Chapter 49\u00a0<\/p>\n
173\u00a0<\/p>\n
From somewhere to her side, Silas caught part of Bethany\u2019s phone call. \u201cWell, well. Not being a pushover today, huh?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany bristled. \u201cMr. Brennan, do you always eavesdrop on my calls?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas scoffed. \u201cUngrateful thing, aren\u2019t you? I shouldn\u2019t have bothered saving you that day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Realizing she\u2019d misspoken, Bethany immediately put on an awkward smile to smooth things over. \u201cMr. Brennan, if you don\u2019t like the cruise gift, I can get you something else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas fixed his gaze on her and smiled. \u201cThat works. How about a pair of watches instead? A couple\u2019s set.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany froze for a beat, then asked cautiously, \u201cDo you mean two men\u2019s watches, or a man\u2019s and woman\u2019s set?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The smile that had just appeared on Silas\u2018 face vanished at once. \u201cThe latter! Ms. Porter, I don\u2019t think I need to explain what a couple\u2019s set is, do I?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany forced a stiff smile and pressed her lips together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This man really was mercurial. Why did he just snap all of a sudden?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana realized right away that she\u2019d been blocked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Gary asked about it, she didn\u2019t dare mention a word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thus, Gary assumed that Diana had successfully smoothed things over with Bethany.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the first time Diana had ever seen her usually gentle daughter lose her temper. She knew she was a little biased, but Jack was gone now. Diana had to plan for her future.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she didn\u2019t favor Ella, how was she supposed to secure her place in the Reid family?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella looked at Diana\u2019s strained expression, then at Gary\u2019s equally grim face. \u201cDad, Mom, did Beth cause you trouble again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The word \u201cagain\u201d carried a divisive undertone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cElla, if only Beth were half as considerate as you are,\u201d Diana said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That single sentence pleased both Ella and Gary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella smiled sweetly. \u201cMom, Beth is probably still upset with me. You might not know this, but when she was Noah\u2019s secretary, she kind of had feelings for him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d Diana was shocked. \u201cShe had feelings for him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d Ella replied with a faux smile. \u201cBut Noah only has eyes for me, so I don\u2019t blame Beth for disliking me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry. She won\u2019t bother you again in the future. After all, she\u2019s already mar-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s enough!\u201d Gary cut in. \u201cI believe Beth no longer has feelings for Noah. Now, let\u2019s have lunch.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella looked at him suspiciously, then glanced at Diana.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They had stopped mid\u2013sentence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What were they hiding, exactly? Was there something even she was not allowed to hear?\u00a0<\/p>\n
That said, Ella had lunch plans with Noah today, so she didn\u2019t dwell on it and went upstairs to get ready instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 49\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah had cleared his schedule for noon to pick Ella up from her house. Per usual, she was dressed as adorably as ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Standing next to her, Noah often felt like he was an adult beside a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He slipped into a parental tone without realizing it. \u201cThe weather\u2019s getting colder by the day. Aren\u2019t you cold, wearing so little?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he spoke, he went to the trunk, retrieved a blanket, and draped it over her legs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella stuck out her tongue playfully. \u201cI knew you wouldn\u2019t let me get cold. Oh right, Noah. Beth actually came back a few days ago and had another fight with my mom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah\u2019s fingers tightened on the steering wheel. \u201cWhat happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella pouted. \u201cI don\u2019t really know. My mom was furious, though. It seemed like Beth forced Leo to apologize or something. Anyway, things have been pretty tense at home these days. Dad even kicked Leo out of the house.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She deliberately exaggerated everything, smearing Bethany at every turn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah\u2019s expression remained calm. \u201cWell, as long as she doesn\u2019t bully you. Alright, let\u2019s go now. Don\u2019t let irrelevant people affect your mood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella smiled smugly. \u201cShe wouldn\u2019t dare bully me. I\u2019ve got you backing me up, after all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet, the person Noah called irrelevant during the day checked into Elysian Hotel that very night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By coincidence, Bethany was showing the new head of security around to familiarize him with the premises.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Typically, this wouldn\u2019t have been her job, but William\u2019s child was sick, and she wasn\u2019t an employer without any compassion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was how the two ran into each other unexpectedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany nodded slightly in acknowledgment and didn\u2019t intend to stop and greet Noah.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In fact, that nod was only because Noah was a guest at her hotel. If this were any other place, she wouldn\u2019t have spared him a glance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Porter, do you know that man?\u201d the new hire, Ashton Wagner, asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany shook her head. \u201cNo. He\u2019s just a major client.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She added mockingly, \u201cIn our line of work, the customer is always right. I wouldn\u2019t want him calling me disrespectful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ashton laughed. \u201cThat\u2019s true.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah watched as Bethany walked away briskly. He paused for a moment, then stepped into the elevator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time Bethany finished introducing the premises to Ashton, it was already close to 8:00 pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s it for today. This will be considered overtime work. You can go now,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ashton replied, \u201cAlright. Thank you, Ms. Porter. I apologize for making you work late with me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany smiled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had a good impression of Ashton. He picked things up quickly and had solid management skills. More importantly, he responded promptly and appropriately when she explained possible emergency scenarios.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By her standards, he ticked every box.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he got through the three\u2013month probation period safely, the rest would depend on his own performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00d7 CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Soon, Bethany stepped into the elevator and swiped her employee card to leave, only to have her path suddenly blocked by a tall figure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Porter, would you like to talk to me under this surveillance camera, or shall we take it to the stairwell?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah\u2019s gaze carried an air of determination.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany didn\u2019t want to start a scene in her own hotel. Her expression remained cool as she replied, \u201cThe stairwell. However, Mr. Vazquez, I only have five minutes. My husband is coming to pick me up from work, you see.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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