The Billionaire's Forbidden Longing

Chapter 52 Rejected in Person Allison nodded, her eyes twinkling with laughter, which made Alexander let out a sigh of relief. He was truly worried that Allison might sink into her sadness. Fortunately, she turned out to be incredibly strong.

Just as everyone was digging into their meal, two unexpected guests showed up. "We smelled the food and thought we'd join. Is that cool?" Sloane and Mason's arrival was a surprise. Hunter didn't think much of it; the Grey family lived nearby, so it made sense. He invited them to join the meal.

Liliana glanced at Sloane with a complicated look, then at the clueless Allison, feeling things were about to get messy.

"Alexander, can I sit next to you?" Sloane asked.

Allison looked up to see Alexander's slightly annoyed expression. He refused, "No, it's too crowded here. You and Mason can sit across from us." Alexander never showed any extra emotion towards women other than Allison.

He didn't even spare Sloane a glance, which made her instinctively clench her fingers. She had already noticed how Alexander was serving Allison food and taking care of her so meticulously. She had never received such treatment, not even a second glance from Alexander.

"Then I'll sit with Ms. Bennett," Sloane said, squeezing in next to Allison.

Allison had no choice but to move closer to Alexander, which was exactly what he wanted.

"Alexander, Sloane won a big award this tand wants to gain sexperience at the Carter Group's jewelry company. Could you give her a chance?" Mason asked, trying to be tactful.

For Alexander, offering a job opportunity was no big deal.

But he didn't go along with it; instead, he directly refused. "The jewelry company under the Carter Group has always been managed by my sister. It was originally established because she got married and had nothing to do, and she likes jewelry. The company isn't very large and isn't suitable for Sloane. The jewelry company under the Grey Group is a leader in the industry; there's no need to go far." "Alexander, do you really not want to seethat much?" Sloane's jealous question brought the atmosphere to a freezing point.

Alexander, however, looked at Sloane very calmly. "Sloane, you're a grown-up now. You should know what's important. Staying with the Grey Group will give you better development opportunities. Don't waste your time." With that, Alexander looked at Allison again.

Allison remained silent throughout. After all, she didn't know much about the jewelry industry, but she understood women a bit. Sloane clearly liked Alexander, which was why she wanted to work at the Carter Group. For sreason, thinking about this made Allison feel a bit sour inside.

"Are you full? I'll take you home." Alexander's voice sounded in her ear and Allison blushed shyly, which made Alexander smile broadly, completely different from the serious and cold person he had been with Sloane earlier. "Okay!" Allison nodded as she did want to go home. Being stuck between Sloane and Alexander was really uncomfortable.

In the car on the way back, Allison looked at Alexander several times, wanting to say something but hesitating. Alexander pretended not to notice as he wanted to see if Allison would bring up Sloane.

Eventually, Allison spoke up, "Are you and Sloane close?" Alexander gave a small smile and said, "I'm good friends with Mason, and the Carter family has sconnections with the Grey family, so we often meet. But I don't have much impression of Sloane. She's a girl, and I always keep my distance from girls I'm not familiar with." As expected, his words were flawless.

Meanwhile, when Sloane left, she had a look of unwillingness on her face.

Beside her, Mason said, "I've told you before, you and Alexander are impossible, but you still insist on going your own way. You saw it yourself; he doesn't care about you at all. Sloane, give up." If you're loving the book, nel5sis where the adventure continues. Join us for the complete experience-all for free. The next chapter is eagerly waiting for you! Then he shook his head and walked away, but Sloane's resentment only grew. No way was she, a high-society debutante, going to bow down to an eighteen-year-old high school student.

After the parent-teacher conference incident, the vibe at school got a lot quieter. Many students looked at Allison with a mix of fear and awe. Rumors even started flying that anyone who crossed Allison would lose everything because she had smysterious force backing her.

Mia pouted, "Allison, you're practically becoming 007 now!" Allison laughed and looked at Mia. "The person with the strongest backing in this school should be you, right? After all, your uncle is the CEO of the Carter Group, and you're the heiress of the Wilson Group. I can't compete with that!" As Allison said this, she ruffled Mia's hair, then they headed to the supermarket, where they ran into Yasmin.

Upon seeing Yasmin, Mia couldn't help but make a snide remark. "What a bad luck!" Yasmin's expression soured too; she didn't want to see Allison. The school was now buzzing with stories about Allison, especially her perfect grades, which made Yasmin insanely jealous.

But even though she hated Allison to death, Yasmin couldn't bring her down, which oddly satisfied Allison.

A girl beside Yasmin said, "Mia, are you crazy? Yasmin hasn't done anything to you. Besides, Allison, Yasmin is your sister. Is that how you treat your sister?" Mia rolled her eyes and looked disdainfully at the girls across from them. "Sister? Yasmin being Allison's sister? She wishes!" Allison was her best friend, and she would never let anyone bully Allison.

Allison just laughed off Mia's childish behavior and pulled her into the supermarket.

Yasmin, however, started to wipe away her tears.

If you're loving the book, nel5sis where the adventure continues. Join us for the complete experience all for free. The next chapter is eagerly waiting for you! The girls started to comfort her, "Yasmin, don't cry. Allison is just bullying you because she's good at studying! Don't worry, no matter how good her grades are, she was still kicked out of the Bennett family. You're the real heiress of the Bennett family."

This had been said so many times that Yasmin was almost brainwashed. But now Yasmin knew very well that even if Allison was kicked out, she was still a strong person. Even if Allison wasn't part of the Bennett family, she was still a mountain Yasmin couldn't climb.

Yasmin said in a choked voice, "Allison was spoiled from a young age; otherwise, she wouldn't have been deceived and done what she did. I'm just sad for my mom. My mom went to see her out of kindness and was brought to tears by her." The girls immediately turned furious. "Allison is just too much. We need to teach her a lesson!" Watching her friends gearing up to confront Allison, Yasmin couldn't help but grin. As long as Allison was in trouble, she felt satisfied. No matter what, she was never going to let Allison off the hook.

After school that day, Allison received a call from Jonah. "Ms. Allison Bennett, this Friday is the Bennett Group's shareholders' meeting. Mr. Hayden Bennett wants you to make sure to attend." Allison nodded. As a shareholder of the Bennett Group, attending the shareholders' meeting was her duty. "I'll take toff to go. Tell Grandpa not to worry." After hanging up, Jonah reported to Hayden. "Mr. Hayden Bennett, Ms. Allison Bennett agreed to attend."

In the living room of the Bennett Villa, ? ton Preston was not happy when he heard Jonah's words, and said to Hayden Dad/she's still a student. Why are you making her attend a shareholders' meeting? This is ridiculous." Hayden remained unmoved by Preston's reaction. Seeing this, Blair joined in. "I think Preston is right, Dad. We all know you love Allison the most, but she's only eighteen. Taking toff frequently will affect her studies." On this matter, Blair and Preston were on the spage. Blair was unhappy that the shares meant for Jasper were given to Allison. Her son was so excellent; how could he be less deserving than Allison? Hayden said calmly, "Are you forgetting something? Allison is already eighteen. As a shareholder, it's her right to attend the shareholders' meeting. Do your objections matter?"