Joseph’s eyes were filled with emotion as he gazed at Jane. “Miss North, please give you a chance to get to know me. I believe you will find that I am more suitable for you than Patrick.”
“I don’t need to,” Jane rubbed her forehead and patiently replied, “I have found true love with Patrick. We love each other and cannot be separated. Prince Joseph, with your good qualities, you can definitely find a girl who is better suited for you than me.”
Jane’s obvious rejection hurt Joseph deeply.
He had always been the one rejecting others; he had never been rejected by a woman before!
Jane was the first and only one!
The feeling of being hurt made Joseph very uncomfortable.
At the same time, it also ignited his fighting spirit.
He raised his head with determination in his deep blue eyes. “Jane, you may not like me but you cannot stop me from liking you! I have the right to pursue you!”
Jane felt a headache coming on; why was Prince Joseph so stubborn?
Why couldn’t he understand what she said?
There was no doubt that this matter would soon become hot news.
“Explosive News! European royal heir Prince Joseph publicly confesses his love for Star Entertainment CEO Miss Jane!”
There were many comments below: some envied Jane while others slandered her.
“Oh my god! It’s really Prince Joseph! The prince is so handsome and romantic; Jane is so lucky!”
“Isn’t Jane engaged to Mr. Pansy? How did she end up getting involved with Prince Joseph?”
“That’s easy. Jane is just a slut who seduces men everywhere and has several lovers, Osborn, Mr. Pansy, Prince Joseph, all of them have been deceived by her!”
“She has no shame!”
In the office of Pansy Group’s CEO:
Patrick looked at his phone screen showing news about how Joseph confessed his love for Jane; dark clouds gathered on his handsome face.
Especially that large photo where Joseph kneeled down holding roses while proposing to Jane as she reached out her hand towards him?
The photo was taken in such an ambiguous way… it irritated Patrick every time he saw it.
“Mr. Pansy… There’s a document here that requires your signature,” Morton entered the room, only to be hit by a wave of low pressure.
Morton had also seen the news about Jane and Joseph.
Ever since that day when Joseph appeared at the Pansy Group and declared war against Patrick, the expression on their esteemed CEO’s face had never been pleasant.
After all, Jane was so outstandingly eye-catching there would always be various types of suitors chasing after her.
Before it was Osborn, and now there was another prince who was a powerful rival.
“Take down those trending topics.” Patrick lifted his gaze and gave Morton a cold glance.
“Yes, Mr. Pansy.” Morton’s face turned pale as he quickly agreed.
That evening, when Jane returned to the Water Moon Community, she saw Patrick sitting on the living room sofa with a gloomy expression reading financial magazines.
She walked over and sat next to him. “Did you have someone take down those trending topics?”
Patrick put down the magazine and glanced at Jane sideways. “What do you think?”
Feeling the strong jealousy emanating from the man beside her, Jane chuckled lightly and wrapped her arms around his neck. “I don’t know what Joseph is up to. I’ve made it very clear that I’m not interested in him.”
“If he keeps bothering you, I won’t be polite,” Patrick narrowed his eyes with a hint of danger in his tone.
So what if he was a royalty?
He had ways of getting Joseph out of their hair.
“What are you planning?” Jane was taken aback and quickly said, “Don’t do anything rash. Joseph just has a childish temper; he thinks that what he can’t have is the best thing ever. Anyway, I won’t pay any attention to him; after a few days when he loses interest on his own accord, he’ll go back to Europe himself. After all, with such noble status like his and excellent conditions like that, what kind of woman wouldn’t want him?”
Jane didn’t think Joseph loved her very much; they had only met for the first time at Michelle’s birthday party recently. How could they have deep feelings for each other in such short time?
Joseph was completely driven by pride alone: as European royalty who had everyone fawning over him but being publicly rejected by her made him feel unsatisfied only because she refused him so openly in front of everyone else present at Michelle’s party.
As long as she rejected Joseph more times than necessary, he would find it boring eventually then move on elsewhere.
“Hmm? Noble status with excellent conditions?” Patrick seized onto these two words with an unhappy expression on his face. “Is this how highly you regard Joseph?”
Jane was speechless.
This man was jealous again!
“In my eyes,” Jane looked directly into Patrick’s unfathomable gaze while slightly opening her thin lips, “Mr. Pansy, you’re simply the best man in this world.”
This sentence made Patrick feel pleased indeed.
He reached out one big hand, embraced Jane tightly before lowering his head to seal off those sweet tempting red lips which were almost frozen stiff due to winter weather outside.
The two kissed for quite some time before finally breaking apart. “Okay okay,” said Jane pushing away from Patrick’s embrace, “I can’t even breathe anymore…”
Patrick’s eyes were dark and flickering with fiery sparks. “Jane, next week we’ll finalize our engagement and get the certificate. I want you to be completely mine, I can’t wait any longer!”
Jane blushed. “Let’s talk about it later.”
After that, Joseph appeared almost every day at Star Entertainment during lunch or in the afternoon, either holding chocolates or a bouquet of flowers. He would wait for Jane in her office and try to persuade her to go out for dinner or shopping.
But Jane refused him every time, politely or directly without exception.
After a few days, Joseph became disheartened but his desire for Jane grew stronger.
One day Florence happened to walk by Star Entertainment building when she saw Joseph walking out with his head down carrying a bunch of red roses muttering under his breath, “What does Jane like? How can I win her over…”
Joseph passed by Florence who heard what he said and she asked, “What did you say just now? About Jane?”
Joseph turned around looking at the unfamiliar woman asking, “Do you know her?”
With just simple words, it further confirmed Florence’s suspicions, and a plan began to form in her mind. She stepped forward, suddenly taking out a photo of what appeared to be a French noble who had once trended together with Jane.
She looked at Joseph, a knowing smile playing on her lips.
Florence’s gaze lingered on the red rose in his hand for a brief moment before she raised her eyes and said, “Are you trying to pursue Jane? I happen to know her quite well, and I can help you too.”