Chapter 48
Chapter 48
Hansen smoked his cigar while looking at Jenna with his head tilted. He was indifferent to her beautiful smiling face.
Could it be that he had gone crazy after a few days of being normal?
She deliberately coughed and cleared her throat. She looked into his eyes while putting her head on the table, trying to determine whether he was looking at her. Something did not feel right. "You are not going to go back on your word, are you? I have already finalized the manuscript. I will not let anyone else intervene with my designs. It's useless for you to go back on your word now." Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
She reached out and shook her hands in front of his eyes.
In the past few days, she discovered something about Hansen. He generally did not smoke. Whenever he smoked, it was likely that he had encountered some problems. What problem did he encounter today? It must have had something to do with her since he was in her office.
Thinking of the discord between herself and Aria this morning, Jenna thought that Aria must have gone to Hansen and complained about her. He must have come here to vent on behalf of his beloved woman!
Thinking of this, Jenna shivered. She did not like it when Hansen was mad. She got up and was ready to slip away.
Today, Hansen refuted Aria in front of everyone at the Convention Center and supported Jenna. Now, the people in the company was saying that Hansen still had feelings for his ex-wife, and that Aria was about to fall out of favor.
Aria was so angry that she had cried a river.
Would Aria let Jenna go?
Jenna packed up and saw that Hansen was still staring at her. She could not figure out what was going through his mind.
She made up her mind that if Hansen wanted to hand over her designs for Aria to promote them, she was ready to go berserk and destroy them. She would not let her hard work be squandered like that.
"Stop." Just when Jenna was about to walk out of the office, Hansen stopped her in time. He walked toward her and stretched out his hand to grab her. With a little pull, Jenna fell into his arms.
He dropped his cigar, and touched her face gently. He smiled evilly, "Don't worry, how could I go back on my word? Come with me, I will treat you to dinner."
"Dinner?" Jenna broke free of his arms, and was a little puzzled. She did not believe that he only wanted to have dinner after staring at her for such a long time.
"Of course, otherwise, what do you think I want to do?" He smiled evilly and turned his eyes to Jenna's chest. She was wearing a professional suit. Although she didn't show her chest, the button on the shirt was directly under her breasts. The camisole underneath made her skin look white and snowy, which attracted Hansen's eyes.
Hansen felt his throat dry, and gulped unknowingly as he thought, "D*mn it, how can she look so good in a professional suit?"
The few years that they were married, why didn't he realize the beauty she possessed? He ignored her for many years and now all he could do was look at her. Thinking about this, Hansen felt a little regretful.
Jenna rolled her eyes at him. If he wanted to have dinner, did he have to act so strangely?
"Yesterday you cooked for me. Today I'm returning the favor," he smiled, trying to conceal the embarrassment.
"Let's go," Hansen dragged her hand and walked out.
"Mr. Richards," Minnie smiled when she saw Hansen coming out. When she realized that Hansen was dragging Jenna with his hand, her face became dull.
She looked at Hansen dragging Jenna into the special elevator, and then the elevator went directly down to the basement. She felt resentful.
The rumor going around was that Hansen was still in love with his ex-wife. It seemed that it was not only a rumor but the truth.
Red, yellow and blue neon lights spread out from the middle of the screen and gradually gathered back. The ripples were like the water lines on the blue sky, dreamy and dazzling.
The three big words, "Sky Blue Restaurant", radiated a dazzling light from afar.
This was a popular restaurant in A city. Many of its customers were successful people in the city. It was said that the women that came with the male customers were rarely their wives. The women that came here were usually rich and would spend a lot of money. They came here just to find love. It would be too insulting to say that they were the mistresses.
The mood in the restaurant was always romantic and warm.
Hansen walked in with Jenna, and of course the waiter recognized him and immediately greeted him.
Jenna followed Hansen but she felt uncomfortable. Indeed, she came here to find love, but what did he think of her?
The lights were blurred, misty, and unreal. The music was playing softly in the background.
Hansen ordered several dishes without even asking for her opinion.
This had always been his style, overbearing and domineering.
Fortunately, Jenna was not a picky person. She could eat anything.
When the delicious dishes were served, Jenna was surprised. Most of the dishes that he had ordered were either her favorite food or Hansen's.
How did he know what her favorite food was? It didn't look coincidental!
