My Wealthy Husband

Chapter 34 Brandon’s Persuasion

"Well, I can wait for her. Let’s take it slowly," he said with patience, raising his eyebrows. Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Lucie's face was drained of color. Toby took the turn to say, "Nova has been following up the project from the beginning and no one knows it better than her. So if you want to have a sincere cooperation with us, we will surely show you our warm welcome." He then spoke to Nova, "These days you should show Mr. Graham around in Tian Haiwan. Tell him the details of our next stage. "

Nova was unpleased with the decision, but Brandon replied immediately, "A nice arrangement! I agree."

To be honest, Toby attached great importance to this cooperation because Brandon was from the Evans which was a pioneer in military and politic. He knew clearly that it was easy for the project to be destroyed by other competitors. Actually, in order to ensure that no risk at all, he had planned to marry his daughter to Chapman’s family before.

Nova figured out Toby's idea more or less. Even so, she still felt hurt because she was the very victim of the whole plan and nobody cared about her.

Speechless, Nova left them without hesitation.

When the car was pulled out from the garage, Brandon was standing by a maple nearby leisurely, with hands in the pockets and the coat on his shoulder. Noticing she's passing by, he stepped forward, waving his hand.

Nova hesitated for a while but finally she stopped.

Brandon opened the door and sat beside her, asking directly, "Are you going to marry him?"

Nova refused to answer his question, starting to drive.

Brandon took a cigarette from his pocket. When he was ready to light it, Nova stopped him, "Please don't smoke here."

Brandon put back the cigarette and said slowly after a while, "Jason was more an addict than me. Do you keep him from smoking as well?"

Nova was bombarded with his question. Although she hated smoking as well as the smell of tobacco, she accepted the fact effortlessly that Jason smoked a lot, and even considered his smoking sexy and charming. Besides, when he kissed her with the smell of tobacco, her heart beat powerfully instead of repugnance. Nova suddenly realized that she was indulged in his love both mentally and physically. She was surprised by the idea.

"What the hell do you want?" she said apathetically.

Brandon reached out his hand to hold her jaw, whispering gently, "All I want to know is whether you still have a crush on me or not."

Nova braked hard and flung his hands away. She then said with little emotion, "Brandon, you have made your choice six years ago. Don't you find it ridiculous to ask me that? You know that I won't wait for you for such a long time. And you seem to regret now. What a joke!"

Brandon could not help thinking about the time they used to spend together. It shocked him that Nova was soft to another man. Her tenderness was all given to Jason not him. Although it's he that abandoned their love first, he still felt betrayed only by Nova. He looked at her with deep love, and after a few moments, said gently, "What if I admit regretting? Will you come back to me?"

Nova was asked in silence. She might have been willing for that if he asked in the past for she had loved him so much. But everything was changed, and she just prompted a question, "Will you forsake your wealth, your fiancee and the status you've struggled to obtain in exchange?"

Brandon hesitated, and smiled to her, "Sometimes, you're just too rational."

Nova turned around, saying, "Brandon, I have done nothing that harm you when we were in love, so I beg you not to hurt my family no matter what you want to do. "

"Oh, I am so sad."

Brandon was unhappy with what she said. "I guess you have no idea on my relationship with Jason."

Nova stayed without saying a word.

Regardless of her reaction, Brandon kept going, "He will never tell you that I am his uncle."

It's an unexpected answer which made Nova grip the wheel. How could Brandon be the relative of the Chapman’s family? She remembered that he was just a poor man when they first met. Why would he be reduced to poverty if he was from Chapman’s family. Nova was stunned.

Satisfied with her reaction, he sat upright, and said, "Nova, you must have no idea of Jason's personality -- he even flirted with his uncle's wife and was responsible for his brother's death, which actually was not a secret in Chapman’s family. And it's also the reason Asher came here for proposal in the flesh."

Nova kept her poker face with thousands of ideas in her mind, and finally asked, "What do you want? Just tell me."

Brandon gave her a glance and said in a low voice, "Will you believe that the only thing I want is that you are safe? "

"No." She answered with mockery.

"Brandon, don't be so hypocritical. You are not that kind of person. Get out of my car!"

Brandon failed to keep his fake smile, and got off. But before he closed the door, he told her that she was wrong to love Jason.

Asher slipped into a coma in the car and was sent to hospital by Jason instantly. After the surgery was finished, it was around 1:00 a.m. He gave up the idea of calling Nova lest waking up Nova. Besides, when Asher revived, Jason had to give him an explanation.. As a matter of fact, the appearance of Brandon caught him off guard.

Meanwhile, however, Nova was using her phone, waiting for Jason's call. Now she could not deny that she was obsessed by Jason and all the past she didn't know annoyed her. She could not bear betrayal and lies.

Unluckily, at night, there's something wrong with the project in North-America of H. Group so Jason left by plane at 4 a.m. the next day.

Nova had no idea of what's going on. There had been two days without any messages from Jason. On the third day, she didn't know that Asher was sick until she was invited to the hospital.

In the ward, she was a little awkward, nodding slightly at Asher and his elegant wife nervously, and purred, "Nice to meet you."