Filed to story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
Of course, Quenlyn’s abnormal response made Father Xylander quite surprised. According to her usual personality, she couldn’t possibly calculate her response in such a schematic way, because she wasn’t normally one to think outside the square.
But…
“Come, let’s have some food together. Grandfather is hungry.”
Father Xylander was not in a good mood after being taught a tough lesson, but there was nothing he could do as he watched the grandfather and granddaughter walk away. He simply hurried over to help Turquoise up. But, Turquoise glared at him as she pushed him away.
Afterwards, Quenlyn met up with Herman. After getting into Herman’s car, she held onto her belly as she burst into laughter, “That was so satisfying! I’ve never been this satisfied before…Emma is amazing.”
“Did you also get slapped?” Herman asked as he looked at the fi**ger marks on Quenlyn’s face.
“Danger cannot be overcome without taking risks. Grandfather had to witness that scene for him to be determined to deal with the two,” Quenlyn did not care about the fi**ger marks on her face, “It was much too satisfying. Especially the way that grandfather dealt with Turquoise. Herman, thank you for bringing grandfather here in time.”
“Little Monkey…”
Quenlyn took a deep breath before she smiled at Herman, “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I will never be as amazing as Emma, but I have my own strengths. Herman, I’m quite jealous of you; you have a great support like Emma.”
Herman put away his pained exp**ssion and sighed, “You only see what’s on the surface. My sister is indeed invincible, but that’s because my brother-in-law spoils her.”
“Are you referring to Mr. Roborts?” Quenlyn immediately thought of the almighty king-like man.
“He’s even more frightening.” After speaking, Herman started the car and drove Quenlyn away. “Let me take you to eat something good. This can be a reward for looking so pretty.”
“I want to show my gratitude for what you and Emma have done for me.”
Herman took a slight glimpse at Quenlyn as he drove, “We don’t need anything…”
“Isn’t there anything that troubles you?”
With the mention of troubles, Herman thought carefully to himself. Over the past two days, because of Quenlyn, he had not had any time to think of other things. In fact, he found himself feeling happy just to see Quenlyn happy…
“It won’t be easy to defeat your father and Turquoise…”
“I know. I will try to learn as much as I can from Emma. By the way, aren’t you returning to the US?”
In reality, Herman had already missed his enrolment date.
Maybe it was because some things were destined to happen, he thought to himself.
But, Herman did not say a word as he drove the car to a hotel. Just as the two finished picking their dishes, Herman’s phone rang.
Herman looked at his phone in surprise; he recognized the number.
“Pick it up…”
Herman looked at Quenlyn and picked up the phone. However, the first thing he said was, “How did you get my phone number?”
“Emma gave it to me. Herman, can you give me a bit of your time? I want you to meet someone.”
Herman originally wanted to reject the request, but since Emma had allowed it, he knew it was honestly something related to work, so he asked, “What time?”
“Where are you right now? I’ll come and look for you…”
Herman glanced at Quenlyn and replied with their current address…
“Flossie will be dropping by in a moment,” Herman said as he put down his phone.
“Why do you still need to meet with her?” Quenlyn was a little confused, “Won’t it make you feel uncomfortable?”
“I’m guessing it’s work-related,” Herman didn’t explain too much. After all, Quenlyn was by his side. “Although, I must say, I don’t know in what way our interests still correlate with each other.”
He had already retreated from the entertainment industry and dissolved the matter from before. Since he had already made a decision, he would not regret it.
Quenlyn looked at him questioningly with a trace of worry. Because to her, Herman was no longer just an old classmate, he had practically become family. She did not want Herman to be dragged back into a tornado of scandals. Yet, the entertainment industry was exactly a place like this. So, now that Flossie was engaged, wasn’t it a bit inappropriate for them to meet?
“Herman, to prevent the media from writing nonsense, I think it’s best that you avoid meeting with Flossie. I’ll meet with her on your behalf,” Quenlyn suggested in seriousness. “After all, the media don’t know what to write about her and I. Although you’ve already retreated from the entertainment industry, you still need to think about Miller Corps, especially since there is no necessity for you guys to meet.”
