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Chapter 16 Which Stan Was It?
Not far behind them, Morton was astonished and took a sharp breath, “I thought Miss Erin and Miss Elsa were friends, but I didn’t expect…”
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Morton could see and hear their conversation clearly, and so could…
Stan’s deep and unfathomable gaze swept over Elsa’s back, landing on her clinging to Ryan, their bodies intimately close. His eyes darkened.
It was only a brief moment, but his gaze seemed to penetrate through her body, piercing into her heart.
Elsa suddenly felt a chill down her back.
Even though they were outdoors where it was warm.
The atmosphere became tense, but Mrs. Hardy stepped in to defuse the situation, “Erin, it’s your birthday today, you are the star today, but don’t keep focusing on Elsa and her friend’s privacy.”
She took the opportunity to go and get some champagne and pulled Erin away.
Mrs. Hardy whispered to Erin, “Your uncle, Stan, is coming today. You should talk to him nicely and ask him for a job at the Laurier Group. Do you understand?”
Erin’s eyes lit up, and she asked eagerly, “Really? But isn’t he very busy? I heard he has been on business trips abroad. Is he
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willing to recruit me into the Laurier Group?”
“Stan is your uncle, and he dotes on you. Besides, your
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graduated from a prestigious university. No one will object to the recruitment.”
Erin put aside her grievances with Elsa and nodded, “I understand, but he has a bad temper. Mom, you have to speak up for me. I must get into the Laurier Group!”
She had heard that the Laurier Company had the intention to acquire Hill TV Station and had been negotiating the price for over a year.
If she could enter the Laurier Group and be involved in this project, she could take revenge on Elsa.
Elsa noticed that Mrs. Hardy and Erin were talking about something. Suddenly, Erin turned her head and looked in her direction, and she smiled coldly. Elsa raised an eyebrow.
What other tricks did Erin have up her sleeve?
Elsa realized that she had still held onto Ryan. She felt at sudden repulsion and was about to withdraw her hand, but Ryan forcefully held onto her hand, keeping them close together.
Ryan leaned closer to her, “Elsa, are you trying to show your favour to me?”
Elsa’s expression was darkened, just as she was about to speak, she saw Mrs. Hardy leading Erin over. Elsa could only maintain a smile as she took the champagne from Mrs. Hardy
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and expressed her gratitude.
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Erin continued to maintain a gentle demeanour as if nothing had happened among them.
Mrs. Hardy was leading Elsa and the others to their seats, and suddenly a voice came from behind, “Mrs. Hardy, Mr. Stan is here.”
Elsa’s body stiffened as she heard the voice, feeling a strange familiarity. Which Stan was it?
Before Elsa could even turn around, Mrs. Hardy turned around and smiled immediately, disregarding Erin and walking towards the person, saying, “Stan, when did you arrive?”
“I’ve been here for a while,” Stan replied with a deep voice. “I saw you were busy, so I waited here for a while.”
A while?
Had he seen and heard everything they said and did?
Elsa’s smile was frozen. She remembered telling Stan that she had never had a boyfriend before, yet here she was holding hands with Ryan, she felt inexplicably guilty.
Elsa couldn’t help but turn her head around and caught sight. of a tall figure.
Caught off guard by the sudden eye contact with Stan, she averted her gaze right away, hastily pulling her hand out of Ryan’s arm and creating some distance between them.
Her heart was pounding incessantly, and her palms were sweating.
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1988 Vouchers She had been with Stan for so long without daring to inquire about his family or personal matters, and she never expected him to be Erin’s uncle, let alone showing up here!
This was beyond absurd!
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