Stuart never liked Josephine, and now he saw her chatting so intimately with another man. He probably hated her even more.
Doris continued, "Dr. Kalmien is so amazing. She can talk to anyone so well. I feel like I'm stupid. I'm always afraid to talk to strangers, especially men..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she exclaimed.
Stuart took big steps, forcing her to move forward.
Doris was wearing high heels, her dress made it difficult to walk. Stuart completely disregarded her feelings and almost dragged her along. She had to run to keep up with him, not caring about being elegant and noble.
She was left in a mess.
It seemed like everyone's attention was on Doris.
She even heard someone whispering.
"Is that Mr. Haustia's assistant? Did you notice the dress she's wearing? I went to the art exhibition before, and Josephine seemed to be wearing a similar one."
"Yes, it's the same. But clothes look different on different people. To be honest, Josephine looks good in anything. And some people look ridiculous in the same clothes."
"It's really funny."
All kinds of discussions reached Doris's ears.
When she saw Stuart's displeased face as he walked towards Josephine, Doris couldn't help but cry out, "Stuart, I'm in pain!"
Stuart finally stopped and looked down at her. His eyes had regained their tenderness and affection.
"What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
"You were walking too fast." Doris sniffed and spoke softly, "My feet hurt."
Stuart said gently, "Okay, I'll slow down."
His previous indifference and neglect seemed to disappear into thin air.
Doris felt a little relieved. "I'm causing you trouble again."
"Not at all." Stuart slowed his pace. "Taking care of you is what I should do."
They were getting close to Josephine and Liam.
Doris said, "You always take care of me so thoughtfully. I don't know how to repay you."
Her voice was just loud enough for Josephine to hear.
Stuart glanced at Josephine, his blue eyes hiding deep emotions.
Josephine didn't understand what he meant.
He spoke to Doris, "Having you by my side is enough."
Josephine's fingers trembled.
Suddenly, she lowered her head and saw a finger reaching out next to her. The finger hooked her fingertip and quickly withdrew.
It was Liam.
Josephine didn't know what he was up to, then she heard him say, "Josie, I feel like throwing up."
Josephine felt a little nervous. "What's wrong? Is your stomach upset?"
"I don't know." Liam looked at her seriously. "Maybe I heard something disgusting, and that's why I feel nauseous."
Josephine finally understood what he meant.
She wanted to laugh, but she felt it would be impolite.
Liam winked at her. "Go ahead and laugh."
Josephine immediately burst into laughter.
Stuart's face instantly darkened. "Liam, what do you mean?"
Liam looked over calmly. "What does it have to do with you?"
Doris said timidly, "You, you're so rude. Who are you calling disgusting?"
Liam raised an eyebrow. "Whoever responds, that's who I'm talking about."
Before Doris could react, he looked her up and down, and sneered, "Josie, this dress... Isn't this the one you threw away? How come some people like to pick up unwanted clothes from others? I'm really curious where she got the courage to wear your unwanted clothes. "
Doris bit her lip tightly, tears welling up in her eyes. "Stuart, how can he bully me like this."
Stuart patted her arm, then looked at Liam. "How can you bully a little girl?"
"Little girl? Stuart, open your eyes and see. She..."
Josephine pulled Liam away.
He immediately shut up.
Stuart noticed. He felt an inexplicable anger burning in his heart, which had been burning since just now, and now it was even more intense.
Especially at the beginning of the auction, he saw Liam bidding.
The diamond necklace was obviously something a young girl would like. Liam made a bid, and Stuart immediately followed suit.
They seemed to be in a bidding war, each offering more than the other.
The result of this malicious competition was that the price had far exceeded the value of the necklace itself.
Claudia whispered to Liam, "Liam, please stop bidding."
Liam replied, "He's doing it on purpose! I can't lose to him!"
Josephine pulled his arm down. "He's gone mad. Are you going mad too?" she asked.
After speaking, she got up and left.
Liam didn't dare to bid again.
Stuart successfully bought the necklace.
When Josephine came out of the restroom, she saw a tall, handsome man standing at the corner.
In his hand was the diamond necklace he had just purchased.
Josephine adjusted her expression and walked over. "Do you want it?"
Josephine looked up.
Stuart was looking at her, playing with the necklace in his hand, his gaze deep.
She shook her head. It wasn't something she wanted in the first place. It was Liam who wanted to buy it for Claudia. However, Stuart was unwilling to give up, and in the end, he won the auction. "Since you want it, why didn't you tell me?"
Stuart's voice was as cold as his eyes. "You let another man buy this for you. I would lose face if this got out."
Josephine thought for a few seconds and then said, "So, you were bidding for me?"
"Stuart! There you are."
Josephine looked over.
Doris ran over and hugged Stuart's arm.
She looked up, her face full of happiness and sweetness.
She saw the necklace in Stuart's hand and pretended to be angry.
"I just said this necklace is pretty, but why did you spend so much money on it?"
After speaking, she looked at Josephine, blinked, and let go of Stuart's arm.
She apologized to Josephine, "Dr. Kalmien, I'm sorry. I just really liked this dress, but I didn't expect it to cause a misunderstanding. If I have caused you any trouble, I can take it off."
She became more and more aggrieved as she spoke.
In the end, she was about to cry.
Stuart immediately frowned and looked at Josephine. "It's just a dress. Why are you so disatisfied?"
Then he looked at Doris. "It's okay. If you like it, let Claudia make a few more. As for this necklace..."
Doris looked up at him with red eyes.
Stuart glanced at Josephine. She looked back at him with cold eyes.
He quickly looked away and handed the necklace to Doris. "Here, take it. I'll buy you something you like in the future."
Doris was overjoyed. "Are you really giving it to me? But this is too precious. Stuart?"
Her gaze moved away from the necklace. It was then that she noticed Stuart was staring at Josephine's back.
Josephine left at some point, leaving them with a charming figure.
Doris gave the sweetest smile. "Stuart, I'm so touched. Come to my place tonight. I'll cook for you."