Did Brian find out the fact that she was extremely young and beautiful ages ago?

Joanne felt extremely flattered.

"Then you still stare at me in this way?" She smiled more brightly and brilliantly, "Do you... Ah?"

Before she finished her words, Brian had pulled her up and took her away.

Brian got long legs. The steps he took were big. Only via trotting that Joanne was able to catch up with his paces. She asked him hurriedly, "Where are we going now?"

"To get changed." Brian was always that concise and comprehensive.

"Do we stop playing tennis?" Joanne just got her muscles stretched and limbered up. The motor cells inside her body just woke up. She felt that it was not satisfying to end the game in this way.

"Change your clothing and I will accompany you if you want to continue playing tennis." Brian did not allow others to put in a word.

Joanne did not understand how her clothing had irritated Brian. But she still did what she had been told obediently.

However, in the end, she took a shower conveniently while getting dressed. After getting the shower done, she felt refreshed and comfortable while she was in a draught. All of a sudden, she did not want to sweat. So she told Brian that she did not want to play tennis.

Brian indulged her unexpectedly and he only said, "OK, then we will not play tennis."

She held his arms happily, "Where have Freya and Qinwei gone?"

Brian said, "They are both at the restaurant. Should we go there for meals also?"

There were three restaurants which were of Chinese, Western and French styles in the clubhouse. While for Freya and Qinwei, they were at the Chinese restaurant.

The Chinese restaurant was not large. It was decorated elegantly and of low profile. The jasmine in the corner of the wall was right at the flowering phase. The small and white flower sent forth slight fragrance on its own under the sunlight which was shining in. The fancy carp swam merrily in the shallow pond outside the window. The pink lotus bloomed one after another over the surface of the water, which had set off the old-fashioned abundance of this restaurant.

Freya came here together with Travis and Gavin. She and Gavin were not really familiar. However, being an extremely naughty person, she had made herself well acquainted with Gavin via a few words. Those several young people chatted randomly and got rid of those burdensome business affairs and project planning temporarily. The atmosphere around the dining table was extremely relaxing.

Seeing that Brian and Joanne had also arrived, Gavin ordered the waiter to get the dishes served up. In the end, he turned his head and said to Brian, "It was Freya who had ordered all the dishes. According to her saying, she had ordered many dishes which were Joanne's favorites."

Hearing that, Freya knocked on the table and said solemnly, "Na, Mr. Brian now is my boss. Boss, you can regard my action as -- fawning."

Brian figured out Freya's implications and he asked then, "What do you want?"

Freya said smilingly, "I know that it will be Lambert Group' tenth-anniversary celebration in a few days' time. Not to mention other things, anyhow, I am the actor of Lambert Group. Could you give me an invitation card?"

There were numerous actors under Lambert Group Media. While as for the grand event like Lambert Group' tenth anniversary, only the currently popular and well-known actors like Rosalyn could be qualified to be invited to attend.

Freya's intention to attend the event was purposeful. If she had asked Joanne to talk to Brian about this, Brian probably would have agreed. But she did not want to put Joanne in a difficult position, she raised it up by herself to her boss.

However, being the type of people who were businesslike, Brian might not grant her request.

But he just gave Joanne a glimpse and then said, "I will let someone send the invitation card to you tomorrow."

It seemed that Freya dared not to believe the fortune had befallen her so suddenly. She smiled and gesture a victorious sign towards Joanne.

The dishes were served up one after another. As expected, there were several dishes which Joanne had loved so much that she won't let them escape from her mouth. Knowing her taste well, Brian refilled her bowl and said, "Since we have nothing to do in the afternoon, you can enjoy your meal."

Joanne asked and ate meanwhile, "Then what are we going to do this afternoon?"

"We are going to discuss things. You and Freya can make your own arrangement, hum?"

Upon finishing his words, he then refilled Joanne's bowl again with her most favorite Roasted Pork.

Tilting her head, Joanne stared at him for a while, "Alright. It happens that I would like to chat with Freya. Will we go home once you have finished the discussion?"

The last sentence hit just right at the softest part of Brian's heart. He replied with a "Hum". The radian of the corner of his tip also became mild.

Other people all made their efforts to pretend eating or chatting normally, except Wesley who was totally shocked by the fact that how accessible Brian was upon the side of flattery.

He knew the fact that Brian indulged Joanne. But he thought that was only in private. He now did not even bother to cover it up with so many outsiders' presence, did he?

Gavin replied with two "Ho Ho", "I have been surprised at nothing."

Wesley rubbed his temples. As the saying goes, even heroes would become prisoners of beauty. So it would be best not to have their passions aroused by beauty, which was just the way he did.

Upon finishing the meal, the men went to discuss the things. Brian ordered a lobby for Freya and Joanne, let someone send the fruit compote and dessert over to them, which was to help them kill the time casually.

The beautiful and delicious dessert was placed on the delicate three-layered snack stand. The black tea gave the gentle and warm fragrance off gently. The seasonal fruits on the fruit compote were fresh and plump. Outside the French windows, the trees made a pleasant shade. All of these could get people in a good mood instantly. But Freya sighed and ate meanwhile.

Knowing why she was sighing, Joanne said, "I know you did not do it on purpose."

"But Chris would definitely think that I had done it on purpose." Freya took a bite at the Maracon, "Shit, if I had really intended to make Maya leave after being wounded that much, I would not have caused a lot of trouble to beat her with the tennis ball! I would have directly bumped into her while driving the car when she was still in the car!"

