Halia realized she wasn't breathing and quickly took a deep breath.
"Who are you kidding? I'm just a little legal assistant. There's no way I would be related to the almighty casino empire that is the Wu Family," Halia said as she took a couple of steps back.
"Oh?" Emerson questioned with suspicion in his eyes. "I guess I must have been mistaken," he said casually with a shrug.
Then, with a slight smirk, he said, "Either way, it was nice meeting you...Mr. Mars Wu..."
He then walked away to greet some other guests.
After he was gone, Marissa turned to Halia and asked, "What do you think? Was he fascinated by you? Was he jealous?"
Halia kept her eyes on Emerson and shook her head, "No...he wasn't jealous."
She had seen him jealous before, and he was not jealous right now.
Marissa frowned, "What must I do to get his attention? Stupid Emerson Wu!"
"Perhaps, you should stop trying so hard..." Halia replied.
