Chapter 147
\nHe Never Noticed Me Until I Loved Someone Else novel Chapter 147<\/p>\n
Stella glanced over and saw the gift box containing the tie clip she had handed to his driver at the mall two days ago.<\/p>\n
It had been two days. Why was he only bringing it up now?<\/p>\n
He was probably just swamped with work.<\/p>\n
“I was shopping with a friend and thought that tie clip would suit you, so I bought it,” Stella explained evenly.<\/p>\n
Jarrod slowly turned the box over in his hands before lifting his dark, piercing gaze. “Aside from The Fuller Group’s partnership, is there anything else Mrs. Fuller wants?”<\/p>\n
“…” Stella sighed. “You’re overthinking it. I’m sorry my father bothered you the other day. I had no idea he was going to call you out of the blue.”<\/p>\n
“But this gift has nothing to do with that. It’s just my way of saying thank you for everything you’ve helped me with recently.”<\/p>\n
Hearing that, Jarrod opened the box, took out the tie clip, and inspected it. “How long did it take you to pick this out?” he asked casually.<\/p>\n
Stella had no idea where he was going with this, but she answered honestly. “About half an hour. I looked at a lot of options, but I thought this subtle, understated design matched your style best.”<\/p>\n
“Do you not like it?” Stella asked.<\/p>\n
Jarrod traced the metal edge with his thumb. He didn’t say whether he liked it or not. Instead, he coolly stated, “Keep tomorrow evening clear. You’re coming with me to a banquet.”<\/p>\n
Stella was genuinely taken aback. Jarrod had never once asked her to accompany him to a social event.<\/p>\n
Seeing her surprise, Jarrod offered a brief explanation. “It’s a birthday dinner for a family elder. It’s a private family event, and it’s expected that I bring my partner.”<\/p>\n
They weren’t officially divorced yet, so technically, this was still part of her wifely duties.<\/p>\n
“Alright. I understand,” Stella agreed.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Whitby brought out breakfast, putting an end to their conversation.<\/p>\n
She had prepared a generous spread for Stella, who took her seat at the table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-3435","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}