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Chapter 574
Chapter 574
"No, after you!" Sharon said, her cheeks slightly flushed.
Patrick had always been quite aloof, and his sudden consideration caught her by surprise.
Patrick chuckled lightly and insisted, "Ladies first!"
Sharon replied politely, "No, you're my senior, so you should enter first!"
Tired of their back-and-forth, Carlisle pressed the button to shut the elevator doors.
Patrick quickly stopped the doors from closing, his brows furrowed.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.
"That wasn't very gentlemanly of you. Can't you tell we haven't gotten in yet?"
Carlisle glanced at him indifferently and replied, "Time is money. I don't have time for your chatter!"
Patrick was deeply annoyed as he met Carlisle's nonchalant gaze. His family and friends were always polite to him, perhaps due to his father. Even at school, he was the center of attention among his peers, owing to his identity as the top student in the business management department.
He inwardly questioned what right this Riverland University student had to be so dismissive. He wondered if he had somehow offended Carlisle.
Patrick decided not to dwell on that thought. Since he would soon be working at Thompson Group, he was confident that, with his talent, he would undoubtedly become a senior executive there.
Since Thompson Group was based in Riverland and Carlisle was from Riverland Univerity, Patrick thought it would be unwise to offend him now. He worried that Carlisle might defame him in school when he became successful.
With that in mind, Patrick said to Sharon, "Sharon, let's skip the formalities and get in before this guy loses his patience again."
Slightly furrowing her brows, Sharon nodded and entered the elevator first. Patrick followed her in and pressed the button to close the doors.
Suddenly, Carlisle looked at Sharon and inquired, "Are you a Lawson?"
He had just realized that Sharon matched Howard's sister's description short-haired and a freshman at Caltopia College.
Taken aback, Sharon looked at him and asked, "How do you know?"
Carlisle smiled, feeling glad that his speculation was correct.
"You have a lunch appointment today, don't you?"
Sharon nodded, her expression turning tense.
"H-How do you know?"
She had received a call from her parents not long ago, mentioning that someone intended to impersonate her brother. She had initially vehemently opposed the idea, but her parents said they were paid a lot of money—a full 200 thousand dollars.
After her brother went abroad for treatment, her family was heavily in debt. The 200 thousand only managed to cover two-thirds of it, excluding the money her aunt offered.
Her parents had reminded her to keep the impersonation matter a secret. Otherwise, the impersonator would take back the money with interest.
The impersonator had also given her a letter about the lunch appointment and instructed her to burn it after reading it so that no third party would find out about it.
She pondered how the Riverland University student before her knew about it.
Sharon panicked, her rosy cheeks turning pale.
With his hands in his pockets, Carlisle replied casually, "I'm your lunch appointment." Sharon's eyes widened.
"So, you are-"
She abruptly shut her mouth, sensing Carlisle's warning glance.
Patrick frowned upon listening in on their conversation.
"Sharon... what's going on? Are you two having lunch together today?"