Chapter 289
That night, Audrey dreamed about an old woman. The woman sat in a rocking chair by the edge of a field, her face covered by a large straw hat, and handed Audrey a basket while telling her to go work in the fields.
Dreams had their own logic, so Audrey took the basket and walked into the field. She looked left and right, searching around until she spotted some lush green leaves.
Audrey bent down and started pulling at them with great effort, eventually falling backw pulled up was a huge bunch of peanuts.
I onto her bottom when they finally came loose. What she’d
Audrey was absolutely thrilled and ran to show off to the old woman, who pointed to a basket of flowers beside her and asked if Audrey wanted to trade for them instead. Each flower was gorgeous and looked fresh and vibrant. Audrey felt torn about the decision.
She asked the old woman if she could trade half the peanuts for just one flower, so she’d have something to eat and something beautiful to decorate her house with. Just as they were negotiating the deal, someone woke her up with a kiss.
“You’re so annoying.” Audrey pinched Yann’s waist. This was her little habit. Whenever he got her her, she’d pinch his waist until it bruised.
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I worked up or made her say things that embarrassed
Audrey stumbled into the bathroom with her hair a complete mess, grumbling with disappointment. “I was so close to making that deal, and it’s all your fault.”
Yann squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush and handed it to her, then gently smoothed down her hair with obvious affection. “You can continue the negotiation tonight,” he said.
Audrey mumbled through her toothbrush, “Can dreams connect to each other?”
After breakfast, they both went their separate ways to handle work.
Audrey had the project manager from Lunessé bring over a box of face masks and asked him about recep
sales figures.
The short drama promotions and influencer marketing had completely sold them out. The orders from the clients Amelia had introduced weren’t small either, so Baldwin Biotechnology had already added another production line.
Making face masks wasn’t difficult, but the challenge was sourcing some of the harder–to–find ingredients. Steven was extremely particular about the quality of his materials, which kept production levels low.
The Lunessé face masks were just Audrey’s way of breaking into the market. She couldn’t build the capital she needed with mid–to–low–end products alone.
“Book me a flight. I need to go back to Ironhaven,” Audrey told her assistant. She wanted to meet with Steven and discuss their next phase of collaboration.
Before leaving, Audrey called Lena to come pick up some face masks.
When Lena saw the entire box of products, her jaw practically hit the floor. “Audrey, where did you get all this inventory? My roommate sold her five boxes for triple the price.”
“Send me your school address. I’ll ship you new products to try when they come out.”
Lena stood there stunned for three seconds before it finally clicked. “Wait, no way. You’re telling me the Lunesse brand is actually your company?”
“That’s right.”
“Oh my gosh, Audrey, you’re amazing!” Lena threw her arms around her in a tight hug, then suddenly let go. “I didn’t squeeze too hard, did I?”
Audrey swatted away Lena’s hand as it moved toward her stomach. “I’m fine. I’m not pregnant.”
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“That’s impossible. I definitely saw two lines on that test.”
“Are you having vision problems?”
“I swear I’m right.” Lena raised her hand solemnly. “The bottom line was lighter, but that’s just because it’s still early. We should test again to be sure
‘I need to stop this conversation right now, Audrey thought. She was perfectly fine, but their constant speculation was starting to get in her head.
“That day when your mom urgently called you back home, was there something wrong?” Audrey asked gently.
“Ugh.” Lena let out a heavy sigh and slumped against Audrey’s shoulder pitifully. “My mom wants me to go on a blind date.”
Margot was used to being in control, so she made all the decisions for the Whitlow family. She didn’t interfere with Everett and Miles‘ hobbies and interests. She’d fund their pursuits as long as they showed real results. But with Lena, she kept a tight grip on everything.
Worried that her precious baby might be unhappy after marriage, Margot had actually decided to find Lena a live–in husband who would move into their family.
The dejected Lena suddenly perked up. “Audrey, come with me to the blind date.”
“Me?” Audrey looked surprised. “That doesn’t seem right.”
