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Stay Away 10
Chapter 10 No Such Thing As Sibling Love
Not only did the people from the Fu family wear frown, but even the members of Susanna's team were having a hard time keeping their composure. Under the table, the assistant was subtly tugging at Yelena's sleeve. However, Yelena still held her chin high.
"Does you mean to say that Old Mr. Fuller disregards old friendships and only considers profits, Ms. Wate?" Lenora asked calmly.
Yelena's expression stiffened. "That's not what I meant."
At that moment, the door to the private room opened, and Zachary and Susanna entered side by side.
Zachary looked strikingly handsome and came from a wealthy family while Susanna was delicately beautiful and had a successful career. Standing together, they were the envy of all.
The product manager sidled up to Lenora and whispered, "Mr. Fuller and Ms. Carston really make a perfect couple. It seems we're about to have a new lady boss."
A
pang struck Lenora's heart, her face turning pale. She forced a smile, stood up, and welcomed the two to take their seats.
"It's truly an honor to have you here, Mr. Fuller. Please, have a seat over here. You too, Susanna!" Yelena, taking the initiative before Lenora, arranged for Zachary and Susanna to sit together.
Everyone else also stood up to greet them.
"Please, have a seat."
Once Zachary began to speak, everyone took their seats again.
The atmosphere seemed quite amicable.
The atmosphere at the dinner table had shifted from the previous awkwardness. Yelena and the others took the initiative to bring up topics, occasionally cueing Zachary and Susanna into the conversation.
Zachary didn't talk much, but whenever he did, his words were sharp and straight to the point.
Lenora was exceptionally silent, but with Zachary and Susanna around, no one noticed this.
At one point, Yelena looked at the plate in front of Susanna and reminded her, "Watch your portion size, Susanna.
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"I will..." Susanna replied with a pout as she placed the bacon onto Zachary's plate. "Zack, I can't finish this. Can you help me eat it?"
In front of them was a fondue. The bacon was coated with a lot of pepper.
As Zachary has a sensitive stomach, he often preferred light, non-spicy food.
Lenora was about to caution him, but she saw him calmly pick up the piece of meat and eat it, his face unchanging.
The words that Lenora was about to utter got stuck in her throat for a moment, and she swallowed them back.
Even poison, when handed to you by the one you love, would taste sweet, let alone when it was just pepper.
There was a moment when Lenora felt relieved that she hadn't voiced her warning. Otherwise, it would have been nothing more than self-humiliation.
Someone came to offer Lenora a toast, but she excused herself due to recent stomach discomfort and switched to coffee instead.
After three rounds of drinks, Yelena subtly shifted the conversation back to Lenora, casually asking Zachary, "I heard that Ms. Wilkin is your younger sister, and she works under you. You two must have a great relationship, right?" Zachary lifted his gaze to Lenora, then glanced at Susanna beside him, and said coldly, "I looked after her a little out of respect for the old man."
To others, this statement might have sounded normal. They say that Mr. Fuller was already twenty years old when Ms. Wilkin entered the Fuller family. They didn't grow up together, so how could there be any sibling-like affection? Lenora's heart was torn and bled profusely.
It was unclear whether he said this to Susanna to distance himself from her, or if it came from his heart.
Perhaps it was a bit of both.
After three years of marriage, she ultimately failed to warm his heart.
Everything he did for her in the past three years was merely out of respect for his grandfather.
With a warm yet indifferent smile, she said, "My relationship with Mr. Fuller is merely that of a superior and subordinate, so there's no question of it being good or bad. However, it seems Ms. Wate is quite curious about me." A confident smile spread across Yelena's face, "We're going to be working together, so it's natural to be a bit curious. I hope you don't mind, Ms. Wilkin."
This lunch lasted for over two hours, and by the time it ended, it was nearly time to get off work.
Lenora let the others leave work early while she returned to the office to continue her tasks.
At eight in the evening, she turned off the lights and left.
The entire floor was eerily quiet.
Interestingly, the lights in the CEO's office were still on.
After a moment of hesitation, Lenora decided to head toward the CEO's office and knocked on the door.
After hearing a response from inside, she opened the door just wide enough for a person to fit through, and asked Zachary, "Do you have any plans for tonight?"