Mr. CEO's Young Mistress
Chapter 26: Bubbling With Warmth

Selena's eyes opened wide and her brows furrowed. She glared at Paul, "W-What are you laughing at?" "Excuse me. It was just an accident, nothing else."

As he wiped his mouth with a napkin, he continued to shake with laughter.

Sharon raised her eyebrows and subconsciously looked towards Leonard.

To her surprise, Leonard was still staring at her, his eyes burning with a fire that she did not understand.

The red flush on Sharon's face reappeared. She bit her lower lip and lowered her gaze.

"What accident? What's so funny?" Selena's gut told her that Paul was laughing at her, so she continued interrogating him and scowling at him.

"Well, you aren't much older than our beloved Sharon, so why do you keep acting like a superior? Do all girls mind their ages so much?" Paul continued grinning despite being glared at so angrily by Selena.

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"It doesn't matter how much older I am, as long as I'm her elder, she should be treating me with respect and answering my questions, not ignoring me like just now!" Selena exclaimed haughtily.

Paul waved his hand, not wanting to argue with her further.

Paul picked up a piece of Sharon's favourite crayfish, placed it on her plate with a smile and said, "Here you go, darling Sharon."

Sharon's heart warmed, and she raised her eyebrows at him.

Paul reciprocated with a wink.

Sharon felt a disgusted shiver travel down her spine.

Selena watched their interaction, getting angrier by the second. She hadn't fully vented her anger before the fiasco, and being taunted by Paul had only made it worse.

She puffed up her cheeks and turned around to look at Leonard with a pitiable expression. "Leonard! Look at how Shar-"

"Sharon is the same age as you, so you should be more polite!" Leonard remarked coldly and a frown appeared on his face.

Without turning to look at her, Leonard lifted a wine glass to his lips with two fingers.

It was apparent that Shirley hadn't been expecting such a response from Leonard and was stunned. She turned to stare at Sharon. The look in her eyes were unreadable. Paul only thought that Leonard was speaking up for Sharon, so he didn't think much about it.

Of the six people present, probably only Daniel and Oliver were aware of Leonard's feelings and what his words really meant.

After dinner, Oliver, Daniel, and Paul all left.

Leonard, who received a call, headed for the study room on the first floor after giving Sharon a glance.

Shirley and Selena seemed to have no intentions of leaving soon.

Selena turned the TV on and tugged Shirley towards the sofa.

Sharon came out of the kitchen with a glass of water. She glanced at them and headed for the stairs.

"Sharon," Shirley called out to her.

Sharon halted in her tracks and turned to look at Shirley.

Shirley smiled. "Won't you watch the TV with us?"

"I have assignments to complete so you two can enjoy yourselves," Sharon said and turned to leave.

"I bet it's not that urgent. Why don't you watch some TV with us and relax?" Shirley invited once more. Sharon paused and looked at her. "You can go ahead."

"Shar..."

"Oh, Shirley. Let's not bother ourselves with the likes of her." Selena then added in a low voice, "Besides, I feel uncomfortable with her around." Shirley's eyes narrowed slightly before looking at Sharon helplessly. "I hope you won't take it to heart. Selena's just a very straightforward person."

Sharon's eyes were cold as she forced a smile. "It's fine."

"Hmmph." Selena rolled her eyes. "I don't care if it wasn't."

"Selena, don't be like this." Shirley frowned slightly as she looked at Selena, and her head started to throb.

Selena pouted but did not say anything else.

Shirley turned to look at Sharon again. Her lips curled into a smile as she asked, "Sharon, why don't we watch together?"

Every cell in Sharon's body screamed "no".

However, it would seem rude to refuse Shirley's invitation after so many times.

Sharon was on the fence.

"Sharon."

Suddenly, Leonard's deep voice came from upstairs.

Sharon looked up to see Leonard looking down at her from outside the study room on the first floor.

"Come here," Leonard said in a deep voice.

"Oh, I'll be right there." Sharon broke out of her daze and ran upstairs.

Leonard made sure Sharon was coming up and turned to enter the study room. He ignored the two ladies downstairs.

Sharon dashed to the study room, looked at Leonard and panted lightly. "You called me, Master Leonard?"

Leonard walked over to his large office chair and sat down. He looked up at Sharon and said calmly, "Didn't you say that you have assignments to complete? Bring it over and do it here." Sharon stood in a stunned stupor before realizing that Leonard had saved her from the situation downstairs. He knew that she did not like being alone with Shirley and Selena. ☐☐☐☐☐