However, just as Jane was about to walk past, she was stopped by someone directly.
Jane frowned slightly and looked up at the person in front of her.
“Excuse me, are you Miss North?” The man’s voice was cold, but there was a hint of amusement in his eyes when he looked at Jane.
“And you are…” Jane tried to think carefully. She didn’t seem to know this person in front of her.
Deandre Marner saw this and took out his business card from his inner pocket and handed it to Jane. “Miss North, I’m Deandre from New Era Media.”
After politely taking the business card, Jane glanced at it before asking him, “May I ask what brings you here?”
Deandre’s expression became a bit subtle as he blinked his eyes before finally saying with a smile, “I would like to invite you for dinner.”
“Dinner? Can you give me a reason why?” Jane lifted her gaze to look at him.
“That’s natural,” Deandre quickly nodded. “It’s my great honor to know you.”
“Well, then,” Jane pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, seemingly indicating her agreement to Deandre’s request. “I will call you when the time comes. If you are available, you can take me out for a meal.”
Swaying the business card between her fingers, she said indifferently.
However, Deandre pursed his lips, “How about I take you out for dinner right now?”
Seeing this, Jane couldn’t help but laugh, “Are you so eager to detain me and buy some time?”
As if suddenly exposed, Deandre’s eyes showed a hint of evasion, but the next moment, he looked at Jane with strong composure and said, “Miss North, what are you talking about? Why can’t I understand it?”
Jane crossed her arms, squinting at him.
“Don’t you know that I am the owner of an entertainment company?”
Jane’s words were somewhat confusing, leaving Deandre with a slightly bewildered expression on his face.
“I’ve seen a lot of actors, but you have no acting skills at all,” Jane said with a smile.
Deandre’s face stiffened a bit, but Jane ignored him, directly bypassing Deandre and walking towards Patrick.
When she arrived, she just heard Katherine say to Patrick, “I don’t know when you will be free. I can contact you. I wonder if you would be willing to have a meal with me?”
Saying that, Katherine seemed to want to clink glasses with Patrick.
Jane’s eyebrows twitched; she walked up and preemptively tapped her glass against Katherine’s.
“What are you talking about? You seem very happy,” Jane remarked.
Katherine cursed in her heart that the delaying Deandre hadn’t delayed much time, but she still wore a slightly smiling expression.
“It’s just a business collaboration,” Katherine said with a smile. “But you look nervous. Could it be a misunderstanding?”
With a hint of teasing in her tone, Katherine even cast a meaningful glance at Patrick. However, the latter chose to ignore it.
Seeing this, Jane couldn’t help but chuckle softly. “Misunderstanding? I won’t misunderstand anything because Patrick could never like you.”
Katherine’s pupils trembled slightly, and the grip on the cup strengthened. “Miss North, you can’t be so sure in your words. How do you know Mr. Pansy wouldn’t like me?”
“Just based on your ability to ask such a funny question,” Jane laughed. She approached Katherine, blinked at her.
“Do you remember what you said back at the gambling stone yard, Miss Maltz?”
“What?” Katherine furrowed her brow. “Remember what?”
“You said if you won, I had to leave Patrick, but if you lost, I would take your life. I wonder if you remember.”
Jane laughed, but her smile did not reach her eyes. She detested people like Katherine, especially those who dared to have designs on Patrick. She would never allow that.
“Although you say that, in the end, we didn’t make the bet, right?” Katherine forced a laugh.
“Indeed, there was no bet. If there had been a bet, you wouldn’t be standing here now.”
“Jane, don’t go too far!” Katherine’s expression changed, and she looked at Jane.
However, Jane’s expression remained indifferent. She swirled the wine in her glass, watching the bubbles rise.
“So I need to know people like you who understand the limits. Otherwise, who knows what might happen.”
Hearing this, Katherine, who was playing with her long hair, stopped abruptly, looking at Jane, completely ignoring whether she should be wearing a smile.
“Jane, what do you mean by that? Are you threatening me? I’m from the Maltz family. Do you dare to move against me?”
“I’m really scared then.” Despite saying so, Jane’s expression showed no change.
Tilting her head, Katherine took a step forward, approaching Jane. She chuckled and said, “Jane, I will definitely get Patrick.”
With that, she turned and left directly.
The coldness in Jane’s expression did not fade. She watched Katherine’s figure, and her knuckles crackled as she clenched her fists.
At that moment, Jane was embraced in a warm hug. Her waist was tightly held by strong arms. Jane tilted her head slightly and saw Patrick’s profile.
“Patrick, I’m jealous,” Jane said very openly.
“It’s true that my company recently had a business deal with the Maltz family, but I didn’t say anything to Katherine.”
Patrick spoke lightly, tilting his head to Jane’s neck, leaving a gentle kiss.
Turning in Patrick’s arms, Jane faced him, wrapping her arms around his neck.
“What should I do? Patrick, it’s the first time I’ve encountered such a brazen rival.”
Patrick pondered for a moment, then said seriously, “There is one way.”
“What way?” Jane blinked curiously.
Patrick lowered his gaze, and in his deep pupils, Jane’s figure was reflected. He reached out, gently brushing Jane’s eyebrows with his fingertips, his voice low and tender.
“Marry me.”