Mr. CEO's Substitute Bride

Chapter 1425 - 1419: Evander’s Underhanded Trick

"Hello, I’m Vanessa Quinn."After entering the room, Vanessa Quinn took the initiative to introduce herself before Evander Lancaster could speak.

Holding onto Evander Lancaster’s arm, she stood at the door with a graceful and appropriate smile, confident yet not pretentious.

The two men on the sofa turned their eyes towards her, gently swirling the dark red liquid in their hands, their lips curving in the same faint smile—a touch of mockery.

"Director Moore, we meet again." Vanessa greeted courteously, and Nathan Moore raised his brows, pointing to the sofa beside him with the hand holding the red wine, "Sit."

"Thank you." Vanessa walked over confidently, and at that moment, Evander released her arm and turned to leave.

The fact Evander brought her to meet his good friends indicated he already recognized her.

After sitting down on the sofa, Vanessa extended her hand to greet Felix Shaw politely.

"Director Shaw, I’ve heard of your name but never met you in person before. Today, I finally see you in person, and you’re much more handsome than in the newspapers."

Felix Shaw glanced lightly at Nathan Moore, who was sitting with him on the same sofa but at some distance, his eyes filled with a visible smile.

Retracting his gaze, he looked at the hand Vanessa extended before him and smiled, "Sorry, my woman at home is too assertive. If she knows I’ve touched another woman’s hand, I might be in for a rough time with a durian when I get back."

Felix Shaw was quite courteous to Vanessa, though his gentle refusal had its reasons.

The fourth brother said the two brothers came to watch a good show, while the eldest brother Nicholas Croft took his woman abroad, so he couldn’t come to support.

Nathan Moore crossed his legs and leaned back on the sofa, leisurely sipping his wine, casual yet elegant.

Felix Shaw was evidently a genuine playboy; his peach blossom eyes seemed to see through women, revealing blatant emotions.

Although he appeared nonchalant, he didn’t evoke displeasure, as his looks were indeed appealing.

Vanessa couldn’t help but marvel inwardly that the men close to Evander Lancaster were truly extraordinary, boasting both noble status and outstanding appearance.

After sipping the wine, Nathan Moore pushed a tall glass towards Vanessa Quinn and said, "Miss Quinn, no need to feel restrained."

"Thank you, Director Moore." Vanessa confidently raised her glass, "Director Moore, Director Shaw, I hope we can often gather in the future."

Impressed by Vanessa’s confident and graceful gesture, both men raised their glasses in response.

As Vanessa was about to find a topic to chat about after setting down her glass, the room door was suddenly pushed open.

Evander, who had left not long ago, returned with his hands in his trouser pockets, followed by four other men.

After entering, Evander lifted his chin and said, "Go on, entertain the guests well, ten thousand for each."

Seeing the four men sitting to her left and right, Vanessa was momentarily bewildered.

Looking around, she murmured, "Evander, this..."

Evander squeezed into the middle of his two brothers, giving the entire sofa to the man and woman, his phoenix-like eyes filled with a smile, corners of lips tilted.

"Forgot? We agreed on this at noon!"

"You!" Remembering Evander’s obscene words at noon, Vanessa was too angry to speak.

Ignoring Vanessa’s displeased gaze, Evander picked up a cup of wine and leaned back, swirling the dark red liquid while speaking with a faint laugh, "Though I’m incapable, I can’t just let my fiancée remain celibate, right?"