Female Novel
Chapter 59
“It’s the Morton Family’s honor to have you as our guest, Miss Pearson!” John smiled and extended hishand toward Olivia.
In the meantime, Olivia was flattered to hear John’s response, having heard of his name a long timeago. In response to the cordiality of the man with a legendary reputation, she immediately stepped upand shook John’s hand. “I’m so sorry for the sudden visit.” Although the Pearson Family and theMorton Family hardly ever associated with each other, they often found themselves at odds with eachother on many commercial occasions. Therefore, the two families had always avoided further conflictsby minding each other’s business.
John then ordered his maid to show the Turner Family members the door and pointed at Thomas witha smile. “Don’t worry about that, Miss Pearson. You’re always welcome to visit the Morton Residence,but what really surprises me is that you know this brat, Thomas!”
“This brat?” Olivia was stunned when she heard John’s reply, suspecting that he was close withThomas due to the way he referred to him. As she showed up in such a hurry just now, she didn’t payclose attention to her surroundings. Now that she took a closer look, she realized there were wine andcake, which indicated that it was someone’s birthday in the Morton Family.
At that moment, a deep voice was heard. “Happy birthday, Old Mr. Morton!” When everyone looked inthe direction of the voice, they saw Norman in a decent suit walking closer to John.
“Haha!” John laughed happily and walked up to Norman. “I can’t believe you came, Director Pearson.Come! Let’s have a drink!”
It was then that Olivia realized it was John’s birthday. Despite her initial intention to leave, she didn’tthink it was appropriate for her to make a move now because doing so would make her seem rude.Therefore, she decided to stay by her father’s side and join the feast.
“Come, Thomas! Join us and drink together!” John waved at Thomas.
“Sure!” Thomas was unhappy, but since the conflict had already been resolved, he reckoned he shouldjust put it behind him, not to mention the fact that Molly only suffered from a minor injury. Thus, he satat the table with Molly.
As the few of them began to drink, John and Samuel kept toasting Thomas like they were old friends.For that, it was obvious to the others that they had known each other for a long time. At the same time,Olivia exchanged gazes with her father, tacitly agreeing with him that it was wise for them to gainThomas’ favor. There is more about Thomas than meets the eye, for sure.
“Molly, did you come here with Thomas?” Olivia asked curiously.
“Yeah…” Molly’s face blushed when she heard that question. She then went on to explain why sheended up there, starting from the fact that Thomas needed a dance partner for the birthday feast. “Hecouldn’t find anyone else, so I agreed to come with him.” Upon hearing the explanation, Olivia glimpsedThomas in an ambiguous manner.
“Mr. Pearson, how is your father?” John raised his glass and toasted Norman, asking him about hisfather.novelbin
Although the Morton Family was a force to be reckoned with, John was still smart enough to seize theopportunity to pull his family closer to Norman’s since there were only a handful of occasions in whichboth families had ever worked together. After all, he was hoping that the collaboration would serve theMorton Family’s interest better and help it prosper. While age had made John wise enough tounderstand that, Samuel also caught on to that, which was why the two older men were unusuallycordial to Norman and Olivia. Because of that, the two old patriarchs believed that collaborating withthe Pearson Group would be a win-win situation for every party involved, not to mention Thomas, whobrought everyone together in the middle. At the same time, the two gentlemen still couldn’t believe that
Olivia, the prettiest corporate president in Irieson, would come for Thomas. Furthermore, they hadnothing but respect for Thomas on the inside, having heard the conversation between Olivia andThomas.
Soon, Norman responded with a brittle smile. “He is fine. He spends his days walking his dog andhaving fun with his pet bird. Other than that, he would occasionally spend his leisure time playing chesswith his old friends, yet I’m swamped with work day in and day out.”
“Haha! Oh, come on. The Pearson Group has been performing excellently for the past two years. Withyou and your competent daughter around, it’s no wonder your father enjoys his retirement life so soon.”
Samuel quickly replied, “I didn’t know that your grandpa was a big fan of chess too. You know what?We should really make time for a friendly match one day!”
Olivia smiled and said, “Sure, I’ll tell Grandpa later when I get back. He is unbeatable in his social circleand will not stop boasting about how talented he is at playing chess. For that, I hope the two of youcould give him a run for his money!” Olivia and Norman decided to seize the opportunity to pull thePearson Family closer to the Mortons and Peraltas.
The birthday feast went on until midnight before it came to an end. As someone who got tipsy easily,Norman eventually succumbed to the influence of alcohol, thanks to John and Samuel. However, Johnordered his driver to give Norman a ride home. In the meantime, Thomas drove the BMW Z4 and tookMolly home before he came back for Olivia.
“Um… I heard from my dad that you were the one who carried me back home when I fell asleep in thecar earlier today. Right?” Olivia’s face blushed. Oh my god! This is so embarrassing! There are onlytwo men who have ever carried me before—my father and grandpa, but today… Thomas has becomethe third man on the list… Oh, dear! I’m Irieson’s prettiest corporate president, so if the word about thisgets out, how am I going to face the public?
“Yeah.” Thomas didn’t hide the truth, deciding he should just answer the lady’s question honestly.
In fact, Olivia only asked Thomas about that because that happened to spring to her mind. Althoughshe was initially expecting a denial from Thomas, she was surprised that he admitted it with graceinstead. For that, she instantly lost her courage to look the man in the eye and only set her eyessomewhere outside the window. When Olivia arrived at the entrance of her apartment, she respondedonce again. “Thank you so much, Thomas.”
“Thank me?” Thomas was puzzled but smart enough to see through Olivia’s bashfulness. Did she justchange her mind and decide to thank me for carrying her back home? Wait a second! Isn’t that changea little too… fast?
“Hey! Don’t read too much into it!” Olivia immediately saw through Thomas’ mind, replying in a skittishmanner.
Thomas was confused when he heard Olivia expressing her gratitude. After all, he didn’t know whyelse she would thank him other than the fact that he carried her back. In fact, he reckoned he should bethe one to thank Olivia for rushing to his rescue as soon as she learned that he was in trouble. I shouldbe grateful that I was able to take care of the trouble myself, or I would have had to depend on Olivia tosave me.
“Thank me for what?”
“Thank you for bringing the Pearson Family closer to the Peraltas and Mortons.”