I became DIO's vicious stepmother

Chapter 139 Our Relationship

"Of course, it's my pleasure, Scarlett."

I pretended to be happy to be invited, but with a embarrassed look on my face, I said without much regret, "But I already have an appointment today, and I'm going to have dinner with my family and Lorna tonight..."

If it was normal, it would be a wish to be able to get close to the president's wife, no matter it would be of great help to business or other aspects, but today is not the time.

Scarlett's immediate expression could not hide her disappointment, "Really, what a pity..."

However, she quickly adjusted, and she covered the wound that was no longer bleeding with a handkerchief, with half excitement and half anticipation in her eyes.

"However, it would be nice if we could make an appointment another day. My husband is about to go back today, and I hope to have the chance to meet you again... Jenny."

"I look forward to that day."

I winked at Scarlett, and her gaze stayed on me until we walked out of the store.

The animals are more sensitive. It may be that the dogs here reacted too abnormally and kept yelling at us.In addition, there was a cat attacking the president's wife, which caused Lorna to think that the animals here were crazy and very aggressive. She completely lost interest in buying a dog, and she was swearing when she left.

"What a lousy pet store. I wanted to buy a purebred hound. It would be more reliable to entrust an expert to look for it!"

"When buying pets, you still have to choose carefully... Fortunately, the president's wife is not angry, so don't be angry about this kind of thing, Lorna."

I comforted her aloud, but when mentioning the president's wife, Lorna showed me another meaningful expression.

"It is rumored that Mrs. Valentine likes women. I always thought it was a rumor, but seeing her attitude towards you just now, I believe it is true... I even feel that you two have some calls."

"Maybe it's a misunderstanding. The president and his wife are model couples. It's better for us not to guess these things."

I smiled slightly, and changed the subject, "I'm going to buy some gifts for my stepson, do you have any recommendations?"

"What does he like?" Lorna asked.

Good question... I don't know what he likes either.

He probably doesn't like anything other than the feeling of being in control and the joy of implementing a twist...

Maybe because I was lost in thought and seemed to be in trouble, Lorna asked again, "Does he like to smoke and drink?"

"I don't smoke, I drink some wine occasionally, I can't say whether I like it or not." I shook my head, "He doesn't seem to have much interest in luxury goods and gems. He said he likes money, but I don't know how much he likes it...clothes I also have my own opinions on the Internet, and I don’t like my taste very much.”

Thinking about it this way, he doesn't have any bad habits in life, he doesn't smoke or drink too much, if he doesn't have some mental illness, he can be called a perfect male god... At least he can fool many famous girls, such as the mayor of London Daughter Judy.

"Then your stepson is really perfect. I've met him once. He's a boy who can't fault him. He's excellent in every way."

Lorna sighed with emotion, "If it was Diego, it would be much easier. His preferences are clear at a glance, and he is much easier to please than Dio."

"...Yeah, it's too obvious what Diego wants, he likes all expensive things."

Lorna and I fell silent at the same time.Speaking of which, does Diego know that he has been completely seen through?

It's really too real... But Dio, who has no special preferences, is really too difficult to please, he is so difficult to deal with.

"In this case, my experience is that I suggest that you might as well ask him what he wants, which is better than giving a gift that the other party may not like."

"Well...that's right, I will think about it, thank you, Lorna."

Although I think that if I ask him what he wants, maybe he will ask me to take off the head of the president for him... I hope I think too much.

Then we walked around the department store, bought a pair of red leather shoes and lipstick, went to the barber shop to have our hair done, and then went to the top white pearl restaurant under Lorna's name.

It took a while to perm, and when we got to the restaurant, it was almost full.The atmosphere in this restaurant is quite emotional, the decoration is comfortable, and there are people playing Mozart's pieces on the stage.

Dio was already sitting alone on the seat, and when he found us coming, he looked up at us.Probably because of waiting for a long time, a hint of impatience flashed across his face.

"Hi honey, sorry we're late."

I went up to him and kissed him, and when strangers were around, he always behaved quite politely, without any overstepping.

After taking Lorna to a seat with great enthusiasm, the waiter handed us the menu and began to recommend it.

"Today's main recommendation is fresh shrimp bisque and apple-fried foie gras, paired with wine from the 'Winner' estate. Do you need a recommended set meal?"

"As usual, serve us the best dishes of the season." Lorna ordered the waiter.

"no problem."

The waiter quickly conveyed it, and I glanced at their menu. Sure enough, the wine from our winery was listed as the first recommended wine with an asterisk.

A bottle of 25 knives is not cheap...we only sell it for [-] knives when we come out of the manor...

I started thinking about raising the retail price of the wine, and at the same time called out another waiter.

"How is this wine rated among the guests?"

"You really have a good eye. This is the wine produced by the "Winner" winery. It is the best selling wine here. The customer reviews are very good, and the acidity is just right. Many guests even drink a glass to get a good luck. Go play cards or bet on the horses."

"That would be really nice... Open us a bottle of Château Lafite."

I nodded in satisfaction and returned the menu to the waiter.

"...Okay, this is for you."

After the waiter left, both Dio and Lorna looked at me in disbelief.

"I thought you would order your own wine, Jenny." Lorna looked at me suspiciously.

...isn't drinking enough in your own winery?Definitely have to try other brands.

