His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1158 Are You Biased Against Me

In a cold voice, Charles said, "I don't drink green tea." His self-control, reserve, and aloofness were

almost inhuman. His heart was too frozen to care about others.

"It's all right," Rachel replied without even flinching or looking affected by how Charles treated her. She

turned towards the waiter. "Please, replace with black tea, and don't forget to add some

chrysanthemum in it. Thank you." Rachel looked at Charles and remembered how this suited his taste

when they were still lovers.

As for Charles, he wasn't fond of drinking tea. But after becoming the owner of such a big company, he

had to engage in some social and business activities. Liquor was out of the options, so he turned to

drinking tea instead. Then again, according to Chinese medicine, drinking too much green tea can

cause cold syndrome in a person's stomach, so he chose to drink black tea.

Even then, Charles wasn't fond of the taste of black tea, and Rachel knew that. She was very attentive

of him, because she added some chrysanthemum into the black tea to make the taste better.

The fragrance of chrysanthemum complimented the rich taste of black tea. Their neutralization made

the taste neither too strong nor too astringent. Rachel recalled how much Charles had felt the moment

the aroma lingered in his nose and the taste of the first sip in his mouth.

She was about to let the waiter leave as the waiter nodded, following her instruction, but Charles was

quick to stop the waiter.

"I don't drink black tea anymore. Please, I would like a glass of soda water," he told the waiter.

"Yes, sir," the waiter replied. He was clever to see who was in charge of the situation and did what

Charles had asked without even waiting for Rachel's addition. Still, Rachel wasn't fazed.

"Well, it seems like your taste has changed a lot after all these years." Rachel smiled and continued,

"Does that mean I can't treat you the way I used to? Do I need to get to know you and understand you

from a new perspective?"

Charles ignored any of her questions. The waiter was back with the soda, and he just took a sip from

the glass. He then turned to the rest of the people at the table and said, "Everyone, please. Relax and

let's all start to dig in."

Everyone else looked at each other, feeling a bit embarrassed. One replied almost immediately, "Oh,

yes! That's the way it should be, isn't it? Mr. Lu, after you, please."

Back in the past, there were rumors and gossips about the love story of Rachel and Charles

everywhere, which, of course, created a sensation. Girls were so envious of Rachel for winning

Charles' heart. Its influence was not less than that of Sheryl's erotic picture scandal in recent time.

Everyone at the table knew what happened to them, but they weren't aware of how important Rachel

was to Charles now. They wanted to know whether he still had feelings for her. Was she still important

to him deep in his heart? Was Rachel more important than Sheryl?

Since they still did not know Charles' attitude towards Rachel, they wanted to play safe and did not

dare to offend her or make her feel embarrassed.

Rachel had Tarsan Corporation to support her, and even Lance and Dustin also intended to cooperate NôvelDrama.Org owns all © content.

with her. Now, if Charles was also backing her, then she would be really difficult to deal with. They had

to be extremely careful.

Now that they were at the same table with the two, the relationship between them could be discerned

at a glance.

From the conversation, facial expression, and body language, it was clear how Rachel was still good to

him that even the dullest person could see that. On the other hand, it seemed that Charles had no

interest in her anymore.

They could even see the obvious dislike in his eyes everytime he took a glance towards her.

His eyes were full of coldness and disgust.

"Everyone here must know that Tarsan Corporation has just settled down in Y City. What you do not

know, however, is that its CEO is not the previous one. I am really concerned as to how Ms. Bai would

lead such a big corporation to gain a firm foothold in Y City." As Charles said this, his warning eyes

focused on every single guest.

He clearly showed his own attitude to this case—Rachel did not have any strength and ability to lead

the corporation to gain a firm foundation in this city. It was obvious that Charles wanted to tell everyone

that Shining Company would draw a clear line with her company. Regardless of whatever happened,

he would just stand by and watch.

Moreover, whatever everyone else here was going to do about it, that was none of his business as well.

Everyone else glanced at each other. After Charles had made such a statement, of course, they would

follow the steps of the Shining Company. After all, they were the leading enterprise in Y City.

Since they were doing business or wanted to do business with his company, they would not dare risk to

offend Charles. Their own development depended more or less on his company.

Meanwhile, Holley frowned and snapped back, "What do you mean, Mr. Lu? What you just said will

make everyone reject Tarsan Corporation and lose opportunities to grow strong together with us. Yes, it

is not long enough since Rachel took over the company, but I know she is taking her work very

seriously. You haven't seen anything like her work and her achievements, so why do you believe that

we can't stand on our own feet in this city?"

