Conquest Game: The Aloof Husband is Dangerous!-Chapter 207 - 186: Why Are You Here?

Wade Hawthorne snorted disdainfully when he heard his second brother went into their fourth brother’s office, "Now he knows to cling onto the fourth as a lifeline? Too bad his calculations will never be right in this lifetime!"

The first two days Laura Quincy was in Zarain were very busy. She had to work overtime almost every night and by the time she finished, it was already very late. On top of that, with the time difference with home, she didn’t call or text Jason Hawthorne and his son.

Twinkle did send her messages, but that certain man... not a single word.

During this period, she often followed the news. It seemed like Aegis Group recently had a lot of negative media, and their stocks had dropped a lot too...

People attributed all this to Jason Hawthorne’s fault, saying his decision to break up with Stella Jennings was unwise, that he was bewitched by a vixen, and that he didn’t even care about the company...

Seeing these rumors, Laura felt as if her heart was being cut with a knife. At the same time, she was somewhat afraid of these online rumors; clearly, she hadn’t done anything, clearly, she had high education and exceptional work abilities, but just because she wasn’t a wealthy heiress, she was entirely dismissed...

The labels imposed on her were far too many!

All sorts of insulting, embarrassing...

They poured over her like a flood...

Little Kim also noticed her unhappiness and consoled her, "Laura, everyone is just jealous that you’re the Fourth Young Master Hawthorne’s woman! People are like this nowadays, jealousy makes them irrational, don’t take it too seriously."

Laura nodded, grateful that Little Kim was a kind and simple good girl.

"Mm, thank you."

"Words can be scary, but rumors will naturally disappear if you ignore them. Just don’t go on Weibo or browse websites these days, out of sight, out of mind!"

"Mm."

Since she was on a business trip abroad, avoiding domestic news would mostly keep those negative rumors at bay.

Laura could only try to adjust herself; she had promised Jason Hawthorne to trust him.

As long as he didn’t propose breaking up with her, she didn’t see the necessity to end the relationship first. No matter how strong the flood outside, as long as the wall between them was solid, wouldn’t that be enough?

On the evening of the third day.

Laura and Little Kim, having nothing to do, decided to go swimming at the hotel pool. They were staying at a five-star hotel, fully equipped with facilities, and they saw many handsome guys coming and going every day.

Little Kim had been itching to go!

So, taking advantage of the free evening, she invited Laura to go swimming, hoping they might have a handsome encounter at the pool!

Laura received a call from the minister just then, so she let Little Kim go ahead to the pool first. After ending the call, she donned her bathrobe and headed out.

For a moment when she opened the door, she thought she had run into a burglar...

Looking closely, it was that certain man...

She exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

Jason Hawthorne leaned against the wall with one hand, his dark eyes lined with visible bloodshot, clearly having not slept well for days.

He spoke in a hoarse voice, "I missed you, so I came."

Laura blushed at his straightforward words, trying to divert attention, "You must be really tired these days, right? Your eyes are bloodshot."

Jason continued gazing at her deeply, suddenly stepping forward to pull her tightly into his arms, with such force...

Laura felt a bit sore from his embrace but sensed his longing for her...

A warm current quietly flowed through her heart...

After they quietly hugged for a few minutes, they slowly separated. Only then did Jason ask, "Why are you going out dressed like this?"

Laura glanced at her bathrobe and blushed slightly, "I made plans to go swimming with a colleague."

Jason let out an involuntary grunt, "Swimming?"

Laura nodded, "Mm."

Jason lightly lifted her chin with his forefinger, "What if I don’t let you go?"

Laura glared at him playfully, "I just learned how to swim, how can I not practice? Besides, I promised Little Kim. She’s a good person, and I don’t want to break my word."

The implication was: I have to go!

Her tone was certain, but there was also a bit of coquettishness...

Jason’s dark eyes were glued to the overlapping neckline of her bathrobe, as if he were trying to see through it...

Laura quickly covered her neckline with her hand, her tone playful, "Hey! You can just go with me!"

Jason pondered for half a second; it wasn’t a bad idea!

"Then I’ll reluctantly agree."

"Hmph!"

Laura pouted at him displeased, then asked, "Why didn’t you bring Twinkle along?"

Jason naturally answered, "His grandma took him in, and we’re planning to enroll him in an external kindergarten this year. He’s starting first grade next semester, so this is a period for him to adapt."