Filed to story: My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Novel by Anastasia Marie
Just then, Evelyn took Brian’s arm and entered the magnificent banquet hall with him.
“I’d never even dared to think of visiting such places before. Now I’m so nurtured in the film crew and Brian also said that I could be the female lead in my next television series.
“To me, this is like winning the lottery. Previously, just to ensure that my characters could have a little more dialogue, I had to continuously curry favor with all the screenwriters, assistant directors, directors, and so on. Even if I drank with them and laughed at their jokes, it would sometimes not even be possible.
“Now all it takes is for Brian to say the word and I can be the female lead.
“But my biggest prize is being Brian’s girlfriend!
“The only thing I regret is that although Brian dotes on me in ways which could be considered meticulous, buying me the branded bags and luxury clothes I could only look at in the past and so on, whenever I want to be intimate with him, he only calmly says, ‘There’s no need for that.”
Even when she tried to kiss him, he would not allow her to do
That made her feel ill at ease. After all, he kept switching girlfriends. Everybody knew that he would get tired of whoever he was with every few months.
Evelyn was determined to capture his heart. She needed to get herself into his good books, as she wanted to continue staying by his side. The longer she stayed with him, the more things she could get from him.
After getting used to the comfortable life that he had provided her with, she didn’t want to go back to the kind of life that she had lived in the past.
Moreover… Evelyn glanced at Brian’s good-looking face from the side. He could easily capture the average woman’s heart, and she was no different.
She wanted to be close to him not only because of the good life that he could give her. She wanted him and desired to be intimate with him.
When his almond-shaped eyes met hers, her heart would throb. She felt stirred up and desired him.
She would use any means to get hold of this man.
“My friend is here today. Let me introduce you to him.” Brian’s voice sounded in her ears.
“Sure,” she replied submissively.
Needless to say, his friend would surely be wealthy and respectable!
However, she was stunned when she saw Brian’s friend!
“Is this man… Brian’s friend? He resembles… the man I saw in
Grace’s rental apartment!”
Brian’s friend’s attire was different and his bangs were styled back, revealing his smooth and full forehead. It was different from the man in the rental apartment who had had bangs covering his forehead.
“They may not be the same person!”
As the thought flashed through her mind, Brian whispered to her, “Evelyn, this is Jason. You can offend anyone in Emerald City, but not him. If you do that, even I will not be able to protect you.”
Although Brian was speaking to her nonchalantly, Evelyn felt thunderstruck.
Brian had been protecting her ever since they had gotten. together, and he had never mentioned not protecting her.
“Is this man Jason? The man who is well-known in Emerald City, but whose photo never appears online!?”
Jason raised his brows lazily as he looked at Evelyn.
Evelyn was quick to react. She immediately put on a smile and greeted him, “Mr. Reed, nice to meet you. I’m Evelyn.”
Jason curled his lips and smiled derisively. “I see. It’s you, Evelyn. I hadn’t expected to meet you again.”
A shiver suddenly ran down Evelyn’s spine. “He’s… is he…”
“Jason, do you know her?” When Patrick heard Jason’s comment, he found it strange. Evelyn was a third-rate actress and it was unlikely for her to be acquainted with Jason.
“Yes. We’ve met once before,” Jason replied flatly.
Evelyn widened her eyes, her heart almost jumping out of her chest. “He’s… the man who was living together with Grace!” Back then, she had reckoned that he had met Grace in prison!
Evelyn had not expected him to be Jason, the man who called the shots in Emerald City!
She almost fainted. “What’s happening? Why was Jason living with Grace in the run-down rental apartment?!”
Brian was surprised as he looked at Jason and Evelyn. He then asked, “Evelyn, I never heard you mention that you knew Jason.”
Evelyn shivered. She smiled wryly and said, “I didn’t know it back then… I mean, I didn’t know that he was Mr. Reed.” After saying that, she apologized to Jason, saying, “Mr. Reed, I’m sorry for having offended you previously. That was all a misunderstanding.”
However, Jason ignored Evelyn. He looked at Brian and said, “In the future, don’t bring this woman to me. I don’t want to see her.”
When Evelyn heard that, her face turned pale and she dared not say a word.
A light flashed through Brian’s eyes and he looked bewildered.
After Brian left with Evelyn, Patrick walked over to Jason eagerly and asked, “Has Brian’s new girlfriend offended you?”
Jason merely lifted the half-full glass of wine in his hand and knocked it back.
After seeing Evelyn, Jason thought of Grace. If she had stayed by his side, she could have enjoyed a better life and would not have had to continue doing the dirty and tiring job of being a sanitation worker. She would no longer have had to be at the mercy of others, but… she had turned him down.
She had seemed… disgusted when he touched her.
He had been telling himself that she was just like any other woman and he did not have to care about her. However, he was becoming more and more frustrated at that thought.
As for Evelyn, she looked at Brian, feeling ill at ease as she asked, “Brian… have I offended Mr. Reed? He…”
“In the future, steer clear of him,” Brian said. He sized Evelyn up and asked, “How did you meet Jason?”
“I met him at my sister’s rental apartment, but Mr. Reed wasn’t dressed like this. As my family and my sister were having a dispute back then, we had a conflict with Mr. Reed.” Evelyn tried to make it sound as though it was nothing serious as she was afraid that Brian would dump her upon discovering that she had offended Jason.