When Richard saw me, his eyes brightened, and he stepped forward to say hello, but Gai grabbed his arm to stop him.
Alexander’s gaze zeroed in on my hand on Aiden’s. His eyes darkened as he met my gaze, andrge veins in his neck started to bulge.
The same hostess that showed us to our table sat them in the table directly behind us.
Great.
I couldn’t help but notice Alexander ring at Aiden as he handed me a cool ss of water.
Swallowing, I shifted in my seat and tried to tear my eyes away from Alexander.
“The college boy seems to be making Olivia very happy,” Richard whispered to Gai, but it was still loud enough that I could hear.
A warm flush spread across my body.
“He’s very cute, isn’t he?” Gai whispered.
Alexander could hear them too, and his frown deepened. He tapped Richard with his menu and nodded at the server standing at their table. “Order your drink, Richard.”
At this point, I was over the drama, and I just wanted to have a nice dinner.
I grabbed my water ss, but then almost dropped it when I saw who was walking with purpose across the restaurant.
Naomi Wright looked like a model in a red dress and ck heels as she made a beeline for Alexander’s table. Her same friend from the elevator was trailing after her looking like she had just sucked on a lemon.
“Good evening, Mr. Green,” Naomi said when she was standing right in front of Alexander.
Chapter 128: Interchangeable
*Olivia*
I averted my eyes away from Naomi and told myself that this was none of my business. All I wanted to do was enjoy my dinner and be goodpany for Ava’s brother, who had given up part of his spring break to help keep us safe on this trip.
But even though I wasn’t watching Alexander and Naomi, that didn’t mean I still couldn’t hear them.
“Hello, Ms. Wright,” Alexander said so coldly that I couldn’t help but look up. “I’ll have a bottle of your 1995 Chardonnay, please.”
I let out a quiet gasp. Thest part Alexander had said to the waiter. I couldn’t believe how dismissive Alexander was to a woman who had been kind and gentle during their first date. And hadn’t he traveled all this way to spend time with Naomi? It didn’t make sense that he was treating her with such cold indifference.
Naomi and her friend shared a surprised nce and shifted uneasily on their high heels. I couldn’t help but watch the
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awkward scene unfold before me. It was like how you <b>couldn’t </b>help looking at a car crash.
Naomi seemed to want to retreat. She tightly gripped her friend’s arm and began to pull her away from Alexander’s table. But her friend shook her off. She lifted her chin and looked right at Alexander.
“Could we please sit down, Mr. Green?” she asked.
Alexander didn’t even look up from his menu to answer her. “That would be hard to do since there aren’t any seats left at our table.”
My mouth dropped open at his audacity. Then, he did something that sent an electric shock down my spine.
Alexander turned around and locked eyes with me.
For a moment, it was like we were the only two people in the restaurant. Something passed between us, and I would have given anything to know what he was thinking. But then the moment passed, and my heart lowered when I noticed that Alexander was looking at me with the same cruel indifference in his eyes as when he looked at Naomi.
Maybe all of us girls were just interchangeable to him.
I wouldn’t allow him <i>to </i>intimidate me, though. As my hand tightened around my cool water ss, I returned his cold stare with one of my own.
“If you need a ce to sit, you could share a table with my secretary,” Alexander said and waved his hand at me like I didn’t matter.
Chapter <b>179 </b>
These cruel words froze everyone in <b>ce </b>for <b>a </b>moment.
At this point, my rage toward my boss was boiling inside me<b>, </b>and I was about to erupt like a volcano. How dare he treat me with such callousness? For a moment, I honestly considered standing up and sshing my cold water in his face.
But after a moment of stewing in my burning rage, I managed to reel in my anger. If I reacted, then he would know that he had gotten to me.