Chapter 267 A Heart Grown Cold
The woman's sudden movement and her plaintive complaint came with a sense of grievance.
Giorgio was facing such behavior from her for the second time, and he coldly commanded her to "Get off."
Just those two words alone sent a chill down her spine. He was icy and stern; it was a serious command.
The air felt oppressively thin.
Katherine could sense the lethal danger emanating from the man. She clenched her hands, stood up, and returned to her place, feeling a chill in her heart.
Since Charlie entered their lives, throughout the three years of their semi-marital relationship, she had been devoted and responsible, trying to warm his icy heart.
But... his heart was like cold iron, a glacier of millennia; before warming him, she had chilled herself.
The next day.
Katherine, in a foul mood, met up with her agent to drown her sorrows at a bar.
"Katherine, what’s wrong? Aren’t you and Mr. Vittorio sweet and loving right now? What could possibly be bothering you?"
The assistant didn't know that the Katherine from before was actually Anna.
She thought the recent publicity stunts were just to increase exposure and didn’t notice anything amiss.
"Heh." Loving? Sweet?
Katherine let out a cold scoff.
She had scoured the news from before she woke up; Giorgio and Anna indeed looked sweet and loving, especially in the photos where Giorgio's handsome face was not stiff but naturally affectionate, so different from how he treated her!
She took another swig of the strong liquor, letting the burning sensation scald her heart,
"Where's the phone? Give me the phone; I want to call Giuseppe."
"Ah? Katherine, isn’t that a bit too much?" The agent exclaimed in surprise.
Before, Katherine’s relationship with Giuseppe had been ambiguously intimate, which was considered as premarital indulgence.
But now, she was Mrs. Vittorio, a married woman!
If it got out...
"Katherine, please reconsider? If Mr. Vittorio finds out, you’ll be..."
Hearing this only fueled Katherine’s anger!
So, what if Giorgio found out? He never cared about her! Would he have left her hanging for three years otherwise?
Besides, she was a normal woman; if he didn’t give her any attention, wasn’t she allowed to seek other men?
"Just dial the number."
"Okay," her agent replied, not daring to object, and quickly made the call.
Within ten minutes, Giuseppe arrived.
Clad in a white suit with a light-colored shirt underneath, his handsome and clean face was accentuated by his gold-rimmed glasses – the perfect touch to his elegant demeanor.
He cast a glance at Katherine, who was already drunk on the sofa, and told the agent, "Step outside."
"Alright," the agent quickly exited.
Giuseppe sat down beside Katherine and gently caressed her cheek, "Why did you drink so much? Let me see, the drunken you seems even more beautiful."
His voice was enticingly gentle, enough to melt one's bones.
Katherine opened her bleary eyes, gazing at him with a flirtatious look, "Do I? How beautiful am I?"
Since she was so beautiful, why wouldn't Giorgio lay a finger on her?
Giuseppe nibbled on her earlobe and whispered hoarsely, "So beautiful that I would do anything for you."
With that, he lifted the hem of her dress and moved closer...
In the air, the rising heat made this beautiful night all the more colorful and lively.
About a few hours later, it was eleven at night.
"Would you like to come sleep at my apartment tonight?" Giuseppe asked tenderly, holding Katherine close with loving eyes.
However, Katherine pushed him away, "Grandma has been keeping a close watch these past few days. I need to go back."
She tried to get up, but Giuseppe pulled her back into his embrace, "Will going back give you Giorgio’s warm embrace?"
This question darkened Katherine's face.
Giorgio wouldn't offer her an embrace, only a cold pillow.
Her expression did not escape Giuseppe's notice, and his gaze softened, "Come on, just for one night, simply lie beside me and enjoy being loved..."
He intended to sweep her away again.
But Katherine regained her senses and left his embrace, "I'm sorry; I really need to go back."
Then she tidied up her clothes and left the private room.
Giuseppe's once satisfied and happy expression disappeared, and his indifferent and cold face returned to normal.
Outside the private room, Katherine handed her phone to her agent, "Pretend to be a passerby and call Giorgio, telling him I'm passed out drunk on a roadside bench."
"What?"
She had just received affection from Giuseppe and was now seeking Mr. Vittorio again? What was she doing?
The agent was puzzled.
Katherine, of course, had her own schemes.
No matter what, she needed to get into Giorgio's bed, to make him crave her as Giuseppe did!
Otherwise, her long-standing and unrequited love for him would be unbearable.
She said, "He'll have to come for me considering his reputation. I don’t believe a normal man can remain indifferent to a drunk woman. Put some love potion on me."
Love potion? What?
Weren't they always very affectionate? Why resort to such methods?
Although the agent dared not ask further questions, she quickly made the call.
"Hello, are you in a relationship with the owner of this phone? She’s passed out drunk on the side of the road, and your number is the first one in her contact list."
Receiving the call, Giorgio reacted exactly as Katherine had predicted.
Even though he was reluctant to get involved, he worried about Katherine being recognized and any subsequent media speculation that might pique the curiosity of certain interested parties at home.
After asking for the address, he had Little Tony drive them there.
...
Anna's test shoot today went rather smoothly.
As a new employee on her first day of work, everyone naturally clamored to celebrate and congratulate her.
For the sake of maintaining good collegial relationships, she couldn't refuse and had to follow them to the celebration.
The venue was set at a bar.
The colorful lights, the crowd dancing passionately, and the dynamic, rhythmic music vividly brought out the colors of nightlife.
Anna sat quietly in a corner with a mask on, not joining in.
"Hey, Nana, today we're celebrating for you, so how can you just sit there?" The chubby girl came over with a drink.
Others chimed in, "Yeah, that's really not cool."
"Why wear a mask here?"
"Come on, let’s drink together."
Anna waved her hands apologetically, "Sorry, I'm allergic to alcohol. Thank you all, but you go ahead and drink."
"That so? That's no fun!"
"Right, you’ve got to do something to make it up to us."
Everyone was finally being friendly, and Anna didn’t want to spoil the mood.
After thinking it over, she said, "How about I sing a song for you?"
"That works."
"Let's hear the newbie's voice."
To everyone's surprise, Anna’s singing was clear and pleasing to the ear.
The crowd praised her and kept requesting one more song, then another...
Anna didn’t refuse. As long as she didn’t have to drink, it was fine by her.
So, she sang for the entire night.
At 11 PM, when many hosts had live broadcasts, everyone started to leave.
"Nana, do you want a ride in my car?"
"Take mine?"
Several young male colleagues eagerly offered.
Anna smiled gracefully and declined, "Thank you, but I’ll just go with Susan."
Susan, the chubby girl, noticed she did not wish to be close with everyone and nodded, "Yeah, Nana and I have things to talk about."
She took Anna away.
The young men had no choice but to leave sheepishly.
"Thanks, Susan," Anna sincerely appreciated.
Susan laughed and said, "It's nothing, don't worry about it. You helped me before, and I haven’t properly thanked you yet.
But let me tell you... I've been observing that guy in the white short sleeves for a year; he's a really nice person. You could try getting to know him!"
Getting involved with a man?
Forget it.
Anna gave her a faint smile and was about to reply, but stopped abruptly when she saw—
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