Chapter 385
Candy shrieked and leaped up as if shocked by electricity,
bbing her phone in a hurry.
“Taylor! That does it!” she snapped, her voice seething with anger.
I simply smiled and apologized, “Sorry, it was an accident buy you another cup of coffee and pay for your phone if the coffee got into it and caused any damage.”
Naturally, I knew perfectly well that neither a coffee nor a few phone would matter to her. I just enjoyed getting under her skin.
Everyone in the meeting room stared at Candy, both surprised and irritated by the disruption she caused.
Candy had definitely embarrassed herself.
Gritting her teeth, she spat, “I’ll remember this, Taylor!”
She snatched up her cell phone and stormed out, creating another scene.
I turned back and calmly resumed the meeting.
I expected Candy to be gone by the time the meeting ended. Instead, she’d changed her clothes and was waiting outside.
The moment she saw me, she yelled, “Taylor!”
“What’s the matter? Still haven’t learned your lesson?”
I recalled how Soren had told me not to pay her any attention and not to go easy on her.
Just thinking about it gave me a surge of courage. “You’re a respectable person, so could you stop embarrassing yourself so often? You’ve got an entire brand’s reputation on your shoulders, you know?”
Candy opened her mouth to snap back but hesitated at my reminder.
“I just wanted to invite you to dinner before I fly back home for the festival. While I’m there, I’ll also visit the Kenways,” she announced, her smug, graceful smile clearly showing off her upcoming visit to Soren.
I was headed out to eat anyway, so I replied, “Fine. I’ll buy you dinner as thanks for treating me and Amanda last time.”
I wanted to make her feel embarrassed by bringing it up deliberately.
As expected, Candy’s expression darkened, and she glared at me.
1 met her gaze with a smile.
She swallowed her anger, rolled her eyes, and let her voice drip with sarcasm. “Do you seriously think you’re already Mrs. Kenway?
“If I were you, I’d never drag another man into my mess–baggage, annulment, and all the complications from my past. But then again, that’s just me.”
I listened in silence, nodding when she finished “You’ve got a backbone, I’ll give you that. But you’re lucky enough to never have been in such an unlucky situation.
“We’ll never know if you’d actually follow through on all that talk. After all, it’s easy to judge when you’re not the one living it.”
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Chapter 385
Candy’s eyes widened. If not for the crowd of industry peers around us, she might have slapped me right there.
I remained unbothered, watching her seethe.
With a sigh, I said, “Let’s skip dinner. There’s no need to pretend we can sit through a meal together, I already know what you’re going to say that I should learn my place and leave Soren, right?
“But here’s the thing; he hasn’t asked me to leave, and neither has his family. So, I’m not sure where you get the nerve to meddle in my life like this.”
“Taylor! Given their reputation, do you really think they’d ask you to leave so openly? His grandfather and mother have already made their stance clear,
“Why are you so determined to push them into being blunt? Why Insist on making this embarrassing for everyone? “Candy snapped, her face flushing crimson.
I smiled teasingly. “Funny how some people can appear so dignified while doing the most shameless things.”
Candy frore, realizing I’d thrown her own words back at her Her composure shattered, and she raised her hand to strike me.
Thankfully. Sean appeared just in time, catching her wrist in a firm grip.
Calm down, Miss Frieze, or I’ll be forced to take action,” Sean warned, his tone polite but firm, mindful of her family’s status.
Chantere
