Chapter 772 Jealous

The banquet was held at one of the most luxurious hotels in the world. Many powerful and prominent people from J City came to participate in the festivities.

Everyone looked like they were enjoying themselves as they ate and drank. The air was constantly filled with the sound of small talk and laughter; people danced to the music that the string quartet in the corner was playing.

This was the first time Ashley attended such a kind of banquet since she came back to J City.

At first, she really didn't want to come.

Whenever she had free time, she would much rather be around her children.

However, it would be the first event she would be able to attend ever since she came back to J City. This would be a great opportunity for her to extend her business connections. For this reason, she decided to come.

When Ashley stepped into the room, she heard some people murmuring in amazement.

The voices were full of uncontrollable excitement.

"Look! Is that... Mr. Lu?"

"Lu? Can you be more specific?"

"The CEO of the Lu Group,"

another person replied matter-of-factly.

"Yes, you're right! It's him. Ah, I didn't know that he would be attending tonight's banquet. I would have dressed up better if I knew,"

the other woman said in a disappointed tone as she straightened out her dress.

The girl next to her just rolled her eyes at her companion.

All the women here were obviously very ecstatic to attend the banquet. Most of them had spent hours to get ready--from picking out what they were going to wear, to fixing up their hair and makeup.

It was normal to spend at least three hours just to get ready for an event like this.

Even though the woman who had just spoken looked great, she still felt that she wasn't well-dressed enough now that she saw the famous Andrew Lu here as well.

Hearing the heated chatter from the crowd, Ashley had a bad feeling and was about to turn around and head back out the door.

Just when she was about to, however, she felt a big hand rest on her shoulder.

The faint smell of tobacco wafted to her senses.

The hand gently rubbed her shoulder--it was warm and rough against her skin, offering her a sense of comfort and familiarity.

Slowly, she turned around and held his other hand.

The hand she held gripped hers in return.

"Ashley... Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

Andrew's voice sounded dangerous.

As his hot breath blew beside her ear, Ashley felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to escape, but Andrew tightly locked her in place with his big hands.

Ashley couldn't help but blush deeply.

The flush on her face made her all the more attractive, making her look like a blooming rose.

Ashley could feel her cheeks burning up.

Meanwhile, Andrew stared at her lovely face, his eyes getting darker.

He was trying his best not to kiss Ashley right there and then.

'Beautiful, ' he thought, his heart swel

ew what he was capable of?

To say the Mr. Lin was scared was an understatement.

It was a shame for him to say that he was afraid of a younger man. After all, he was much older than Andrew and it would be ridiculous that he was afraid of a man who could pass up for his son.

But knowing how cruel and ruthless Andrew could be, it wasn't a surprise that he would feel this way.

Mr. Lin was about to leave, pretending that he hadn't seen Ashley.

However, Ashley already saw him. She walked towards Mr. Lin, still holding Andrew's hand.

Mr. Lin was speechless. 'No, no...Please don't come over. I want to be far away from you!' Mr. Lin thought, feeling panicked.

Ashley greeted him in a soft tone, "Uncle Lick, nice to see you here! Did you come for the banquet too?"

"Oh, hello. Yes. Since I had some time to spare, I thought coming here wouldn't do any harm,"

Mr. Lin replied, "Actually a few days ago, Zen told me that you had come back to J City, but I didn't expect that we would meet here today."

"What a coincidence!" exclaimed Ashley, "Did you come alone?"

"Ah...No. I came with my wife,"

said Mr. Lin, tiny beads of sweat starting to form on his forehead. When Andrew looked at him, he felt just like...

Ashley seemed to feel Mr. Lin's discomfort, so she gave Andrew's hand a squeeze. She looked at Andrew and introduced him, "Mr. Lin here is a friend of my father."

Of course Andrew already knew that this man was Zen's friend. If he didn't know this prior, he might not have allowed Ashley to walk over to him at all!.

Seeing the hard look on Andrew face, Ashley was rendered speechless. 'What's the big deal? Mr. Lin is old enough to be my father! Not to mention that we're a meter away from each other.

Can't you see, Andrew? You're the only one I'm physically close to?'

Mr. Lin didn't realize the silent dialogue between Ashley and Andrew. Instead, he was just hoping that he could leave quickly.