Chapter 217
Olivia collected her emotions and opened the door. Her expression was back to normal.
“I’m ready.”
Sophia looked at her slightly pale face and said, “What kind of touching up did you do? Never mind, you can use my l*pstick. This is the trendiest color this year that men like.”
The bright l*pstick glided across her l*ps. It gave her a radiant glow.
Olivia’s complexion improved significantly. Sophia then sprayed some perfume on her. It was a rich and enchanting fragrance.
Olivia frowned at the smell. But she was covered in it before she could decline.
“Okay, let’s head in. We can’t keep Mr. Lincoln waiting.”
Sophia confirmed with Olivia yet again, “Are you sure you know the rules of the dinner table? I don’t need to give you a refresher course, right?”
“Yeah, I’m sure.”
“Okay, that’s good.”
They arrived at the private dining room.
It was unclear if Sophia had sent a picture of Olivia to Lincoln because he was unexpectedly early for once. And he was full of
smiles, too.
Unlike in the past, when he’s always 30 minutes late intentionally.
“Mr. Lincoln, I’m so sorry. We’re late even though we’re the ones that invited you. I’ll have to drink a toast in apology.”
“It’s my pleasure to wait for beautiful ladies like yourself. Sophia, this one looks unfamiliar. Why don’t you introduce us?”
Sophia smiled shyly and said, “Mr. Lincoln, this is Olivia. She’s new. Say hello to Mr. Lincoln, Olivia.”
Lincoln was around 40 years old. He was the typical middle-aged man: greasy and pot-bellied.
He squinted his eyes when he sized up Olivia. He was even more satisfied after a closer look.
He thought the picture he was sent had been touched up. But she looked prettier in person.
“Hi, Mr. Lincoln.” Olivia greeted him expressionlessly.
Lincoln immediately reached out to pull her closer to him. “Olivia, I’m an old acquaintance of your team leader. Come over
and sit.”
Olivia didn’t let him touch her. She chose a seat far away from him.
She looked at Lincoln’s awkward outstretched hand and Sophia’s shocked expression. “Have a seat. Don’t be shy.
Sophia was speechless. She cursed at Olivia inwardly and held Lincoln’s arm.
She then said with a smile, “I apologize, Mr. Lincoln. She’s new, so she doesn’t know better.”
Lincoln’s greedy gaze swept across Olivia’s youthful face. He didn’t seem angry.
“She’s still young. It’s understandable. Please, have a seat, and let’s bring out the food.”
Sophia had planned for Olivia to sit beside Lincoln. She didn’t expect Olivia to pull a trick like that. She had no choice but to sit on the right side of Lincoln. A few of his trusted aides sat to his left.
These aides are usually the ones that encourage the women to drink more alcohol. If they get the women drunk, the men could have their way with them.
Lincoln was not in a rush. The night was still young. He engaged in idle conversation from time to time.
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Olivia glanced at his hand from the corner of her eye. She saw his hand almost touching Sophia’s inner thigh.
Sophia was clearly unhappy about it. But she didn’t dare to oppose Lincoln, so she wore a forced smile.
“Mr. Lincoln, have you given the contract some consideration? If you don’t help me out soon, I will really get fired.” Sophia said with a flirty tone.
No one knew what Lincoln’s hand did to Sophia under the table. She let out a soft cry.
Lincoln said in a jolly voice, “Sophia, you need to have patience. I need to see how sincere you are if you want me to sign the contract.”
Sophia met Olivia’s gaze and said, “Olivia, Mr. Lincoln wants to see how sincere we are.”
Olivia smiled and said, “Understood, Ms. Linden.”
Lincoln saw Olivia stand up abruptly. He looked at her beautiful face and her slender neck. No matter where he looked, she was stunning.
He started to feel anticipation when he thought about how he could have this woman for himself tonight.
He wondered what Olivia would do to please him.
Would she feed him some wine? Or would she feed him some food? His imagination was going wild.
Olivia took a piece of pork chop and placed it on Lincoln’s plate. “Here, help yourself, Mr. Lincoln.
Lincoln was stunned. But Olivia didn’t stop.
She piled more slices onto his plate. “Why are you looking at me like that? Look at the pork chop. Is this enough sincerity?
“There’s still more if you want. You can have it all.”
It seems Ethan only ever married Olivia to take revenge for what happened to his little sister. While Olivia is plagued by her sickness, he holds her chin and says coldly, “This is what your family owes me.” Now, she has no family and no future.
Her father becomes comatose after a car accident, leaving her with nothing to live for. Thus, she hurls herself from a building. “The life my family owes will now be repaid.” At this, Ethan, who’s usually calm, panics while begging for Olivia to come back as if he’s in a state of frenzy …
