The Sweet Pursuit by Golden Autumn
Chapter 184

Chapter 184

Winona could not help but laugh when she saw Suzy carrying the whole box of toffee, "Suzy's a fan of sweets, but Mr. Laine is worried about her health as she eats too much sugar. Hence, he disallowed her from having too much. It seems like Suzy's unable to control herself since we're at your place, Mrs. Merck."

Mrs. Merck looked at Suzy with a special light in her eyes. "Mr. Laine and Ms. Shirley have a very good relationship with one another,"

Suzy smiled and said, "He's just too overbearing."

Winona let out an exaggerated cry. "Suzy, you're humble-bragging here. Others can't begin to imagine asking for such an overbearing treatment!"

Mrs. Merck asked in astonishment, "What's humble-bragging?"

Winona and Suzy looked at each other and could not help but giggle, then Winona patiently explained the internet slang to Mrs. Merck.

After listening to her, Mrs. Merck looked at Suzy and nodded solemnly. "Then you are humble -bragging!"

Afterward, the women laughed out loud at the same time.

In the evening, after taking a shower, George was applying some body cream on Suzy's back. Suzy said in a clear voice, "Bennett invited the Hilde couple to listen to Cloud City's popular ballad. You should go with them."

Suzy did not know if she should tell George what she had seen during the day.

She did not hear the specific content of their conversation and was afraid that she was merely overthinking it It would cause a gap between George and Bennett if she told him. After all, the two would work together in the future. However, if she said nothing, Suzy was afraid that George would lower his guard and be deceived by Bennett.

Aller pondering it, she chose not to mention it and could only give him some tips. She hoped that he would understand what she meant.

George sat beside the bed and smiled lightly. "If you don't like listening to tunes, I'll stay here to keep you company"

Suzy was lying on the bed and turned to look at him, "When you were telling me about this, I thought you prepared for me. If I knew that the Mercks were going. I would've gone as well."

She lowered her long eyelashes "You don't have to keep taking care of me. I can't help you much, but I don't want to distract you from going about your business."

George leaned over with his arms propped on the bed. His jet-black eyes were fixed on her picturesque appearance, and his voice was filled with contented laziness. "Who said that you're not helping me? My body is relieved at night, and I can do things with half the effort during the day. If we successfully negotiate this collaboration, you'd be my biggest benefactor!"

Truthfully, George was not saying any of this to coax her. He recently found that his sleep was indeed getting better. He was uncertain whether it was because of the exhaustion of physical strength before going to bed, but in short, he could fall asleep within half an hour of lying down.

Suzy's face blushed in an instant when she noticed his scorching hot gaze. She buried her head into the soft blanket and said in a stern voice, "Are you done? I'm so sleepy!"

"I'm almost done." The man chuckled and continued to apply the body cream to her back.

The man's palm was warm and powerful. He pressed her from the neck down. He was neither light nor heavy with his strength. Suzy was so comfortable that her toes could not help but curl up, and even her bones were going soft.

There was only one bedside lamp lit up in the room. The moonlight shone in and landed on her smooth, firm back. It was as lustrous as a pearl.

Perhaps because they were far away from the hustle and bustle of the city and the lights, the moonlight here was extraordinarily bright.

The place where they went to listen to Cloud City's ballad was not inside the manor but in a high-end teahouse in Cloud City. Bennett had booked the entire venue, so there were only the Hilde couple, Bennett, and Winona inside the teahouse.

The four of them were drinking tea and listening to music in an elegant and quiet environment.

When Mrs. Merck listened to the tune, she probably started remembering the past and held onto Winona's hand while somewhat choking with tears.

Hilde leaned over and wiped her tears with a handkerchief. Mrs. Merek smiled shyly.

In the middle of the show, Bennett winked at Winona, She paused before whispering to Mrs. Merck, "Mrs. Merck, you can see the most famous night view of Sky Lake in Cloud City outside the teahouse. Would you like to go and take a look at

it?"