His Dangerous Love

Chapter 22 Better Flirting Skills

Chapter 22 Better Flirting Skills

Elianna responded casually, "I overheard someone mention you when you arrived with Alicia earlier."

Brett examined Elianna, furrowing his brows at her composed expression, then smiled and said, "I apologize for mistaking you for someone else just now."

Elianna returned the smile and replied, "No problem, but now I have to leave to..."

"Ms. Gentry, you're from Oakpool, right?" Before Elianna could finish speaking, Brett interrupted her.

"I'm from Elfold, and this is my first visit to Oakpool. Could you recommend some interesting places?"

"Sure." Elianna remained calm on the surface, but unease gnawed at her.

She knew Brett was growing more suspicious of her with every passing second, and being in his presence meant danger.

However, she couldn't refuse his request. Refusing would only make her seem guilty.

As she made recommendations, Brett kept asking probing questions that felt more like an interrogation than casual curiosity.

Just as she found herself entangled in his inquiries, a hurried waiter rushed over and approached her.

He bowed to them and informed her, "Ms. Gentry, Ms. Nola is calling you to the upstairs lounge. She has something urgent to discuss."

Elianna secretly sighed in relief and apologized to Brett, "I'm sorry, but my sister is calling for me. I must leave now."

"No problem, Ms. Gentry. You're busy, go ahead," Brett replied.

...

As Elianna walked away, the feeling of being observed finally dissipated.

She took a deep breath and belatedly broke out in a cold sweat.

Once she had calmed down, she asked the waiter, "Did Nola mention why she wanted to see me?" Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

"No, Ms. Nola only said that you should come immediately," the waiter replied.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the door of the lounge.

The waiter led Elianna there and left, leaving her pacing outside the door alone.

She wondered why Nola would call for her when she was supposed to be with Jefferson.

Would there be something inappropriate if she went in?

After struggling for a while, Elianna lightly knocked on the door twice.

"Nola, is it you who's looking for me?" she asked, but there was no response.

Elianna tried to push the door, which wasn't locked.

Inside the room, Nola sat on the floor, wiping away tears.

Her previously smooth and elegant cheongsam was torn at the hem, revealing a striking expanse of skin.

Looking up with teary eyes, she said, "Anna."

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Elianna felt a sense of unease.

Could it be that Nola had angered Jefferson by rejecting him?

She furrowed her brows and helped Nola up from the ground.

"Nola, if you're not feeling well, let's go back first."

Nola looked apprehensively at Jefferson sitting on the sofa and then nodded slightly.

"Hold on!"

Jefferson smiled wryly, "Did I tell you to leave?"

Nola visibly trembled and stammered, "I-I..."

Ignoring Jefferson, Elianna opened the door and said, "Nola, you go out first. I'll have a few words with Jefferson."

Nola was a bit worried but thought that since Elianna was at least his brother's girlfriend, he mustn't bother her, so she walked out.

Seeing that Jefferson didn't stop her, Nola felt relieved and quickly left.

The door closed again, leaving only Elianna and Jefferson in the lounge.

Elianna turned around, "Jefferson, Nola didn't mean to offend you. She's just a bit reserved and may not be ready for something so intense right from the beginning..."

Suddenly, she stumbled over her words, realizing that she was indirectly implying her own promiscuity.

Unexpectedly, Jefferson burst into laughter.

"You really think highly of yourself. Your sister had better flirting skills than you!"

"You just dared to embrace me, while she is willing to kneel and crawl on the ground... It seems you won't be able to compete with her!"