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After his sports car sped away, she felt utterly frustrated. Why does a rich and noble man like Nigel only have eyes for Queenie?
Back in the living room, a disheartened Maggie looked at Queenie, who was biting her lips. “Tell me what happened. Weren’t you two doing well before?”
“When Dad and I went to have dinner today, I saw him on a date with another woman.” Queenie did not plan to keep that from her mom.
After listening to her explanation, Maggie became instantly furious and criticized, “And I thought he was a good man! Turns out we were wrong about him. If that’s the case, Queenie, you should sever all ties with him!”
Standing by the door, Bonnie heard everything before a proud smile slowly crept on her face. With her understanding of Queenie’s personality, Queenie and Nigel were done.
Ever since the incident with Leslie, Bonnie discovered that Queenie’s character had turned tenacious. In other words, she could not stand even the slightest sense of betrayal in her relationship.
“Queenie, Young Master Nigel has left. He seemed quite angry. Did you know?”
“What’s there to be angry about?” Queenie frowned.
While shaking her head, Bonnie replied, “I don’t know either! Maybe he thinks you’re being unreasonable for getting mad at him for no reason. I saw him slamming the car door when he got in.”
Biting her lips, Queenie felt a sense of resentment before standing up. “Mom, I’m heading back to my room.”
After she ascended the stairs, Bonnie trailed behind her. “Mom, I’ll talk to her.”
Queenie was about to close the door when Bonnie stopped her and squeezed into her room. “With my understanding of men, I can tell you that they are all the same. There’s nothing special about Nigel. Plus, I think he seems to look down on our family!”
“Are you done?” Queenie turned around to glare at her before she retorted, “I don’t need you to make snarky remarks about my life.”
“I’m just trying to look out for you! I want you to keep a cool mind and not overlook his cheating incident just because he’s hot and wealthy.” Bonnie wore a conflicted expression.
Since Queenie was still in a bad mood, everything she said was magnified in front of her.
“Queenie, Nigel must’ve had a lot of women before you. He’s the successor of a large financial group, so I’m sure he’s been low-profile because he has all the means to keep control of the media about him. I’d say that such a man is dirty and unworthy of you.”
“Get out.” Queenie was feeling awful enough at this point and she wished it would come to a stop.
Before exiting the room, Bonnie turned around and added, “It seems like Nigel will not stop until he gets you, so you’d better prepare yourself. Since he has spent so much money on you, I’m sure he’d want to get something back.” With that, she left the room.
As her room descended into silence, Queenie could not hold back her sadness anymore and began sobbing her heart out. Right at that moment, her phone rang, and she glanced at the device with teary eyes before turning it off. I don’t wanna hear anything from you, jerk.
In the meantime, Nigel was waiting for the traffic light when he heard a message coming from his Bluetooth earphones. “Hello, the person you’re calling has switched off their device. Please try again later.”
“Queenie, what exactly happened to you?” He still could not figure out the whole story, despite recalling all the details since they parted last night. In the end, he parked by the roadside and frustratedly phoned Julian.
“Hello!” “Come out for a drink.” “What’s the matter? Having a bad day?” Julian immediately noticed that something was up.
“Come out and drink with me. Usual place.” Once Nigel said that, he hung up and sped toward the lounge he and Julian frequented.
When Nigel arrived, he found a couch in the corner and plopped onto it. Melancholia emanated from his whole figure as all of the memories he shared with Queenie, from the moment they met until tonight’s fallout, were replayed in his head. It was then he discovered that he could not stand the idea of not having her in his life.
Soon, Julian arrived in his sports attire, obviously indicating that he had come from the gym. After he sat down, he discovered that his friend seemed to have lost his soul. “What’s the matter? Fought with Miss Silverstein?”
“I don’t know what I did wrong to make her so angry that she doesn’t even want to take my calls.” After saying that, Nigel palmed his forehead and sighed.
“Do you want a drink? I’ll drive you home later.” While saying that, Julian raised his hand and beckoned a waiter over to their seating before ordering two bottles of whiskey.
