My Domineering CEO Husband

Ralph returned with a serious look on his face. He went to talk to Connie.

“Hold on, Mr. Chapman. I don’t want to comment on this. Just take it as me being unreasonable. Anyway, I’ll try not to have any contact with Ian in the future.”

Ralph wanted to say something but hesitated. He glanced at Lottie and didn’t say anything.

“But I won’t apologize,” Connie emphasized. There was no way for her to apologize to Ian.

Lottie patted Ralph’s hand and shook her head.

Ralph stopped asking. Anyway, if he wanted to know, he had plenty of ways.

“Did Ian tell you anything just now?” Lottie asked as she passed food to Ralph.

Ralph shook his head. “No. He didn’t say anything.”

His eyes gradually darkened. He recalled Ian’s face when he was showing Ian off. Ian seemed to have something to say, but after a moment of hesitation, he did not say anything. He was afraid that Ian would say something unpleasant, so he had simply pretended not to notice his expression and showed him out.

Ralph rarely contacted Connie, but she was his wife’s confidant. So, he heard about her. Just as Lottie had said, Connie would not make trouble for no reason. Ian must have done something to piss off Lottie, which made Connie dislike him.

Lottie didn’t notice Ralph was preoccupied. She tried to explain, “I didn’t mean to have Ian leave. I intended to invite him to stay for lunch, but he insisted to leave.”

Lottie was a little frustrated. Ian was Ralph’s elder brother and Connie was her close friend. She really didn’t want them to fall out.

“I know.” Ralph caressed her hair. “Don’t think too much about it. Leave Ian to me. I promise to have him like you.”

Lottie nodded. “By the way, have you applied medicine to your wounds?”Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

“Do you want to check?”

Ralph leaned to Lottie and deliberately spoke in an intimate tone.

Lottie blushed immediately and pushed Ralph aside. “Be serious. Connie and the kids are here.”

Connie shook her head as she smiled. She covered her eyes and said, “Don’t worry about me, I’m blind, I can’t see anything.”

The three kids at the table followed suit. Shy and embarrassed, Lottie picked up the tissue box and threw it at Connie. “Connie, that’s enough!”

The atmosphere returned to normal, and the room was full of laughter.

Ian arrived at the entrance to his apartment. He got out of the car with the thermos. When he passed the trash can at the gate, he stopped for a moment and then threw the thermos in.

Then, he walked into the lift. After he left, a figure came out of the darkness of the apartment building. It’s a woman, wearing sportswear, her long hair tied into a high ponytail, and her skin was white and fair.

She took out her mobile phone and made a call. “He’s back.”

The person on the other end of the line said something before the woman responded softly. “Rest assured, I will get him.”

After that, the woman hung up the phone and walked slowly to the lift.

She did not choose to take the same lift as Ian but went to another one.

The lift stopped on the third floor and a middle-aged woman walked in.

Seeing her, the middle-aged woman immediately greeted her enthusiastically, “Oh, Harleen, did you go jogging again? Have you had lunch? You’re so skinny. You should eat more when you’re home.”

“Mrs. Green, I’ve had lunch. You know, I’m an actress. I will look better on the screen if I look skinny.”

“That’s right. You will be a huge star in the future. You can do it. When the movie is released, I will tell everyone in the neighborhood to support you!”

The woman was Harleen. She smiled and said, “Thank you, Mrs. Green. I will never forget how nice you’ve been treating me.”

While they were exchanging pleasantries, the lift stopped a few times. Every time when someone entered, they would say hello to Harleen. It was apparent that she was popular in the community.

Although Harleen had been chosen as one of the supporting actresses by Javion, she still kept a low profile and did not put on any air as a celebrity. She would always greet her neighbors warmly and help them when needed. The entire neighborhood wouldn’t find out she was an actress until one day a property maintenance staff helped her fix the pipe and saw her on TV.

It was rare to see such a low-key and modest girl in recent years.

Harleen finally arrived outside her apartment. When she walked out of the lift, she saw a man walking out from the other lift. The man was in a suit. His hair was slicked back. He looked very imposing, with a hint of aggressiveness in his deep eyes.

“Mr… Mr. Chapman?” Harleen blurted in surprise.

Ian furrowed his brows and looked at Harleen.

“Who are you? You know Ralph?”

Harleen covered her mouth, and a trace of confusion flashed across her face.

“Aren’t… Aren’t you Mr. Ralph Chapman?”

Ian sized up the woman in front of him. She was dressed in a simple sports suit, which was not a big brand, but unexpectedly, she looked refreshing, more like ‘the girl living next door.

“I am not,” Ian said and was ready to go.

Ever since he had been betrayed by Yara, he had grown slightly more guarded against women who drew close to him. Therefore, he had no intention to chat with Harleen, and he even intended to thoroughly investigate this woman after he returned.

Harleen noticed Ian’s coldness and stopped chatting. She apologized awkwardly, “I’m sorry, I mistook you for someone else.”

Harleen turned and walked along the corridor, then stopped at the door on the left and took out the key to open the door.

Ian followed her silently to the door on the right. His apartment was actually opposite Harleen’s.

Harleen was about to close the door when she saw Ian walk into the opposite apartment.

“You are the new neighbor!”

Harleen was obviously surprised.

Ian ignored Harleen and shut the door.

Harleen rubbed her nose in embarrassment and closed the door gently.

Ian sat down on the sofa in the living room and rested.

Looking around the quiet apartment, he suddenly recalled the particularly lively atmosphere in Ralph’s home. But then he snorted as he thought back to how Lottie protected Connie.

He took out his mobile phone and ordered takeout, and then got up to take a shower.

However, as soon as he took off his clothes, he heard knocks on the door.

Ian frowned and walked over to open the door. It was Harleen, who was anxious to ask him for help.

“Mrs. Green downstairs seemed to fall. She called me just now and said that there was no one at home. Can you help me take her to the hospital?”