Blair Chester held her dress, secretly contemplating, when a particularly sweet voice suddenly came to her ears, "Hello, President Ward."
She instinctively raised her gaze to look over.
She met Caiden Ward’s gentle, smiling gaze.
Her expression froze.
"Do you like it?" Caiden Ward lowered his eyes to glance at the dress in her hand, clearly engaging her in conversation.
Blair Chester stared at him steadily for a long moment until she regained her composure and said coldly, "Sir, it seems we don’t know each other."
"Haven’t we just met by talking?" Caiden Ward slightly raised his brows, playfully intrigued.
Blair Chester glanced at him, seeming incredulous at such abrupt attention, and refrained from speaking further, instead addressing the sales assistant, "Please take me to the service desk."
"Ah..." The sales assistant glanced awkwardly at Caiden Ward but smiled and said, "This way, please."
Blair Chester took her receipt to make a payment.
Caiden Ward had already left.
When the staff packed her dress, she slightly pursed her lips, maintaining a poised yet faint smile.
However, she was internally unsettled to an indescribable degree.
The sales assistant had led her to pay the bill in silent company.
But this didn’t mean she was unaware of Caiden Ward’s identity.
Since receiving her acceptance letter, she had kept track of the Cloud Capital’s elite frequently appearing in business magazines. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel{f}ire.net
Caiden Ward, naturally, she knew.
The current leader of the Ward Clan’s commercial group, wealthy beyond mention, with looks comparable to a celebrity, nearly thirty and unmarried, known for his charming nature, he was among the "Four Gentlemen of Cloud Capital," standing at the forefront.
His initiative to approach her clearly hinted at some interest in her.
Thinking of Caiden Ward’s previously publicized girlfriends, Blair Chester suddenly felt that her earlier behavior was very much the right course.
Fleeting glory is easily attained.
Especially since she had gained notability now, with ample opportunities to rise.
Lowering her worth was something she could not indulge.
The wealth and opulence Blair Chester desired were not of fleeting nature but enduring.
With this thought, Blair’s slightly restless heart completely calmed down.
She used one hand to carry the shopping bag and elegantly walked out of the sales assistant’s sight.
Took the escalator downstairs.
Upon exiting the revolving door, she saw Caiden Ward again.
He was talking beside a car with Mia Ginger and that young man from earlier.
A few words exchanged later—
He even personally opened the rear door, allowing Mia Ginger and a younger, delicate-looking man to sit inside.
His actions were extremely graceful and enthusiastic.
Soon, the young man from earlier went to drive the car, while Caiden Ward took the front passenger seat.
The black Maserati backed out of the parking space, merging into the bustling city streets.
Blair Chester tightened her grip on the bag with one hand.
She couldn’t help but furrow her eyebrows in contemplation.
Mia Ginger, just what is her status?
Could she really be... the mayor’s daughter?
Caiden Ward’s enthusiasm towards her, was he pursuing her?
A political business marriage?
Wasn’t Mia Ginger already seeing someone?
Blair Chester was perplexed.
Along with this, the joy of buying a new dress suddenly vanished.
The car traveled for a while.
Soon, it stopped outside a towering skyscraper.
Caiden Ward got out first, personally opened the rear door, and assisted Mia Ginger out.