She stared at him with a frown on her face, and thought about how she would had been this man's wife

if Sheryl did not exist in this world. If only she had such an excellent husband, then she would not have

to live like this. So pathetic!

Charles shrugged slightly and replied in a cold voice, "I didn't say anything. That was all you. As a

matter of fact, I was wondering if your corporation would have a bright future, since you two decided to

work together." He couldn't care less if he made Holley lose her face in front of so many people.

Under the table, Holley's fists started to clench. However, she was reluctant to show her weakness, so

she asked him, "You are biased against me, aren't you?" She stood firm on her ground, unwilling to

submit. How dare he look down on her and say such words in front of everyone!

"Of course not. You are wrong about me, Miss Ye. I am not biased against you at all. The truth is, I just

don't like you very much. I don't even want to pay any attention to you or even look at you, and frankly,

I even hate it when you sit here like this." Charles looked at Holley. His eyes were full of anger and

disgust.

He couldn't believe how great she thought she was that she even dared to sit and eat at the same table

with him. Especially, after she and Rachel had set Sheryl up. Did she think that he was so easy to deal

with?

Did she think that he knew nothing about what they had done? Or, they thought that he still loved

Rachel, so they assumed he wouldn't retaliate against them?

Holley's heart started to race with anger. "Mr. Lu, you… What do you mean? Can't you save me some

face in front of so many people here?" she asked. She was so angry and managed to control her

temper, but her face failed to hide her inner feelings.

Charles scoffed, "Save you some face? Really? You don't deserve that!" His tone was not heavy, but it

was quite shocking and fell heavily into everyone's ears. They glanced each other and did not dare to

whisper nor make a noise. However, they all wondered why Charles was so angry and harsh with

Holley. Did she do something wrong against him?

Lance knew he had to do something to help thaw the atmosphere. He gave Rachel a hint and said,

"Rachel, how could you bring such a girl to our dinner without consideration? Now, please, get her out

of here, and don't let her put a dampener on our day."

Charles ignored what Lance had said and picked up his glass to drink his soda as if nothing had

happened. Holley really was nothing to him, and he obviously did not want to waste any extra time on

her.

Rachel had no choice. She turned to Holley and gestured for her to get up and leave. At this point, it

was the best way to solve their difficult situation. It was also the best way to stop any further discussion

about the future of her company, or her ability to do keep it standing firm.

However, Holley was full of pride that she would not listen to her. Instead, she ignored Rachel and

turned to Charles once more. She bit her lip and swallowed hard before she said out loud, "Mr. Lu,

don't be so cruel to me. I am still new in Tarsan Corporation and the circle. If I offended you before,

please forgive me, and don't be too hard on me. I promise that it won't happen again!" For Holley, no

one could make her leave.

Once she stood and walked out of here, she would definitely lose her face.

After all, those who attended this feast were people of fame and prestige around the city. She was

afraid that after this meal, they would all laugh at her and look down upon her behind her back.

Once more, Charles chose to ignore Holley's pleads. He turned to Lance and asked, "Lance, you were

once Rachel's boss. Am I right?"

Lance looked at Holley for a moment before turning towards Charles. "Yes. She started her career in

Silver Corporation," he confirmed. Deep inside, Lance could not help but feel a faint sense of unease

as he could not think of any reason why Charles would ask this question.

He could not help but overthink that Charles was unhappy about this, and that he might decide to

punish Silver Corporation. It would place him and his corporation at risk! Beads of sweat threatened to

come out of Lance's temples.

Even if Lance did intend to plot some dirty deals, at least he would carry them out in a sneaky way. He

also hoped that no one would know his connection with Rachel. However, what Charles had just stated

indicated that Rachel was in cahoots with him.

Then again, Lance would not take the blame for Rachel. He thought again and again how to deal with

this problem. Before Charles could speak again, he added, "However, Mr. Lu, you know that the

entertainment circle has always been the most mobile place for money and people. After Rachel

became a popular celebrity, she forgot all about Silver Corporation and the resources we provided her

with. If I remember correctly, when our agent tried to renew her contract with us, Rachel didn't give our

agent a chance to do so."

Lance did not dare look at how Rachel would react. Besides, he could not care anymore about what

Rachel would think of him after hearing what he just said. At that moment, he just wanted Charles to

give him a chance to explain and regain himself. He wanted to make Charles stop doubting him, and so

he tried his very best to do so.

"So, does that mean, you can no longer influence her, right?" Without any hint of emotion at all, Charles

looked into Lance's eyes, and gave him a meaningful smile. Then he turned his attention towards his

food and started to eat.