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Chapter 80: Cute As a Child
To Love You Again, My Husband
Chapter 80: Cute As a Child Airina’s POV
Matthew is really good at answering questions that make people nervous. I even felt intimidated by him for a second. I interlinked my hand with a soft thud, then held the table on each side, staring at them seriously.
“If your determination to perceive me as just a ‘spy’ remains then you’re not questioning me but the CEO of this company. I have many proofs that I worked exclusively for the Halton group. Aside from that, our company has a long-standing goal which is to defeat Georginia’s company.”
The director’s faces turned pale. I smiled at Matthew, leaving the stage for him with a shrug of my shoulders. I secretly released a laugh when he winked at me as if saying what to do the next time.
*
The meeting turned out good and better than I imagined. But of course, enemies don’t forfeit that fast because as possible they could crush you until you’re dried. I locked my jaws, tapping my finger on the desk.
“What are you trying to say?”
The director clenched his hand and sighed. “Jackson contacted me when you two got a divorce. You two got married because your parents saved him and as a reward, you married him due to affection?”
I smirked. Jackson, you little liar. How could you reveal that and leave me resolving this?
“What will you do now, then?”
He smiled at me and handed me a picture. I hesitantly accepted it. But what I couldn’t grasp was why he would give this to me despite that he shouldn’t be doing so.
“I am close to him. He was a good boy since he grew up in my neighborhood. Before your marriage with him, I tried setting him up with my eldest daughter, but he was persistent about not being my son-in-law, so I had to throw that thought.”
I frowned at him. Why is he saying these things?
“Nonetheless, director. I knew that you didn’t like me when I first started as the exclusive shareholder of the company. You were one of those who rejected the idea that I get to be in that position.”
He nodded his head, “I know that. But as a senior shareholder, I want to make sure that you’re capable,” he meaningfully arched his brow at me. “On the other hand, about Jackson, don’t give in easily. See first his weaknesses and strengths. After that, you can decide if you are sure to be with him.”
I darkened my gaze. That is why he was so proud that he would win me over because he has a spy near me. What kind of weird gossip has this director sent to Jackson, then?
I asked him. “If you are working under him, why are you in this company and not his?”
He released a laugh, “I am not one of his Uncles’, I also invested in this company because of their products. Don’t get me wrong, I supported his company verbally.”
And I thought he would nag at me like other directors. It was fortunate that he wasn’t, otherwise, I’d end up strangling him using my mouth. That director and I talked for a while until he had to say goodbye due to his other schedules.
When I got home, more precisely, when I returned to his home, I unlocked it while the guards teasingly smiled at me.
What are they smiling about? So odd.
I opened the door and instantly saw the figure of Jackson while cooking and humming a song that seemed to be a romantic one. I closed the door and the thud of it gained his head to look towards me.
“You’re home?”
I smiled, “Do you know Director Lee?”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
He paused and thought. “Director Lee, that director under Halton’s group?”
I nodded my head. “Mhm, how long have you known him?”
He put salt t what he was cooking before responding with a light smile.
“Oh, Uncle Lee. You’re right, he was my good neighbor. When I was young, I used to run by his house and escape from my mother’s teaching.”
I laughed, taking a peek at what he was doing, and released a deep sigh. He was cooking soup with meat and some green veggies. He also added some dessert, cupcakes, and ice cream. I can choose what to eat as per by him.
“How did the meeting go?”
I pondered, “It… was better than I thought.”
He turned around, cupping my cheeks and kissing my forehead. “I told you, that you don’t need to do all the work. I can do it all.”
I giggled at him, feeling suddenly shy. “I want to help. Our divorce isn’t the problem, but its effects on both of the companies.”
“Even so, I want to do it.”
I closed my eyes, pulling his hand from me and telling.
“But you look cute when you were a child.”
He widened his eyes, “… You saw my portraits?”