Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts novel Chapter 82

Ines found a quiet corner to sit down, pulled out her phone, and continued reading her novel, only to be interrupted by a direct gaze.

She looked up and saw Stoner standing a meter away, grinning at her with clear desire in his eyes, a look of intention to score on his face.

Ines instantly tensed up and felt uneasy, subconsciously looking around. She was in a secluded spot, she could hear the noise of the banquet in the hall, but could hardly see anyone.

As she got up to leave, Stoner grabbed her wrist and said flippantly, "Pretty girl, you and Amelia really fooled me. You're so beautiful, yet you claimed to be married. Why work so hard? Stick with me, I'll give you whatever you want."

Ines could smell his bad breath and felt like puking. Suppressing her nausea, she calmly said, "Mr. Farrar, please behave yourself. I'm really married."

"Hmph, still playing hard to get. Don't think I don't know about your past. It doesn't matter who you sleep with anyway."

As he said this, he reached out to touch Ines' face. Ines jerked his hand away, forced herself to calm down, and glanced at her bag on the sofa. "Mr. Farrar, I don't know who you've been listening to, but I'm really married. And, my husband isn't someone you can mess with."

When Stoner's hand was shaken off, his mood immediately darkened. His voice also grew heavier, and his grip on her wrist tightened. "You think I'm easy to bully? You wouldn’t want to mess with me."

"My husband is the president of the Meyer Group. Are you sure you can afford to mess with him?" Ines narrowed her eyes, emanating an invisible pressure, perhaps from associating with Ethan for so long.

Facing her gaze, Stoner felt an inexplicable sinking feeling. He naturally knew about the Meyer Group, a mythical entity with a powerful background, whose president rarely made appearances.

But he'd heard that he was not married, and although the woman in front of him was good-looking, she didn't look like a woman who married into wealth. Her dress was obviously not a designer brand. Thinking of these, he smirked evilly, "Daydreaming isn't good, you think you could marry into a wealthy family? Does the president's wife of their family need to work? Don't try to fool me."

"Alright, let's have a proper talk after the banquet ends." Seeing that Stoner was not easy to fool, Ines had to make a concession and raised an eyebrow at him.

"That's better. No need to act like a prude." Stoner slightly loosened his grip.

"I'm afraid of messing up this banquet, I can't handle the consequences." Ines forced a pleasing smile.

She was dressed carefully tonight, her hair loose, and when she smiled, her big eyes were especially charming. Stoner felt his heart flutter, as if the beauty in front of him was within his grasp.