He walked in and said, "Chlo..."


    He paused, noticing the guest in my office, but then continued walking in.


    Melvern, who was seated on the sofa, nced at him, smiling as he spoke, "So it''s you, Mr. Arnold. Long time no see."


    Arnold looked at him and smiled back. "Mr. Melvern! It''s been a while. You''re still alive?"


    It was clear that they were very familiar with each other.


    Arnold, with his usualck of formality, asked Melvern, "What are you doing here?"


    "I came to talk to Ms. Chloe about something," Melvern replied, maintaining a polite demeanor and shifting in his seat.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    Arnold walked over confidently and took a seat on the sofa. He looked at Melvern and asked, "What business do you have with my sister? She''s engaged in legitimate business, and you''re a person of questionable integrity. What legitimate business could you discuss? Stop messing around."


    I almostughed when I heard what Arnold said. It looked like my younger brother was the true expert in straight talking.


    "Don''t bother with this guy, Chlo. He''s unscrupulous and shameless. You''ll get cheated sooner orter if you do business with him. Stay clean." Arnold looked at me earnestly, offering his advice. Before I could respond, Melvern said, "You don''t need to worry. Ms. Chloe is very shrewd."


    "That''s right. You''re a little scoundrel. If she''s not clever, she''ll bepletely taken advantage of. Let me tell you this. Chloe is my sister and my father''s precious little girl. You''d better not be getting any ideas about her, Melvern. Stop right now, or I''ll make sure your dream of emigrating shatters in Foswood. Mark my words." Arnold''s words were blunt, and almost made me feel a little embarrassed.


    I looked at Melvern indifferently. His


    facial expression was strained, but he seemed to be trying hard to remainposed. There was a faint smile on his face as he leaned back against the sofa, maintaining his original posture.


    "You''re bold, Mr. Arnold. You''ll say just anything," Melvern said. "I didn''t know about the deep connection between Ms. Chloe and the Beringer family. Looks like it''s true."


    "That''s right. So don''t get any funny ideas," Arnold said freely. "Are we done talking? If we are, then get lost. My sister and I have things to discuss."


    Arnold issued the dismissal without hesitation and turned to me, saying, "Chlo, I need to talk to you about something."


    I nced at Melvern, feeling like I needed to give him a way out. After all, we were all adults, and I had to offer him some respect. "I''m sorry, Mr. Melvern. We had this meeting nned before your arrival."


    "It''s alright. We''ve known each other


    since childhood. I''m used to his mischief," Melvern replied,


    attempting to smooth things over He stood up. "Alright, I won''t disturb you any longer. But I hope you can consider what we just discussed. If you''re interested, I''ll certainly offer my strong support. I know you''ll have the upper hand, so I believe you might find it intriguing."


    "Okay, I''ll continue this discussion with you if I need to." I left myself some wiggle room.


    "Then it''s settled." After Melvern spoke, he looked at Arnold. "Mr. Arnold, if you''re not leaving, how about we make some ns? Let''s catch up."


    "No, I have nothing inmon with you. I don''t like what you like. Remember my words." Arnold had quite a personality.


    "Don''t be a stranger. It''s a small world, and who knows? We might meet again. It could be fate."


    Melvern hinted. "You''ll have to enter the business arena eventually. After all, you need to take over your family business soon."


    There seemed to be a hidden meaning to his words. He nced at Arnold, smiled meaningfully, and said, "Alright. I''ll take my leave."


    After saying that, he walked toward the door, but I stopped him.