Me After Meeting You

After the three of them had each been trampled by Ian in turn, they stopped bawling and yelling. Coincidentally, it was then that their food was served, and they obediently picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

Amber sat with Ian to her left and Silvia to her right. After a while, when Silvia regained her vigor, she stretched a finger out and poked Billy. “He called you single. Aren’t you going to retaliate?”

She didn’t have the guts to retaliate on her own-Ian’s aura was too intimidating. So, she urged Billy on instead.

Who could have expected that Billy would be even more fearful of Ian than her; he caught her hand and, on the surface, said, “He’s speaking the truth to begin with.” His heart, however, was crying out, ‘Please stop talking! Boss Axton’s getting a little upset.’

And so, after dinner, the two of them left almost immediately after making an excuse.

Billy said, “Ah, I’m going to go have a smoke.”

Silvia said, “Oh, I have to make a call.”

But after they left for their smoke and call, they never returned.

Amber received a text from Silvia soon after she disappeared. “Your Mr. Axton’s angry, I hope you’ll be alright.”

Amber was speechless at how fast her friend had abandoned her.

She raised her head. Ian had finished eating long ago, and he was resting his head in his hand as he gazed at her meaningfully. His stare was so intense it made Amber’s hair stand on end.

She felt that she should try to extricate herself from this situation, so she tried to chat with him and lighten the gloomy atmosphere around them. “They’re gone now.”

Ian didn’t respond, only continuing to look at her calmly.

Amber wasn’t someone who would give in that easily. She earnestly continued speaking. “I’m sorry that I didn’t tell you in advance. Inviting my friends along without asking you was quite impolite of me. However, my thought was that, since it’s the New Year’s, it’d be better to have more people around. That way, there’d be more liveliness and excitement.”

Ian nodded. She didn’t see wrongly, ya … he had indeed nodded, but what he said was, “You’re dressed very beautifully today.” It turns out that while Ian wasn’t actually mad, he did find Billy’s and Silvia’s presence to be somewhat annoying.

So once they were gone, he no longer had any incentive to hold back.

Given the abrupt shift in topic, Amber became somewhat embarrassed. “…. Thanks.”

But Ian remained his usual cool, calm, and collected self. “Your body is very well suited for this kind of dress.” The long dress was close-fitting and had a soft texture, which accentuated her curves and gave her an exquisite quality. “However, the quality of the dress is somewhat poor, and it doesn’t feel very good to touch.”

Amber’s face went: OvO

She looked at him, her expression ‘Ng’ again. Then, she said, somewhat speechlessly, “I’m really sorry.”

Ian stood up. He really had improved, as he even knew to offer her his hand now. He stretched out his hand as he said, “Let’s go.”

Amber hesitated momentarily, but eventually accepted his hand, stood up dazedly, and asked, “Where to?”

“To buy new clothes.”

Without an opportunity to reject him, Amber was dragged away on a shopping trip.

The place where they had just eaten was within the heart of the city, and there were all sorts of famous brands and luxury goods retail outlets in the area. Originally, Amber had been very worried that Ian, with his tyrannical personality, would bring her to one of these extravagantly luxurious stores and buy overpriced clothing. Thankfully, he didn’t even glance at these storefronts, they went to his car and quickly drove away.

Amber took a deep breath, thinking that, as long as they didn’t shop in this area, then no matter where they went, she would probably be able to afford at least one or two new articles of clothing … right?

***

In the end, Ian still brought her to some high-class custom-made boutique. The storefront wasn’t eye-catching, and it didn’t look particularly grand or imposing, but the interior was tastefully elegant.

Ian was a frequent customer here, and the employees treated him very well as soon as he arrived. Not long after they entered, the female boss came out herself, and when she saw Ian dragging Amber behind him, a glimmer of astonishment crept through her eyes, before being quickly buried. She put on a smile and asked, “This must be your fiancee, Director Axton?”

Ian nodded in affirmation.

Amber was left speechless by this exchange.

She felt as if everyone in the world except for her knew that she had been promised to someone. It was a particularly tart and acrid feeling that hit her deep in her stomach.

But Ian had already started talking to the boss, directly asking, “Do you have any dresses?”This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

“Of course. We’re currently designing some new ones for the spring season.” She glanced over at Amber and smiled again. “Her stature’s good and her skin’s white. You can tell from a single glance that she’s a good clothes rack-she’ll look good in anything she wears.”

And then the boss led both of them upstairs and had them sit down. Right away, four employees appeared, each one carrying a set of clothes.

They were all dresses of various styles, running the gamut from long to short, sexy to conservative, and stylish to cute. Amber didn’t even have time to look through all of them before Ian waved his hands dismissively. “I don’t want anything too complicated, just something like what she’s wearing right now.”

The lady owner inspected Amber’s dress a bit more carefully and immediately understood. The next few dresses that she brought out were all long, body-hugging dresses. They were made of some sort of soft material and were particularly nice to the touch.

Before Amber could even speak up, Ian had already picked out a white one and a red one for her.

Since the dresses themselves seemed moderate and proper, and since Amber could already picture herself wearing them out with a little jacket on a daily basis, she didn’t say anything and went to the dressing room to try them both on.

When she displayed the white one, the female boss praised her looks “You look just like a good wife and loving mother.” But Ian merely glanced at her coolly.

And when Amber came out with the red dress on, the lady owner smiled and sighed, “This is just a sample, but it looks as if it were specifically designed for you.”

Ian sat down on the sofa, leaned back, and carefully looked at Amber with a hand supporting his forehead. It took him quite a while before he finally got up and walked over with his hand held out.

When Amber saw his outstretched hand, her scalp went numb and she subconsciously tried to shy away, but Ian had already grabbed her waist.