CHAPTER 28: CHAPTER 28: GENTLEMANLY CHARACTER

Melody Mercer put on a drama, crying and lamenting for ages about her and Seth Shaw’s uncontrollable feelings, then sniffed, feigning light-heartedness like an aunt, "But it’s good, you’ve kind of made it possible for us."

Melody was seething inside, clenching her teeth in anger because Paige Sterling had effortlessly ruined her and Seth Shaw’s future. Melody was speaking in a nonchalant tone just to make Paige uncomfortable.

Paige had a cold, indifferent expression, "If you fancy a dog like Seth Shaw, just take him. Is it necessary to specially notify me? Thanks."

Paige broke away from Melody and got into the elevator.

After that, Skylar Hughes came along, knocked on her door for ages, but Paige didn’t open it, and even called property management to get rid of Skylar and Melody when they see those two women.

Afterward, Paige made a call to Yvette Hughes.

"Auntie, shouldn’t you keep an eye on your daughter? If she keeps harassing me like this, I can only tell my dad to send Skylar back to her biological father."

Yvette, though somewhat muddled, is actually more obedient than Skylar, and that’s why Jared Sullivan appreciated her back then.

After finishing the call with Yvette, Paige began fiddling with the stuff she bought online.

No wonder Skylar warned her about these things, they are indeed expensive and you can’t buy them domestically, only from abroad.

So as long as she isn’t rich, she’ll always be short of money.

Around noon, Paige took a nap and forgot about her meeting with Julian Hawthorne.

When she woke up, Julian’s call happened to come through.

Paige answered drowsily, but before Julian could start talking, the deep and sexy voice of a robot next to him spoke.

"Baby, it’s lunchtime."

"Got it." Paige heard no sound over the phone, called out a couple of times.

When there was still no response, Paige hung up.

After thinking about it, she sent Julian a text, "I overslept today and forgot about our meeting, sorry."

The apology was insincere, meeting the same man every day, she didn’t even see Jared Sullivan every day, did she?

And Julian is so enticing, it’s really a bit too much.

There was no reply from Julian, and Paige didn’t care either.

The atmosphere in the chairman’s office of the Hawthorne Group was extremely tense.

When Shaun Jones came in with the documents, he couldn’t help but shiver.

"President Hawthorne, these are the documents that need signing."

Then Shaun noticed that Julian was pressing heavily with each stroke as he signed.

But what he was signing wasn’t Julian Hawthorne, it was—Paige Sterling.

Shaun, "...", just one afternoon without seeing her, President Hawthorne has already fallen into pining.

When Julian handed the signed documents to Shaun, Shaun didn’t reach out to take them.

Julian looked at him, "Anything else?"

Shaun, "President Hawthorne, you signed the wrong name."

Julian opened the documents, glanced at them, and when he saw the name Paige Sterling, his expression froze.

He opened other documents, and all of them were signed Paige Sterling.

Julian, "..."

Shaun, "I’ll reprint the documents."

"Wait." Julian rubbed his temples, "I want to ask you something."

Shaun stood in front of the desk, waiting for his question.

But after a long pause, Julian didn’t ask and said, "Never mind, you can go."

Shaun, "...", left in confusion.

Julian had lost his focus on work.

Paige almost never takes a nap, but today she did, her voice a bit hoarse, with a man calling her baby nearby...

Julian couldn’t stop his wild thoughts, and once he started, he couldn’t hold back.

His face became increasingly gloomy, his mood sinking deeper.

In the evening, Paige went to the club again.

As soon as she entered the club, before spotting her target, she saw Austin Xavier.

Austin, looking dashing, stared at Paige, "Come in, let’s talk."

Paige stood at the door, "Say it here."

Austin sneered, "You want me to call Uncle Sterling right now and tell him about you and Julian Hawthorne?"

Paige, "...", gave a cold look at the smug Austin and entered the private room.

Seeing Paige compromise, Austin’s expression grew darker.

If this could threaten Paige, it meant she indeed had some undisclosed relationship with Julian.

The door closed, and Paige, looking impatient, asked, "What do you want to talk about?"

"What’s your relationship with Julian Hawthorne?"

"That’s my personal business, is it your place to ask?"

Austin’s face was sullen, but Paige was not afraid of his fierce demeanor, probably knowing that no matter how vicious Austin could be, he wouldn’t dare do anything to her.

Austin stared at Paige for a while, then laughed coldly.

"I heard you’ve been asking around for investments lately?"

Recently, rumors spread about a female demon frequenting the club every night, causing many rich second-generations to avoid the club, fearing to encounter her.

Forget Spider-Man or Iron-Man.

This was a truly hardcore witch.

"And I heard the investors you approached are all idle rich kids. Coincidentally, those wealthy second-generations in this circle are quite close to me. With just a word from me, see if any of them dare to invest in you."

Paige spat two words, "Bastard."

Austin sneered, waiting for Paige to plead with him.

But Paige turned and left.

Soon Paige found that she didn’t need Austin’s interference, others fled upon seeing her, and she became a genuinely lonely snow girl, unable to find buddies.

She returned to Austin with a strangely pleasant attitude.

"Young Master Xavier, you’re well-acquainted with those second-generation rich kids?"

Austin acted leisurely, swirling his wine glass, implying plenty.

Paige maintained a semi-permanent gentle demeanor, inwardly fuming, poured a drink for Austin.

A smile appeared on Austin’s face, just as he was about to speak, a girl in a club server uniform knocked and entered.

"Young Master Xavier, these are the things you ordered."

When the girl looked at Austin, her eyes sparkled.

Austin glanced at her, "You look beautiful today, wearing makeup?"

The girl blushed and nodded lightly.

There seemed to be a subtle flirtation between them.

But Paige felt Austin’s way of treating the girl was like teasing a kitten or puppy.

After the girl left, Paige still stared at Austin.

Austin slightly turned his head deliberately, showcasing his sculpted profile, performing a scene of a scheming boy.

"Why are you staring at me like that?"

Paige said, "Is that how you get gentle with girls?"

"Gentle, isn’t this the gentlemanly manner you expect?"