“I actually already know about what my sister did last time, the incident at Sunset Coast Hotel… It was indeed too much on her part, and I didn’t restrain her well enough, causing trouble and inconvenience for you and Mr. Pansy. I came here today to apologize on behalf of Florence to you, hoping that you can forgive me and my sister.”
“She’s someone who is usually spoiled by me, not very sensible. I also hope that you won’t have any negative opinions towards me or our cooperation because of this.”
So that was how it was.
The polite smile at the corner of Jane’s mouth slowly disappeared. This wasn’t the first time Florence had targeted her; she knew from the beginning and had played games with this woman many times before. But now she could even make her brother repeatedly apologize for her so-called “lack of sense”.
Jane even began to doubt whether Florence was really a person.
“Since you put it that way,” Jane slightly lifted up her chin, looking directly into Peter’s eyes. She felt it necessary to talk about this issue with him properly.
“I might as well discuss this matter with you as well. I know Florence likes Patrick, but she has targeted and framed me more than once before in the past. However, the Pansy family has been friends with the Doyle family for generations; furthermore Mr. Doyle, we are currently cooperating together so I don’t want things between our families to become too ugly.”
“But everything can’t be summed up by just saying ‘not sensible’. I also hope that while taking care of your own sister, you can discipline her properly so she knows what should be done or not.”
Although Jane didn’t curse out loud, she spoke bluntly enough to make Peter lose his composure. He sat there in his chair feeling nervous, something he hadn’t experienced before.
After all, it was Florence who went out looking for trouble first; as an older brother, he could only listen obediently no matter how uncomfortable he felt.
“That’s certain. Of course, I will warn Florence not to disturb you or Mr. Pansy again. But… what I said earlier is true too. Business is business.”
Jane nodded; she wasn’t someone who mixed business with personal affairs either.
Although Florence did a lot of excessive things, Peter’s apology was sincere, and he must have known that if Florence made the situation worse, it would be the Doyle family who would lose face. Patrick had this capital, too.
“Mr. Doyle, don’t worry. Work is work. You can trust us at Star Entertainment to not let you down. Now let’s talk about the script and leave other matters for later. I also believe you can handle them.”
Peter breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this remark; Jane could persuade Patrick after all. Since that was the case, he didn’t have anything to worry about.
It was five o’clock in the evening.
Patrick left work on time this time and planned to pick up Jane from her office so they could go home together. He even booked a candlelit dinner at his friend’s French restaurant as a surprise for her. Little did he know…
“Miss North, I’ll trouble you with this one.”
The office door was half-opened with Peter’s voice coming from inside; he shook hands briefly with Jane and smiled like a gentleman.
“Mr. Doyle, don’t worry; we will do our best to meet your requirements and hope we can continue working together if this drama performs well.”
Jane gave an official reply while following behind Peter towards the exit intending to see him off.
As it happened, Patrick was standing at the door just at that moment. He observed them without uttering a word.
Feeling a bit awkward upon seeing Patrick, Peter half-turned, glanced at Jane, and nodded with a smile, “Is Mr. Pansy here to pick up you after work? I won’t disturb you then; I’ll take off.”
“Mr. Doyle, take care.”
Patrick, in a detached tone, uttered these four words, his eyes still fixed on Jane, as if Peter was merely a total stranger to him. After Peter walked away, Jane approached Patrick and gently touched his forehead.
“Alright, what’s got you upset again? Are you in the mood for a quarrel?”
Patrick had no way of dealing with Jane because his possessiveness had already reached its limit. Hearing what she said made him suppress his jealousy somewhat before asking, “Why did Peter come see you again? What did he say?”
“Nothing much,” Jane shook her head. “He came to apologize and asked if you went to see him about Florence. Also, he talked about the Doyle Group’s film and television project that needs to be handed over to the company.”
Patrick snorted and took Jane’s hand as they walked outside the company building. “He has some vision after all. I did talk to him about managing Florence properly… but let’s not talk about that now. I made a reservation at a friend’s restaurant today, let’s go eat.”
The two of them left with laughter and jokes, creating a romantic atmosphere during their meal.
Although Patrick was jealous before, Jane had managed to calm him down. However, she was now more troubled than ever because of Joseph.
Since the incident at Sunset Coast Hotel, it seemed like Joseph had been constantly challenging Patrick for her attention. He would come by Star Entertainment every day just to see Jane in her office and ask her out on dates or invite her out for movies or amusement parks using every trick in the book when it came to wooing girls.
Jane couldn’t stand being around Joseph anymore; she felt overwhelmed whenever he was near.
“Joseph, we need to talk,” finally unable to take it any longer, Jane took advantage of their lunch break at work and looked seriously at the man playing games on his phone while sitting on a couch nearby.
Joseph immediately put down his phone with excitement in his eyes as he asked eagerly, “What is it? Do you want me take you out on a date?”
“No,” Jane replied weakly; she didn’t understand why Joseph was so persistent when she was already engaged with Patrick only days away.
“I actually want to know, why do you insist on pursuing me? I’m about to get engaged to Patrick in just a few days. And, as a European royal, what kind of girl do you not have access to? In reality… I have to tell you, we’re really not suitable, and you’re a bit younger than me. I can’t accept a May-December romance. So, it’s better for you to go back to France.”
Jane spoke to Joseph in a friendly tone, though she genuinely had no other option. This somewhat childish and willful European prince seemed unyielding, so she chose the least exhausting way to try to make things clear to Joseph.