Chapter 134 Rivals in Love
After watching Teresa drive the car away, Hubert walked back into the store. Her materials were still on the table, but he didn't know how to use them after fiddling with them for a while. So, he gave up and went into the kitchen.
He cleaned the pot, put some water inside, put the dishes that they had not eaten up this noon in it, and then turned on the stove.
Feeling bored, he casually took a glance inside the refrigerator and saw a lot of seafood from Sophie. She was very generous to Teresa and had sent so much seafood over because the latter was teaching her how to pursue Hubert. But he had eaten a lot this noon...
"Teresa!" Ezra shouted outside.
Hubert immediately turned the flame down to the minimum, quickly got into the bathroom, and then closed the door because Ezra had seen him before. If Ezra saw him here, Teresa would know his identity. Hubert was reluctant to let Ezra tell her his identity.
Seeing no one inside, Ezra shouted Teresa's name again.
Hubert pinched his nose and said loudly in the bathroom, "Who is it? Teresa isn't in the store now. What's the matter?"
Ezra had seen a commercial vehicle parked outside the store before entering, so when he heard the unfamiliar male voice, he guessed it was Teresa's husband.
After a moment of silence, he replied, "Are you Teresa's husband? Where is she now? No big deal. I'll call her."
Hubert said, "Don't call her because she should be driving now. Tell me what the matter is, and I'll pass it on to her when she gets back."
Ezra did not dare to tell Hubert the truth because he came here to ask Teresa to accompany him to a business banquet at the Waternll City Hotel. Although the Porter Group occupied a place in the business circle of Waternll, Ezra, the successor, was still being trained. He had no say in the company now. His father had asked him to participate in the business banquet tonight so that he could build up more connections in the business circle and get to know more elites in the workplace. After he took over the Porter Group, if he wanted to reshuffle the management, he could select some people from the elites who attended the business banquet tonight and cultivate them into his confidants.
"No, thanks. It's not a big deal." Ezra walked in and asked, "Hubert, where are you?"
He saw there was no one in the kitchen.
Hubert snorted in his heart, "Hubert? Who allows you to call me by my name? I know you want to snatch my wife!"
Hubert regarded Ezra as a rival in love and thought he must be looking forward to Teresa's divorce. But even if they divorced, would Ezra get a chance? If Teresa had feelings for him, they would have long begun to date. She had said she regarded him as a brother!
"I'm in the bathroom. Make yourself at home. I'll be out soon."
"I, I have something urgent to deal with, so I won't stay. Hubert, see you."
Ezra was a little guilty. Even if Teresa and her husband were in a flash marriage, he couldn't tell him that he wanted her to accompany him to a business banquet.
"OK, see you."
Hubert would never persuade him into staying here. Ezra froze for a moment, turned around, and walked out. And Hubert did not go out of the bathroom until hearing him walking away. Fortunately, his grandma had asked him to come over again. Fortunately, he had bitten the bullet and agreed. Otherwise, Ezra would have gotten a chance to be alone with Teresa.
When Ezra came out of the store, he drove his car away. But at an intersection, he pulled over and called Teresa.
Teresa picked up the phone quickly and said, "Ezra, what's up?"
"Teresa, are you free after half past seven this evening?"
Teresa didn't say answer his question but asked, "What's the matter?"
Ezra hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm going to the Waternll City Hotel for a business party, and I need a female companion. You know I don't have a girlfriend, so I want you to do me a favor. Can you accompany me to the party?"
Teresa refused without thinking, "I don't have time. My husband is still waiting for me to have dinner in the store. Why don't you ask Gwen to accompany you?"
She only regarded Ezra as a friend, but Hubert misunderstood and thought she was planning to date Ezra after they divorced. So, she would try her best to avoid being alone with him in the future. Last time, she had invited him to dinner, and Gwen had also been together with them. However, Hubert had still misunderstood that she had an affair with Ezra, and she had been quite angry then. Was she so eager to find her next husband in the eyes of Hubert?
Hearing her mention her husband, Ezra felt depressed. But he suppressed depression and begged, "Teresa, can't you finish dinner before seven o'clock? Please do me this favor. Gwen has a plan tonight, so she can't go with me."
"Must you have a female companion? I may finish dinner before seven o'clock, but I still have to look after the shop. Besides, I am married. Ezra, I have always regarded you as a younger brother, but in the eyes of outsiders, we are not related by blood. If I accompany you to the party, others will misunderstand our relationship."
Ezra knew that Teresa didn't have the slightest bit of affection for him and regarded him as a younger brother. But when hearing her say it in person, he still felt a sting in his heart.
If he had known that Teresa had been in a hurry to get married back then, he would have offered to help her. Unfortunately, he could not turn the clock back.
Probably because he was three years younger than her, she had never thought of him when being in a hurry to get married. She would rather marry a stranger instead of him! Ezra knew this clearly but still wanted to push his luck.
Gwen had said that Teresa had signed an agreement with her husband and that they would divorce in half a year. So, when she divorced, he would express his feelings to her.
He then said, "Teresa, you can't control other people's thoughts. No matter what they say, we will have a clear conscience."
After a while of silence, Teresa said frankly, "Ezra, my husband disliked me being alone with other men."
Ezra might just want to find a female companion, but she must let him remember that she was now married! She had quarreled with Hubert, and they had given each other silent treatments. Now, they had not completely reconciled, so she decided to pay attention to the distance from other men from now on.
Hearing her words, Ezra fell silent.
"Ezra, I must focus on driving, so I need to hang up now. If you need a woman to accompany you, call Gwen. I don't think she has any plans tonight. She will just watch dramas. If you call her, she will help you."
Gwendolyn was a homebody who liked watching dramas at home with her phone.
After finishing speaking, Teresa hangs up the call.