Rift in the perfect picture

Chapter 0386

Nicholas walked very quickly, ignoring the small crowd of people following after him.

There was Claudia, who was hurriedly calling for Nicholas to wait for her, and there were two of Nicholas‘ secretaries that I had met when visiting his office.

I felt like his entourage of people seemed to be grander than Pete, the groom–to–be.

Pete came to his senses, grabbed my arm, and pulled me behind him. Then, he took a step forward and said, “Why did you come? I don’t remember ever inviting you.”

Nicholas had his gaze fixed upon us while he walked toward us. Pete pulled me and took a step back. Nicholas scoffed.

At that moment, Beth rushed over and said, “Mr. Shelman, Mr. Hawk has personally received an invitation from your father. Your father had even specifically emphasized that Mr. Hawk should attend.”

As she spoke, she took out an invitation card from her document bag. The invitation card was plated in gold and looked much fancier than the one I had received.

Pete clenched his hands into fists and turned to look at me. “Ari, I really didn’t know.”

“It’s alright,” I said impassively.

Suddenly, another woman with blonde hair and blue eyes ran up to us. The woman was also tall and

slender.

Using slightly choppy Belanese, she exclaimed, “Pete! Why are you here?”

Pete looked over and paled. He glared at Nicholas before turning to the woman. “I came here to pick up a friend. They’re here to attend our wedding tomorrow.”

The woman smiled. She was so beautiful that she looked like a doll.

“What a coincidence! My father has also sent me here to pick up one of our distinguished guests.

“Let me introduce you to him. This is one of the youngest and most famous entrepreneurs in your country. He’ll be working closely with our company in the future.”

Pete smiled. “Of course, I know him. He’s also considered to be one of our matchmakers.”

When Pete had been talking about Nicholas being his matchmaker, he had turned to look at me.

I turned to Nicholas. It was only then that I found out that Pete’s rushed wedding did have something to do with Nicholas.

Nicholas‘ gaze was still fixed on me as he took two steps forward and stretched his hand out toward me. Considering the circumstances, I had no choice but to leave with him.

I bid Yasmine, Leo, and Pete goodbye before wrapping my hands around Nicholas‘ arm. On the other hand, Pete gritted his teeth angrily.

Nicholas ignored everyone else and brought me to his car. Pete’s fiance also followed behind.

Once we settled down, she greeted me and gave me a brief introduction which took less than a minute.

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She told me she had given herself a Belanese name, Annie Chapman.

That

way, their names matched up would be Pete and Annie, just like a famous cartoon pairing in her home country. Her biggest wish would be to live as happily as Pete and Annie did in the cartoon.

Although she had said that, she did not waste a single opportunity to stay close to Nicholas.

She had also conversed with Beth in Gowlish, and Nicholas would chime in frequently whenever they seemed to be on the verge of arguing.

I could tell that Annie was an ambitious woman. She was someone who would fight for her benefit to the very end.

But Pete had been used to lazing around and enjoying the perks his family had given him. Although he was a capable man, he prioritized his freedom. Could he really live happily forever after with a woman like Annie?

We drove all the way to Annie’s company, where Annie and Nicholas‘ secretaries got down the car to continue their discussion.

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The car had quieted down, but I still felt a strong tension within. The car was also filled with the perfume of a stranger.

Claudia, who had been behaving herself throughout the journey, turned around and said, “Nicholas, could you bring me around the city? I haven’t explored this country with you yet.”

Nicholas did not answer her as the car started to move. I rolled the window down to allow some fresh air into the car, making me feel slightly better..

Nicholas had closed his eyes in exhaustion, but Claudia continued to call out to him persistently.” Nicholas! Nicholas! Nicholas!”

I felt a headache coming in. “Stop the car!”

I asked the driver to stop the car by the roadside as I gave them some space. However, I did not expect Nicholas to get down the car with me, and he had instructed the driver to bring Claudia around the city.

When I turned around, I immediately realized he was following me. If the media back in our country saw us, they would have a field day. They’d

about how the two of us were having a

romantic stroll in the streets of a for Probably spin a story

country.