In Eunice's 22 years of life, the most handsome man she has ever seen is Ryan. It is not that she
hasn't seen any handsome guy before. She just believes that a man in his thirties has an experienced
vibe, which a boy in his twenties could never have.
It has nothing to do with appearance. What makes a man charming is the aura that comes from inside.
Eunice has met Lily before and knows the relationship between Lily and Ryan. She was surprised that
Lily could be calm enough to resist Ryan's courtship. But now, after seeing Rex, she understands.
Ryan doesn't suppress his coldness to others but Rex does. Rex is alienated from others and the
restrained coldness he gives off should not be ignored. Sure enough, a complete cold man is at the
center of attention, but a man like Rex, who bewitches others when he seems untouchable. Yet the
man is so indifferent. The two contradictory characteristics are perfectly combined in him.
Eunice looked up at his deep, sharp eyes and holds her breath, "Hello, Mr. Rex. I'm Eunice Tyrone."
Recognizing the awkwardness and timidity in her voice, Ryan casts her a glance but says nothing.
He directly takes the seat in front of Rex, leaving a space beside him. Nervous, Eunice doesn't pay
much attention to that and sits over subconsciously.
Lily observes them as they walking in. Ryan is handsome with an unreadable expression and Eunice
has her nervousness written on her face.
‘They are Eunice and Ryan that Adair Mentioned before?’
To be honest, it is somewhat different from her imagination. She thought that they should not be young
and Adair should like people who are kind and amiable. She doesn't expect the truth to be exactly the
opposite. The man called Ryan doesn't seem to be very affectionate. Instead, he looks cold.
"When did you come back?"
Just as she is pondering, Ryan asks suddenly. Only then does Lily regain her senses. She realizes her
gaffe and looks away immediately. "It's been three or four days."
"Have you seen Adair?"
"Yes."
She doesn’t dare to say any more in fear that something would go wrong. She is very nervous.
Rex raises his hand under the table, moves it slowly, and lightly lands it on the back of her cold one. At
the same time, his eyes are fixed on the man sitting opposite him. "Adair told me that you had been
taking care of him recently. Thank you, Mr. Ryan and Ms. Eunice."
Hearing her name being mentioned, before she could form a "you're welcome", she hears a slight snort
from the man beside her. "Mr. Rex, you're welcome. I'm not taking care of Adair for anyone's sake. I
just don't want the child to be left alone."
His answer doesn't sound very tactful. In fact, he is trying to play it cool. He is telling Rex that he didn't
do that for Lily, but the child.
Eunice knows Ryan likes Lily, so when she hears what he says, she glances at him out of the corner of
her eyes.
He's indeed... selfless.
"I appreciate that. If you need help in the future, please don't hesitate to let me know, Mr. Ryan." Rex
respects that and smiles politely.
The two men are sitting face to face. They know what the other is thinking about, but still keep the
warm conversations going.
Eunice is a little uneasy. Her hands on her legs knit together. Seeing that the two men are momentarily
silent, she hesitates and says, "Uh..."
The other three shoot glances at her simultaneously. She lowers her head immediately with red ears. "I
heard that Adair is coming, too. Where is he?"
Finally, Lily gets the chance to speak. She replies immediately, "He's playing in the courtyard outside
with our assistant. I don't want him to be naughty here."
"It's been a long time since I've seen him. Well, how about I go out to see the child and you guys could
talk? I'll come back later." Eunice racks her brain to come up with an excuse to get out of the room. She
knows it's impolite to leave so soon, but the air here is too uncomfortable. She couldn't stand it
anymore.
Lily wants her to stay a little longer, but seeing her awkwardness, she doesn't say anything else.
The seat beside is empty. Ryan looks down and acts as if he doesn't care. But in fact, his gaze follows
closely behind the girl who disappears in the doorway.
She is hiding.
Ever since she saw him, she has been trying to hide. Now she finally gets the chance.
The man curled his lips in disdain. He thinks to himself that she has come with him and she would have
to go with him. They are not far apart anyway and there's no place she can hide.
The three are left in the classic room. Ryan takes the exquisite white tea bowl from the table and brings
it to his lips to take a sip when he hears Lily says in a low voice, "Ms. Eunice is younger than I thought."
Ryan pauses at that. Something sharp flashes through his narrow eyes and his body tenses up, like a
hunting cheetah finding its prey.
But in a very short time, the emotion is quickly concealed by him. He puts the bowl back on the table.
When he looks up again, he is as calm as he is before. "How old do you think she is?"
Lily doesn't give a second thought of why he asks that. After thinking for a while, she replies, "She must
be twenty-seven or so. She looks like she's only in her early twenties. She's very young."
"Why?"
"What?" Lily is confused by his sudden question.
"Why do you think she should be older?"
Lily has no idea why he is asking that, but she answers honestly, "I was just guessing. I have never
seen her before."
That's it.
Ryan looks straight into the depths of her eyes. It has only been a short time since he enters the room.
Obviously, her appearance hasn't changed. She is just a little thinner. But he has a feeling that
something is wrong.
Now, he finally understands.
It is her eyes, which are focusing on him. And her awkward attitude to him… The familiarity is gone and
is replaced by alienation, though she is desperately trying to pretend she knows him well.
They have known each other for more than five years and they don't get along that way.
Perhaps his gaze is too intense, even Rex, who is sitting beside her, has noticed it. He leans forward
and blocks Ryan's view.
But Ryan doesn't care. He chuckles suddenly, but there isn't any smile in his eyes. "You've seen her
before, don't you remember?"
Lily freezes. She couldn't move at all, as if her body were bound by vines.
She looks up suddenly. She wants to form a smile, only to realize that the corners of her lip are too
heavy for her to do so. "What did you say?"
"Lily," Ryan's expression turns cold. "What exactly happened to you these days?"
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