Joanne was speechless for a while and said, "Well, by the way, I can not figure out the relationship between them. What about you?"

Having been going after Chris for more than ten years, Freya had been disgraced for numerous times. However, she had consequently trained out with a special skill - as long as she gave the woman beside Chris a look, she could distinguish the relationship between Chris and the woman.

"He and Maya were pretty ambiguous. I am not sure whether they have already got the thing done, but they will... get it done one day sooner or later." Freya's voice was downcasted. She covered her face and said, "Joanne, I feel a bit tired."

One after another, the women by Chris's side came and went, which she had seen so much.

Over more than ten years, it was the first time that Joanne had heard Freya saying she was tired. She asked, "Do you want to give up?"

It was after a long time that Freya removed her hands from the face and smiled at Joanne, "Don't worry. I have been persistent for that many years and I won't give up that easily in this way! I must win Chris's heart!"

After a long time, when Freya found out that life would be this helpless, this sentence would become her deeply haunting nightmare. Every time when she thought of this sentence, she would rather travel through the time and throttle her at this time to the death.

Joanne just knew that Freya would not admit being beaten that easily, "Anyway, as for the fact that you are going to attend the Lambert Group's tenth-anniversary celebration, you do it for more than just simply playing, don't you?"

"Of course!" Freya said, "I am fighting to be the female companion of your brother!"

Joanne said, "Then what about Travis? What should he do?"

"Who cares. The things he lacks the least were the female companions." Freya said, "The reason why I came here together with him today is completely due to the fact that my father had coerced me forcibly. However, if I had not come here, I would not have known that I had got another new rival in love. So my father had coerced me in such a right way!"

Joanne did not know whether to laugh or cry. Freya was just that good at self-consolation. But it was also because of this special skill that she could be faced with Chris's refusal which lasted for more than ten years calmly and she still would not be willing to give up.

The whole afternoon just slipped by in this way. People would feel the sun setting down westwards more clearly while on the top of the mountain. After the men had finished discussing their things, the single ones took their leave early. Brian and Travis came to the lobby to pick up Joanne and Freya.

Travis held Freya's hands and left first, while Joanne still sat on the sofa. Brian said, "There are available rooms here. If you don't want to leave, we can live here for one night."

Joanne did keep thinking about tomorrow, but she also kept thinking about the Maracon on the snack stand. Upon finishing the last Maracon, she patted her hands and stood up, "Let's go home. You have to go to work tomorrow morning. I also need to go to your company tomorrow."

At last Brian knew why she had not been able to get up. He let the driver drive to the entrance of the clubhouse. When they walked out, they ran into Wesley.

Wesley was leaning against a black Land Rover. He displayed his powerful and imposing manner quietly. It was obvious that he had looked that leisurely and relaxing. However, a kind of strong aggressiveness was hiding behind him. People consequently dared not to get close to him.

He walked towards Joanne and handed her a name card, "I have forgotten to give you this. Kindly visit here more often in later days."

Joanne had a look at it and found out it was a Hotpot restaurant's name card. She was greatly surprised, "Have you really opened a Hotpot branch store in A City?"

Wesley was hesitant for a while and said, "Yes, the business will get started a week later."

"I'll definitely go there."

Joanne took an oath devoutly. When she smiled, the sun shined brightly. With this kind of smile blooming on her delicate and small face, people would think of it as a pleasing thing.

Wesley knew all of a sudden why Brian would have given a lot of care to make her happy.

He smiled, which was a rare thing, "I will leave now."

Joanne waved her hands at him and showed the name card to Brian specifically, "He said the business would get started a week later!"

Brian really could not understand why a shop would simply make Joanne that happy. He opened the car door reluctantly, "Get on the car and let's go home first."

Joanne got on the car obediently. Brian sat on the back seats with her. The car started up slowly and drove towards Prime Villas.

Joanne had a habit of taking a nap while at rest. Due to the fact that she had been playing the tennis for more than one hour and she also had been chatting with Freya for the whole afternoon, she was drowsy the moment when she got on the car. Brian clasped her towards his shoulder and said, "Just sleep. I will wake you up once we are home."

"OK."

Joanne held Brian's arms and leaned against his shoulder in the same way as the Koala had found some branches to rely on. She sank into a deep sleep sometime later.

The car was with the blankets. Brian fetched the blanket over and shrouded it on Joanne's body. Seeing her sleeping safe and sound, he felt an inexplicable calmness.

The car raced at a moderate speed. They came all the way down along the mountain and arrived at the home within less than an hour. Fearing that Joanne would be disturbed, the driver even stopped the car and got off the car in a quiet and soundless way. Then he went over to open the car door for Brian.

Brian was about to lift Joanne up. Then she woke up while rubbing her eyes. She stared outside the windows and smiled as if she had relaxed a little bit. "We are home."

Brian retrieved his hands without no trace left. He replied with a "Hum" and got off the car behind her.

The sunset painted a layer of light golden color on the house's exposed walls. While in the garden, the grasses were green and the flowers were blooming flourishingly. This place would offer people a sense of belonging of home, no matter which angels it was looked at from.

Joanne held Brian's hands all of a sudden. As for what she was thinking about, it was unknown. Seeing that though her expression was somewhat peculiar, there was a stream of smile lying in the bottom of her eyes instead, Brian consequently said nothing.

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