Chapter 23
Terry found himself regretting his decision.
Ian had worked overtime till the wee hours of the morning. He proceeded to spend the entire day wearing nothing but a poker face. It was clear that he was in a bad mood.
Would Terry be making things worse for Ian by bringing up Sage’s shopping spree at this time?
“Get your ass over here right now if you want to talk to me about something!” Ian grumbled impatiently.
Terry had no choice but to walk over to Ian. There, he tapped on the messaging app cautiously and displayed the horde of messages.
Ian shot a glance at the screen, soon noticing the automated messages sent by various
mall–based stores.
There were purchases that exceeded hundreds of thousands of dollars, but there were also purchases showcasing only triple digits. All of these messages were sent from jewelry and apparel stores which were frequented by ladies.
At that moment, a new message popped up on the screen with a loud ding.
“Thank you for shopping at Gentlemen’s Style! Your bill is 28,800 dollars! We hope to see you next time!”
Terry didn’t know if he was seeing things. He thought he noticed Ian’s furrowed brows relaxing slightly at the sight of the message.
Even though clothes with such a meager price tag would never be part of Ian’s daily wardrobe, Terry decided to risk his life by giving lan a compliment.
“It seems that Mrs. Holcomb has even bought you clothes even though she’s out on a shopping spree. She really cares about you, Mr. Holcomb,”
As expected, Ian’s expression softened a lot. Still, he harrumphed coldly at Terry’s words.
“I don’t care about her.
Terry picked up on the underlying meaning in Ian’s response immediately.
“Mr. Holcomb wou must
You even spent the day working non–stop. Why don’t you go home and get some rest?”
Ian stretched lazily. It was true that he felt rather exhausted.
“Have Wanda brew a pot of strong coffee for me. I need it to perk up.
“Yes, sir.
was almost 5:00 pm when Sage finally returned to Solaris Estate. She had visited a beauty salon on a whim just to get
the mirror left her
in his study on the second
at home at a time like this? Was he planning to question Sage
great if that were the case. Sage would take advantage of lan’s abhorrence toward her to
Wanda before ascending the stairs. The door of Ian’s study
she spotted lan sitting on
the bidding contract?” That was
always wanted to be in charge of this project, hasn’t he? I had
times in the past. You shouldn’t be worrying about my family’s affairs from now on. Dad
had taken on a grateful edge
just to please Ivy, his female best friend. Said friend was incredibly grateful to him as a result. Soon, those two would open up to each other with heartfelt confessions.
should Sage do in order to
around and leave the doorway.
she could still hear Ian’s gentle
promise you in the past that
given
Wanda arranging everything she
delivered here this afternoon. Should I
“Go ahead.”
popped into Sage’s mind the moment she responded to Wanda. She added hastily, “By the way, I want you to pack up all the clothes stowed away on the first row of the
Wanda looked astonished. “Aren’t those
into one of those many outfits and put on
makeup. If I
more than a glance,
more outfits of a
to donate all of those clothes…
was thinking, so she flashed
suited me anyway. They’d just make me feel even more suffocated if I were to leave them lying around here. You can just donate them to
picked those clothes out according
she had picked those clothes out
Ian would pay her more heed if she were to dress up
going
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