Chapter 47 Treating Her to Lunch
Nicole fell silent as she took a moment to calm down. When she turned to look at Joseph, her expression had softened slightly. “I forgive you,” she said magnanimously.
As soon as Joseph’s expression eased, he heard Nicole continue, “But I hope that we won’t have any dealings anymore. I don’t like you.”
Whatever the reason was, the man before her had spoken ill of her son, so Nicole was unwilling to forgive him for this. Having finished her sentence, she took her son’s hand and left with a stony face.
Joseph was startled for a moment. Upon coming to his senses, he quickly caught up to Nicole. “Miss Anderson, if I’ve done anything wrong, you may point it out.”
Nicole looked at the man before her, who was as clingy as a fly, with a slight frown. Did I not make myself clear enough? “I find you revolting,” she said bluntly while raising her black eyes, staring fixedly at him.
Joseph didn’t expect Nicole to straightforwardly express her distaste for him without sparing his feelings. For a moment, he didn’t come to his senses.
Nicole looked at the dazed person before her, who had obviously come here well-prepared. Although he wasn’t wearing a suit and a pair of leather shoes, he was exquisitely dressed, and he had a barely perceptible scent on him. Curling her lips into a smirk, she continued, “Whatever the reason, you spoke ill of my son, so there’s no way I’d like you.”
Upon hearing her clear and resounding words, Joseph finally came to his senses. He hurriedly composed his features and said, “Miss Anderson, allow me to apologize again for my previous remarks, but I said those things for a reason. After all—”
Nicole frowned as she listened to the man’s slightly loud voice. She interrupted him, saying, “So what do you want this time?” People like him were common in the business field. He had previously spoken rudely to her because she was nothing but Nicole. On the contrary, he was able to humble himself right now because she was now Lisa. The world didn’t lack such opportunists, but Nicole didn’t like them. This time, Joseph groomed himself carefully and came here to approach her because he wanted to work with F&M Apparel.
Carrying himself with greater modesty, Joseph darted his gaze to Hayden before turning his gaze back to Nicole. “Miss Anderson, I’d like to treat you to lunch and discuss some matters while we’re at it. Do you have time for that?”
Nicole’s lips curled into a sneer. She refused him outright, saying, “No.”
Joseph quickly replied, “Miss Anderson, it’s not working with F&M Apparel that I want to talk about. I’d like to talk to you about what happened five years ago.” After saying that, he stared fixedly at Nicole.
Even though Nicole had pretended to be calm, she looked slightly dumbfounded for a moment when Joseph mentioned the words “five years ago.” Clenching her son’s hand, she wanted to turn Joseph down, but her words were stuck in her throat. A chill came over her. How did Joseph learn about it?
Even though Nicole was good at maintaining her composure, Joseph noticed a slight change in her expression. He immediately stepped forward, saying, “How about it, Miss Anderson? Let’s go for lunch together and sit down to have a nice chat. Some matters have to be talked out so that they won’t be spread around.”
Nicole didn’t want her son to have anything to do with Joseph, but the man before her seemed to have learned something. Even though he didn’t make himself clear at this moment, there was a hint of threat in his words. Furthermore, when she looked at the man, she saw the visible smile on his face. Clenching her fists, she slowly uttered from her dry throat, “Okay.”
Joseph’s taut expression finally eased when he heard that Nicole accepted his invitation. He was only sounding Nicole out in the first place. After all, he couldn’t trust Queenie fully at the moment. However, judging from how Nicole had agreed to his suggestion now, it seemed that he might get what he wished for.