Even so, on the surface, I still wanted to act like I was doing my job, and answered solemnly, "I want to compare the flavors of other wineries' wines, learn from each other's strengths, and see if there is anything I can improve."

"You're right, you're right, you're a serious girl, Jenny..."

Lorna looked at me and nodded, approving with satisfaction, "I'm not mistaken, if you can take over my property, I'll be relieved."

"..."

And Dio, who was listening quietly from the side, had an even weirder expression.

Dio twitched the corner of his mouth, he knew very well that I chose to drink other wines because I was greedy.But he didn't expose me either, he just looked at me and Lorna with contempt in his eyes.

After exchanging greetings and thanking Lorna for taking care of our winery, after a few glasses of wine, Lorna seemed a little excited.

"Speaking of which, when Jenny and I were shopping just now, we were thinking about what gift to buy for Dior, but in the end we decided to ask your opinion."

"Yes, I think it's almost time to give you a gift of coming of age."

Since Lorna brought up this topic, I also nodded in agreement, "You can tell me what you want now, and if you want to 'winner' winery, I will give it to you in the future."

I guess Dior might want this winery. If he can run it well, it’s okay to give it to him. After all, I don’t really care about these extraneous things, and it will save him from calculating me because he cares about my property.

After all, as a vampire, the lifespan is too long. If you don't grow old, you may attract the attention of the demon hunters. If you encounter stubborn and unreasonable vampire hunters, you will be in trouble.Once I kill them by mistake, it will cause other demon hunters to hunt them down, so one more thing is worse than one less thing.In a few decades, I will leave here sooner or later and start over in another place. It doesn’t matter if this winery sends him off.After all, after sleeping with him for so long, he should be content with giving him this as a breakup fee...

After I brought up this topic, Dio gave me a surprised look, as if he didn't understand it.

"Why so suddenly? How did you think of giving me the winery?"

"Sooner or later, it will be yours. After all, I can't be with you forever, Dior."

Although it is not appropriate to say this in front of Lorna, I still told him honestly, "No one can say what will happen in the future. Maybe you and I will have our own families and lives. I watched you grow up as a child. People who are in love with you must still care about you, and they always want to give you something as their own career, which is pretty good."

"..."

I don't know if I said something wrong, Dio's face darkened instantly, he stared at me gloomyly, and stopped talking for a while.

The atmosphere suddenly became quite silent, the air almost congealed.

"You really think about Dior in everything, Jenny, you are such a kind and loving girl."

Lorna didn't care about the sudden change of atmosphere, she smiled wrinkledly, and at the same time agreed with my thoughts, "You and I are exactly the same when I was young. I had to break up with my lover in order to marry my husband who was married into the family. I also gave him a big gift. Hehe, he cried a lot at that time, and then we worked like crazy for three days, very reluctant to part with each other..."

"It's really a pity, but I can understand your choice."

"Isn't it? But I chose the family at the beginning. Of course, I was loyal to my husband during the marriage. Unfortunately, he died of malaria at the age of 34... After that, I started my life of wandering. Hehe, but there is one thing I can say, I have no regrets about the life I chose!"

"awesome!"

I clapped my hands and flattered, "You are so chic, I really hope my life can be as exciting as yours."

"Hehe, my advice to you is just don't leave regrets, Jenny, if you meet love, don't miss it."

"Well, I'll take my chances."

"........."

Our conversation finally made Dio completely silent. He stared at me with a deep frown, not knowing what he was thinking.After a long time, the sinister Dior seemed to have finally made a decision. He quickly adjusted his emotions and said suddenly, "I am really touched by everything you have done for me, Jenny, I wanted to save some words for later. To you . . . but perhaps now is a good time for Mrs. Hope to bear witness for us."

"Huh? What are you thinking again?" I took a sip of the wine and gave him a warning look with a smile.

He didn't pay attention to my eyes, and suddenly covered my hand, pretending to be a young man who fell in love and was injured, stared deeply at me and said.

"Don't you know what I want? Jenny, I'm very sad...you have such thoughts, I don't care about your property or anything else, the only thing I care about is you, I wanted to wait for me to stabilize Come down, choose a formal occasion to propose to you, but I don't want to be misunderstood by others anymore... Can't I, Jenny? Will you marry me?"

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"…………"

I was stunned for a moment, Dio's words almost frightened me.

what the hell? !

Dior proposed to me?Is he crazy or am I crazy? !

This is the scariest marriage proposal I've ever seen!What does he want to do?No... His character design itself is not a person who will marry peacefully!I can't even imagine him getting married!

... No, it really shocked me.I thought he, like me, just wanted to maintain a pure PY relationship!

"Wow, what a touching confession, it made me feel decades younger all of a sudden."

Lorna was a little surprised, she let out an exclamation, but seemed to be a little moved by Dio's speech, and looked at Dio with gentle and loving eyes.

But he couldn't fool me, he obviously did it temporarily, because our conversation made him feel pressured, and he definitely didn't want me to dump him first.

But do you need to think about this kind of thing?Who would agree to Dior's marriage proposal after reading the original book?Can't you just sleep with him?

"It was so sudden, Dio."

I refused almost without hesitation, and I didn't intend to give him a chance to perform, pretending to be surprised.

"What's the matter with you, why did you have such an idea? I thought we only had a pure sexual relationship..."