Evily felt uncomfortable and scared with Matthew around, particularly because he kept looking at her with prying eyes.
However, the more uncomfortable she felt, the more interested he was in her.
"Miss Evily, do you have a boyfriend yet?" he asked.
Evily furrowed her eyebrows as she knew with utmost certainty that he was deliberately quizzing her.
Jamie quickly stepped in and came to her defence. "What is it to you?"
Matthew let out a smirk. "I'm just curious. Am I not allowed to ask a simple question like that?"
"Eve is by no means a loose woman you can toy with. She is like a sister to me, and I will kill you if you try to make a move on her. Mark my words!" Jamie responded furiously.
Matthew stared at Jamie and saw that her protective instincts over Evily were indeed genuine.
He then smirked and said, "You are indeed something, Ms. Hudson. However, I don't plan on making any moves on your bestie, nor would I dare to!"
"Make sure it stays that way." Jamie then clutched onto Evily and said, "Let's go."
Evily excused herself from the private room to use the toilet, where she finally let out a huge sigh.
As she walked out of the toilet, she saw Matthew leaning against the door of their private lounge, and her heart started palpitating as she was getting anxious again.
"Evily oh wait, should I call you 'Mrs. Hudson' instead?" asked Matthew but Evily walked away ignoring him.
"'Mrs. Hudson…"
"Mr. Harrison!" Evily turned. "My relationship with… is not what you think it is. Please stop talking such nonsense," she pursed her lips and said coldly.
"Me? Talking nonsense? You mean to Jamie or other people?" he said cheekily.
"It doesn't matter who. Just stop saying that," she countered.
"Hahaha…" he sniggered with his arms crossed.
Meanwhile, Evily cringed inside while all sorts of emotions appeared on her face.
"Evily, you are a very interesting lady. If you're not Bruce's girlfriend, why don't you be mine? What do you say?" he said in a mischievous tone.
Evily shook her head. "Mr. Harrison, I don't want to be anyone's girlfriend."
"Huh? Why not?" he asked her back.
"No particular reason. I just don't want to be toyed with by men. I don't belong to anyone else. Do you understand, Mr. Harrison?" she answered firmly.
Matthew curved his lips into a smile and chuckled softly. "Alright, but what has that got to do with being my girlfriend? You're an interesting person, and I like the way you are. That should be sufficient."
"Enjoy your night, Mr Harrison," Evily said and walked ahead straightly.
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Evily returned to her apartment. She cleaned up before gathering her thoughts to edit some new content.
Munching on the food delivery she ordered, she watched a variety show happily.
She frowned when she received a video call. The moment she answered the call, Bruce's face popped up on her screen. Bruce's hair was damp, and he was half-naked. Looks like he probably just finished bathing.
"Why are you video-calling me all of a sudden?" Evily was the first to speak.
Leaning against the bed frame, Bruce gave a small smile. "To save money on an overseas call."
"Are you telling me the mighty Mr. Hudson wants to save on phone bills?" She questioned.
"Of course! It's good to live a frugal life!"
Evily burst out laughing and did not know what to reply to that. Touching her hair, she stared at the screen in silence.
Tilting his head, Bruce carefully studied Evily.
"Did you drink?"
"Yeah, I drank a little. How do you know?" Evily asked.
"With whom?" He snapped.
Evily forced a smile and replied, "With Evily."
"Uh-" Bruce's face relaxed a little bit.
"Okay, I am a bit tipsy now, I should turn in early," she said.
"Before that, can you leave your phone like that and turn the camera to focus on your face for now?"
Evily pouted. What's with the silly request?
Before she could reject his request, someone rang his doorbell.
"There's someone at your door. Why don't you go and see who it is?" Evily asked.
Bruce ignored her words and continued to stare at her. Feeling uneasy, Evily continued, "Well, what are you waiting for? What if someone came to find you?"
"Alright, you wanted me to open the door," he stated.
What do you mean I wanted you to open the door? Isn't it common sense for you to open the door after someone knocks?
Before Evily could react, Bruce already carried his phone with him to the door.
Hearing the voice that sounded after he opened the door, she finally knew what he meant.
"Mr. Hudson," someone called out sweetly.
Although Evily could not see who it was, the voice sounded flirtatious in an attempt to draw Bruce in.
Without knowing who it was, she already knew what type of woman that was standing before Bruce.
For some reason, she felt angry.
Keeping her silence, she continued to listen.
"Do you need anything?" Bruce's voice was icy cold, as though it could cut through rocks.
Dressed in a revealing outfit, the woman at the door scanned the sturdy body before her and looked at him lustfully. Without a word, she threw herself into Bruce's arms.