Chapter 152 Out of Her League
The rest would be handled by Melody.
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She pushed up the glasses she had purposely worn today. “But I do hope the Chairman mascot can be a bit more competent. Stop clinging to Madam Wendy all the time. Go walk around on your own. It’ll help me build your network. If you stick to Madam Wendy, it’ll always just be her network.”
Chase paused. “… You’re giving me homework now?”
Melody worked hard, so Chase thought about it for a long time before agreeing. “But no more than two hours.”
“Deal.”
While that side enjoyed their leisure, Mario was just about ready to head back–until Chase stopped him and pointed toward someone. “Hey, who’s that woman with Caesar? I’ve been watching her for a while. She’s been glued to him, but it doesn’t look like Caesar wants anything to do with her.”
Mario followed Chase’s line of sight–and sure enough, there was a woman in a fitted silver gown, with big, flowing curls and bright red lips.
Mario’s gaze darkened briefly, then returned to normal.
“Qwain.”
Wendy turned to look too. “Oh, that’s Qwain. She’s an old family friend–grew up with Caesar and me. She’s a few years younger, and she’s always had a thing for Caesar. She’s been chasing him since we were kids. Even after Caesar moved abroad, she flew out to visit him a few times. Never cared about her own family’s business. Total trust fund brat.”
“Huh? You mean Qwain’s into Caesar? Doesn’t she know he already has a boyfriend?”
How could she not know? Everyone in their circle knew. Caesar had made it public during the press interview when he regained control of Hurricane International–he never hid it, never kept it under wraps.
Otherwise, why would the Meyer family have made such a fuss?
But Qwain acted like none of that existed. Anytime Caesar showed up somewhere, she found a way to be right next to him, acting like she was the girlfriend.
Mario never bothered with her. He wasn’t going to argue with a woman. And he knew Caesar couldn’t stand Qwain anyway, so he didn’t care.
“Oh, right. Mr. Hector once said Caesar could be with me, but he had to marry and have children. The person he brought up back then was Qwain.”
That was after Chase had left.
After dinner that night, when they got home, everyone’s attitude toward Mario shifted. Maybe they realized Mario could bring real value to the Meyer family. They stopped trying to push him away—but they still had one condition: Caesar had to get married and have kids.
They couldn’t allow him to just live with a man forever.
As long as he agreed to marry and reproduce, who he married didn’t matter.
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Chapter 152 Out of Her League
Qwain had been suggested by the third uncle.
Her father had business ties with him, and the families were close.
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“Qwain looks like the lady of the house right now, standing next to Caesar like that,” Zynn commented.
Mario picked up his glass and walked over.
“And he says he’s not jealous?” Chase chuckled. “Look at him go.”
Wendy added, “When there’s real love, you’ll never let someone else get too close. For example, I love you. So anyone who gets close to you automatically becomes my imaginary enemy. Even if there’s zero chance, I still won’t be happy about it.”
“I won’t give anyone else the chance,” Chase replied.
“You better not.”
Mario walked back to Caesar’s side. The others saw Qwain roll her eyes but still refuse to leave. Caesar, on the other hand, immediately took Mario’s hand and led him off to meet Hurricane International’s future business partners, completely ignoring her.
Qwain fumed behind them, glaring toward Mr. Hector.
Chase noticed and followed her gaze. Mr. Hector gave her a subtle nod, signaling her to keep pursuing
Caesar.
Qwain hesitated for a moment–until she saw Caesar and Mario hand–in–hand, whispering to each other. Mario, of all things, was looking at Caesar with a hint of playful pout, like he was sulking about something. Caesar responded indulgently, reaching out and tapping Mario lightly on the nose.
Such an affectionate gesture.
Qwain couldn’t help but feel bitter toward the rest of the Meyer family. If they hadn’t sent Caesar abroad all those years ago, she and Caesar would’ve grown up together. Mario never would’ve had the chance to steal him away.
She really did love Caesar.
When she was young, she didn’t understand what love meant–didn’t know what it meant to want no one else but him.
By the time she saw Caesar in an international headline, it was already too late.
“Qwain listens to Mr. Hector like that?” Zynn asked curiously.
Chase answered, “It’s not about obedience. It’s that Mr. Hector is the only one who’ll support her. If Qwain wants a shot with Caesar, she has to go through him.”
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