Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
Ellen felt the pressure from Selena and fell silent for a moment. At last, she shook her head anyway and rejected her. “I’m sorry, Selena. I can’t agree to that.”
Instantly, Selena’s expression turned ugly, and she snorted angrily. “My parents took you and your brother in back then, but you show no gratitude to my family at all. You’re such an ingrate!”
At that, Ellen turned as pale as a sheet and pursed her lips. However, she could only bear the brunt of her ugly words.
Selena realized she could not convince Ellen, so she no longer swallowed her pride to beg her. She glared at Ellen before turning around haughtily to leave the place.
Meanwhile, Ellen heaved a sigh and returned to the reception area, where she was surrounded by people.
“Gosh! Ellen, when did you get to know President Presgrave? Why is he so kind to you?”
“Earlier on, President Presgrave said that you were his girlfriend. Is that true? You’ve been keeping this a secret for so long!”
Jared had merely started work at the company less than three months ago, so the receptionists were not familiar with him. At that moment, Ellen was undeniably the person they admired the most.
“You guys have misunderstood the situation. Earlier on, President Presgrave was just trying to lend me a hand. The two of us…” Ellen blushed, but she clarified their relationship quite firmly, “The two of us are strictly colleagues, so don’t misunderstand.”
“Does that mean President Presgrave was a hero saving a damsel in distress earlier? Ellen, you’re so lucky!”
Despite their words, Ellen was fully aware of her position and realized that Jared merely tried to lend a helping hand; he did not have any other underlying motives.
She started to ponder which restaurant to treat him to dinner tonight and could not help herself as she started to research restaurants in the area. Finally, she found a Mediterranean place with great reviews, so she sent the restaurant’s introduction page to him for his opinion.
‘Okay. You can book it!’ Jared was fine with that.
As such, she booked the two of them a window seat and looked forward to finishing work.
At that moment, the receptionist sitting by the far end shot Ellen a fleeting jealous look. The receptionist had just started work not long ago, so she was also a newbie like her. However, there was a stark difference in the way they were treated.
Ellen was suddenly the center of attention among the other longer-serving staff, while the receptionist could barely get a reply from the others when she raised a question.
Sometimes, hostility might not be stemmed from someone else’s actions. It could merely be because the person’s existence accentuated the weak point of one and caused one to suffer injustice.
This new receptionist was Wendy Skeen. She had put in a lot of effort to gain a job at Presgrave Group. Though she was the most outstanding one among her peers, right now, she appeared to be the worst compared to Ellen.
Furthermore, she had just witnessed with her own eyes how Jared saved Ellen from trouble earlier, so that was a cause of annoyance for her.
Inside the office of the finance department, Selena could not seem to focus on her work. She remained in her seat with a thunderous expression and kept fussing over Ellen’s date with Jared tonight.
Perhaps the rumors about them would spread like wildfire in a couple more days. At that moment, it was hard to describe how horrible Selena felt. She was worried and fearful that Ellen would surpass her in the future.
She could not accept her cousin’s excellence or lead a better life than her because, to her, it seemed that Ellen deserved a life of impoverishment.
“Lena, do you want to join me for dinner tonight? I’ll book a restaurant for us,” one of her male colleagues invited fawningly as he walked past her.
However, Selena rejected him immediately. “I’m busy.”
At that moment, she was contemplating how to crash Ellen’s dinner date tonight. She paid no heed to my request and didn’t even care to invite me, but that doesn’t mean I can’t pop over by myself! She revealed a cold sneer. Let’s see how Ellen’s going to kick me out of the place by then!
To approach Jared, Selena had resorted to every plot and scheme she could come up with because she wanted badly to get to know him. If only she could get hold of his phone number, she would do everything she could to win his affection.
As such, tonight’s date was critical to her, and there was no way she would miss this dinner.
Suddenly, a male colleague who was interested in Selena walked past her. She clung to his arm and revealed an affectionate face while saying, “Kenny, can I ask you for a favor? If you succeed in helping me, I’ll treat you to a meal tomorrow.”
“Sure! What is it?”
“Trail someone for me and find out which restaurant she’s heading to later,” she requested.
“That’s easy enough. Who is she?”
“She works at the reception. She’s the one seated on the furthest to the left. She’s about to leave work soon, so please hurry. Thanks!” After Selena said that, she winked at him suggestively.
The man known as Kenny instantly felt his heart flutter and agreed. After all, it was only a small matter, and he would even get the chance to have a meal with Selena, so this was undoubtedly a good deal.
As such, Kenny left work earlier and stood in the lobby staring at the reception area. It was then he was momentarily stunned by the pretty young girl on the furthest left. He did not expect the girl Selena wanted him to trail to be a beauty.
Ten minutes before work ended, Ellen received a text message from Jared. He told her that he would pick her up from the front entrance in ten minutes.
When the time came, she gathered her belongings and left work, after which Kenny immediately followed her He was shocked to see her walk toward a gray sports car parked by the side. This girl has found a rich prospect. The cost of obtaining this sports car is substantial!
At a glance, the sports car appeared to be an internationally limited edition. There were not many people in Averna who could afford this top–of–the–line luxury sports car.
Despite Kenny’s shock, he saw a cab parked by the side and instantly entered it before instructing the driver, “Please follow that sports car.”
The cab driver was skillful and trailed behind the sports car steadily. Twenty minutes later, the sports car turned into a junction leading to a high–end food street before parking at the entrance of a Mediterranean restaurant. Subsequently, a young man and girl came out of the car.
Kenny immediately snapped a photo of the restaurant and sent it to Selena. ‘Lena, I’ve found out what you’re after. They entered this restaurant.‘
Selena was currently waiting for his reply at the entrance of the company, so as soon as she realized that he had succeeded in locating them, she sent him a love emoji. ‘Thanks, Kenny. I’ll treat you to a meal tomorrow!‘
After Selena replied to Kenny’s message, she immediately started her car and headed over to the restaurant. To her surprise, she did not expect him to enter the restaurant and snap a photo of the window seat for her. ‘This is where they’re seated.’
As she waited at the traffic lights, she noticed that text message and was delighted. Ellen chose a spot in the main dining hall, so it’d be much easier for me to pretend I’d encountered them by chance.
She texted Kenny again to inform him that he could leave. Coincidentally, he had another appointment, so he left accordingly.
By the window seat, Ellen fidgeted nervously as she sat across from Jared. She could no longer keep her cool and behave naturally upon getting to know his identity. She appeared to behave cautiously around him in everything she did.
“Take a look at the menu, President Presgrave,” she said.
Jared browsed the menu and selected a few dishes that were tasty and relatively inexpensive.
While she was prepared to order and turned to the waitress, she realized the waitress was staring at the man and ignoring her.
“Ahem..” Ellen had no choice but to cough purposely. At that point, the waitress finally retracted her gaze with a reddened face and turned to her. “Ma’am, would you like to add on to the order?”
“Yes, two more.”