Irish suddenly widened her eyes and was completely hit by his words!
Gradually, breathing painfully, she said to Fredrick, "That's why you broke up with Cassie?"
"Yes."
Irish's heart shattered, it seemed like a sharp knife piercing it. She was angry, and a severe self-inflicted pain filled her. She soon said, "Why did you tell me this?"
Fredrick was silent.
"That's too much!" Irish ran away from his studio.
The conversation with Fredrick was unbearable, and Irish finally realized that Cassie's suicide and the depression were because Fredrick was in love with her, so Fredrick had to break up with her best friend.
Cassie knew that Fredrick had fallen in love with Irish, so she suppressed herself from self-mutilation.
Gauging the truth, Irish began to feel deeply guilty, and she thought that Fredrick had never been an impulsive person, but at this time, he spilled his real feelings towards her.
What was his purpose?
Cassie flew back from Europe and asked for a leave to accompany Irish to try on the wedding dress and choose the jewelry. Joseph also had a meeting in the afternoon and asked her to go to the company. She didn't know the reason why he called her, but she also came to the Runestone Group to find Cassie.
Cassie looked more excited than the day when she was getting married. She brought her some exquisite ornaments and wedding dresses from Europe. It was really beautiful, and Irish could guess it was expensive by looking at the beautiful quality and design. She planned their itinerary before coming to Runestone, and that was to go shopping. Irish held Cassie tight and couldn't help but say, "Cassie, I'm sorry."
Cassie was surprised by her. Fearing that Cassie would misunderstand, Irish quickly explained that she wanted to spend the whole afternoon going shopping even though it was a hot summer day.
Cassie let out a sweet smile and scolded Irish for being hypocritical. She responded to her with a smile, slung her arms around her shoulder, and constantly reminded herself she needed to consider Cassie's feelings and should put off the matter of Fredrick's confession for the time being.
They went to the appraisal center. When they first entered the company hall, they happened to see Joseph coming back, followed by several senior executives, and he was talking to the Director of the Marketing Department as he walked.
It seemed that he was going to the appraisal center, and all the female employees stared passionately at Joseph.
Cassie gently nudged Irish, "Well, your husband is often an attention grabber."
Irish also saw him. Somehow, she thought of his passionate love that night, and her heart was a mess. She planned to turn a blind eye to him, but he caught her figure and stopped.
The staff had no idea about their upcoming wedding, so Irish was embarrassed to walk closer to him before other people's eyes.
Cassie greeted Joseph. Standing before other people's eyes, Irish had to be polite and quickly greeted Joseph. She thought even if he was her husband now, still, Joseph remained the company's general manager, and she couldn't act impolitely to him in front of the company's staff.
Joseph smiled as he approached them.
"Have you eaten?" He quickly asked.
His words sounded very gentle, making the other female colleagues beside them jealous.
Irish raised her eyes and saw him staring at her, and she quickly said, "Oh, I'm going to go out, have lunch and then go shopping with Cassie." She dared not say much in front of the crowd.
Joseph thought about it, took out his car keys, and handed them to Irish. "Drive my car. It's too hot outside."
All the colleagues were stunned; although they more or less knew that Joseph was always good to Irish, it seemed that both of them had ignored the staff. Besides, it was absolutely impossible for Joseph to show much affection to any woman in public, and they did know how hard he had been on Irish before, but today….
Everyone was stunned by his soft tone. It seemed that the relationship between them had suddenly changed.
Even Irish felt that his change was too obvious, and for a moment, she was a little embarrassed to reach out for the key.
Noticing the awkwardness between the couple, Cassie smiled, and she simply took the car keys immediately, "Great, thanks for allowing us to use your car."
Irish hurriedly pulled Cassie to leave.
Before they could leave, Joseph called Irish, walked to her, gave her a bank card, and whispered a word, "I'll go home early tonight, and I'll have dinner with you."
Irish heard some surprised sharp gasping from the staff. She blushed immediately, took the bank card, and said, "Well, I know."
Cassie made fun of Irish in the elevator, "Why are you blushing when talking with your husband?"
Irish took the car keys in her hand. "You're really good at teasing me, huh."
"Yes, because he is my brother-in-law."
This sentence made Irish roll her eyes and shake her head shortly. "Our relationship was too messy. You know, Joseph and the Lake family weren't on good terms."
"Hmm, ignore the conflict between them. It has nothing to do with us. I'm your brother's wife, and we're best friends."
****
Two days before marriage, Irish went home.
Professor Tim originally arranged for some people to go to Irish's place to help her but
Irish refused it. In May, the air was really refreshing and brought a sense of calmness. She went to the lake where her parents' ashes were scattered.
Some people were boating on the lake this afternoon, and this leisure time made Irish feel more relaxed.
From the Lake District, she rode a bicycle to the Green Road, and the green plants on both sides were dense, making her lungs full of the cool smell of trees.
She couldn't help thinking about Joseph.
His breath was as refreshing as this.
She hadn't been here for a long time.
The last time when she was here, her heart was filled with enormous pain as she gradually scattered her parents' ashes in the lake. But this time was different, and she felt the fragrance of green plants, which reminded her of the Beauty of life.
In fact, the scenery was the same, but her mind was calmer now.
Along the pathway, the bamboo was peacefully swaying along the gentle wind. A string of red lanterns hung on the towering trees while the smoke rose in the distance. It was unspeakably beautiful scenery. There were only a few visitors, so it remained peaceful yet unsophisticated.
The sudden ring interrupted the calm moment, and Irish was also startled. She took out her phone and answered it immediately.
It was Joseph.
"Why didn't you tell me you are going on a business trip?" Joseph asked in a deep voice.
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