Mandy studied Barton's face. Since the incident, he had been avoiding her. These days, he didn't come home at all, but he often took Jean out.

It had been a long while since he had come home, and Mandy wanted him to stay.

"How about staying for dinner? Dinner is ready," she said, her eyes glimmering with hope.

"No, thanks," Barton replied. "I have things that I need to do."

Unwilling to give up, she stood in his way and said, "Well, no matter how important this thing is, you still have to eat, right? You..."

Barton frowned and stopped her before she could finish. "As I said, I have things that I need to do."

The glum look on his face embarrassed Mandy.

Finally, she stepped aside to make way for him. "Then... I won't bother you about it anymore, but if you ever find the time,

If you refuse me this time, I think you know what's going to happen next."

Terence grinned. "Mr. Xiao, I don't need time to think about it. I've made up my mind."

Barton was stunned for a moment. Very quickly, his surprise turned into joy.

As a man, for whom career was the most important thing, Baron couldn't imagine how Terence could still say no.

Confidently, he urged him, "Okay, tell me."

Terence remained indifferent as he spoke. "I will only have one wife in my life, and that's Julia. Thirty percent of your shares is surely a lot, but..."

He paused and smiled. "But I think you'd better leave your shares to Jean's future husband. It's impossible for us to be together."

Barton's face darkened. He told Terence coldly, "Are you refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit?"