The Reborn Wife Of The Tyrant CEO
Chapter 196 - 192

Chapter 196: Chapter 192

Damon was just around the corner. He was looking dapper in a simple yet subtly luxurious suit, always looking sharp and exuding a mature masculine charm.

At the sound of Ariel’s voice, he turned his head. His gaze barely lingered on me, as if I were just air. In his eyes, there was only Ariel, and he looked at her with a gaze full of adoration

My mom quickly took note of my reaction, and then her face relaxed.

"Thanks for coming despite your busy schedule." Ariel said, latching onto Damon as he approached, making her look like she had two big rocks to lean on. When she talked to Damon, there was a clear, playful tone in her voice.

Nancy gave a small smile to Damon, "Mr. Coleman, it’s an honor for all of us at Soul Enterprises to have you here. Your presence adds shine to our humble company"

"Ms. Nancy, you’re too modest" Damon replied, his smile faint

From their words and expressions, I could only see their hypocrisy

But hypocrisy was the norm. Clara once told me that if you want to make money, you need to be good at socializing and talking to people. Sincerity was not necessarily the key to success, but could actually be a fatal flaw

Then I saw some familiar faces. They were Luna and Sofia ’s parents. They came over to say hi when they saw me and my mom.

Not far from us, Clara , dressed in a chic suit and exuding a strong aura, was happily chatting with others.

"Mom, I’m going to find Clara " I whispered to my mom

"Go ahead." She nodded.

Just as I started to move, Ariel followed me. She quickened her pace and stopped me.

"What’s up?" I asked, wondering what she wanted.

Ariel held a glass of wine, her expression sincere and her tone apologetic, "Eliana , I wanted to take this occasion to toast to you and apologize. Can we put past grievances aside and be friends again?"

I looked at Ariel speechlessly for a while, then asked. "Do we need to?"

"Yes, we were friend’s initially, weren’t we? We became enemies only because of Damon" Ariel said earnestly, "Now that you’re with Jones and I’m about to get engaged to Damon, there’s no reason for us to be against each other"

I retorted, "Why do you think so? What was the purpose of setting up this company?"

At this question, Ariel paused.

Everyone knew that Soul Enterprises was established to compete with my family’s company. Ariel, as one of the founders, knew this too.

Damon came up and stood behind Ariel . They looked great together, both in appearance and temperament

Especially Ariel, who was only about 1.6 meters tall, looked petite and provoked a desire to protect her.

"What’s up?" He leaned down slightly and asked Ariel

A blush crept onto Ariel ’s face, and she replied shyly, "Nothing: I just wanted to apologize to Eliana . I hope we can let bygones be bygones and be friends again"

I looked at them coldly.

Only then did Damon look at me, his eyes cold, reminding me of the days when I was in love with him.

No matter what I did or said, he always treated me with such indifference.

"I guess I was too naive. Eliana is still unwilling to forgive me. I’ve done her wrong before. Well, I’ll find another chance to slowly win her forgiveness." Ariel added.

Damon just grunted in response, not saying much

"Sorry, I have other things to do. I’ll leave now." I gave them an awkward smile and went to find Clara .

As soon as Clara saw me, she quickly pulled me aside, "What are you doing here?"

"She invited me, how could I not come?" I found a spot to sit and looked at Ariel and Damon, "I came to check out the situation."

"Nancy is quite capable. Look, all the attendees are big shots." Clara sighed, "I didn’t want to come originally, but my dad forced me. Aaron also invited me -sol came-"

I glanced around the room and indeed saw Aaron among the crowd He was chatting with someone, and his handsome looks were attracting a lot of attention.

In a low voice, I asked, "Are you two dating?"

"Not sure yet, we haven’t clarified our relationship" Clara ’s face showed a rare blush.

"Good for you, you’ve almost got this handsome man" I praised, "There’s a big chance."

Clara ’s eyes crinkled as she laughed. "He’s my first lover"

But Where was Jones today?

I looked for Jones in the crowd but couldn’t find him. He was primarily a doctor, so he probably wouldn’t come.

But I did see Jones ’s mother.

She was chatting with a few wealthy ladies. Suddenly, as if she felt my gaze, she immediately turned to me. Upon seeing me, her face instantly turned

cold.

"Eliana , you may have come to the wrong place today..." Clara suddenly said, "Look to your right."

I looked and saw that Damon’s parents were also there.

Silas Coleman and Lisa Coleman were naturally the center of attention. Many people wanted to connect with them.

Before I could avert my eyes, Silas and Lisa saw me. Their faces showed awkward expressions, then they gave me a friendly smile.

Lisa even started to walk towards me.

I was a bit flustered. I really didn’t know how to respond if she came over to talk. I thought we made things clear last time.

"Mom, I just met a lady over there who said she hasn’t seen you for a long time and she’s a good friend of yours" Damon appeared just as Lisa was about to reach me, blocking her.

"Is that so? Let me go see her." Lisa glanced at me, seemingly understanding her son’s intention, then turned to find the woman.

Just then, Aaron came over. He smiled at me and then said to Clara , "I ran into some friends. Do you want to meet them with me?"

Clara had the hots for Aaron , so how could she possibly turn him down? She shot me a knowing glance, then took off with Aaron .

I was about to go look for my mom when Damon blocked my way. "Why isn’t Jones here with you?"

"He’s busy," I brushed him off.

"On a day like this, with his mom around, shouldn’t he take a break from work and be with you?" Damon stepped closer, his nearly 1.9-meter frame towering over me.

A smirk played at the corner of his lips.

I looked up at Damon, "I understand him, so don’t sweat the small stuff. Plus, when I decided to be with him. I knew what I was signing up for with his family. You don’t need to worry about me"

Damon pulled out his phone and showed me a picture. It was Jones having dinner with another woman.

"So he’s actually on a date today, not at work. You had no clue?" He asked with a chuckle.