Chapter 126

Angeline’s voice was pleasant to Simon’s ear. He felt he had heard it before.
“I’m sorry to ask, but you sound familiar. Have we met somewhere before?” Simon asked politely.
“Forgive me for asking. But trust me, I wasn’t trying to hit on you.”
Angeline smiled kindly.
“Maybe. Unfortunately, I was in a car accident two years ago and recently woke up from a coma, so I don’t remember most things.
“If we did meet before, it’s fate that we’ve met again today.”
Angeline’s confidence and generosity left a good impression on Simon, and he smiled merrily.
Angeline was surprised to encounter Simon, the second son of the Norwalk family, here. But she didn’t want to expose Ingrid for her deceit just yet.
She thought it would be better for Simon to discover the truth himself.
“The conference will start in 20 minutes. I’ll give it my best shot to answer you if you have any questions,” Angeline said.
“Is that so? Thank you very much, Angeline!”
Simon felt grateful.
He was a biology enthusiast with a keen interest in the development of brain-computer interfaces. His passion led him to invest a sizable fortune into researching this topic.
He attended the conference to invite Gethin to help him complete his research.
Simon was very knowledgeable in this field, as all his questions were professional.
Still, Angeline could answer most of the questions with no trouble. For questions that she couldn’t answer, she emphasized that it would require more research to come to a definite answer. Simon had more questions, but the conference had already started. He wished to continue the conversation, so he invited Angeline to dinner.
“Professor Matteo Reid from our research laboratory is here for the conference, too. Perhaps we could continue our discussion further during dinner?” Simon suggested.
Angeline accepted the invitation. The study of brain-computer interfaces had existed for years, and Angeline was very interested in the field. Plus, Matteo was considered an expert in this field. After accepting Simon’s invitation, she returned to the hotel to get changed.
She found Simon waiting for her when she arrived at the hotel entrance. He held the car door open for her like a gentleman.
The photos of Angeline, Simon, and Matteo having dinner soon reached Ingrid.
Ingrid, who just returned to the hotel after having dinner with Ned, was removing her makeup. She panickedly dropped her makeup remover bottle after seeing the photo.
Linda, who was applying a mask, jolted in surprise. She quickly pulled Ingrid away, afraid that she might cut herself from the shattered glass of the broken bottle. “What happened?” Linda asked.
Ingrid turned pale.
She passed her phone to Linda and said with a shaking voice, “Angie… met Simon!”
Linda peeled off the mask and looked at the phone. Her expression quickly hardened.
“Has Simon discovered Angie was his lifesaver?”
Ingrid was on the verge of crying.
Linda gritted her teeth.
“Isn’t Angeline a virtuous woman? Didn’t she agree that she won’t tell Simon the truth? Now she’s having a meal with him? What is she trying to do?” Ingrid squeezed the corner of her shirt.
“I should have just told Simon the truth and explained to him! If I explain to Simon now, he’ll think I’m a scheming woman!” “Relax, Ingie! Let me call Mr. Fletcher and ask him. He negotiated with Angeline at the start,” Linda said.
She took her phone from her pajamas pocket and sent herself the photos from Ingrid’s phone.
“They’re probably just having dinner. Perhaps we’re overthinking it. Let’s figure out what’s going on.”