One Night Stand With That Beggar

Steven was dumbfounded. Although he did not like how Bethany had always directed him around as though he was still a child, at the end of the day, it was she who had pulled him to his position, so he dared not cross the line.

Therefore, he would show respect to her no matter what. However, at this moment, he did not expect Bethany to return.

“Aunt Bethany, why are you here?”

Bethany’s expression softened, “I got a little bored staying at home all the time, so I came to have a look at the party. What’s the matter? Have I arrived not at a proper time?”

“Of course not!” Steven smiled and hurried to help her, “Aunt Bethany, let me help you!”

Eudora pursed her lips and snickered once Steven and Bethany left.

“What a coincidence! It seems like a great show is about to start.”

Amos, on the other hand, did not seem surprised at all. Eudora was stunned, “Did you already know that she would come?”

“It’s not hard to guess! She seemed as though she had never wanted a part of the Granger family all these years, yet she jumped out on the matter of the inheritance all of a sudden. I’m sure that she isn’t doing this just to sow discord in the family.”

Eudora nodded, “Amos, you’re too smart!”

Amos reached his hand out to rub her cheek, “You’re smart too.”

…

Bethany took Steven all the way to the lounge. Along the way, both of them looked as though they were getting along very well.

However, once they entered the lounge, Bethany shook off Steven’s hand, walked to the sofa beside her, and sat down.

“I am really heartbroken. I did not expect you to think of me as such a person!”

Steven shook his head hurriedly, “No, it was just a slip of the tongue. You should know that I have not been doing well in the company recently, so I wanted to change the people’s views on me by showing what a loving cousin I was. It was all fake. Please don’t believe it.”

Bethany sneered.

“Is your relationship with Amos fake, or is ours the fake one? Had I not come today, the two of you would’ve gotten rid of me after you work together, right?”

Steven was stunned. This was the first time he saw Bethany acting like this. Even when he joined hands with her to bring Amos down, it seemed that Bethany was still nervous and hesitant. It was as though she was just a homemaker who was oblivious to the family’s politics.

Now, she became brave enough to shout at him.

When she saw how nervous Steven was, Bethany realized that her words might have been a little harsh. She immediately changed her tone, “Steven, I didn’t mean to be aggressive. It’s just that the two of us are on the same boat. When I was helpless, you took the initiative to stand on my side, and I won’t forget that. However, you are not as manipulative as Amos. I am afraid that you would be cheated by him!”

Steven pursed his lips and said, “Aunt Bethany, you are right. I will take note of this!”

“That’s not enough. I’ve heard all about it. You’ve been using the company’s previous projects to cause troubles for Amos recently too, haven’t you? That’s too irresponsible of you. This is a loss to the whole company, and you will suffer as much as he does. Do you understand?”

Steven was indignant, but he still nodded his head.

Bethany pondered for a while before opening her mouth to speak.

“How about this? You’ve worked very hard for the past few weeks. I have a nephew who is about the same age as you. Is the manager position in your project office still available? Why don’t you let him have a try at it?”

Steven frowned, “Aunt Bethany, haven’t you already arranged work at the company for your two relatives before?”

Bethany merely shrugged it off and said, “Really? I don’t remember! However, it doesn’t matter. We still need to have more people to handle the company’s affairs. Wouldn’t it be more efficient to have our own family work inside?”

When she saw that Steven did not speak, Bethany then added, “It’s a deal then! As for Amos, I don’t think you should interact with him much. He is too scheming. You wouldn’t be able to fool him!”

“Alright, since this matter has been decided, shall we go now? Since I’m already here, I should give a speech later!”This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.

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When the party reached its peak, Steven stood below the stage and watched Bethany standing up there, wearing her gorgeous and dazzling dress.

Her every movement carried the elegance of a noble lady. She was totally different from the submissive woman she was when the Old Master Granger was still alive. It was as though they were two completely different people.

Had he not known her before, he would have never thought that she was actually such a person.

Steven frowned when he heard Amos’ faint voice.

“I really did not know that my stepmother is such a powerful figure!”

Steven looked at Amos, but the latter did not seem to notice him. It seemed that he was lamenting innocently before disappearing right after.

Amos left with Eudora before the banquet was over.

Eudora took a deep breath when they were finally out from the building, “The air outside is better. It just smells like money and desire inside there. It’s really boring.”

Amos looked at her with a smile, “Are you hungry? I’ll take you for some delicious food!”

Eudora was indeed hungry. When she thought about it, she remembered a shop that she had been to before. She suddenly smiled and said, “I know a super delicious place! I’ll take you there!”

When they arrived at the shop, he realized that the delicious food that Eudora was talking about was actually Sparrali noodles.

He could already smell the pungent scent when he stood by the entrance. Eudora took a deep breath, “It smells so good!”

Amos was speechless.

Although he was not picky with food, it was a really unpleasant smell.

Eudora smiled, as though she knew what he was thinking about, “It only smells bad, but it actually tastes pretty good. When I ate it for the first time, I had the same reaction too. Perhaps you could give it a try?”

Amos frowned, “I’ll accompany you!”

Eudora ignored him and went to order a bowl of noodles.

It was a large portion with fried tofu and mushrooms on top. Eudora tasted it, and it was as delicious as it was before.

She looked at Amos, who seemed visibly disturbed by the smell. She scooped a spoonful of the noodles and put it near to his mouth.

“Have a try?”

Amos shook his head. “It’s alright. I’ll pass. You should have more.”

“I’ll get angry!” Eudora was insistent. Amos had no choice but to take a bite.

It was a very strange taste. However, the strange smell seemed to disappear after the noodles were chewed, and its fragrance lingered in his mouth.

“What’s your verdict?”

Amos nodded and said, “It’s delicious.”

“Let’s get another serving then!”

Soon, the waiter served another bowl of noodles to the table. Eudora looked at Amos’ graceful dining etiquette and could not help laughing.

“Am I lowering the President’s standards?”

Amos rubbed her hair and said, “Nonsense!”

After eating, he asked, “Why don’t we buy some for Juju too?”

Eudora was speechless.

She should not have brought Amos to eat this. What if he wanted to eat it every day in the future?