Chapter 430 - Squinting Contest (1/2)

The kiss lasted more than two minutes, leaving each of them wondering how the other had not run out of breath yet. Marion was accustomed to free diving and Jean had practiced holding his breath for one of his action movies. The two were not aware of this.

As Jean and Marion broke away reluctantly, they looked at each other with admiration. This was their third kiss after the ones in Switzerland. The first one was when Jean drank most of the glow wine and Marion was feeling vulnerable. The second one was at Marion's home, when she was feeling grateful to him.

This was their third kiss. It felt more pleasant than the first and second ones, as it was done with both people conscious and willing.

”Most men don't like aggressive women who kiss first,” Jean commented quietly. Seeing Marion frowning, he laughingly added, ”but fortunately I'm not one of those men.”

Marion smiled at that. She patted Jean's shoulder and then returned to the study to continue her delayed teleconference.

”Hey ... you're leaving just like that?” Jean chased after her and caught her hand before she could walk through the doorway.

”What's the matter?” Marion asked, frowning.

”Jeez ... you kissed a man and then you just left him? You're an irresponsible woman,” grumbled Jean. ”At least promise you'll drink with me once your work is done. I miss talking to you.”

Marion rolled her eyes. She flung his hand away and stepped inside. Upon returning to her chair, the girl turned to the door and exclaimed, ”Hey, I want Black Russian. You can order it for me, I'll join you in 10 minutes!”

Jean, who was almost disappointed, smiled sweetly and nodded. He then took a hat and a pair of glasses from the shelf to hide his identity and then walked out of the penthouse. He would wait for Marion at Sky Bar until the girl finished her meeting.

”Are you two really dating?” Petra asked attentively as Marion returned to their meeting. The girl put on a scary expression and Petra didn't ask again. The man then continued his report. ”Uhm ... okay. So we finally found Takeshi's tracks and concluded that he is heading to Singapore. Lauriel and I will catch up soon, but before we arrive I hope you can watch him.”

”Okay, just send me the details,” Marion wrote something in her notebook then looked up at Lauriel. ”Is that all? I'm off then. If there's nothing else, I want to get a drink.”

”Hmm ... yeah, that's it. Have fun,” Lauriel finally said. He threw Marion a complicated look before disconnecting the call.

Marion immediately jumped to her feet and stride out of the penthouse. She knew that Sky Bar was just next to the penthouse. She could save a lot of time by jumping over the wall that separated the two, she didn't need to go down the 99th floor and enter through the Moonshine Restaurant. So that was precisely what she did.

She managed to land safely without being seen by anyone. She then quickly moved away, looking for Jean's figure among the guests at their tables.

Darn it! Why can't I find him? Jean must be on his disguise again, Marion complained irritably.

For some reason, she did not like meeting up with a disguised Jean in public places. When in Switzerland, he was also hiding his face with a hat, glasses, and a scarf.

[Where are you?] Marion sent an SMS to a contact number named MARION IS A FAN OF THE ADORABLE ACTOR.