The Reborn Wife Of The Tyrant CEO
Chapter 158 - 155

Chapter 158: Chapter 155

I made a U–turn at an intersection, trying to catch up with Karen for a clearer look, but she was nowhere to be found.

I felt a tinge of disappointment, but quickly shrugged it off–after all, I had no intention to get tangled up with them again, so there was no reason to be disappointed.

I composed myself and drove off.

Life after returning home was pretty chill. I either visited Joshua in the hospital or hung out with Flora and Bryan at Luna’s place.

Joshua was recovering well and was discharged about a week later.

On the day he was discharged, I went to pick him up, planning to introduce him to someone over a meal.

"Eliana, where are you taking me?" Joshua asked curiously from the passenger seat.

"Have you heard of Albert Homes?" I asked.

"I know it. That’s a good real estate company. I applied there once but didn’t get the job," Joshua said, looking slightly surprised. "You’re taking me there?"

I chuckled, "Not to the company, but to meet the boss. Show him what you’ve got and if you get a chance to get in, start as a technician, Someone will guide you, and you can work your way up to be an engineer or a project manager."

Joshua was clearly delighted and said excitedly. "Really? If I can get in, the opportunities there would definitely be better than my current company!"

"Definitely." I had this plan all along. If I treat Joshua as my brother, I should take care of him like a brother.

Albert Homes CEO was named Albert. We agreed to meet at Blissful Brews.

Upon reaching the cafe, I made a call first.

Albert happily said, "Great, come on in. I have a business partner here. We can all chat together"

"Sounds good." I hung up the phone and said to Joshua, "Let’s go, they’re waiting for us."

We arrived at the cafe entrance, I pushed the door open, and a wave of coffee aroma washed over us, very comforting

Albert was sitting right across the entrance. Two men were sitting across from him. They glanced back at the sound of the door opening.

"Eliana?" Cooper exclaimed in surprise.

Damon looked disapprovingly at Joshua next to me.

"Mr. Cooper, you know each other?" Albert, probably in his fifties, looked genuinely surprised, seemingly clueless about my relationship with Damon.

I didn’t find Albert through my parents but asked Luna to help me.

Due to the nature of my father’s job, it’s inappropriate for me to contact others in his name.

So Albert only knew me as Ms. Eliana and was not aware of my relationship with Damon, or else he would have offended both me and Damon.

"Yes, we’re friends." Cooper glanced awkwardly at Damon

Joshua got unhappy at the sight of Damon." Eliana, let’s leave."

I stopped him, "Go sit with Mr. Albert"

Albert wasn’t usually in the city. Since he was here, I didn’t want Joshua to miss this opportunity.

Joshua understood my arrangement. He silently nodded and sat down beside Albert.

The cafe had tables for four. Albert asked a waiter to bring an extra chair, perfect between Damon and Joshua, I took the seat without hesitation.

Damon glanced at me, and I pretended not to see

We had just started chatting when Albert suddenly suggested, "Coffee is boring. Let’s go have some drinks. I’m buying. Drinking is more fun, let’s all have a meal and a few drinks!"

"Sure." Damon agreed. For him, socializing was routine.

Joshua looked at me, and signaled him not to worry

We were here to seek help today, so we had to play by other people’s rules.

Soon we switched from the cafe to a restaurant, ordered a table full of food, and mainly drank

Luckily, Joshua had worked in various bars before and had built up a good tolerance for alcohol. He and Albert were having a blast

"Mr. Coleman, come, I toast you!" Albert, flushed from drinking, decided to toast Damon.

From the dining and drinking, I noticed that Albert respected Damon and Cooper a lot, but wasn’t as enthusiastic with me. After all, he thought I was just Ms. Eliana who came to ask for his help to find a job for my brother.

If I really had connections, would I still need to go through someone else to contact him?

"Ms. Eliana, you should drink too. You seem to have a low tolerance. You’ve only drunk this much, and that’s disrespectful to me." Albert toasted Damon and then looked at my glass.

I hadn’t drunk much because I was on my period and needed to be careful.

"Here, Mr. Albert, I’ll toast you!" I raised my glass and said to Albert with a smile.

"I like straightforward women like you, Ms. Eliana!" Albert, probably drunk, suddenly grabbed my hand and said inappropriately.

I quickly shook off his hand, my smile fading, and Joshua stood up, looking angry.

I promptly calmed him down.

This was my first time in such a situation, but I wasn’t nervous because I had heard similar stories from Clara

"Mr. Albert, you seem to have had a bit too much" Damon suddenly said, his gaze cold and stern

"I’m not drunk, I can hold my liquor!" Albert burped, "Mr. Coleman, look at this sister and brother pair. They’re so close. Ms. Eliana had someone contact me, wanting her younger brother to join my company. I never expected Ms Eliana to be so beautiful! And so elegant".

If Albert wasn’t drunk, I’d eat my hat.

He completely missed the darkening look on Damon’s face.

I looked at Albert. Was this how he behaved when drunk?

"What did you say? You jerk!" Joshua couldn’t hold it in any longer. He wanted to make a move, but I stopped him.

He couldn’t offend Albert, or the consequences would be unthinkable.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Albert flared up, "Say that again? Is this how you ask for my help?"

Standing between the two, I felt agitated, "Mr. Albert, you’re wasted. I’ll take him home, we can talk some other time."

I thought it would be easy, but Albert messed it up with his drunken antics.

Being in a bad mood, I decided not to rely on others next time, but to handle things on my own.

"Finish this bottle of wine, apologize to me on behalf of your brother, or give me a kiss, and I won’t care anymore. Otherwise, we still have a problem!" Albert was totally hammered, showing his irrational and sleazy side.

Before I could respond, Damon snatched the bottle and dumped it over Albert’s head, soaking his face with booze.

Albert seemed to sober up, looking dazedly at Damon’s furious face, "Mr. Coleman, what the hell are you doing?"

"Fuck, a kiss?" After emptying the bottle, Damon smashed it on Albert’s head with a stern face, "Are you sober now?"