Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Chapter 235

Ada thought Gerard appeared foolish when she saw his vulgar smile. However, she looked very respectful and smiled at him even though she was cursing him in her heart. She suggested, “Actually. I know Anna, and I know you’d better not ask her to date you directly. You know what, let me give you some advice…”

After hearing Ada’s advice, Gerard nodded thoughtfully and said, “Wow! Great idea! Thank you, Ada, if I do get her, I’ll definitely reward you.”

Ada smiled and said, “Oh, great! I’m looking forward to it.”

Ada emptied her glass of champagne as she waved Gerard off and wore an aggressive expression. That was her only means of amusement because she had just experienced a lot of shady stuff. As she set aside her glass, a man behind her greeted her, “Hello, Ada. It’s been a long time.”

Ada froze. Looking back, she saw a man in a suit standing behind her.

After recognizing who he was, she became panicked. She asked, “Oh, hey! What are you doing here?”

The man had a gentle but somber look on his face. He replied, “Why can’t I be here? Have you been particularly busy lately? Well, you probably have no idea what’s been going on in Birmingham recently. Do you know that I’ve finally got the upper hand?”

Ada froze again and asked, “What? What do you mean?” “Here, this is my new business card. You can call me anytime.”

The man then handed a golden card to Ada, and his gold-stamped name on it looked blinding in the light.

Ada couldn’t help but read it aloud, “Richard Wright, CEO of Carousel Group. What? What the hell is going on?”

Richard said indifferently, “This group is once again mine after I left three years ago. No offense, but you seem a little down on your luck. Why are you dating a dude like Gerard?”

Ada’s face turned pale, and she defended herself by saying, “Oh, you know, I was just so damn bored.”

“Shall we go somewhere else to talk?” Richard made a suggestion while smiling gently. He looked grim, making Ada feel she had no choice but to agree.

Ada clenched her fists. With a reluctant smile, she said, “Sure, it’s been a while since the last time we met.”

In the glittering moonlight, a silver-gray car pulled up in front of the hotel. Gabe then got out, opened the door and said, “Mr. Wright, you never used to go to dinners held by small companies. What brings you here today, then?”

Wayne adjusted his cuffs and replied indifferently, “Oh, Richard is here, and that’s

1/3 why. He’s already the president of the group, just as he wanted to be. So, why would he attend a cocktail party like this?”

Gabe asked as he was confused, “Oh? Why?”

“The Carousel Group is very large. So, the small and obscure subsidiaries are often out of reach by the headquarters. Guess why Richard can easily replace me?”

“Well, because your grandfather supported him?” “Oh, no. Despite Grandpa electing him president, he could not be qualified to do this

job.”

Hearing Wayne’s words, Gabe immediately figured it out. Then, with wide eyes, he asked, “Are you saying that Richard has been keeping in touch with those subsidiaries all along?”

Wayne remained silent. Then the two of them had walked to the banquet hall.

Although that party was held for the clothing companies in Seriel City and Birmingham, it was spectacular. Also, many people from other businesses were there.

As soon as they walked in, Wayne met a few acquaintances. When exchanging pleasantries with those people, he asked Gabe to find Richard.

“Mr. Wright! I didn’t expect you to be here! Welcome.” The organizer approached Wayne and gave him a phony smile as he did so.

Everyone in the business knew that Wayne was no longer the Carousel Group’s president. When Wayne quit the group a month ago, he received the invitation. He felt that otherwise, they wouldn’t have invited him at all.

Wayne, however, acted aloof. He took a sip of wine and greeted the person in charge. Afterward, he planned to wander the venue.

However, he had just taken a few steps when he spotted Anna.

Anna was wearing a burgundy dress, looking gorgeous. She was talking with someone in the nearby lounge area at that very moment.

Wayne immediately had mixed feelings. After giving it some thought, he realized why she was here.

Anna had no idea at that moment that several people were paying attention to her at the same time. She then eagerly introduced Lemon’s designers to Mr. Gilbert, mentioning how their clothing had already sold out when it first went on sale.

Their chat went quite well since Carrie had set them up to meet. Lemon wasn’t highly recognized, but it was an established business that had been operating for many years. It used to be a Gabriel Group subsidiary, but it is no longer a part of the group.

As a smart woman, Carrie only introduced the merits of Lemon. When Anna observed Mr. Gilbert’s expression, she knew she probably had a shot.

“Okay, thank you. You’re more than welcome to visit Lemon. That way, you’ll know that I was telling the truth.”

Gilbert grinned as he noticed how sincere Anna was and said, “Miss Gabriel, it doesn’t seem like you’re just starting your business. To be honest, my daughter has always wanted

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to be a businesswoman, too. She has been working on it with me for years, but she is still shy when speaking. In my opinion, you act much better than my daughter.”

Anna smiled modestly and said, “Oh, thank you. Mr. Gilbert, you can reach me at any time. Well, we won’t disturb you any longer. Good-bye.”

After they said their goodbyes, Mr. Gilbert left.

Anna then breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Thank you, Carrie.”

Carrie looked at her watch and said, “My pleasure. Well, I should go now. You can call Mr. Gilbert and ask him if he wants to work with you. Bye!”

“Bye.” Then, Anna stood up and watched Carrie walk away.

The server then handed Anna a glass of juice. Just as she took a sip and glanced up, she saw a familiar person staring at her.

I really didn‘t expect to run into Wayne here! Anna thought to herself.

People were moving about with wine glasses in between them while Wayne stood a short distance away and watched her. After they locked eyes, Wayne was still staring at her.

Anna couldn’t tell what Wayne was thinking and felt like he was just staring at her.

Anna felt that her legs were not out of control. Then, to her surprise, she unconsciously took a step forward.

“Miss Gabriel!” At that moment, a man stood in front of Anna. He prevented Anna from looking at Wayne and from moving. Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

Anna froze. Then she noticed a young man in a Klein blue suit standing in front of her as she turned around.

Anna thought for a moment and figured she had never seen him before.

“Oh, hello.” She said.

Gerard took a shiny gold card out of his wallet and handed it to her, saying, “Hello. I’m Gerard Jacobs, Vice President of the Berry Group. To be honest, I noticed you when you just came in. I saw you chatting with the president of Joan Group. So, do you know each other?”

Anna didn’t want to get to know this man since she thought he looked like a playboy. She nodded politely and said, “Oh, we just met. Excuse me, I have to go over there and talk to a friend of mine.”

Gerard smiled and said, “Not so soon. My father is a good friend of the president of Joan Group. So, if you want to work with him, you can ask me for help. I don’t think Mr. Gilbert would say no to my father’s request.”