Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
He believed that he would not be able to follow Layla around at all times. Given his current power, he could not guarantee Layla’s personal safety.
This was also why Andre had suddenly become callous toward Layla. He did not want such an energetic, youthful, and charming girl to die because of the development in their relationship.
Andre could only protect Layla in his own way. Even though this method might hurt her a little, it was better than causing her to lose her life.
Andre had already agreed to Catherine’s request. He knew his sister too well.
She would resort to unscrupulous means to achieve her goals. In that case, he might as well bring Layla back to the gang himself. This way, when the two of them met, he could at least be by her side to protect Layla.
If he did not go back, who knew what Catherine would do to Layla anyway? Even if Andre found an excuse to reject her this time, Catherine still had a million ways to find Layla and hurt her.
Upon seeing the young girl following closely behind him and recording the contents of the meeting seriously, he secretly vowed to protect this young girl.
An hour later, the meeting finally ended and everyone left the conference room one after another.
Many people’s gazes stopped on Layla, who was beside Andre. Some were puzzled, and some were gossipy. However, due to that cold and oppressive temperament of Vice President Andre, everyone could only suppress their curiosity. No one dared to step forward and ask.
Layla had naturally sensed it too. She had already gotten to know a lot of people when she was following Andre a few days ago. Layla sat in the wheelchair openly and accepted everyone’s kind, probing, or jealous gazes. She did not flinch or show off in any way.
Upon seeing so many people’s gazes land on Layla, an uncomfortable feeling suddenly sprung up in Andre’s heart. He did not want to see all kinds of gazes from these people on Layla!
Andre coughed lightly and said coldly, “Why aren’t you people leaving? Are you waiting to write a report?”
Upon hearing this, the crowd who had been loitering in the office immediately left in a rush, leaving only Layla and Andre in the big conference room.
Feeling a little annoyed, Andre prepared to fetch some coffee to wake himself up.
Upon seeing that Andre was about to leave, Layla wanted to quickly sort out the file she was carrying. However, she was too anxious. In the end, she did not hold the file securely, and the documents inside were scattered all over the ground.
Layla was suddenly taken aback. Her first reaction was to look at Andre. Because of the sound of the documents falling to the ground, he had already turned around to look at this scene. He paused for a moment before pushing the door open and leaving expressionlessly.
This incident was like the last straw that broke the camel’s back. The grievance in her heart due to the change in Andre’s attitude earlier was infinitely magnified in an instant.
Tears instantly streamed down Layla’s face. She did not want to cry. She did not want to lose face in front of that stinky, unfeeling uncle. However, the more she held back, the stronger her mood fluctuated.
After a while, Layla took a deep breath and wiped the tears off her face. She tried her best to bend down and pick up the documents scattered on the ground.
Before Layla’s hands could reach the documents on the ground, the conference room door opened.
Layla looked up in joy, thinking that Andre had returned to help her. However, as soon as she saw an unfamiliar young man, Layla lowered her head in disappointment.
The young man walked over with a cup of coffee in his hand.
“Hello, Ms Layla. I’m an intern at the company, Bieber Steven. I prepared this coffee for you. You may rest for a while first. Don’t worry, I’ll help you pick up the documents.”
Layla took the coffee in surprise. “Thank you, Bieber.”
“You’re welcome. This is my duty.”
Layla sighed. This guy looked even younger than she was. If this guy had not come in, Layla would not have realized how much she had hoped that Andre would turn around and help her just now.
However, he did not.