Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection - Season 3 Episode 3

I pursed my lips, didn’t retort, because the divorce matter hadn’t been made public yet.

Following him up the stairs, looking at his broad back, I asked, “Did you come to discuss business

today as well?” I remembered he never liked socializing.

“Hmm!” I responded, he turned to look at me, and asked indifferently, “Do you drink?”

I paused for a moment, shaking my head and then nodding, “A little.”

He pursed his lips, and didn’t continue speaking.

I couldn’t figure out what he meant, so I didn’t ask further. I followed him into the box.

“Ms. Conner.” A familiar voice came from behind.

I turned around, it was Sebastian. I couldn’t help but think to myself, it seemed like I had been seeing

him every day for the past couple of days. But this time, there was also that mysterious man in a

wheelchair next to him – Daniel.

The man still looked the same, wearing a duckbill cap on his head and a mask on his face. All that was

visible were a pair of shiny black eyes. Firstly, I didn’t have the habit of staring at others, and secondly,

Daniel was a patient, a patient with mobility issues and a face he didn’t want others to see. So, after

glancing at him, I turned to Sebastian and asked, “Are you guys eating here too?”

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Sebastian pushed Daniel forward, nodded slightly, and said, “Hmm, Daniel, come over here to discuss

something.” After speaking, he looked at Walter next to me and said, “Mr. Hinton, hello.”

Walter had always been cold towards strangers. He gave a slight nod, his dark eyes briefly scanning

the mysterious Daniel. His eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn’t say much.

I originally wanted to introduce, but considering that Walter and I are not exactly close now, I simply

exchanged a few greetings with Sebastian and Daniel, and then we parted ways.

Walter watched as Daniel was pushed away by Sebastian, his dark eyes somewhat profound. He

remained silent for a long time before he finally said, “Is that Daniel?” Although it was a question, his

tone was extremely certain.

I nodded, asking, “Did you know him?”

Walter shook his head, “I don’t know him, but I’ve heard of him. He’s in the top five on the Freyhedge

rich list. However, I hadn’t heard before that he was a cripple and that his face couldn’t be seen in

public.”

Recalling Sebastian’s words from last night, I said, “It seems he had a car accident before, injured his

leg, and possibly his face as well. He might still be undergoing treatment.”

“Huh!” Walter sneered, “Half-dead and still wandering around, are you planning to break into the

domestic market?”

Hearing his harsh words, I couldn’t help but glance at him sideways. When did this man’s mouth

become so venomous?

Seeing me looking at him, he didn’t say much more and led me into the private room.

In the private room, there were already three to five middle-aged men

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sitting. They were either potbellied or wearing glasses, trying to look sophisticated.

Walter and I had just walked in when several people turned to look at us, their faces beaming with

smiles. “Mr. Hinton, Mrs. Hinton, you’ve finally arrived,” they said.

While speaking, he gestured for me to take a seat.

After sitting down, Walter whispered introductions of a few people into my ear. They were all heads of

the Southern District project, either political commissars or committee members.

I greeted several people one by one. The slender man with glasses looked at me and smiled, saying,

“Mr. Hinton is really lucky. Although I’ve seen Mrs. Hinton in the news before and thought she was very

beautiful, I didn’t expect her to be even more beautiful in person.”

“Lance, isn’t your new wife also very beautiful? Why don’t you bring her out to meet everyone?”

someone chimed in.

The man named Lance chuckled, “That woman is nothing more than a vase, she can’t compare to Mrs.

Hinton. I heard that Mrs. Hinton is now in charge of such a large corporation as the Conner Group.

Being able to take over such a large enterprise at such a young age, Mrs. Hinton is truly a heroine

among women.”

Saying this, he raised his glass towards me and said, “Here’s to us, Mrs. Hinton.”

I hesitated whether to drink or not, when someone spoke up, “Hey, Lance, it’s one thing for us to be

uncouth, but Mr. Smith hasn’t arrived yet. You’ve already started drinking with Mrs. Hinton. Mr. Hinton

might not be pleased later.”

Lance grunted, looking at Walter and said, “Mr. Hinton, it wouldn’t be a problem if I have a drink with

your wife, would it? Wesley, that guy,

probably being controlled by his wife, can’t get away for a while, let’s drink first.”

Walter glanced at me sideways, then looked at Lance with indifference, saying, “She can’t hold her

liquor, I brought her here today for something.”

The implication was that there was no need to drink alcohol.

Hearing this, Lance slightly lifted his rimmed glasses and said, “Just this one glass, it won’t hurt, right?

Besides, it wouldn’t be fun if Wesley came and we didn’t drink. You know Wesley, he never eats out

without drinking.”