Chapter 188
Chapter 188
Luna’s meaning couldn’t have been more obvious.
She was accusing Autumn of using the situation for petty revenge and of being the type to hold grudges.
If her brothers hadn’t been there, she wouldn’t have spared Autumn a second thought, let alone argued with her.
What she hadn’t expected was to see a man as aloof and distinguished as Keith actually peeling shrimp for Autumn.
She’d been with Julian for years, and he had never once peeled shrimp for her.
It had always been the other way around.
Not that she claimed to care about such details.
Autumn popped a shrimp into her mouth.
Mm, it was actually pretty good-big and meaty.
She had to admit, Keith’s eye for picking shrimp and his skill at peeling them were impressive.
Keith handed her a napkin, and Autumn dabbed at her lips before turning to Luna.
“Then why don’t you tell me, Miss Lewis-what exactly is the misunderstanding between us p>
She had no intention of letting Luna off the hook this time.
Every bit of trouble she’d faced lately traced back to this woman.
Now that she finally had the chance, she wasn’t about to let Luna slip away, unless she’d been knocked senseless.
After all, whenever Luna got the chance, she went for the jugular.
Autumn was simply returning the favor, using the same weapon against her.
Luna froze, caught off guard by the question, unsure how to respond.
That was when Jasmine, seated beside her, jumped in. “It’s because we caught you having a thing with Ethan Sharp from Vanguard.
“It wasn’t even us who spread it, but you insisted we were the ones who told and tried to pin it on us.
“We were just there to discuss a deal with him-how were we supposed to know we’d walk in on your little escapade?
“Fooling around in the office like that… aren’t you worried about catching something p>
As she spoke, she made a point of watching Keith’s face, but he didn’t even furrow a brow.
He merely paused for a beat before continuing to peel shrimp for Autumn, as if he hadn’t heard a single word Jasmine had just said.
How infuriating.
Simon and Hector’s expressions darkened, and the look they turned on Autumn now carried something different and colder.
Ryan and Grant both widened their eyes, instinctively glancing toward Julian.
Julian, however, kept his expression utterly unchanged, calmly eating the food in front of him as if Jasmine’s words had never
reached his ears.
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Ryan leaned toward Grant and murmured, “You don’t think Jasmine’s telling the truth, do you? That she and Luna actually walked in on Autumn and Ethan Sharp p>
“If that’s the case, then Julian’s getting played worse than anyone I’ve ever seen p>
“Still, I’ve got to hand it to Julian-his composure is impressive. Even now, he can still sit there and eat p>
They’d always assumed Autumn’s behavior was just a stunt to get their attention, but if this was real, then she’d taken things to a whole new level.
That was stomping a man’s pride right into the ground.
No way would Julian ever forgive her for it.
This time, things had blown up big.
Grant frowned, lowering his voice to answer Ryan.
“Couldn’t this be a misunderstanding? Autumn wouldn’t dare betray Julian-even with ten times the nerve, she wouldn’t do it.
“Wasn’t Jasmine here to meet the Sinclair heir? My guess is she said that just to get Keith’s attention.
“After all, she’s been planning this for ages, and the moment Autumn showed up, it wrecked her whole plan. No way she’s taking that lying down p>
He could see right through little games like that—Jasmine’s jealousy was written all over her, and this was nothing more than an attempt to smear Autumn to make herself look better.
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