Semua Bab Revenge with my Fiancé's Billionaire Brother: Bab 131 - Bab 140

"And I think this will be enough for us to close the contract with the actors. What do you think, Ms. Bianchi...? Ms. Bianchi?"“Uh… Yes.” The sound of her name being called by one of Laura's friends forced Millicent to snap out of her thoughts and at least pretend she was paying attention to what they were saying "That's great. Please keep me posted."“Uh…Of course.” The woman exchanged a quick glance with Laura, as if she was doubting whether Millicent was the one they should be discussing these matters with "The casting coordinator is here somewhere. If you give me a moment, I can find him and bring him here. They have a lot more details on the matter than I do. If you'll excuse me."“Thank you.” Millicent smiled, trying to sound as focused and interested as possible, but obviously not enough to fool anyone. Not even that woman whose name Millie hadn't memorized, much less Laura.“If you can’t pay attention to what’s being said, then why did you come here today?” Laura questioned h

"Massimo, could you stop staring at my sister, please? It's kinda rude." Dante said, in a forcedly light tone, but it didn't get a single laugh from everyone around.Millicent already knew her revelation about Laura wouldn't be received with tears or an outburst of joy. Even her aunt knew this, apparently, since Laura had arrived at the Bianchi mansion early in the evening, as if she was hoping that no one else would be there to hear her tell the reason Millicent had invited her. However, even knowing what could happen, it was still a little embarrassing to be standing there in the middle of that room while all the adults stared at each other in silence and the children played outside. There weren't many people in her father's office, at least. Her aunts Lucy and Ruby had left earlier and she had only managed to gather her parents, her grandfather and Dante, as well as his wife, to hear probably the most shocking news of their lives. Now, everyone was looking at each other as that dee

"If you want to make me believe that you were looking forward to seeing us, Ugo..." Vincent didn't let the tense silence in the car last more than a second, lighting a cigarette so calmly that anyone would believe there wasn't the slightest danger in that situation "You're not doing very well. In case you've forgotten, I've been in those big guys' shoes for years. I know you never surprise with the best of intentions."“Oh, that way you’ll make me hurt.” Ugo laughed, taking a long drag on his own cigar “I could have paid more attention to my other commitment and left you two planted in the middle of my club, but I didn't do that, did I?”“I can’t say that’s a lie.” Isaac sighed, keeping his emotions strictly under control "The less time we waste, the better it will be for all of us. I think you probably already know that, earlier, one of Evan's investors called me. Several of them are already starting to rethink their little pet peeve and are willing to support me as the new CEO, as lo

“If you’re too nervous to attend this meeting, then I can make up some excuse for you to go home.” Laura muttered under her breath, sitting in the chair next to Millicent.“This is absolutely unnecessary.” Millicent snorted and, for what seemed like the hundredth time in just the last hour, squeezed her knees under the table, trying to calm the nervous movement of her leg "I'm the manager of two of this company's main projects. Why shouldn't I be present during the monthly accounting with our investor?" Her teeth ground together before she could even hide it.“Your father spent the whole dinner yesterday talking everybody ears off about you being confined in a room with Isaac Carnby today.” she sighed, with a mix of annoyance and a bit of what seemed to be... Worry, perhaps? "Frankly, I still think it's a little ridiculous that he would have that kind of concern about a woman his age, but... I have to admit that I've never had children. I don't know what it feels like to worry 24/7 abo

Millicent’s heart beat so fast that, for an instant, she thought it would escape her chest. A terrible shiver seemed to run through her body and into her veins, and for a second she felt almost as if she were about to faint. But, fortunately, no one there seemed to notice her condition.No one but the woman named Dasha Nikolaev, whose eyes kept darting back and forth in Millicent's direction nervously, almost as if she were afraid of something.“Oh, what a lovely piece.” Mrs. Davis praised, taking the small pearl between her fingers “So simple and yet so charming…”“Thank you.” Dasha cleared her throat, turning her face to the side as if to avoid Millicent's gaze at all costs "I got them from my husband a long time ago. It was terrible that I lost the pair, ages ago..." she hesitated, as if she had lost herself in thought for a moment "But, Mr. Sokolov sure did a fantastic job. It's as if I have the original pearl with me again. Vasily will certainly be impressed too. He has been insis