"Come, drink some red wine." Hansen asked the waiter to uncork an expensive bottle of red wine and poured a glass for both of them.
The pleasant dinner began in a peaceful atmosphere.
Hansen was a courteous man and he was gentle and considerate. From time to time, he dished out the food into Jenna's plate. The two often clinked glasses, and Jenna's cheeks were blushing as if they had been soaked in red wine.
"Come, open your mouth." Since Hansen drank some wine, his face had also begun to blush and his eyes blurred. He leaned over, hugged Jenna's shoulder, and handed the food to her mouth.
Jenna turned her head and frowned.
"Come on, why don't you play along? Look at other people, who else has a bitter face like yours?" Hansen hugged her, smiling evilly, blowing in her ear.
To an outsider, he looked like a flirt. Jenna was a little annoyed and felt uncomfortable. She looked around and saw that the couples around were tightly hugging each other. It felt like that was the
norm. They were the odd couple out instead.
Jenna took a deep breath. In order to blend in, she allowed him to hug her.
She was in his arms, but her eyes kept looking around. She was embarrassed.
Under the warm light, the couples in the restaurant did not attract her attention, but suddenly, the figure of a woman caught her attention. What surprised her most was that the woman's eyes were focused on her. The woman just sat there indifferently, and graceful as autumn leaves. Her movements were quiet and calm. The woman just looked at Jenna quietly, and the light in her eyes was intriguing.
She was beautiful, but something about her was different from other women. She was noble, elegant and charming.
Jenna couldn't help but look at her. In such an environment, she sat alone, without any hint of being uncomfortable. Jenna didn't know whether it was her temperament that attracted her, or the fact that she sat alone. The woman reminded Jenna of herself.
Suddenly, there was a touch of sadness in her heart that replaced that strange feeling.
Jenna felt awkward being here.
Shouldn’t she be sitting like the woman?
"What are you thinking? Concentrate." Hansen touched her face with a little dissatisfaction.
Jenna rolled her eyes at him and took the wine glass. The scarlet liquid stained her little hands red.
"Drink it." She brought the glass to his mouth.
"Okay," Hansen bit his glass with his mouth and finished the whole glass.
"I'm done eating. I'm leaving," she said lightly.
"Wait a minute." Hansen wrapped his arms around her tightly. He whispered softly into her ear, "Don't you have anything to tell me?"
He looked at her faintly. Jenna looked back at him in amazement. She wasn't sure what he was talking about. She shook her head and turned around to look at the woman. However, the seat was empty. The woman had left unnoticeably, as if she had never been there before.
Jenna was stunned.
Was she dazzled? Was the woman just an illusion?
The uneasiness in her heart spread over. Jenna stood up and walked out.
A city.
Huge banners and colorful advertisements were all around the city. The media was promoting the "Spread Our Love With Comic Hybrid Car" event. It was an event with a press conference and charity activities.
The day had finally arrived.
At the first floor auditorium in International Kinsey Center, there was a long red carpet that led directly to the center stage. The center stage was the auto show. The huge screens displaying the car designs were set up and played in all directions. A huge round table surrounded the stage. Everything was set up according to the international standard. There would be a large reception after the press conference.
It was undeniable that Aria had unique tastes. As the daughter of A city's Mayor McAdams, she grew up in a superior environment. She had talent in the fashion field that not many people
possessed. For example, the decoration of the event was well designed. It integrated different styles and showed off an elegant, noble, and romantic feel catered to the elites. It could easily guide the guests into a perfect state, and they would end up signing contracts with the organizers.
The guests today were well known international and domestic financial groups. It was said that the private plane hangar of A city was fully parked. Naturally, all news media were dispatched from all over the city!
In the brightly lit conference room, wealthy merchants and businessmen from various countries walked in from the red carpet, and the scene was extremely generous and warm.
A melodious song flowed in the air.
'Let Me Go'
For this event, Hansen had put in a lot of effort. He wanted his business to expand internationally and to root itself firmly in the international market.
This was a crucial time for Richards Group to transform in order to occupy a larger market share and to lead the pack. He hired Jenna, the top designer, to design the new luxury cars and used the charity events to attract giant consortiums around the world.
If he could gain the favor of these consortiums and signed the contracts successfully, it would be the first move to break through internationally.