“You really think too much. Look, my hair is still black and you’re already full of white hair. It’s really impossible for you to live longer than me, ” Aneira Mallon said bluntly.
“Alright, that’s enough. You will live longer than me, alright? I have something to talk to you about,” Stephen went straight to the point.
“What’s the matter? Doesn’t seem like anything good judging by your facial expression,” Aneira gave Stephen a contemptuous look.
“Didn’t you say that you would ask me to paint for you when you’re old? The painting is named ‘Dream Come True’, isn’t it? I’ve decided to paint it for you while I’m still alive,” Stephen said.
Aneira was a little moved, and the sharpness in her eyes faded a little, “I’m not free today as it’s Avril’s birthday. What about tomorrow? I have time tomorrow. We can decide the time and venue later.”
“Before that, I would like to introduce my friend to you,” Stephen said.
Aneira looked at Natalie Wheeler, who was standing next to Stephen, “Is she your lover?”
“Stop with your nonsense. She’s Allen’s girlfriend. She’s from A country and she wants to be your cooperation partner in A country,” Stephen said directly.
Aneira closed her eyes and crossed her arms around her chest, “I already have a cooperation partner in A Country. Sorry.”
“Think about it again, please,” Stephen softened his tone.
Aneira frowned and said, “What’s the relationship between you two? Money means nothing to you, yet you are pleading to me on her behalf.”
“Olivia and Lisa were the ones who killed Mikael, and she was the one who found the murderer who killed Olivia and Lisa. She even saved my life at the most critical moment. Aneira, could you do me a favor please?” Stephen whispered.
“If she saved you, isn’t she an enemy of mine then?” Aneira said sarcastically.
“If you really think so, then I suppose that I must have misunderstood. I’ll leave first, and we won’t have to see each other for the rest of our lives,” Stephen said as he walked toward the entrance.
A complex look flashed across Aneira’s eyes, “Wait a minute.”
Stephen glanced at her.
“I’ll think about it again,” Aneira said in a deep voice.
Stephen smiled, “It’s your daughter’s birthday today, and you have your lover with you. I won’t stay here to annoy you. Call me tomorrow when you’re free.”
Aneira looked at Stephen as he walked away. Her eyes darkened.
Natalie could not understand Aneira.
She saw the reluctance in Aneira’s eyes, but she had already had sex with Frederick Addington.
Perhaps, she could manage sex and love separately.
She had a classmate in the United States who had carried out research in this area. A man told his girlfriend that he had five ex-girlfriends, and they observed the reaction of the girlfriend.
There was a huge difference between the answer given by the Chinese, American, and Japanese girlfriend.
The American girlfriend was not angry. She even joked with her boyfriend and did not seem to mind it at all. The Chinese girlfriend was very angry. She questioned him in tears, and she felt wronged, suspicious, upset and hysterical. On the other hand, whilst the Japanese girlfriend said that he was amazing, but deep down, she was sad.
Nowadays, modern society, especially those in the first world countries, had become less conservative when it came to sex. At the same time, the affection between couples was getting weaker and weaker. Marriage was just another way to get along with each other.
“Where’s Aneira? Who’s Aneira?” A woman started shouting.
Natalie snapped out of her thoughts and turned to look at the woman.
The woman came forward aggressively and slapped Aneira on the face. She said angrily, “Hey, did you transmit your disease to Frederick? I tested positive for AIDS.”
Aneira covered her face with her hand. She was angry at first, but when she heard the woman’s words, she was in shock. She panicked, “Are you saying that Frederick has AIDS?”
“I have investigated all the women he had sex with in X Country. They didn’t have AIDS before, so you are the only possible candidate. You are such a couple of adulterers,” The woman said angrily.
Aneira’s face was pale, “You made a mistake, I don’t have it either.”
“What? You don’t have it either? Does that mean that Frederick has it himself?” The woman asked in shock.
“What nonsense are you talking about?!” Frederick came in and looked sharply at the woman, who was making trouble.
“Frederick, you really are the death of me.” The woman rushed toward Frederick and raised her hand. Before she could slap his face, Frederick had already grabbed her wrist.
“What are you doing here? Tell me, who ordered you to do this?” Frederick snapped.
“What order? I just found out that I got AIDS. You are the only one whom I’ve had sex with recently. Are you still trying to deny it?” The woman said with reddened eyes.
Frederick shook the woman’s hand off, “I know clearly whether I have AIDS or not. If you continue to talk nonsense here, I will make sure you suffer after this.”
“Are you threatening me now? When you had sex with me, you kept praising me! It’s all bullsh*t! Frederick, you’re such a sc*m! You’re nothing but a piece of trash!” The woman scolded him.
Frederick’s face turned livid, and he dragged the woman out.
At this moment, Aneira’s cell phone rang. It was a video clip sent by someone.
In the video, they were all clips of Frederick having sex with different women. Aneira closed her phone angrily and walked out of the banquet with a pale face.
Frederick stopped Aneira, “It’s all a misunderstanding. She is here to frame me on purpose. I can go to the hospital right now to prove that I’m not ill.”
Aneira slapped Frederick’s face, “You are the dirtiest man whom I have ever used. You can forget about cooperating with me!”
Aneira left angrily.
Frederick frowned suddenly and he looked at Natalie with hatred in his dark eyes.
Natalie looked at him with her drooping eyes.
As the saying goes, the leopard could never change its spots.
Once a man cheated, there would be a second time. If a man had an affair once, there would be a second time.
She was very glad that she had never slept with Frederick before.
Avril saw that the scene was a little out of control and everyone was in murmurs.
She stepped onto the stage and said with a smile, “Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for attending my birthday party. I’m honored to announce that I have found a man that I love. His name is Jasper Milton.”
Avril pointed at Jasper, and the spotlight immediately moved towards him.
He stood up in the middle of the crowd, looking as dazzling as ever.
Avril walked towards Jasper with a sweet smile.
Natalie’s heart tightened and her imagination ran wild. She struggled to catch her breath.
The crowd was excited and they clapped their hands, shouting, “Get together, get together, kiss, kiss!”
Natalie turned around and walked out quickly.
She saw that Frederick was waiting for the elevator to head downstairs. She didn’t want to bump into Frederick, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble again.
She simply went up the stairs and went to the rooftop. She breathed in the fresh air.
The night view of X City was very beautiful, and it was lit with colorful lights. It was like the starry sky.
Natalie leaned on the railing and looked at the view for a long time.
It was safe for her to say that Frederick’s cooperation with Aneira had fallen through. Stephen would meet Aneira tomorrow, so she might have to stay for a few more days.
At the moment, she felt a warmth on her shoulder, and a familiar smell came into her nose. A suit was draped over her body.
Natalie turned back and saw Jasper standing next to her in a suit and vest. He looked at her gently…