“There’s nothing wrong with it.” Lena was always impulsive, already pulling Audrey toward the door. “You can sit nearby and observe, see what kind of person he is.”
Lena’s blind date was set at an outdoor café. They arrived early since the guy hadn’t shown up yet, so they sat at separate tables with three tables between them for distance. They kept in touch through WhatsApp.
Lena: [Audrey, is my hair messed up?]
Audrey: [No, it looks fine.] She then pulled out a magazine to flip through. The sound of a chair scraping against the ground made her look up. She saw a clean–faced, round–featured man sitting across from her table.
“Sorry to keep you waiting,” he said. The man wore a loose linen shirt paired with dark dress pants, and looked to be around six feet tall.
Audrey caught sight of Lena looking their way from the corner of her eye. Lena was frantically gesturing for her not to reveal her identity and to just chat with him first.
“I just got here too,” Audrey said, motioning for him to sit down.
“I don’t want to waste anyone’s time,” the man said as he took his seat. “I have two brothers, my parents are still alive, and I own a small company that keeps us comfortable.
“If you have any requirements, just tell me straight up. I’ll do whatever I can to meet them.”
His attitude seemed pretty decent. Audrey got straight to the point. “Would your family be okay with you becoming a live–in husband?”
The man looked slightly stunned, clearly having never considered this possibility.
“You can ask for a wedding gift,” Audrey added,
Before the man could respond, something went wrong at Lena’s table. A guy in a leather jacket had plopped down across from her without ceremony. He had dyed burgundy hair, ear piercings, and was chomping on gum. “Hilda set this up?” he asked.
Lena just stared at him speechlessly. ‘If this guy is Hilda’s introduction, then what is going on at Audrey’s table?‘ she thought. She glanced back at Audrey and started winking frantically at her.
Wrong guy! This one’s the one,‘ Lena thought.
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Audrey caught her meaning and put her head in her hands.
The man sitting across from her let out a quiet chuckle, rubbed his hands together, and his eyes fit up considerably as he looked at her.
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He said, “I wouldn’t mind being a live–in husband. Could I ask you to have two kids with me? One takes your last name, one takes mine. Doesn’t matter they’re boys or girls. As for the wedding gift, you can decide what I’m worth.”
Audrey fell silent. ‘Is it too late to say I got the wrong person?‘ she thought.
Meanwhile, the red–haired guy at the other table noticed Lena kept turning around to look at Audrey. He kicked the table in annoyance and said, “As long as you don’t interfere with my racing, I’ll marry you.”
“What else do you do besides racing?” Lena’s eyes flashed with irritation. “Chase women?”
The red–haired guy laughed. “Why would I mess around outside when I’ve got it for free at home?”
“You-”
“Besides racing, I ride motorcycles and play video games,” the red–haired guy tilted his head thoughtfully. “Sometimes I hang out with my buddies, eating and drinking. As long as you don’t control me, I’ll give you 30 thousand dollars a month for spending money.”
“If you’re so busy, why do you even want to get married?” Lena snapped. “Isn’t racing and gaming with your buddies enough? Why do you have to ruin some woman’s life?”
She shot up from her chair and strode over to Audrey’s table. She shot up from her chair and strode over to Audrey’s table.
“Do you even know what being a live–in son–in–law means?” Lena snorted at the man at Audrey’s table. “The kids take the woman’s surname, and once a man marries into the family, he’s cut off from his own relatives.
“Your brother and parents won’t be able to come around asking for money anymore. You’re really okay with that?”
The man fell silent.
“He wasn’t interested. Let’s go,” Lena said, grabbing Audrey’s arm and pulling her away from the coffee shop.
Once they were at a safe distance, Lena clutched her chest and let out a breath. “That scared the hell out of me. If Yann had seen you on a blind date with some guy, he would’ve strangled me.”
Audrey nudged her with her elbow. “Look across the street.”
Lena turned and saw the red–haired man getting into the car with Audrey’s blind date.
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