Chapter 301

Kimberly was talking nonsense, and he wasn't angry at all. Knowing full well how important this collaboration was, he still indulged her. It's ridiculous that I was still worrying about this cooperation for him, afraid it would fall through. What a damn irony!

Matthew suddenly slammed his wine glass heavily on the table, clearly angry. Kimberly instantly reproached me, saying, “Oh, Esmeralda, look at you. You’re just supposed to offer Mr. Galatea a drink, not go to bed with him. Is it necessary for you to act like this?”

“Are you intentionally trying to sabotage Reynaldo’s collaboration like this?”

When Kimberly said this, Johnathan also looked at me skeptically. Reynaldo seemed like an outsider, smiling faintly. I was so angry! Kimberly couldn’t drink, so I could? Kimberly was forced to drink alcohol, and Reynaldo immediately stepped in to help her.

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I was forced to drink, and he just looked calm and composed. I was so angry. I didn’t give a damn. I didn’t want to care about whether to cooperate or not; it’s not my company, and the money earned is not mine!

I suppressed my anger and politely said to Matthew, “Mr. Galatea, please wait a moment; I want to go to the bathroom first.” Matthew tilted his head and made a gesture of “please go ahead.” I thanked him and walked outside the private room.

I went to the bathroom and leaned on the sink, letting out a sigh. Right now, I definitely couldn’t just leave. Otherwise, if Kimberly continued to provoke, Matthew would definitely feel more and more that I was deliberately looking down on him, and he would be furious. When the cooperation didn’t work out, it would definitely all be blamed on me.

At that time, that pervert Reynaldo would definitely shout and kill me again. I was so annoyed; what excuse could I find to leave this dinner party early? You can’t keep hiding in the bathroom like this.

Just then, I had been dawdling in the bathroom for about ten minutes when Johnathan’s phone call came in.

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He must have been hiding outside to call me; his voice was deliberately kept very low. “Esmie, what are you doing in the bathroom? Why are you taking so long to come out?”

I leaned wearily against the sink and said, “What else can girls do in the bathroom? Do you want to come and see?”

Johnathan:…

After a pause, Johnathan earnestly said over the phone, “Matthew was furious at the dinner table. Esmie, I know you were upset with Reynaldo, but I’m telling you, this collaboration was really important. Put aside your personal grievances with Reynaldo for now, just consider it for the sake of our friendship, and have a drink with Matthew. Of course, rest assured, as I said, if Matthew dares to lay a finger on you, I will be the first one to not let him off the hook!”

I pursed my lips and sighed, “Actually, I really wanted to help facilitate this cooperation between you guys, but you saw it yourself; Reynaldo is completely focused on protecting Kimberly.” He didn’t care about this cooperation at all, why should you and I bother? “Mr. Dunlap, you should just eat, drink, and not worry.” “Ah, Esmie,…”

Johnathan hadn’t finished speaking when I hung up the phone. Actually, I was right. Reynaldo didn’t care and even protected Kimberly, who kept causing trouble. So why should I care about their collaboration? However, how can I safely leave this dinner party without being punished by Reynaldo?