Maddock stole a nce at Duran, and sure enough, he had his eyes fixed on Evelyn.


    Her beauty pulled even Maddock into a trance, let alone Duran, who loved a woman in a cheongsam.


    Evelyn shook hands with Maddock, who was closest to her, and then turned to Duran.


    She apologized, "I''m sorry, Mr. Xie. It was my fault yesterday. I''m here to apologize."


    "That''s all right, Miss Huo. It''s an honor to have been waiting for such a beauty like you. Please, have a seat," Duran said with a pretended ease.


    Evelyn was led to the seat of honor. She listened quietly as Nadia introduced the others to her. "Miss Huo, this is our supplier, Mr. Li. And this is Mr. Zhang..."


    The gathering was a bit unusual, considering that the contract was not settled yet. But Maddock and Duran seemed anxious enough for her to meet the suppliers.


    She nodded at the others in greeting.


    After downing a few sses of liquor, Maddock said, "Miss Huo, we''re waiting for another important guest. He''ll be here soon. I suggest we wait to ask the server to bring the dishes until he gets here. I hope that''s all right with you."


    Evelyn wasn''t pleased. Who was important enough to keep her waiting? She said in a t tone, "Please ask this person to make it quick. I have another appointment to get to in half an hour."


    "Oh! I''ll ask his whereabouts right away." Evelyn cast a casual nce at the empty seat to her right. It was for theirst guest.


    About five minutester, the doors to the private room opened, and in came Tobias and the waiter. They held the doors open on either side for the man behind them.


    As Evelyn watched, Sheffield walked in, wearing a wine-red id suit. "Oh, Mr. Tang! You''re here!" Duran eximed. They all stood up to wee him with the same enthusiasm with which they had weed Evelyn.


    "Hello, Duran. I was having dinner with Mr. Yan upstairs. I excused myself since you invited me here," Sheffield replied with a smile. He nced around the room and his


    he braved a nce at Sheffield only to find that he was also looking at her. The smile in his eyes didn''t fade as he took in all of her beauty.


    She shook her head slightly with a small smile and stood up from her seat. "Excuse me, I need to use the restroom."


    However, she had only taken two steps when she heard Sheffield say behind her, "Excuse me, I need to use the restroom as well. Miss Huo, please wait. Let me apany you."


    ''Huh?'' Evelyn turned around and said as calmly as she could, "There''s only one restroom in the booth. Would you like to go first, Mr. Tang?"


    "No, let''s use the one outside. I need to talk to you." He held out his hand like a gentleman, gesturing her to step outside first. It didn''t seem like he would take "no" for an answer.


    And Evelyn was curious to know what he wanted to talk about, so she walked out with him.


    The minute Sheffield closed the door behind him, the group began to gossip. "Does Mr. Tang have a thing for Evelyn Huo?"


    "Well, it makes sense that he likes her. She''s beautiful and rich. I don''t think any man in the world could resist her."


    "I think they are acquainted. When Mr. Tang first walked in, his eyes immediately fell on Miss Huo."


    "That''s right! And if they didn''t know each other already, why would Sheffield say that he needed to talk to her?"