The Woman From Hell

Just when I was about to take a step forward, Marius stopped me. "Why are you still getting into the habit of doing that? You'll get drunk easily if you drink red and white wine one after another like this."

I swatted his hand away and gave him a reassuring look. "It's okay. Shouldn't I express my sincerity if I want to persuade him?"

"Be careful, then. Delia is next to him." With a worried tone, Marius looked at Delia with a guarded gaze.

I nodded. "Don't worry. I'll give you a signal later. Come up and drag away then."

After leaving him with that instruction, I grabbed the wine glass and went over to them. The moment I reached Theo, the people surrounding him were sharp enough to move away. I went up to him, and before I could even say anything, Delia said, "Did you come to give us a toast, President Lane?"

"Indeed. If it weren't for President Grant, I wouldn't be here today. Won't you indulge me with a toast, President Grant?" I moved my glass toward Theo's while paying attention to his expression. Theo's expression remained unchanged, but his hand that was holding the wine glass paused.

After a while, he said leisurely, "A toast it is."

Theo raised his wine glass, the light reflecting off the wine glass on his delicate face brightly. I raised the glass and clinked with his.

I then downed it.

A chill rose through my stomach. I could not tell any emotion from his eyes.

Pursing my lips, I looked at Delia, who was beside him, and immediately said, "Miss Owens, can I speak with President Grant alone?"

Delia's expression changed when she heard that, and she let out a light laugh. "What kind of joke is that? You want me to let my future husband talk to his former wife alone? How magnanimous do you think I am?"

I ignored her and locked my gaze on Theo. "What do you say, President Grant?"

"What is it?" Theo's voice was frigid.

Just when I was about to reply, Delia cut me off. "Regardless, I don't allow you two to talk alone!"

"It's a very important matter about the Yards. If you don't mind Miss Owens being present, then I won't mind either." I glanced at Delia before focusing my gaze on Theo again.

Theo looked up at me. There was finally some anger in his eyes. "I have nothing to do with the Yards."

Smiling lightly, I replied, "If I said you do, would you believe me? I'm sure you've heard what happened 20 years ago, haven't you, President Grant?"

Theo's entire body faltered when he heard this. Brows furrowing, he looked surprised before turning to look at Delia. "Didn't you just say you wanted to get some rest? There's a place over there-" FindNovel

"Theo, so you really want to talk to her alone, huh? No, I have to be here. Who knows if she'll try to seduce you?!" Delia glared at me and tugged at Theo's clothes.

I sneered. "Who could ever compete with you when it comes to seduction, Miss Owens?"

"You!" Delia could hold her anger back, but given we were in public, she could only restrain herself.From NôvelDrama.Org.

This was the time.

I threw Marius a wink. He

immediately understood and came over. "I'm sure you're tired, aren't you, Miss Owens? Let me take you somewhere so you can rest." After saying that, he pulled Delia away. Even though Delia was reluctant, she had no choice but to follow Marius with how he was pulling her in order to maintain her image.

After the trouble was resolved, I looked at Theo. "President Grant, let's go to a private room."

"Let's just discuss it here to avoid misunderstandings."

I had expected Theo's polite refusal and just smiled. "Let's go to the room. I don't think you'll want other people to know about this."