Chapter 78
"The easiest way to handle it is to just keep at it until she cools down," he said, thinking back to how he'd dealt with Megan Palmer before. It had worked like a charm.
"Agnes is just a kid," Leopold said, leaving Leroy stunned for a second before he jumped up, "Wait, are you saying you and your wife are still having nothing?"
Leopold felt a bit embarrassed by Leroy's question.
"Lemme guess, Leopold. Is it performance issues, is she trans, or do you actually like guys?" Leroy asked.
Leopold shot back, "I don't get off on forcing women; I want her to want it too!"
Leroy was speechless, "Then chill out, and for the love of God, don't call me in the middle of the night. Do you know I've got two ladies waiting for me in bed?"
"Two ladies? Leroy, does Megan know?" Leopold asked.
There was a pause, then Leroy yelled, "Get out, both of you!"
Leopold calmly stared out the window, exhaling smoke.
After hearing the door close, Leroy's voice came back, serious this time, "Where is she?"
"Megan was there, but when she saw you walk into the hotel with another woman, she turned back to Avalonia," Leopold said.
Leroy jumped up, grabbed his red suit jacket, and said, "Leopold, either spoil Agnes completely or make her submit. I'm out!"
Then, the call ended.
Agnes didn't wake up until noon the next day. She looked around, remembering she had come home in the middle of the night.
Images of Leopold and Lydia flashed in her mind.
After freshening up, she went downstairs to eat, and the villa's doorbell rang. Eden answered it, and there stood Dennis.
He walked over to Agnes with a shopping bag, "Mrs. Neville, good afternoon."
Agnes nodded slightly, "Hey."
"Mrs. Neville, Mr. Neville bought this for you and asked me to deliver it," Dennis said.
Agnes paused her eating, her eyes on the shopping bag in Dennis's hand. When she saw the brand, her eyes flickered. It was a lipstick brand she had wanted but hadn't bought because it was too pricey.
But Agnes said, "I appreciate Mr. Neville's gesture, but I can't accept this. Please take it back and give it to someone else."
Dennis was speechless.
He tried to defend Leopold, "Mrs. Neville, Mr. Neville picked these out himself this morning. I've never seen him so attentive to any other woman!"
Agnes took a bite of her food and casually asked, "Did he also personally pick out Lydia's birthday gift?"
Dennis was silent. Yeah, Leopold had chosen that too.
What did that have to do with Lydia? Dennis was confused, but he didn't want to make a wasted trip, "Mrs. Neville, you might not know, but Mr. Neville had a very cold expression when he left this morning. But he was all smiles while picking out your gift!"
"He was in a good mood? Did he smile or tell you he was happy?" Agnes asked.
Dennis could tell Agnes was not just angry but really angry.
Though Dennis was great at his job, he had no clue how to deal with women. If he did, he wouldn't be divorced. He was at a loss for words, "Mrs. Neville, Mr. Neville rarely smiles and never shows his feelings."
"I get it!" Agnes cut in sharply, leaving Dennis at a loss for words again.
Agnes didn't want to make things hard for Dennis, "Take these lipsticks back to Leopold. I don't want them!"
But Dennis just set the lipsticks on the table and quickly left, "Mrs. Neville, if you don't want them, return them to Mr. Neville yourself. I'm just the messenger."
With that, he was out the door.
Outside, Dennis wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked up at the blazing sun, suddenly missing Kevin. Didn't Kevin have a good rapport with Agnes? 'Kevin, hurry back. If you come back, I won't have to play go-between for Leopold and Agnes anymore.'
At a far-off construction site, Kevin was overseeing the workers moving bricks when he suddenly felt a tickle in his nose and sneezed. Who was thinking about him? Actually, what he wanted to say was, 'Mr. Neville, I miss you. I want to come back.'
Thinking about it, he pulled out his phone and dialed Dennis, "Dennis, how are Mr. and Mrs. Neville getting along lately?"
As Dennis reached the entrance of the ZL Group Building, he thought of the lipsticks Leopold had given. Although he didn't get why Agnes had refused them, a gift from Leopold was a peace offering. So he replied, "Their relationship is still pretty close."
"Okay, got it." After hanging up with Dennis, Kevin immediately called Agnes.
Seeing Kevin's name on the screen, Agnes realized she hadn't seen him in a while. "Hey, Kevin."
Kevin's voice cracked, "Hey, Mrs. Neville."
Hearing his sobs, Agnes couldn't help but feel a bit shaken, "What's wrong with you?"
Kevin's tone suddenly became cautious, "Mrs. Neville, is Mr. Neville with you right now?"
"No, he's not." She was planning to go to the ZL Group Building to return Leopold's lipsticks.
Knowing Leopold wasn't with her, Kevin's voice changed instantly, "Mrs. Neville, I went to the construction site to move bricks to protect you. I've been there for a month, suffering a lot. Mrs. Neville, you're living comfortably in the villa. Don't you feel a bit sorry for me when you think of me?"
Was it because of her that Kevin went to the construction site to move bricks?
She just found out about this. "I really didn't know you went to the construction site!"
Kevin whined, "Now that you know, can you rescue me? If you can get me back to the ZL Group, I promise to follow your orders from now on!"
Agnes couldn't help but ask, "If you follow my orders, what will Mr. Neville think?"
"I am willing to serve both you and Mr. Neville," Kevin said.
Agnes was silent.
After hanging up, Agnes stared at the lipsticks in a daze. She had originally planned to return them confidently, but because of Kevin, she had to rethink.
After a while, Agnes arrived at the ZL Group. This was Agnes's third time entering Leopold's company. She had heard that Leopold had just returned from a client meeting.
As she entered the building, she was greeted by the same enthusiastic employee, Danielle.
This time, Danielle ran up to her with a big smile, "Hello, Ms. Tudor. Are you here to see Mr. Neville? He just got back. Let me take you to him."
Agnes felt a bit overwhelmed by her enthusiasm but smiled and said, "Okay, thank you."
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