I Knew You Were Trouble
s not very large, under seventy square meters. Her father bought the apartment twenty years ago when it was much cheaper. The building is over twenty-fiv
than two kilometers from her apartment,
id of all the dresses and clothes Bert had give
brownish coffee-colored long dress, which is suitable for tonight's o
, Linda finally reach
before heading out. With such an occasion tonight, she knew she couldn't av
at about you?] Hel
ft, I should ar
to bring Linda along. She had previously asked her boss if she could bring
th her around, things often go more smoothly, and her
tonight," her boss said as t
Why hasn't your s
ck." Helen messaged Linda, but by the time she
in first and send h
y given Linda th
or of the private room, and the wa
ive to twenty-six people for a meal. Helen hadn't expected most of the g
e that she didn't immedi
heir company had a project collaboration with Hazel, and they
pologized to Hazel and then sai
had a meeting this afternoon. The project is important. Tonigh
casual get-together, but for them, it was a rare opport
on her. Following her intuition, she looked up and l
pected Bert
was none other than Li
bag, and pulled out her phone to message Linda, [W
elevator in the hotel l
I didn't know they were here. They're sitting
know your boss brou
hfully rep
ine. I'm going, eve
ith her boss. If Linda suddenly canceled, her boss would los
n at her dress,
e now, so she tried to comfort
s of eyes turned to her, and to have so many people waiting for her was undoubtedly the
tention since she was young, or else the pressure from s
her, "Linda, over here. We
She had met Hazel once at a finance event in New York C
le, Linda looked toward the
esence sitting in the main seat. He had sharp features and
t to the man, smiling at Hazel, saying, "President Hazel, it's a pleasure to mee
el said politely. "Lin
make things difficult for someone lik
y. She wasn't curious about where Bert and Jamie were sitting. Fortunately, the table was l
main seat. Helen leaned over and whisper
ked confu
hispering to her, "Before you came in, someone asked me about
What did that person say exact
ummarized, "[They said everyone in the circle is talking about yo
re getting mo
for a few outings during the time she was selling her property. Tonigh
n know any big shot from London. I
perties she was selling were from London, and some had invested in
ow which big shot she was involved with, but unfortun
out made the rumors about her dating
ther for over two years, he still found her face charming. If she
ress she had worn on the night they celebrated his birthday. When he broke up with his previous girlfriends, he neve
red about and the only one he still
s glass and toasted the person at the main seat
nk the entire glas
shaken hands with Rex upon entering the room, he had fou
watches, so it didn't make sense for him
zel, and today he was just here to show support. He didn't need to suck up to anyon
r Linda's unexpected appearance. He was
you been up to lately?" Jamie asked
, no one could
glass with her lips. She made a swallowing motion and then
ven their past relationship, the best thing to do wou
e knew about their past relationship an
being the sub
d placed it on Jamie's plate, "Eat some vegetables." At the
with his own chopsticks and ate it, tasteless. His heart was still on
y. When they broke up, he didn't give her any explanat
toast her. "I heard you're in a r
nd would be getting married soon, and Linda had a ne
interpreted it differently, given
and leaving her job, they wouldn't leave her alone. Th
st pretend they were
nt in choosing people. How did she end up da
the ring finger
y were shopping for jewelry. She thought they would get married, and
hts, raised her glass from acros
asked, having just finished speaking to
ly came to Linda's res
host, he kindly said, "Come, Linda, let'
"Next time, bring y
el." Linda drank the enti
asked Helen about her new boyfriend earlier didn't manage to find out anything, so now curiosity took over, and they asked her directly, "W
a, "
just can't he
ad tacitly accepted the rumor. Now, if she denied it, she would be laughed at. E
better than before w
ert and Jamie. At least tonight, in front of them, sh
shot? She didn't kn
the charade, a name flashed in her mind-
re manager saying that he was
gh the consequences. Linda smiled, an
ped, and the r
the main seat. Bert almost knocked over the glass of wine next to hi
ld yet intriguing gaze. She finally saw his face. The man leaned back i
ost's seat, taking Hazel's pl
dn't bothered to ask who the man at the main seat was. This was a social faux p
ty that Helen had
nections sh
t
a strong gut feeling that something wasn't rig
dare thin
took a deep breath. The mess was b
did she lose face in front of Bert, but now she had also offended Rex. By sh
Helen whispere
ed when they mentioned Global earlier, but Helen had just realize
to this. I heard the New York City project has been handed over to Bernie. I wondere
aintly but d
had been handed over to Bernie. But Bernie wasn't experienced enough, a
eing his
en know when
is with Hazel's. As he tilted his head ba
so absurd. She didn't know how to react. She had wanted to show off and get back
nreadable, neither showing joy nor ang
ange seats." Then, looking at Linda, his first words to h