CHAPTER 416: CHAPTER 416: SABOTAGING AUNTIE

Julian Hawthorne kept silent, and Paige Sterling felt the atmosphere was awkward, so she said, "She sure makes beautiful women unhappy."

Alisa hadn’t reacted yet and heard the next sentence from Paige Sterling, "That’s why he never makes me unhappy."

Alisa, "...", so shameless!

Paige Sterling focused on Alisa for too long, and Julian Hawthorne became unhappy, using his hand to turn Paige Sterling’s face toward him, "Why do you keep bothering with those irrelevant people? I’m not happy."

Like a child pouting for not getting candy, practically a little puppy attribute, Paige Sterling patted his head, "What do you want to eat?"

Julian Hawthorne, "Let’s go to that place you frequent. They have a few new dishes on the menu, I tried them for you, and they taste pretty good."

In his mind, he was thinking he’d go learn how to make those dishes in a few days.

"Okay."

The car quickly stopped at the restaurant Julian Hawthorne mentioned, and he got out to open the car door for Paige Sterling. Alisa thought Julian was opening it for her, finally feeling a bit satisfied, sitting in the car waiting for him to offer his hand.

But after waiting for a while, she only saw Julian opening the back door and helping Paige Sterling out, and then the two walked toward the restaurant, not paying Alisa any attention.

Alisa sat in the car, staring at the back of Julian Hawthorne in disbelief, stunned that she was being ignored by him.

Shaun Jones reminded, "Miss Alisa, do you want to get out of the car?"

Alisa gritted her teeth, "Hurry and open the door for me!"

Shaun Jones mentally chuckled, and just then, his phone rang. He apologized, "Sorry, Miss Alisa, I need to take this call."

Then he got out to take the call, also ignoring Alisa.

Alisa sat in the car, her face full of awkwardness, and eventually opened the car door with a stern face, catching up to Julian Hawthorne and Paige Sterling.

Seeing the two of them arm in arm looking intimate, her eyes almost spat fire.

Previously, whenever Julian met her, he would get sick, even kicking her out of the hotel room while wearing gloves.

She couldn’t believe that with her charm, a man would actually vomit at her presence, which was a harsh truth.

So she felt there must be something wrong with Julian, not with her.

But now, Julian and Paige were clearly so close without him getting nauseous, her pride got hurt once again.

But she told herself, their closeness was temporary and wouldn’t last long. Only she, Alisa, could be the woman by Julian’s side forever.

Paige Sterling simply wasn’t qualified to compete with her for this man.

After entering the private room, no matter what Alisa did to attract Julian’s attention, he treated her as if she were invisible.

When Paige Sterling was present, everyone else was merely background for Julian.

Nonetheless, Paige politely said to Alisa, "Miss Alisa, please have a seat."

Alisa wanted to sit on Julian’s other side, but Shaun Jones walked in, deliberately taking the seat beside Julian and giving Alisa an apologetic smile.

Alisa looked at Shaun Jones and suddenly gave him a knowing look.

She realized why Shaun Jones was constantly thwarting her; it turned out Shaun was also interested in her, thus he was sabotaging everything.

Though his emotions were touching, she would not let herself be moved to leave Julian for Shaun.

But as long as Shaun didn’t mess up her plans, she could afford to throw him a little bone.

Even a little bone would be enough for these ordinary men to feel grateful, right?

As Alisa’s gaze turned strange, Shaun Jones was left completely bewildered.

Julian Hawthorne ordered the newly arrived dishes, along with others that he knew Paige liked.

But none of them were among Alisa’s favorites.

Alisa expressed her dissatisfaction, stating her preference for Western food, but she realized that after talking for a long time, no one paid her any attention.

Paige was focused on eating, while Julian was busy peeling food for her.

Secretary Jones was thinking it wasn’t easy to get a free meal with the president, so he was focused on eating too.

Only Alisa felt bored. At one point, she picked up a piece of lamb but deliberately tilted her chopsticks, and the lamb ended up falling on Julian’s shirt.

Alisa displayed a shocked expression, "Oh my, President Hawthorne, I’m really sorry, let me wipe it for you..."

Saying that, she grabbed a tissue to wipe Julian’s shirt.

As a professional harassment deterrent, Secretary Jones immediately stood up, "President, let’s go to the restroom to take care of it."

Julian and Shaun went to the restroom together.

Indeed, these days, being handsome is a threat when going out, and he had to always follow the president, worrying himself sick over the president’s virtue.

Only Paige Sterling and Alisa were left in the private room.

Paige put down her chopsticks and asked Alisa, "Miss Alisa, no appetite?"

Alisa sneered, "If Miss Sterling’s private date had two interrupting people ruining the mood, would Miss Sterling have an appetite?"

Paige, "I had quite an appetite. I just ate a lot earlier."

"...", Alisa, "Miss Sterling, you’re truly surprising, what is this? Mr. Hawthorne isn’t here, so you’re revealing your true nature?"

If it were any other woman, Alisa would have just thrown money at them to leave.

But Paige wasn’t just any woman. Everyone might lack money, but Paige wouldn’t be short of it, which meant Alisa didn’t even have a chance to throw money.

Faced with a rival like this, she could only rely on her beauty to win.

Paige smiled and said nothing.

When Julian and Shaun came back, Paige said she was full, and Julian took her home.

As for Alisa, Julian had no interest in keeping track.

After dealing with Alisa, Paige quickly left her behind.

Until a few days later, she returned to The Hawthorne Family and unexpectedly found that the woman named Alisa was also there, even appearing to be quite cordial with Mrs. Hawthorne.

Seeing Paige, Alisa even gave her a slight smile, with a hint of provocation.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Hawthorne, seeing Paige, couldn’t stop praising Alisa while sarcastically belittling Paige.

Paige acted like she hadn’t heard anything since she saw no need to argue with Mrs. Hawthorne now.

Dora Upton heard it all, clenched her teeth, thinking her aunt was bewitched by this woman named Alisa, glaring at Alisa and making sarcastic comments on the side.

Paige stood at the tea table brewing tea, and Alisa thought Paige was brewing it for her, but instead, Paige brewed a cup and drank it herself, savoring it.

Alisa’s face immediately turned sour, "Seems Miss Sterling doesn’t welcome me very much. Aunt Hawthorne, maybe I should go."

Mrs. Hawthorne glanced at Paige, displeased, "Alisa, don’t rush to leave. This is the Hawthorne Family’s home, outsiders can’t make the call or have the right to send you away. Julian will be back soon, and I hope you can get along well and develop feelings."

Finally, there appeared a woman more beautiful than Paige, and that woman happened to be the heir of The Tell Group, with a love-struck attitude toward Julian. Since she couldn’t handle Paige, she would use someone else.

Dora was unhappy hearing this and said, "Aunt, sister-in-law isn’t an outsider. She’s cousin’s wife. If anyone’s an outsider, it’s this Alisa, right?"

Mrs. Hawthorne gave Dora a stern look, "What right does a child have to speak here? Don’t be disrespectful."

Then she said, "She doesn’t have the last name Hawthorne, so of course she’s an outsider to us."

Dora straightforwardly mentioned, "Aunt, you married into the Hawthorne Family too and don’t have the last name Hawthorne, doesn’t that make you an outsider too?"

Mrs. Hawthorne was momentarily silenced, wondering if her niece had lost her mind, siding with outsiders to hurt her own aunt.