie had already come up to them.
Bonnie’s face was even more sullen than yesterday. She just stood in front of them without saying a word after she approached them. Selina had absolutely no idea what Bonnie wanted!
The servant following behind reminded Bonnie with trepidation, “Miss Bonnie, didn’t Mr. Jayden say …”
“I’m sorry!” Bonnie said to Selina drily. Selina’s lips twitched as she realized that Bonnie came to apologize to her. But how was that an apology?
After saying that, Bonnie turned around to leave. Manfred said in a low voice, “If you don’t want to apologize, no one is forcing you.”
“Manfred!” Bonnie exploded, “I like you so much, but why do you treat me like this? What’s so good about this woman? Isn’t she just a divorcee?”
Hearing that, Manfred’s face darkened, and the whole restaurant was overshadowed by an uneasy sense of foreboding.
“Watch your language!”
He looked intimidating in a fury. He was a hundred times more frightening than Jayden when he was angry.
Bonnie was almost frightened to death. She stiffened there and didn’t dare to move.
The servant who had stretched out her hands was also so frightened that the gift in her hands fell to the floor.
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it!”
“Get out of here!” Manfred roared.
The servant tried to stagger out, but she came back to pull Bonnie away after she had gone a few paces when she found that Bonnie was still standing there in a daze.
When the two of them finally disappeared from sight, Manfred’s face was still frighteningly sullen. Selina reached out her hand to hold his hand, “Why are you still angry? I’m not even angry with her.”
Manfred gritted his teeth, “She’s playing with fire!”
Selina’s heart skipped a beat, “Don’t say that, Manfred. There’s no need to be mad at her. Didn’t you say you’re here to have lunch with me? I’d lose my appetite if you’re mad.”
This woman…
Manfred sighed, “Alright, let’s eat.”
After lunch, Manfred went back to the company after sending Selina back.
Just as he entered the building, Osborn came up to him, “Mr. Gordon, I’ve taken a quick look at the list submitted by the Human Resource Department just now. Could you guess who I saw there?”
“Carl!” Manfred said without any surprise.
Osborn smiled and said, “Looks like you already know it. Yes, him. So what do you think?”
“How is his working ability?” Manfred asked.
Osborn shook his head, “It’s not very prominent. He’s at best average among people on the list this time.”
Manfred sneered, “Jayden might die of anger if he hears what you said.” In his heart, Jayden had always seen his dearest son as a genius!
He had invested all his energy in obtaining the Gordon family’s property. Wasn’t his final goal to let his son inherit it in the future?
“I’m just telling the truth.” Osborn spoke seriously.
Manfred shook his head, “Tell the Human Resource Department to make an exception for him.”
Osborn was surprised, but he didn’t say anything in the end. He simply nodded and went to handle it.
In the afternoon, Jayden got the result that Carl had been recruited by the company. Jayden was very happy and went straight to Chester’s study.
“Chester, I told you Carl is a capable man, didn’t I?”
Chester’s face was expressionless. He was holding a huge writing brush in his hand as he was practicing calligraphy. Manfred resembled Chester the most in his solemn aura. At a glance, one could immediately tell that they were father and son.
“Then tell him to do his best.”
Jayden hurriedly nodded, “That’s for sure. Carl will definitely work hard for the Far Eastern Group.”
“Good. His working ability is not the most important thing. Our family already has Manfred, anyway. You should pay more attention to Carl’s behaviors. We don’t want him to disgrace our family’s name.”
What a cunning man!
Jayden secretly gritted his teeth and said, “Chester, actually that report about Bonnie was just made up by the press. We watch Bonnie grow up. Although she is a little willful, she’s not a bad girl. Maybe you don’t know about this yet. Yesterday afternoon, she accidentally crashed into Selina’s car in the parking lot and had a quarrel with her. How could she be in the mood to look for fun at a club at night?”
As Jayden spoke, he was watching closely at Chester’s face.
“Selina?” Chester asked.
“Yes! Bonnie said she hit Selina’s car slightly in the parking lot yesterday afternoon. And then there’s that report this morning. Maybe that’s just a coincidence! But I’ve already asked Bonnie to apologize to her today.”
It was almost an accusation rather than a suggestion. Chester of course had seen it through.
However, he didn’t want to expose Jayden’s ruse, so he just asked him to leave, “Alright, I know it now. You can go now.”
“There’s something else, Chester. Carl got a job in the Far East Group on merit. Shall we have a dinner together to celebrate it?”
“You take charge of it then!” Chester said.
“Okay.” After Jayden finished speaking, he closed the door and went out joyfully.
Only then did Chester put down the brush in his hand and his face darkened gradually.
Of course, Jayden wanted to show this off in front of Manfred, so the first thing he was going to do was to inform Manfred of it.
…
Selina had planned to go to a construction site to take a look, but she got a call from an unknown number as soon as she left the company.
After picking it up, she heard someone said on the phone, “Hello, Ms. Jones. I am the butler of the Gordon Mansion. Mr. Gordon told me to inform you that you should come here for dinner tonight.”
Selina went blank, “Manfred?”
“Yes!”
After hanging up the phone, Selina still felt that there was something wrong with it. She then called Manfred, but his phone was turned off. So he was really busy at the moment?
Selina got off work early, put on a formal dress and did some preparation.
Just as Selina got out of the car at the entrance of the Gordon Mansion, somebody stopped her.
“Why are you here?”
Seeing Manfred there after turning around, Selina couldn’t help but complain to him, “I was just saying that I can’t get through to you. The butler called me and asked me to come here.”
Manfred frowned, “I’ll ask Osborn to send you back now.”
Just as he was saying that, Jayden came out from inside. “Why didn’t you two come in? Today is a big day for the family. We should all get together.”
It looked like Jayden and his people must be behind the whole thing. They knew that Chester did not like Selina, but they still deceived her into coming here. They were absolutely up to no good!
“No, I still have something to do. I’m going back now!” Manfred decided that he might as well not get in.
However, just as he turned around, the butler came out and said, “Young master, Ms. Jones, Master Gordon wants you in!”