Chapter 244
“Gresham overestimated himself by trying to strike up someone commented.
a conversation with Mr. Jim,”
“How can a small company like Shepard Group think they’re worthy of Mr. Jim’s attention? Even I wouldn’t dare talk to Mr. Jim so casually.”
“Exactly! It’s not Mr. Jim’s fault. With so many people here, if everyone acted like Gresham, ignoring their status and chatting with Mr. Jim, wouldn’t Mr. Jim be annoyed? Gresham should know his place.”
Gresham blushed with embarrassment. Indeed, he could not climb to Jim’s level.
However, considering the risks and benefits, Gresham had to converse with Jim earlier. As he was thinking this, he saw Jim sitting behind Bonnie.
“Bonnie has such good luck. Mr. Jim is sitting behind her,” Gresham exclaimed with envy.
Trina opened her mouth. She had long known about the close relationship between Bonnie and Jim. She had never dared to tell her parents about it, fearing they would redirect some of their kindness toward Bonnie.
Watching Bonnie sitting in front of her, Trina was sure that this was not just luck, as Gresham claimed, but something Jim had arranged instead.
Avril shook Bonnie’s arm excitedly. “Mr. Jim! It’s Mr. Jim! Oh my god! I finally saw him in person! I’m so excited!”
As she spoke, Avril exaggeratedly pinched her philtrum.
Bonnie looked at Avril with some surprise. “You’re just a girl and not into combat. Why are you so excited to see Mr. Jim?”
In response to Bonnie’s question, Avril looked at her with an incredulous expression.
“Bonnie, are you okay? Do I have to be into kickboxing to get excited about meeting Mr. Jim? He’s the King of Combat! Most importantly, he’s one of our city’s most eligible bachelors. Not only is he powerful, but he’s also handsome and manly.”
Bonnie detected a hint of something different in Avril’s tone and looked at her with a raised eyebrow. “Do you have a crush on him?”
Avril’s face instantly turned red. “What nonsense are you talking about? Gross, I just admire him. That’s all.”
“Oh? Since it’s just pure admiration, why are you blushing?” Bonnie teased.
“I’m not blushing!”
“In that case, I was thinking of introducing you two, but if you don’t like him, then I won’t do it,” Bonnie joked.
Avril’s eyes widened, staring at Bonnie. “Are you…Are you telling me you know Mr. Jim?”
Bonnie nodded with a smile. “Yes.”
“You… Are you kidding me? How could you possibly know Mr. Jim?” Avril couldn’t
believe it.
“If you don’t believe me, I’ll bring him along, and we can grab a meal together after the
auction ends.”
Avril continued to stare at Bonnie, unable to detect any trace of falsehood in her eyes.
“D–Do you know Mr. Jim?” Avril’s tone still carried a hint of doubt.
“You’ll find out after the auction ends,” Bonnie said mysteriously.
Avril glanced at Bonnie, then quietly turned to look at Jim.
“If you know him, why didn’t Mr. Jim come over to greet you? And you didn’t greet him either. You two acted like strangers,” Avril questioned..
“If we did that, it would be too pretentious. I don’t like being so flashy,” Bonnie explained.
