Chapter 1036


    Rose tucked her hands in her trench coat pockets, shaking her head lightly. “Megan isn’t on board.


    But Morrison is the groom–to–be. If he doesn’t wanna tie the knot, Megan can’t call the shots, no


    matter how controlling she is.”


    Chloe stole a nce at Rose through the elevator mirror, pursed her lips a bit, and then kept silent.


    Once they reached Chloe’s office and shrugged off their coats, Chloe asked her secretary to fetch


    some books from thepany’s reading room for Rose


    The rest was a breeze. Rose parked herself on the couch and got lost in her books while Chloe was


    busy grinding away at work.


    The office had a chill vibe. Every now and then, a secretary would pop in to give updates, but Rose


    wouldn’t even bat an eye.


    Whenever things settled down, Chloe would catch a glimpse of Rose, quietly engrossed in her


    book. This woman, a beauty queen since her young days, knew how to doll herself up and was the


    apple of everyone’s eye in school. She was so mboyant and confident.


    To her suitors, she was a stone–cold rejector. But when it came to her crush on Morrison, she had


    taken a hit.


    Once she asked Rose, “Among all the guys who were after you, there were plenty who were born


    with a silver spoon in their mouth and were decent blokes too. Why were you only into Morrison?”


    To which Rose shot back, “Would you feel disgusted if Lance touched you?”


    All Chloe managed to do was blush and shake her head, without uttering a word.


    The two of them always had heaps to talk about, including love and sex, which often strayed into


    adult topics. In high school, it was no biggie for couples to get frisky. It was even more


    commonce in college. But Chloe and Lance hardly had any physical contact.


    Rose said, “I couldn’t be with them. Just the thought of them touching me made me sick. But with


    Morrison, I didn’t feel that way. Because I liked him, I could ept whatever he did.”


    She added, “Chloe, if I can’t be with Morrison in this lifetime, I might stay single forever. I can’t stand


    anyone else touching me. What do you reckon I should do?”


    “Perhaps you haven’t met the right guy yet. Time changes everything. Maybe you’ll meet someone


    you can gradually ept.” That’s how Chloe responded back then.


    Maybe Morrison wasn’t her Mr. Right after all.


    Just then, someone knocked on the office door. Snapped back to reality, Chloe replied, and the


    door opened. A tall figure stepped in. He was always the center of attention, with an exceptional


    aura, as if he was always bathed in a dazzling light, no matter where he went.


    “Tomorrow I’m flying to Paris. Anything you need me to bring back?”


    Winston, with one hand tucked into his suit pants pocket, looked straight at Chloe but made for the


    couch. Then he spotted Rose sitting on the


    couch.


    He paused in his tracks. Rose looked up, saw him, and gave him a faint smile. Winston nodded


    faintly in response and sat down on the other end


    of the couch.


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    “Nothing really.” Chloe put a pause to her work and turned to him, “Yeah, just make sure to take


    care of them when Jete arrives.”


    “Sure.”


    Rose shed a faint smile. “Remember to wear ourpany’s perfume. Consider it a form of


    promotion.”


    Winston shot her a nce. “So, you’re the kind of businesswoman who always sees a business


    opportunity?”


    “Seems like you have a skewed understanding of businesspeople.”


    Winston gave a faint smirk.


    “Are you free right now?” Chloe gave Winston a look, asking.


    “The fashion week is tomorrow. I’ve wrapped up today’s work.”


    Chloe pulled out a file. “Perfect. I’ve got a meeting. You can take Rose out for a bit.”


    Winston and Rose both looked at Chloe.


    Chloe locked up at Winston. “Go anywhere. Just make sure to drop her back before clocking out.”


    Winston gave Chloe a hard look for a few seconds before standing up and saying to Rose,


    “Let’s go.”


    Rose stood up too. “Since there’s nothing to do, let’s hit the mall and check out our perfume sales.”


    Chloe nodded, “Good idea”


    Rose’s eyes twinkled with mischief.


    They headed to a nearby mall. Star’s perfume was naturally a big hit. But after the initialunch


    buzz, the sales had tapered off a bit.


    12:40


    The minute Rose reached the counter, she asked, “How much stock have you receivedtely?”


    Recognizing her as the boss, the sales assistant immediately whipped out the stock list.


    Rose took a look. “There’s still plenty of stock.”


    The sales assistant nodded. “At first, they were flying off the shelves. But now, it’s reached a


    saturation point.”


    Rose nodded, didn’t say anything, and left the counter right away.


    Winston followed her at a leisurely pace. His exceptional aura turned many heads. With a mask on,


    Winston looked aloof, and his entire aura turned icy.


    People would take a quick peek and then hastily looked away.


    Rose seemed to be window shopping out of boredom and picked out a pair of ts. When it was


    time to pay, Rose looked at Winston. “I didn’t bring my wallet. Could you spot me?”


    Winston pulled out his wallet without changing his expression, took out his card, and handed it to


    the cashier. Then they headed to a leather goods store.


    After picking out a simple and ssy wallet and having it wrapped, Winston was about to pay when


    he heard Rose ask the sales assistant,


    “Can I pay with my phone?”


    The sales assistant nodded. “Yes.”


    Winston frowned, puzzled. Just as he was wondering, Rose handed the wallet to him.


    “Here, this is for you.”


    Winston nced at the new wallet. “For me?”


    “Yep, as a token of gratitude.”


    “You don’t have to. I was just keeping youpany while window shopping. I was bored anyway.”


    Rose shook her head. “You should still take it. Otherwise, I’d feel bad.”


    “I’ve already bought it.” Rose looked a bit awkward. The stalemate could only be broken if he


    epted the wallet.


    In the end, Winston took the wallet.


    Rose smiled contentedly. “Now I feel much better.”


    “Why?”


    Rose leaned towards him, winked, and grinned like a sly fox.


    ‘Cause I want you to see the real face of a merchant.”


    The two of them returned to the counter of Spotlight Beauty once again..


    Rose stood at the entrance, coughed a couple of times, then pped her hands.


    “Ladies and gents, we at Spotlight Beauty have a surprise event for you this afternoon!”


    Everyone paused to look over.


    “Anyone who buys ourtest line of perfume will get an autograph from our brand ambassador,


    Winston!”


    “Winston?”


    “Wow, an autograph from Winston himself?”


    “I want it! I want it!”


    A few people excitedly jumped up and raised their hands..


    Winston’s face instantly turned sour! What good coulde from being around Chloe all the time?!