Herman lowered his head and thought for a few seconds before he eventually nodded in agreement, “OK.”
“In that case, you leave first. I’ll call you later to pick me up.”
“I’ll leave it with you then…” After speaking, Herman stood up from his seat and swiftly left the hotel. Not too long after, Flossie appeared at the hotel, all dressed up. Next to her was a tall and built American man. They entered the lobby of the hotel and quickly located the restaurant and table that Herman had messaged them with.
Flossie approached with the American man. But, all she found, was Quenlyn sitting beside the window eating by herself.
“Miss Xylander, where is Lafayette?”
“Have a seat first,” Quenlyn directly said. Of course, the knife and fork in her hands continued to cut the steak in front of her, “Herman had something he needed to do, so he left first. However, he asked me to stay back and meet with you. He wants to know why you were looking for him so urgently.”
As soon as Flossie heard that Herman had left, there was a slight disappointment in her eyes. However, she tried her best not to let anyone know.
“In that case, I’ll give him a call…” Flossie pulled out her phone. However, just as she was about to p**ss Herman’s number, Quenlyn stopped her.
“Miss Song, what are you trying to do? Herman is no longer a part of the entertainment industry. Shouldn’t you let him go?” Quenlyn asked straightforwardly. “I can tell that you still have hope in him. But…don’t forget, you were the one that made the decision.”
Flossie looked at Quenlyn with intrigue, “Fine, I’ll talk with you then. Jack here is a famous composer from the US. Not too long ago, he happened to come across Lafayette’s voice and found that his voice was similar to what he had been looking for. He felt that he could help Lafayette improve, so he decided to contact me.”
“If he’s not here today because he doesn’t want to see me, he has no need to do that. This is a rare opportunity!”
“It’s not because he doesn’t want to see you,” Quenlyn reb**ted, “You’ve overestimated your importance!”
Flossie’s exp**ssion suddenly turned sour…
“Let’s be honest, did you come here today to help Herman, or was your motive to keep hanging onto him?” Quenlyn asked straightforwardly, “I’m sure you know how easy it is for the media to capture photos of the two of you. As an experienced manager, there’s no way you would make such an amateur mistake.”
Flossie looked at Quenlyn with teary eyes. After quite some time, she finally mumbled, “I actually miss him a lot…”
“What’s wrong with you? You’re already engaged…”
“This is something I realized after I got engaged,” Flossie replied. “I know what I’ve done wrong, but back then, too much happened at once and I didn’t know how to process it.”
“So? You’re here to beg for forgiveness?” Quenlyn looked at Flossie with ridicule. “Flossie, you weren’t like this before. Or perhaps, was everyone wrong about you? Did you think you could give up as you please and make up again when you want? Did you think Herman is so easily swayed by you?”
Flossie was dumbfounded…
“Today, I am speaking on behalf of Herman. For the final time, he will not be returning to the entertainment industry; he has new goals in life. So, song invites and American composers mean absolutely nothing to him. From now on, please don’t meet with him on your own, it will make me uncomfortable.”
Flossie listened quietly to Quenlyn’s words. After a few moments, she turned to Quenlyn and pleaded, “Can you let me have one look at him? Just one look is enough.”
“I think, what you need right now, is not Herman, but a clear head.”
“Miss Song, I hope this is the last time. Otherwise, the entire nation will be disgusted by you. You don’t need to worry about Herman. Even if he has nothing, he still has me.” After speaking, Quenlyn stood up to leave. At this time, Herman casually approached Quenlyn and asked, “Are you finished?”
Quenlyn pointed to Flossie with her chin and rolled her eyes, “I hate scenes like this. Are we in some kind of a TV drama? First, the guy pursues the girl, but the girl rejects him, even though she likes him. Afterwards, when the guy falls in love with someone else, she suddenly feels like her man has been stolen from her…”
Herman gave an amused chuckle before he turned to Flossie and said, “In my mind, I still have a beautiful image of you. Don’t destroy it.”