Chapter 269
By the time Audrey and Yann came down from the mountain, it was already aftertoon. The mountain wasn’t strep, and there was a stream The other side. The crisp autumn weather lifted their spirits.
“We should have brought a fent for camping,” Audrey said breathlessly, her calves aching and cheeks flushed “When I was He, I could sew the stars hom the rooftop. Thardly see them anymore.”
at you want to see stars, we could go to the desert,” Vann said, taking her hand.
Audrey smiled and shook her head. There was no need to go through all that trouble. She was enjoying the peaceful, comfortable feeling. She wasn’t actually interested in stargazing
As soon as they got back in the car, Yann received a call from Quentin. “Harry’s clob is all set up Audrey mentioned wanting to come before. Are you free
tonight?”
Yann was about to decline, but Audrey overheard the conversation and called out, “We’re free. We’re out in the suburbs though, so we might be late getting there.”
“No problem,” Quentin laughed. “We’ll wait however long it takes.”
After hanging up. Yann looked at her with a hint of reproach in his eyes.
Audrey pretended not to notice and flashed him an appeasing smile, “If it’s not fun, we can leave early.”
“Today’s the 26th,” Yann said pointedly. Any date with a 3, 6, or 9in it was huge for him.
Audrey’s eyes gleamed mischievously as she lifted her hand to rub her legs. “Everyone’s tired from hiking today.”
“I’m not tired,” Yann replied.
‘Well, he might not be tired, but I sure am, Audrey thought. To wear out Yahn’s energy, he had carried all the gear and food on the way back, and he was still thinking about tonight’s activities.
‘He’s a monster. Are they still recruiting special forces? They should send him over there, Audrey thought.
Anyone who owned a dog know that when a puppy stared at them with those pleading, pitiful eyes while wagging its tail to win you over, it was nearly impossible to refuse their request
That was exactly how Audrey felt right now. She pretended to fix her hair, using her hand to block her view, but she could still feel his eager, sincere gaze burning into her.
Yann had a tall, it would be spinning faster than a propeller, Audrey thought.
“Fine.” Audrey gave in. After all, he’d be doing all the work
Yann’s eyes immediately lit up, a
and he placed her bare feet on his knees, massaging them with just the right pressure.
“Don’t–they smell,” Audrey tried to pull her legs back, but Yann held them firmly. “They don’t smell. They’re sweet
If the driver wasn’t there, Audrey was certain he would have lifted her feet to his lips for a kiss. It was not just women. Men with lovesick brains were pretty terrifying too
They arrived at the esports club an hour later, and Audrey had managed to nap in the car. Most of her fatigue had formidable stamina later tonight, she decided to keep pretending she was tired. Maybe it would make him go easi
“Audrey.“Quentin greeted them at the main entrance. “We’ve arranged dinner. Do you have any food preferences?”
ared, but considering tann’s
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“She likes spicy food,” Yann said, opening the car door. At inen as Audrey stepped out, he puded her protectbely i
Quentin gave instructions to the stall and then led them into the building.
The facily had two large gaming rooms that could accommodate two teams competing simultaneously, při discuss strategies after matches. There were also tan smaller gaming tones that could only fit from people an
Quentin pushed open one of the smaller gaming rooms where Landy and Keith were sitting at computers, deep in their game. When they say the group enter, Roth looked up with a smile and waved. “Audrey, you made it.”
Audrey couldn’t be rude to someone who was being friendly. Even though Keith wanted to protect Talia, he hadn’t directly hurt Audrey so she couldn’t justify giving him the cold shoulder. She smiled and nodded back.
Quentin noticed something off in Yann’s expression and signaled for him to keep Audrey entertained for a while.
Keith had asked them to set up tonight’s gaming session, and since Yann wasn’t giving him the chance to talk privately, Kerth had to rely on his friends for
help
Audrey sat down next to Hardy while Yarn guided her hands to show her how to operate the controls. Hardy streamed every day, and today’s stream was special because they had a complete beginner on the team.
Several fans started posting comments criticizing Audrey for dragging the team down.
Hardy immediately kicked those viewers out of the livestream and posted an explanation on the public screen: That’s my friend’s wife. If you don’t si it, get out.
The fans started chatting among themselves. ‘You’re protecting her like she’s your own wife or something. Turns out she’s just your friend’s wife” thought.
Soon, the fans were greeting Audrey in the public chat. Even though Audrey’s gameplay was terrible and she was always the first to get eliminated, Hardy still managed to carry the team to victory every round.
After the game ended, the group decided to fire up the barbecue. The team members had gone to rest, leaving just a few of them to handle the food prep. Keith finally found his chance to talk to Audrey
“Audrey, I’m not here to plead Talia’s case,” Keith said.
“Okay.” Audrey picked up two plates of vegetables, ready to head outside. “That’s good then.”
Keith blocked her path. “Can we talk? Just five minutes, please.“,
Audrey saw Yann walking toward them, so she turned back and set the plates on the counter. “Fine.” She gave Yann a reassuring gesture and followed Keith out to the balcony.
Keith rubbed his hands together, trying to figure out how to word this without making things worse
“One minute down,” Audrey said flatly. “Just say what you need to say.” She wasn’t trying to win Keith over, but she wouldn’t pick a fight with him either Ater all, the real issue was between her and Talia.
Keith took a deep breath, as if steeling himself for what came next. “The Pantheon Films project is still ongoing. If you go after Talia now, it puts the Turner family in an impossible position.”
Audrey’s brows furrowed slightly, showing she didn’t understand.
Keith gripped the railing, veins standing out on the backs of his hands. I know what Tala did was wrong. She consequences. But could you…
this on herself and should face the
i mean,
could you wait? Just until we finish this project together. Before then, I’ll break off the engagement with her. After that, you can do whatever you want. Consider the money from this project my way of making it up to you.”
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After Keith finished speaking, he looked at Audrey with hopeful eyes. He knew it was impossible to get Audrey to drag the pushed this issue, the more it would backfire. His only hope was to let time ease Audrey’s anger.
During this period, Keith could think of other ways to compensate Audrey in Talia’s name, even if it meant bringing Tells to apologise sincarely in front of
Audrey
Audrey remained silent, and the two fell into an awkward quiet. Through the sliding door, she could see several people busy inside, including a who kept glancing their way. She gave Yann a slight smile to signal that everything was fine, then turned bark to Keith
I
“First, I haven’t accepted any projects from Pantheon Films. Second, I haven’t received any compensation money either, Audrey said
Keith was about to explain when Audrey cut him off, “Delaying the lawsuit won’t solve the problem between Talia and me if she doesn’t mistakes, it won’t matter if we delay it for a lifetime.”
She knows she was wrong. She’s just —
The sliding door burst open with a loud whoosh. Yann extended his hand toward Audrey and looked directly at Keith “Stellar Core’s illegal theft of trade secrets only targets Talia. Anyone who tries to change the outcome shouldn’t blame me for treating them the same way”
Keith felt his heart clench at the cold warning in Yann’s eyes.
