RedNovelChapter 296 Possible Love Rival Eric had once toldthat his relationship with Joshua was actually quite good, and he only had conflicts with Brian and Karen.
There were even times when they tried to shift Joshua's mistakes onto Eric, but Joshua himself would step forward and take responsibility for his own mistakes. It was also one of the reasons why Eric had never gone after Brian.
Eric might seem like the austere and unyielding CEO of Flint Group, but I knew that beneath his composed and formidable facade, he had a kind and compassionate heart.
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Joshua suddenly mentioned that his girlfriend would be coming over right before we were done with our meal, so Eric and I decided to stay a bit longer. Grandma Flint even cdownstairs because of that.
Grandma Flint stopped her wheelchair next toand whispered, "Did you guys end up arguing just now?" I shook my head and replied, "Nope. Joshua actually stepped in and defused the situation." Upon hearing my response, Grandma Flint's countenance betrayed a fleeting expression of disappointment, which profoundly surprised me.
I cleared my throat and deftly changed the subject, asking, "Have you met Joshua's girlfriend before?" Grandma Flint rolled her eyes and replied, "Of course not. It'll be her first tcoming over here." She then sighed deeply and continued, "I heard she's skind of online influencer, and her reputation online isn't very favorable." Joshua, who had been listening in on the conversation, overheard Grandma Flint's statement and immediately ccloser with a disgruntled look. He then said indignantly, "Those are simply misconceptions about Moni, Grandma! You know, she's the most compassionate woman I've ever known, and I'm certain that you'll find her to your liking as well!" Grandma Flint merely pursed her lips, her expression remaining unchanged. She then scoffed and said, "Why would she cover after everyone's done with dinner? Those who aren't aware would think that the Flint family didn't want to feed her!" Joshua, looking helpless, hurriedly explained, "It's not like that, Grandma! You see, Moni was swamped with work earlier, but she still decided to rush over here the moment she was done." Upon hearing this, Eric uncharacteristically joined in to defuse the situation, saying, "Why don't we just wait and see, Grandma? I'm sure Josh knows what he's doing." Grandma Flint grumbled something in response and remained silent after that.
It wasn't long before Joshua's face lit up as he glanced at his phone and exclaimed, "She's here! I'll go get her!" Having said that, Joshua hurried outside. He then returned shortly after, accompanied by a charming young woman dressed in white.
He then nervously introduced her to everyone, saying, "I'd like you to meet Monica Cooper, my girlfriend." He went around, introducing Monica to everyone. Yet when he got to Eric, I couldn't help but feel like something was off about Monica.
"And this is my cousin, Eric, the CEO of Flint Group. You've probably seen him featured in various financial publications." Joshua beamed with pride while introducing Eric Monica gave a shy, demure smile and briefly lowered her head. She then looked up to meet Eric's gaze, her eyes carrying a subtle allure as she said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr Eric." Eric nodded, a brief hint of confusion crossing his face. He said, "You can just callRic like Joshua does." Monica nodded in assent but refrained from addressing him. She then turned and noticed me.
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Joshua proceeded to introduce me, saying, "And this is mycousin-in-law-Jae Jane Brown-the vice president of Brown Group.
You've probably seen her before as well."
Upon hearing that, Monica's carefully constructed smile nearly faltered She then turned to Joshua with a look of astonishment and asked, "Is your cousin married?" Joshua nodded and replied, "They recently tied the knot, and we're all meeting Jae for the first ttoday as well. Isn't she stunning?"
Joshua, in his exuberance, remained unaware of the subtle change in m Monica's expressionx She managed a N couple of strained chuckles and nodded perfunctorily in response, appearing to lose interest in acknowledging me.
Yet given the number of people present in the room, she still managed a polite smile and said, "Hello, Jae." Immediately after that, Monica turned away and refused to meet my gaze again.
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