“Julian, do you know what liking someone feels like?” A depressed Nigel poured himself a glass and drank it.
Meanwhile, Julian was contemplating that question seriously. Having debuted for five years and been ‘shipped’ with other artists many times, he still felt like the idea of being in love was vague. In the end, he shook his head. “I’m not sure.”
While clutching his chest, Nigel explained, “It hurts here, and it hurts bad. You can’t imagine the pain I felt when she said she never wants to see me again. The pain is so intense that I felt like I was about to pass out. Do you know… Sigh. You wouldn’t understand even if I told you.” He then downed the whole glass of whiskey and submerged himself in his misery.
Julian was taken aback by what he saw. It seems like Miss Silverstein has him hooked. Or else, he wouldn’t be this depressed.
“Nigel, you have to have more confidence in yourself. I’m sure there must be a misunderstanding between you and Miss Silverstein.”
“My mom made me go on a blind date today… Queenie was still messaging me then…” At that moment, Nigel’s eyes suddenly widened as if he had an epiphany. “I lied to her. She asked me where I was, and I said I was at the company. Could she have known that I wasn’t at the company? Did she find out that I lied to her?”
Nigel finally thought about this incident and immediately felt like punching himself. “It must be because she found out I was at that dinner party and not at the company. She has Cecily’s number, so maybe she called and asked Cecily about my whereabouts. She knows I’ve lied to her.”
Scratching his head, he ruffled his originally neat, ink-black hair and said, “Julian, come with me. I need to find her and explain everything. I need to tell her the truth about this incident.”
“Have you gone mad? It’s 11.00PM now. The Silversteins will never let you in. It’d be best if you head over tomorrow,” Julian suggested.
“I’m so stupid and I deserve such treatment.” While saying so, Nigel grabbed the whiskey bottle and poured himself another drink. “Julian, you must heed this lesson! If you manage to find a girlfriend in the future, you must not lie to her. The consequences are too immense.”
“You haven’t figured out how to maintain a good romantic relationship, yet you’re already lecturing me about it.” Julian chuckled.
“Come on! Let’s go to your place! I need company tonight,” Nigel told him.
Luckily, Julian’s assistant sent him here, so he drove them home in Nigel’s car. At the same time, a black paparazzi vehicle was following them with its camera aimed at the sports car, recording everything.
Since Julian’s home was a penthouse duplex in the city center, he parked the sports car in the basement before the black off-road vehicle followed him inside.
He descended the car and walked around to the passenger seat to help the drunk Nigel out of the car. Then, he affectionately hugged Julian’s shoulder, and the two headed for the elevator. However, they were oblivious that all of their actions were captured by the camera.
Subsequently, the two men inside the off-road vehicle began to discuss what they saw.
“This is solid proof. We’re going to make this tomorrow’s headlines.”
“What should we name this piece? ‘Top Actor Julian Gilmore Spends a Night with Mysterious Man’?”
“That’s not catchy enough. It should be ‘Rumor-Free Actor Julian Gilmore’s Deepest Secret Revealed’.”
Meanwhile, Nigel treated Julian’s home like his own and he curled on the couch with his chin resting on his knees. Not only did he look insecure, but he also looked unconcerned about his image while sitting in that posture. Julian clicked his tongue as he took a glance at his friend, wondering if being in a relationship would make someone this insane.
“I’ll get up at 6.00AM tomorrow and head over to her house at 8.00AM so that I can catch her on her way to work and explain everything.”
Not intending to care about Nigel, Julian responded, “Find a place to sleep. I’ll be in my room reading my script.”
Meanwhile, at the Silverstein Residence, Queenie did not catch a wink that night. Though she wanted to fall asleep, the scene of Nigel happily conversing with the other woman constantly appeared in her mind whenever she closed her eyes. Judging from the affection in the woman’s eyes, Queenie was sure that the two were close. On top of that, the entire private room was filled with elders, so their relationship must have gained full support from them.