Chapter 165: Are You In A Relationship With President Jones?
Translator: End less Fantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
When John returned home, Selena had just finished bathing Eva Grant. Upon seeing her father, Eva immediately stretched her arms out and cried out for him. “Dad…”
Eva Grant’s small face was chubby and her watery eyes looked longingly at him. He pursed his lips slightly and did not reach out to his daughter.
The little girl wriggled unhappily in Selena’s arms and pouted her pink lips.
Selena saw that he was in a bad mood while her daughter looked aggrieved. She tried to calm Eva down by saying, “Eva, do you want Daddy more than Mommy? In that case, 1 won’t tell you any more stories in the future.”
Although the little girl was young, she knew what her mother meant. She turned to kiss her mother’s cheek, causing Selena to laugh.
Selena carried Eva Grant into the bedroom and not long after, a gentle female voice could be heard telling the story of a little tadpole looking for its mother.
Once Eva Grant had fallen asleep, Selena came out of the bedroom. When she passed by the study room, she saw John leaning against the desk and smoking. His handsome face was full of worries.
She pushed the door open and entered. John looked up at her and took a puff of the cigarette between his fingers. The white smoke slowly came out from his lips and lingered between his eyebrows.
The light in the room was very dim, adding to the gloominess on his face.
Seeing that he was depressed, Selena asked, “You went to see her? What did she say?”
In this world, there might be many things that could affect his emotions, but the only one that could make him feel so much pain and helplessness was Serenity.
He smoked in silence as a handful of ashes fell on his shiny leather shoes. His hair fell on his forehead, blocking the emotions in his eyes.
Selena could easily guess what his silence meant and her mind was instantly filled with thoughts. Her lips parted but she didn’t know what to say.
John lowered his head and was silent for a while before he softly said, “Selena, I can’t wait anymore.”
Half of his handsome and well-defined face was hidden in the shadow of the light but his serious and deep eyes shone through regardless.
Although the media did not report it, news of Gabriel bringing a woman to the banquet had already spread among the upper-class society in just two days. With a little inquiry, anyone could know that the woman was Miss Serenity of the Rivers family.
After dinner, Benjamin Rivers called Serenity into the study room. Serenity felt uneasy when she saw her father’s serious expression. She thought that it was because she had bumped into John sending her back outside the house.
She rarely came into Benjamin’s study. The strict atmosphere was so oppressive that it made her panic.
But Benjamin was unexpectedly amiable tonight. “1 heard that you’re dating President Jones.”
Serenity was slightly stunned and she immediately thought of how Gabriel had brought her to the banquet. With a smile, she said, “No, it’s just for business.”
Benjamin’s eyes flashed with disappointment when he heard what she said.
If she could climb up to Gabriel’s big tree, then the hope of the Rivers family’s revival would be greater.
Benjamin lit a cigar. When the ash accumulated to a certain length, he slowly said, “If you can get married to Gabriel, it will be of great help to the Rivers family.”
Serenity was not surprised. Not only did Benjamin think so, but everyone in Andalas also wanted to marry their daughter to Gabriel. Many socialites yearned to be Mrs. Jones.
However, thoughts were just that. One could not deny reality. Gabriel was such an outstanding person so the woman to stand by him should probably be as outstanding and impeccable as him.
She lowered her eyes and said, “He is just my boss and I am his employee. He doesn’t like me.”
Benjamin pursed his lips and coldly said, “Instead of marrying someone else, why don’t you go for him?”
Benjamin’s words entered one ear and left the other – Serenity pretended not to have heard his last words when she left his study..