Sweet Wife So Charming: CEO: Hold Back Your Heart-Chapter 243: Lying

Just as they were speaking, Steward Liu’s phone suddenly rang.

Steward Liu answered and was about to leave the office to listen when the voice on the other end shouted, "Steward Liu! Miss... Miss is trapped in the elevator!"

"What!" Steward Liu’s hand holding the phone broke out in a cold sweat, "Which elevator? On which floor?"

"Elevator No. 4, twelfth floor."

"Got it, get the maintenance department to fix it as soon as possible, or the consequences will be serious."

After hanging up, Julian Sinclair slightly lifted his gaze, "What’s the matter?"

Steward Liu frowned, hesitated for a second, then lowered his head and said, "Master, Miss is trapped in the elevator on the twelfth floor, but the maintenance department is already—"

Before he could finish speaking, Julian Sinclair expressionlessly walked out of the office, and Steward Liu quickly followed.

By the time they reached the twelfth floor, a crowd had already gathered, all discussing something animatedly.

It wasn’t until Julian Sinclair arrived that they pretended to be just passing by and dispersed.

Part of the maintenance team was controlling the backend, while another group waited on the twelfth floor.

"Master Julian, rest assured... Miss will certainly be safe." The head of maintenance was drenched in sweat, and he stumbled over his words nervously.

Julian Sinclair’s presence emitted a chill that prevented people from approaching, and his exquisite features were clouded over.

He didn’t spare a glance for the manager, his attitude extremely cold.

Inside the elevator, Moira Young was already somewhat faint, as the fear and helplessness within her gradually overwhelmed her. She sat down in panic, leaning against the wall of the elevator.

Faintly, she sensed a hint of familiarity through the crack of the elevator door. Carefully crawling over to peek through the gap, suddenly, the elevator jolted downward!

"Ah—!" Moira Young instinctively froze, tightly shutting her eyes!

"Moira!" Julian Sinclair heard Moira Young’s cry, and his heart felt tightly wrenched!

"Uncle... Uncle!" Hearing Julian Sinclair’s voice, the majority of Moira Young’s fear dissipated; she knew Julian would come to save her, she just knew...

Julian Sinclair glanced sidelong at the trembling maintenance manager, his expression menacing, "I’ll give you one more minute."

"Yes! Yes!" The maintenance manager shivered in panic and quickly ran to the side to make a call and hasten the process.

The elevator was stuck between the eleventh and twelfth floors, and the only solution was to wait for the maintenance department to resolve the issue and safely elevate the elevator to the twelfth floor.

As seconds ticked by, the elevator dinged and finally returned to normal, allowing Julian Sinclair to slightly breathe a sigh of relief.

Just when he thought the elevator would ascend to the twelfth floor, the maintenance manager suddenly faced Julian Sinclair with an apologetic expression, "Master Julian... With the time constraint, the repair team could only fix the elevator in place, ensuring it won’t descend further, but it still can’t be raised up shortly..."

The veins bulging on Julian Sinclair’s forehead indicated his suppressed anger.

"However! Master Julian, we’re about to open the elevator door on the twelfth floor to rescue Miss!"

Saying that, the maintenance manager led the workers to start opening the elevator door.

Moira Young heard the noise and thought the elevator was going to drop again, causing her breath to become erratic.

Luckily, the elevator door was opened quickly, and Moira Young saw the light overhead, instinctively looking up.

Julian Sinclair was kneeling on one knee, extending his hand, signaling Moira Young to stand up and take his hand.

Moira Young looked at him with reddened eyes; her heart was pounding wildly, and tears streamed down as she slowly stood up.

When Julian Sinclair pulled her up, he wordlessly picked her up and carried her into his private elevator, leaving even Steward Liu behind.

Moira Young buried her head in his chest, gradually regaining a sense of safety.

"How... did you know I was trapped in there..." Moira Young asked softly.

"Why didn’t you use this elevator?" Julian Sinclair replied with some anger.

"I didn’t know..." Moira Young pouted, "I’ll remember next time..."

Julian Sinclair carried her back to the office.

"What did you buy this afternoon?" Julian noticed she wasn’t carrying anything, yet the card had indeed been reduced by 1.6 million.

Moira Young’s eyes showed a momentary panic, a reaction that Julian Sinclair noticed.

She pressed her lips together, considering how to respond, "I said I used it to buy a bag, the items are at home."

Moira Young thought, since she has so many bags she can’t even recall them, Julian wouldn’t remember either.

Julian Sinclair was just curiously asking, but upon realizing Moira Young lied to him, his mood worsened.

However, he chose not to pursue the issue further.

"By the way, take the card back." Moira Young took out the card and handed it over to Julian.

"Keep it; it’s yours from now on." Julian Sinclair didn’t even glance at the card.

Moira Young took pleasure in the fact that if the card wasn’t returned to Julian, she could use it to purchase stock for the store.

Just then, the door to Julian Sinclair’s office abruptly opened.

Moira Young and Julian Sinclair both looked over, and it wasn’t Steward Liu who entered, but Fiona Rhodes.

Fiona Rhodes was surprised to see Moira Young there and suddenly smiled amicably, "Ah, Moira is here too, what a coincidence."

Moira Young had never seen Fiona Rhodes act this way towards her, momentarily left speechless.

"Today’s Julian’s birthday, you came to celebrate with him as well?" Fiona Rhodes walked over to sit next to Moira Young, almost holding her hand with an intimate gesture.

Moira Young was stunned, how could she forget! Today is Julian’s birthday!

Oh my!

"Moira? You didn’t forget, did you?" Fiona waved her hand as Moira seemed absent-minded.

"No... no..." Moira Young replied somewhat guiltily, realizing she indeed forgot.

Moira Young didn’t like Fiona Rhodes, especially her now inscrutable manner. Moira Young looked at Julian Sinclair, "Uncle, let’s go home, Adrian must already be waiting for us there."

Just as Julian Sinclair was about to speak, Fiona Rhodes interjected, "I specifically traveled from Vesperia to China for Julian’s birthday, and I’ve been preparing for quite a while."

"Julian, I’ve booked a restaurant. Let’s celebrate outside tonight."

Julian Sinclair glanced at Fiona Rhodes and said nothing.

Moira Young couldn’t believe Julian would agree with Fiona Rhodes. She was about to say Julian would definitely celebrate at home—

"Okay." Julian Sinclair agreed with Fiona Rhodes!

Moira Young looked at Julian Sinclair in disbelief, seeking answers in his eyes, but Julian did not look at her.

Moira Young felt a bitter sting at the tip of her nose, with disappointment spreading like a deflated balloon, drifting farther away.