Betrayed by Fiance, Embraced by Hidden Tycoon-Chapter 71: My Girlfriend

"Ronan Peters, are you tired of work? Say another word, and you will lose your job. Forever—"

Ronan swallowed hard and grinned while scratching his head.

"Ha-ha-ha, Sir..." His nervous laugh echoed in the room. "Wh-why do you ask that? Of course, I still need to work for you. I’ve devoted my life to working with you, Sir."

Sawyer’s sharp gaze remained fixed on him. "Stop making assumptions. Your words are only adding to my headache."

Ronan raised his hand to create a peace sign. "Sir, I promise I’ll keep my mouth shut. But should we go for lunch now, or do you want me to order it for you?" He tried to redirect the conversation, not daring to challenge his Boss.

However, Ronan nearly choked when he heard Sawyer’s words.

"Abby hasn’t accepted me as her boyfriend, but that doesn’t mean she has wholly rejected me. She was asking for more time," Sawyer finally explained to his oblivious assistant. He didn’t want Ronan’s wild imagination to ruin his day.

"Wow! That’s good news, Sir. Congrats..." Ronan’s smile grew wider, but it soon faded as a question formed in his mind. "But, Sir, why do you look gloomy? That makes me think Miss Abigail rejected you."

Sawyer sighed long and deep, turning his gaze out the window. He lazily replied, "Because what you said before reminds me why she needs more time—"

Suddenly, a buzzing noise interrupted Sawyer. He took his cell phone from his pocket and abruptly stood up when he saw a text from Abigail:

"Sawyer, I’m done. Let’s have lunch together if your meeting with your client is over. If not, I will eat here while waiting for you."

"Abby, my meeting is over. I’m on my way. Please wait ten minutes for me to arrive." Sawyer typed quickly and sent his reply, and he was doing all that while walking toward the door. He completely ignored Ronan, who looked at him in confusion.

"Sir...May I know where you are heading? Maybe I can drive you there," Ronan asked, shocked to see Sawyer walking quickly toward the door, ignoring him. He promptly stood up and ran after him. "May I know if something is happening, Sir? Maybe I could be of any help? I want to help if you don’t mind, Sir," he asked in concern.

"Yes. Something is happening. And it’s not something bad. Abby wants to have lunch with me. You don’t need to see me off," Sawyer replied as he rushed to the first floor, with Ronan following closely behind.

When they reached the first floor, Sawyer halted and turned to Ronan, giving him a reassuring pat on the shoulder.

"Ronan, if you’re curious about why Abby wanted to take her time accepting my feelings, go ask Ethan," he said with a smile before quickly walking toward his car.

As Sawyer was about to get into his car, a man with shoulder-length black hair approached him.

"Boss, leaving already? I thought you were having lunch here. I already ordered your favorite..."

"Hi, Vincent. You don’t need to do that. My girlfriend asked me to have lunch together. Go lunch with Ronan; you can gossip about me with him," Sawyer replied flatly before entering his car, leaving Vincent momentarily stunned.

Vincent stood in a daze, watching Sawyer’s car disappear from his sight line. freēwēbnovel.com

’Since when... Does boss Sawyer have a girlfriend? Gossip? Why did no one tell me about this?’ Vincent frowned, feeling that he had stayed here too long to know what was happening in the capital.

"Yo V, what’s up, man? Why do you look like you’ve just seen your gold digger ex-girlfriend?" Ronan stood beside Vincent, following his gaze toward the gate.

Vincent ignored Ronan’s comment and turned to him, asking, "Since when did Boss Sawyer have a girlfriend? Why did no one tell me about this?"

Ronan’s eyes widened upon hearing Vincent’s question.

"Ooh, what did he say to you?" Ronan’s curiosity piqued. Earlier, he had wanted to call Ethan but was distracted by Vincent, who looked like a statue, staring at the gate.

"Boss said he wanted to have lunch with his girlfriend." Vincent paused, his sharp eyes narrowed on Ronan. "Since when does Boss have a girlfriend? Why am I completely clueless about this?"

Ronan couldn’t hold back a grin at hearing their Boss admit that Abigail was his girlfriend.

"You don’t know about it either?" Vincent was now even more confused.

"Tsk, tsk, V... of course, I know," Ronan replied proudly. "Our Boss has completely changed since he met that beautiful and kind Miss Abigail."

"Miss Abigail?"

"Uh-huh! Our Boss, who used to be cold and rusty in love, is no longer cold and rusty—he’s madly in love with Miss Abigail!" Ronan crossed his arms over his chest, smiling happily as he saw Vincent’s shocked expression.

"Ronan, are you serious? Who is Miss Abigail?"

Ronan hesitated before answering. He placed a hand on Vincent’s shoulder and said, "V, get ready. Boss Sawyer might call you back to the capital. He might need you!"

Vincent was even more confused by Ronan’s explanation.

"Damn it, Ronan! Can you tell me more about Miss Abigail?" he held the urge to give Ronan a slap on the head for ignoring his question.

"I’ll explain later, V. I need to call your stupid fellow, Ethan. He always gives me half-information," Ronan said, expressing his annoyance. He felt the urge to scold Ethan!

Without waiting for Vincent to respond, Ronan took out his cell phone and walked toward the house to make the call.

***

At the Nursing House.

While waiting for Sawyer’s arrival, Abigail sat at the hospital bus stop, checking her cell phone.

She was surprised to see a new text from Milan:

"Urbangrid Innovation is in trouble. They screwed up the million-dollar project. Mr. Andy Bennet canceled the project."

Abigail was shocked to read that. She thought Andy Bennet wouldn’t make a move so quickly, but he did.

Suddenly, a smile spread across her face when she imagined Ryland going berserk when he heard this.

’Now you understand, Ryland Wood! Without me, your life is a mess!’ she muttered while typing her reply to Milan.

"What the hell happened? Why did Andy Bennet cancel the project? I remember meeting him with Ryland and asking him nicely not to cancel it!"

Abigail couldn’t help but chuckle at the text message. Even though she trusted Milan, she decided not to reveal her deal with Andy Bennet.

’I’m sorry, Milan. I wasn’t entirely honest with you. But this is for your own good.’

"Abby, why do you look so happy reading your phone?" Sawyer’s voice startled Abigail.