Love Is a Sweet Addiction

Lila was slightly surprised and didn’t get his point.

She took the draft which he had selected and looked at it in confusion. It turned out that this was what she disliked the most.

It was an off-the-shoulder dress with a standup collar. It looked feminine and romantic, elegant and noble. But it would be more suitable for those flat-chested women. Any female celebrates with a large breast would not choose it.

She did not even bother to take a second look and almost threw it into the trash bin.

What did Terence mean? It was for a woman he cared about the most…

She got it. If it was for a woman he cared about the most, he would not allow her to wear a revealing dress in public. On the contrary, for a woman he did not care about, the sexier she looked in that dress, the better. Because men lusted for women!

Therefore, Terence was not the one who liked a woman dressed in conservative but wanted to protect the one he loved.

Lila smiled, leaning in close, “What about me? Do you care about me?”

Terence said with a smile, “No. You’re a beautiful woman who I would love to look at.”

His answer would hurt Lila!

She liked him so much that would like to lower her profile to seduce him. But he took her as an ordinary sexy goddess to look at.

She asked fawningly, “What if I wear this one? Will you like me more?”

“Who knows? You can try.”

“Fine. I’ll give it a shot.” Lila put the drafts back into the document folder. She rubbed against him and said coquettishly, “Terence, I’m trying to change. I believe that you will love me one day.”

Terence held her with his other hand and said seriously, “Miss Lila, I am married.”

“I know.” Lila smiled indifferently, “I also heard that you and your wife are not in love. Your marriage should not last long.”

Terence stared at her, not saying a word.

Even she had heard that he had no feelings for Esther. Well, Lila was well-informed.

Lila didn’t know what he was thinking. She carefully asked, “What is it?”

She was an excellent lover and any man would be turned on. Terence must be very happy.

“You are so confident. It’s funny.” Terence smiled, “I hope that you are not serious. Or I will look down on you.”

Lila was disappointed. Terence was indeed different from others. He was difficult to deal with!

Lila was crazy about him because of this.

She still remembered the day she first saw him. It was at the wing building of a café. He sat alone in front of a French window, watching the rain. He behaved elegantly and his facial expression was calm. He looked like a man in paintings.

She asked the people from the Gibson Jewelry who he was. They told her that he was probably missing his late wife.

Only by then did Lila know that he was Terence Gibsons, and was faithful to his late wife!

Lila had never seen a powerful handsome man was faithful to love!

***

Learning that Lila had chosen her design, Esther couldn’t believe it.

Serena said with a smile, “It is so surprising, isn’t it? I had the same reaction when heard the news.” She took out the design drafts and went through them again. “Is there something wrong with Lila? She likes the dress you designed. It’s not her style.”

Esther was also looking at her draft, “Maybe she wants some change. I’m so surprised that she chose our studio.”

“Ignore that. It’s our honor since she chose us. I’ll meet her tomorrow, and you will go with me. We’ll discuss details about this dress.”

Esther nodded, “Okay.”

“Let’s dine together.” Serena stood up from her chair.

Esther declined, “No, I’m busy. I can’t make it.”

“Are you going to work overtime?”

Esther shrugged, “Yeah. I’m quite popular recently.”

She hadn’t finished the design of Anne’s wedding dress yet. And she would also work on modifying Lila’s dress. She wished that she could have more heads and hands.

Esther worked till nine o’clock. After tidying up her desk, she went home.

It was late and only fewer people were on the road.

Esther stood by the roadside and was waiting for a taxi. After waiting for a long time, she did not see any taxi. Before she walked to another intersection to wait, a dark figure suddenly came from aside.

This man was well prepared. He grabbed her handbag. Esther did not expect this. It was the first time she encountered this kind of occasion. She staggered and fell to the ground.

Her forehead hit against the ground. She was in dizziness. She instinctively shouted, “Help!”

Unfortunately, there was no person around.

She was so scared. She watched the man taking her bag and quickly jumped into a van driving away.

Was it a robbery?

Esther was so scared. She had cold sweat and blood on her forehead, and couldn’t collect herself for quite a while.

What had happened just now was like a dream. If she didn’t feel the pain on her forehead, she would have thought that she was in a dream.

She sat there for a long time and couldn’t figure out why a robbery took place downtown, where was supposed to be safe. She thought about it. There was a new mobile phone which she bought before married in her bag. There was also a wallet with about one thousand cash and some female skincare products.

The loss wasn’t heavy, but Esther was scared!

“Miss, are you alright?” Someone asked concernedly.

Esther looked at the kind woman who suddenly showed up, “You are injured. Your forehead is bleeding.”

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Esther thanked her with a smile, “Thank you. May I borrow your phone? I need to make a call.”

The woman nodded and took out her phone and unlocked the screen before handing it to Esther.

Holding the phone, Esther had no idea who she should call. Neither did she want her mother to worry about her, nor trouble her friends.