Love Is a Sweet Addiction

Early the next morning, Anne received a phone call from Tyler.

When the phone rang, she and James were still in bed. She quickly muted her phone and secretly glanced at the sleeping James before she quietly stepped to the balcony to press the answer button.

On the other side of the line, Tyler was very unhappy, but he brought her good news as expected and asked her to sign the contract in the cafe.

Without Esther’s interference, this would have been a shocking piece of good news. Unfortunately…

After a long mental struggle, she finally gritted her teeth and said, “No need.”

On the other side of the line, Tyler immediately roared angrily, “What do you want? It took me so much effort to bring out the company’s official seal, you…!”

Anne’s expression turned cold. “What? I don’t want that piece of land anymore. Shouldn’t you be grateful?”

On the other side, Tyler said angrily, “Then what do you want? And the video…”

“I haven’t thought of what I want yet. Let’s talk about it after I think about it. As for the video, you can rest assured. I won’t spread it.” After Anne finished, she asked, “Do you have any other questions?”

“No, no, as long as you don’t spread the video.” Tyler’s tone changed again as he tried to soften her up.

“That’s it then. Don’t call me if there’s nothing else.” Anne hung up the phone hatefully.

Thinking that she slept with this disgusting man for nothing last night, she regretted it and felt extremely aggrieved.

It was all Esther’s fault!

Terence and Mr. Russell agreed to talk about the contract at ten o’clock in the morning. After breakfast, Terence and Esther met in the hotel lounge that they had agreed on.

Originally, Esther did not intend to go with him. After all, she did not understand the business contract at all. However, after thinking about it, she felt that she should show her sincerity. She was afraid that Russell would be unhappy and the contract couldn’t be signed at the last moment.

She had better go, though… Terence’s attitude made her very unhappy!

As soon as they arrived at the lounge, Miss Young welcomed them with a smile and said, “Last night, when I heard that Tyler and Anne worked together, I thought that there was no hope this time. I didn’t expect that everything was just a rumor.”

Miss Young didn’t know about Anne and Tyler’s shady business and Esther’s moves.

On the contrary, when the two people standing by the door heard Miss Young say this, they unconsciously looked at each other.

Terence smiled mockingly.

Esther quickly looked away. The expression on her face was somewhat complicated. After being despised by Terence, even she felt that her methods were somewhat despicable and shameless.

“What’s wrong? You don’t seem happy.” Miss Young looked at the two of them, and the smile on her face faded a lot.

“No, give me the information first.” Terence went straight to the sofa in the lounge.

Miss Young also followed in. She took out a document from her briefcase and said respectfully, “I just talked to Mr. Russell’s assistant on the phone. Mr. Russell will arrive at the hotel on time. We will go up directly in a while.”

Esther hesitated for a moment and walked to the other side of the lounge. She found a quiet corner to sit down alone and flipped through the magazine.

Terence and Miss Yang went to talk about the contract together. Before leaving, Terence strode over to Esther, bent over, and propped his hands on the back of the sofa chair on both sides of her, sizing her up closely. “You don’t want to go up with me?”

“No, I don’t know anything about the contract anyway. I can’t help you. Let’s have lunch together.” Esther unconsciously leaned her body against the back of the sofa, trying to distance herself from him.

“You are so smart. How can you not help me?” He smiled mischievously, “Aren’t you afraid that I will ruin the contract?”

Esther met his gaze. “In your opinion, my intelligence is nothing more than an underhand method. I’d better not embarrass you. Terence, go yourself.”

“It seems that you’re still angry about what happened last night. In that case, please pray for the successful negotiation.”

“I wish you success.” Esther gritted her teeth.

“Thank you.” Terence lowered his head and kissed her on the lips.

After this kiss, Esther’s face instantly turned red and she felt a little embarrassed. After all, Miss Young was still waiting at the side!

Seeing the two of them being intimate, Miss Young tactfully turned around and left the lounge.

After two hours of discussion, the contract was signed smoothly.

After signing the contract, Terence invited Mr. Russell to lunch. Mr. Russell laughed and refused, “I am the host and you are the guest. I should be the one to treat you to this meal.”This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

“How can I accept this? I haven’t invited you to lunch for a few days.”

“Actually, it doesn’t matter who is the one to invite, as long as everyone is happy.” Seeing that Esther was already waiting in the lobby, Mr. Russell was the first to greet her. “What do you think, Ms. Amanda?”

Esther came up to him and said with a smile, “Mr. Russell, you are right, but Terence is grateful to you, so he hopes to treat you to lunch before leaving Randall City.”

“Since that’s the case, then let Terence treat this meal.” Mr. Russell nodded generously.

“Thank you, Mr. Russell.” Terence smiled.

They turned to the hotel restaurant for lunch. Because the contract had been signed, the meal was relaxing and happy.

Before the end of the lunch, Mr. Russell had repeatedly invited Terence and Esther to come to Randall City to play next time, and also claimed that he was going to specially hold a banquet for them at home.

Esther was a little puzzled. Didn’t they say that the Anetly family and the Gibson family had always been at odds? When she first met Mr. Russell, he was indeed unfriendly. Why did Mr. Russell change his attitude after only two days? He was very enthusiastic about her and Terence now.

Before leaving, Mr. Russell returned two boxes of expensive tea leaves to the two of them. Although it was not as worthy as her painting, it was a token of appreciation.

Miss Young booked a flight to City R in the afternoon, and it was just right to rush over after lunch.

After the meal, Mr. Russell warmly arranged a driver to send them to the airport. In the car, Esther finally let out a sigh of relief.

With this success, she believed that Terence’s status and reputation in the Gibson Group could be recognized a lot. It was indeed a good start!