Chapter 16 Confrontation (2/2)
Amanda paused for some time, while her phone kept ringing because Charles was urging her. She hung up the phone unconsciously,
and waited for the reply from Lionel at the corner.
”Do you think that you can only help others when you like them?” Lionel frowned and said, ”Because you dislike her, she got bullied all the time in the company. Now that you were dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by your father, you can treat your dissatisfaction to a person who is trapped in the marriage just like you.”
”That's none of your business. It's not your turn to judge me.” Darren stopped smiling and said coldly, ”Just tell me, do you like Amanda?”
”That's my business, I don't have to tell you.” ”I'll stick to what I'm going to do. If it isn't accordance with your faith, then there's nothing else I can do,” Lionel declared.
”If you don't like her, you can speak it out straightforwardly. Lionel, your duplicity is still like always. You like Amanda, right?” Darren stared at Lionel. He paused for a second and said to Lionel with interest, ”What a pity. We already had sex on our wedding night. If you want a second-hand woman, I don't mind it.”
Amanda clenched the bag in her hand and leaned against the glass with her lips bit. She slowly squatted down and didn't want to listen to what he said, because Darren just called her a second-hand woman in front of Lionel.
Darren thought that Lionel would say something like that I misunderstood or what, but instead with a bitter smile on his face, Lionel said gently, ”I know.”
Darren froze, and then his eyes became fierce, ”You know? How did you know? How could Amanda even tell you this?”
”Enough!” The next second, Amanda came out from the corner. Her eyes were burning with rage and her body was as tense as a little beast which had been injured badly.
Darren looked at her and frowned, ”Why are you here?” 'Didn't this damn woman say she wanted to rest at home? Why is she here in the company?'
When Amanda was about to speak, the door of the reception room opened. Charles got exasperated since Amanda hadn't answered his phone no matter how hard he tried. When he saw Amanda standing there, he got more furious. Charles grabbed Amanda's collar and scolded, ”Bitch, why did you come here so late? Did you offend Mr. Darren again? Otherwise why didn't Mr. Darren see me? Go and beg Mr. Darren now. If you can't get the money, I'll kill you!”
Amanda was pushed hard by Charles. His sudden action caught her off guard. The flower rack next to her fell to the ground. In a big stride, Lionel held Amanda and asked worriedly, ”Are you okay? Where did you get hurt?”
Darren's heart tightened. He looked at Charles coldly and said, ”This is An Group. Manager Cheng, you did put on airs. How dare you hit my wife in An Group?”
It was not until then that Charles found out that Darren was also there. He immediately took back his hand, smiled awkwardly and said, ”Mr. Darren, you are finally here. I was just too anxious to wait.”
”Too anxious.” Unexpectedly, Darren kicked on Charles's belly. His movement was fast and steady. Charles was a fat sack, how could he fight back? Charles covered his stomach with one of his hands and squatted down. He said, ”Mr. Darren, let's have a talk. Don't be angry for such a woman.”
”You hurt my woman. Do you have anything to say to me? Get out!” Darren said in a cold voice.
”Mr. Darren, this woman is just a pawn of our cooperation. Why do you take her seriously?” Charles was in a cold sweat because of the pain.
Darren didn't respond. He reached out his hand and pulled Amanda over. Lionel didn't make a move, ”Take care of yourself.” he nodded to Amanda.
Amanda stood still as she watched Lionel leave. Seeing her look, Darren said unhappily, ”The man has left. Would you like to follow him?”
When Amanda was about to say something, her face went pale. Her elbow was scratched by a sharp iron wire. Darren frowned and took her downstairs.