NovelEnglishChapter 1816
Sometimes, hostility might not be stemmed from someone else’s actions. It could merely be because the person’s existence
accentuated the weak point of one and caused one to suffer injustice.
This new receptionist was Wendy Skeen. She had put in a lot of effort to gain a job at Presgrave Group. Though she was the most
outstanding one among her peers, right now, she appeared to be the worst compared to Ellen.
Furthermore, she had just witnessed with her own eyes how Jared saved Ellen from trouble earlier, so that was a cause of
annoyance for her.
Inside the office of the finance department, Selena could not seem to focus on her work. She remained in her seat with a
thunderous expression and kept fussing over Ellen’s date with Jared tonight.
Perhaps the rumors about them would spread like wildfire in a couple more days. At that moment, it was hard to describe how
horrible Selena felt. She was worried and fearful that Ellen would surpass her in the future.
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She could not accept her cousin's excellence or lead a better life than her because, to her, it seemed that Ellen deserved a life of
impoverishment.
“Lena, do you want to joinfor dinner tonight? I'll book a restaurant for us,” one of her male colleagues invited fawningly as he
walked past her.
However, Selena rejected him immediately. “I'm busy.”
At that moment, she was contemplating how to crash Ellen’s dinner date tonight. She paid no heed to my request and didn’t even
care to invite me, but that doesn’t mean | can’t pop over by myself! She revealed a cold sneer. Let's see how Ellen’s going to kick
To approach Jared, Selena had resorted to every plot and schshe could cup with because she wanted badly to get to
know him. If only she could get hold of his phone number, she would do everything she could to win his affection.
As such, tonight's date was critical to her, and there was no way she would miss this dinner.
Suddenly, a male colleague who was interested in Selena walked past her. She clung to his arm and revealed an affectionate face
while saying, “Kenny, can | ask you for a favor? If you succeed in helping me, I'll treat you to a meal tomorrow.”
“Sure! What is it?”
“Trail someone forand find out which restaurant she’s heading to later,” she requested.
“That's easy enough. Who is she?”
“She works at the reception. She's the one seated on the furthest to the left. She's about to leave work soon, so please hurry.
Thanks!” After Selena said that, she winked at him suggestively.
The man known as Kenny instantly felt his heart flutter and agreed. After all, it was only a small matter, and he would even get the
chance to have a meal with Selena, so this was undoubtedly a good deal.
As such, Kenny left work earlier and stood in the lobby staring at the reception area. It was then he was momentarily stunned by
the pretty young girl on the furthest left. He did not expect the girl Selena wanted him to trail to be a beauty.
Ten minutes before work ended, Ellen received a text message from Jared. He told her that he would pick her up from the front
entrance in ten minutes.
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When the tcame, she gathered her belongings and left work, after which Kenny immediately followed her He was shocked to
see her walk toward a gray sports car parked by the side. This girl has found a rich prospect. The cost of obtaining this sports car is
substantial!
At a glance, the sports car appeared to be an internationally limited edition. There were not many people in Averna who could
afford this top-of-the-line luxury sports car.
Despite Kenny's shock, he saw a cab parked by the side and instantly entered it before instructing the driver, “Please follow that
sports car.”
The cab driver was skillful and trailed behind the sports car steadily. Twenty minutes later, the sports car turned into a junction
leading to a high-end food street before parking at the entrance of a Mediterranean restaurant. Subsequently, a young man and
girl cout of the car.
Kenny immediately snapped a photo of the restaurant and sent it to Selena. ‘Lena, I've found out what you're after. They entered
this restaurant.’
Selena was currently waiting for his reply at the entrance of the company, so as soon as she realized that he had succeeded in
locating them, she sent him a love emoji. ‘Thanks, Kenny. I'll treat you to a meal tomorrow!"
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