Chapter 138
Charles turned to stroke the woman's jaw. "What's the rush? You won't need to worry about money and material comforts when you're with me."
The woman was Elis. Her fair skin was practically glowing. Like Tiffany, she had yet to graduate from university. But unlike Tiffany, the sensuality she oozed was enough to make men drool. Charles wasn't like Vincent. He didn't like women who were innocent and naive; he preferred fiery ones who could go wild in bed.
It had been a month since he'd gotten together with Elis. So far, he'd yet to move on with someone else.NôvelDrama.Org content.
He was surprised that he could spend so much time on the same woman since getting his heart broken. Elis still enraptured him, too.
She smiled and gave him an alluring look. "That's very generous of you, Mr. Stewart."
Her words stroked his ego and put him in a good mood. He put down his wine glass and swept her into his arms. Then, they headed to the bed for another round.
Vincent only realized there were guests when he arrived home. William stood up from the couch, saying coolly, "Vince."
Vincent gave him a cold look. "What are you doing here?"
"I came with Mom."
As soon as the words were out of his mouth, two people came downstairs.
"You're back, Vincent!" Kelly hurried down the stairs and ran to him, throwing her arms around him excitedly. She didn't seem to care that there were others around.
Vincent extricated himself from her grip. His gaze landed on Joyce, and he didn't say a word.
"Vince." Joyce approached him with an amicable smile. "It's been so long since we last saw each other."
He frowned, uninterested in making small talk. "I've long since emancipated myself from the Lewis family. May I know why you two are here today?"
"I know you hate me, but that's all in the past now. I hope you'll forgive me for whatever I've done wrong," Joyce said.
"You're too polite, Mrs. Lewis. I'm not worthy of your apology." Vincent didn't back down. His gaze remained steely.
William stepped forward. "Mom was worried about Grandma, so I brought her here. We don't mean anything by this. Don't get us wrong."
"You've seen what you need to see, right? You can go now. I won't see you out." Vincent turned to head upstairs.
He entered his bedroom and hung up his coat. Just then, Kelly knocked on the door and came in. "Vincent..." He frowned. "I told you not to call me that, didn't I?"
She looked aggrieved. "I can address
you as Mr. Lewis' when we're with outsiders, but it'd be weird for me to stick to that when we're with family, wouldn't it?"
He gave her a look. "I'm gonna check on Grandma."
Kelly watched him leave and pursed her lips adittle angrily. Then, she turned to see the suit jacket Vincent had hung on the rack. She walked over to it and pulled out his car key from inside the pocket.
...
Anna was recovering well after being discharged from the hospital. She was happy to see Vincent home.
They chatted for a while before Anna got down to business. "William and his mother were here. You ran into them, right?" "Yeah."
"Do you know why they came?"
"Weren't they here to see you?"
Anna shook her head. "That's only
secondary. From what Joyce said, William is bringing his girlfriend home for your father's birthday. tomorrow. Joyce came to ask me to head home so I could meet this girlfriend."
Vincent frowned. Now that Tiffany was pregnant, William had to introduce her to his parents so they could discuss marriage.
It was no wonder Joyce viewed this with such importance. She'd come all the way here to invite Anna over.
At Vincent's silence, Anna held his hand and said, "You're coming with me. Bring Kelly along. Show them that you have someone in your life, too."