This man had appeared out of nowhere and was suddenly saying all sorts of inexplicable things.
Before Sandria could react, Fulbert looked up and spoke to Antony.
“Mr. Merritt, sorry, but I’ll take my girlfriend home myself. No need to trouble anyone else.”
As members of the same circle, Antony had naturally met Fulbert before.
Behind his glasses, Antony’s eyes narrowed slightly, and then he spoke.
“Girlfriend? Does Ashlan know about this?”
There was deep skepticism in his words.
But Fulbert remained calm and unflustered, smiling as he replied.
“Sandy is a bit shy, so we haven’t made it public yet. But the good news should be coming soon. When the time comes, of course I’ll invite Mr. Merritt to our wedding.”
Antony’s gaze sharpened, and his voice grew colder.
“That’s a matter for the future, isn’t it, Mr. Ortega? Besides, I’ve already promised Sandy’s brother that I would see her home. If someone entrusts me with a task, I must see it through.”
Fulbert stared at him, and Antony, of course, refused to back down.
The atmosphere suddenly became rather tense and strange.
Sandria looked at the two of them in confusion. How did things suddenly get so tense, as if they were about to start arguing?
Actually, she could go back by herself.
She was just about to speak when Fulbert suddenly smiled.
In the next instant, he scooped Sandria up in his arms.
“Mr. Merritt, I live with Sandy, so it’s not very convenient. Besides, Sandy is tired. We should head back early to
rest.”
Sandria hadn’t expected him to pick her up so suddenly. Startled, she let out a cry and instinctively wrapped her arms around Fulbert’s neck.
By the time she realized what was happening, they had already walked out of the banquet hall.
She wanted to struggle, but before she could, the man suddenly whispered in her ear, “Don’t forget, we’re still part-
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ners.”
Sandria immediately fell silent. That’s right, she had agreed to this on a whim!
People really shouldn’t act so impulsively.
Fulbert placed her in the front passenger seat, then turned and got into the driver’s seat.
Sandria turned her head, parted her lips slightly, her eyes shimmering.
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“Mr. Ortega, even if we’re partners, since when have we reached the point of attending wedding banquets together? Since when do we live together? You can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want.”
Fulbert couldn’t help but laugh in exasperation when he heard this.
He turned his head to look at her, his eyes deep as the sea.
“So, it seems like you’re really looking forward to having Antony take you home?”
Sandria blinked, not catching his implication, and instead nodded seriously.
“Yes, I am looking forward to it.”
She wondered what kind of sparks would fly when her ideas collided with Shield Technologies.
But as soon as she finished speaking, the atmosphere in the car turned cold and tense.
The next moment, the man leaned in, trapping her between the car and his chest.
He exuded a powerful sense of pressure, along with the woody scent of his cologne.
“Sandy, a partnership is still a relationship. Have you forgotten whose girlfriend you are right now?”
He leaned in, his voice low and, inexplicably, tinged with grievance. “It’s only been a short while, and you’re already going on blind dates behind my back?”
Sandria’s enchanting eyes swept over him. She poked his chest with her finger, pushing him away bit by bit.
“Cut it out, Mr. Ortega. We’re just contract boyfriend and girlfriend. Besides, you said yourself yesterday that you didn’t want to get involved with me. And as for blind dates? That was just a business partner my brother introduced to
me.”
“Business partner?”
Fulbert straightened up, sizing Sandria up.
Sandria nodded. “Yes, after my studio is established, collaborating with Shield Technologies will help build its repu-
tation.”
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