Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Interested in You
Justin Battleson slightly furrowed his brow.
In the pitch-black depths of his eyes, he gazed quietly at the woman in the distance.
Could it be that she hadn’t suspected his identity?
Noticing his gaze, Sophie Allen explained, "Mr. Battleson, I wasn’t aware of your relationship with Evelyn before. Had I known, I would have been honest with you when we first met."
"There have been some awkward mishaps between us, so I plan to tidy up the situation with you two brothers and then leave Stardust Garden."
"However, as Evelyn’s friend, I will still attend your engagement party and wedding."
Sophie’s words did not sound like lies.
Justin could confirm that she truly did not know his real identity.
"Hmm." He responded indifferently, "Your approach is good."
"If Mr. Battleson has no further matters for me, I will go to the lab to make the fragrance. I will try to deliver the perfume to you next week." Sophie bowed politely as she spoke.
Her respectful attitude, treating him as if he was her superior, brought a hint of annoyance to Justin’s eyes.
In his mind, he remembered her confident and bold demeanor in front of Wendy Matthews.
The surveillance footage provided by Jones George didn’t have audio, so he was curious about their conversation.
"Wait."
As Sophie was about to leave, the man’s voice made her stop.
"Mr. Battleson, is there anything else?" Sophie was puzzled.
There was nothing more to their simple perfume deal, could it be that he had something else to say?
Was it about testing her at the Stardust Garden?
Assuming he was referring to that incident, she blurted out, "Rest assured, I won’t tell Evelyn about this."
"Hmm?" Justin frowned.
In his mind, "this matter" referred to their perfume transaction.
Sophie claimed she hadn’t told Evelyn Curtis, but Evelyn Curtis already knew from Sophie herself.
"You’re lying," he said coldly.
He didn’t like to hear lies.
"I... I didn’t lie, I truly didn’t say anything."
Sophie’s face flushed a bright red as she gritted her teeth, "Even though I was the one that ended up embarrassed, you were the one who initially did wrong. If you had not barged into my room, then..."
She didn’t continue.
Justin immediately understood, he had misunderstood the so-called matter.
"I misunderstood, I thought you were talking about the perfume deal." He clarified.
Sophie was momentarily stunned, her clueless almond eyes blinked in confusion.
So, it was her overthinking and her being overly talkative.
At this moment, Sophie wished she could crawl into a hole.
"I’m sorry." She covered her forehead awkwardly.
"I stopped you, wanting to know more about you and Wendy Matthews." Justin declared frankly.
Surprised, Sophie quickly asked, "What’s your relationship with Wendy Matthews? Why so curious?"
"No relationship, just curiosity." Justin answered.
"There’s no such thing as curiosity without reason, could it be that you..." Sophie had a flash of inspiration, her eyes widening, "Could it be that you’re now interested in Richard Corporation’s project?"
The project she was referring to was the perfume launch plan she had single-handedly created.
This same plan had found its way to Justin’s desk through Richard Corporation and she had accidentally discovered it.
But, hadn’t this man claimed last night that he had no interest in a small company like Richard Corporation?
Could it be that all of his claims were to deceive her?
"No."
The man denied, his distinct fingers lightly tapping on the table.
He spoke unhurriedly, "I’m not interested in Richard Corporation. But when it comes to you— "
"I’m interested."