Siren Song 152 The Uninvited Gues

Jean-Jacques Dumont scowled at the tall handsome man who entered with Simon Poitier's daughter. The man appeared cool and calm as if he hadn't snuck into the event uninvited.

'Tch, I thought he agreed to leave her alone after last year, what is he doing here. Its good that she's outside at the moment, I'll have to be sure to keep them separated especially since she's finally smiling again.' Narrowing his eyes at the man who smiled at Anouk Poitier he took a sip of his drink keeping an eye on him.

'I already told you that I will not allow you to disappoint and hurt my grand-fille again. What do you mean by showing up in this manner? No matter, whatever it is, I will not let you succeed in hurting her further.'

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"I don't see her anywhere do you?" Beside him dressed in a black v-neck dress Chang's secretary, Anouk Poitier, looked around excitedly for her boss. One of her black lace gloved hands clutched at his arms while the other gripped the deep pleats in her knee-length swing dress.

"No, please try not to make it so obvious that we are actively looking for her, otherwise this might not turn out successful. While I am grateful for your help in entering, I would ask that you help me further by remaining calm." Beside her Liang Jian Amal kept a calm look on his face trying to remain as un.o.btrusive as possible. Leaning over he whispered quietly in French to the woman next to him as he looked for the familiar long-haired figure he longed for.

"I'm sorry this is just so exciting, I never knew that my ice-cold boss had a whole secret life and name. This is just so juicy, I of course needed to help you, I want to see how this will all play out!" Unabashed the woman next to him gave him a smile a responded in a similar low tone.

"Ice-cold what do you mean?" Liang Jian Amal frowned hearing that his eyes still trained on the crowd.

"Well she just mechanical I guess, her life is just all about work, work, and nothing but work, she probably wouldn't even eat if someone didn't stop to remind her sometimes Mademoiselle Charmaine Dumont never smiles, I think I saw her do this grimace like curving once, but I don't think that counts, it's like she's got no emotions." Beside him Anouk Poitier tried to detail out what she said, counting off her reasonings with one of her hands.

"Well wait, actually that's not right, she definitely reacted when she saw those flowers earlier. She even seemed a bit nervous, or fl.u.s.tered, she left right after, she never leaves early, it's always overtime. And this one day in December I think I actually saw her shed a tear while looking out her window s.p.a.cing out. She must have stayed like that sitting rigidly lost in who knows what thought for a few hours. "

Liang Jian Amal clutched his chest hearing the woman's words, his eyes growing hazy. He listened to the woman talk only speaking to ask more questions when she finished speaking. As he scanned through the ballroom his eyes caught hold of a pair of eagle-eyed blue ones.

As if bidden once locked on the owner of the eyes started making his way swiftly to where they stood.

''Well this may have failed already. Here comes the very person whose attention I was trying to avoid. " Seeing him making his way across the room Liang Jian Amal leaned down and whispered to his partner.

Anouk Poitier's eyes quickly went to where he was looking and her red mouth fell open in surprise.

"I apologize but all of a sudden I'm feeling the pressing need to go to the bathroom. I'm sorry but I'm going to have to leave you now." Releasing his arm Anouk Poitier quickly spirited away leaving him to talk to Jean-Jacques Dumont alone.