My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 766 Unhappy

“If you help me, I'll do anything for you, Mr. Baxter. Just let me leavethis project and my current company. You can ask for anything inreturn,” Louise put all her hopes on Preston, he was her only lifeline.Preston snorted coldly without any warmth in his voice, "Do you thinkyou're worth it?"

Louise suddenly fell silent.

She remained tight-lipped for a long time before saying softly, "Mr.Baxter, there's nothing for me to do right now but who knows when youmight need my help in the future? I just want to leave this project andnot be taken advantage of by anyone. Maybe you feel like I've offendedMiss Armstrong but I've already apologized to her and she's notpursuing it anymore so there's no need for you to apologize either.You'll lose nothing, Mr. Baxter."

Louise tried to read Preston's mind because from their conversationearlier she could tell that Preston and Camille were good friends whohad known each other for years.

But can a man really have a pure friendship with a woman besidesromantic feelings? Louise was a woman herself, so maybe sheunderstood women better than men did, especially someone likePreston whose main focus was always on benefits.

After thinking deeply about it, Louise said quickly again, "Mr. Baxter, ifthere are things that may be inconvenient for you to handle personally,then maybe I can take care of them instead. Whatever task is given tome, I'm willing to do it."

Preston didn't know what he was thinking as his gaze softened slightlybut his expression remained indifferent as water when he said: "Thismatter isn't urgent. Since you've offended her, then punishment isnecessary. We'll see how well your behavior improves.”

Although Louise felt dissatisfied deep down inside, she still noddedobediently saying: "Thank-you Mr. Baxter". She took it as though hehad agreed with her request.

Louise couldn't help feeling that dealing with someone like Prestonwould be difficult because his thoughts were too complex which madehim a difficult person overall however; she had no choice since nobodyelse wanted or could help her therefore; she had no choice but clingonto the hope of relying on Preston.

After parting ways with Camille at the museum, they both went theirseparate ways where Jenson stayed behind while talking with themuseum staff whereas; after finishing up work at the museum early,instead of heading back home directly, Preston drove over towardsZoie's apartment.

Zoie didn't need to go to the dance studio today, so she stayed in theapartment until Preston arrived.

Zoie was a very gentle girl, especially in front of Preston. No matterwhat he said, she was obedient like a docile kitten.

This kind of girl made Preston feel very comfortable, especiallycompared to Molly. He felt more at ease with Zoie.

However, just as he sat down at Zoie's place, Molly called again.Without asking anything, Zoie simply said: "I'll go read in the bedroom.You can handle your business first."

Zoie's thoughtfulness made Preston nod with satisfaction. Afterwatching her enter the room, he answered the phone call from Molly.Molly asked impatiently on the other end of the line: "Preston, when areyou coming back to Flento City?"

Molly's tone was full of displeasure and seemed like blaming him forsomething.

Preston replied expressionlessly: "In a little while."

"How much longer do I have to wait?"

“I have many things going on here and Sean hasn't given me anyupdates yet. I can't leave Hance City right now. Can you understandthat?"

Of course Molly couldn't understand it; especially when she thoughtabout those things that made her unable to stay calm anymore.

She started throwing tantrums and accusing Preston of everythingwrong which only made him increasingly annoyed until all his patiencedisappeared without a trace and his voice became cold: "Enough! Ifyou keep acting this way we don't need contact anymore! Let's talkafter you calm down!"

He ended their conversation directly after speaking those words.Molly's fussing had left him feeling extremely frustrated until Zoie cameout from her bedroom without asking anything and poured him a glassof water before sitting next to him watching TV together silently.

Her silence prompted Preston ask: "Don't you have any questions forme?"

Zoie just smiled slightly saying "If there is something important enoughfor you say then naturally it will come out eventually; actively askingdoesn't hold much value."

Zoie's answer left him stunned for a moment as if seeing glimpses ofsomeone else within her personality.

Unique with an individualistic character.

He narrowed his eyes slightly before reaching out and gently pullingZoie into his embrace.

Preston stayed with Zoie until evening where they had dinner together.He received another phone call, which caused his face changedslightly. Then he abruptly stood up, saying "I still have some matters Ineed attend too; I'll leave first.”

Zoie nodded and watched him leave, then immediately sent a messageto update Preston's whereabouts.

After leaving Zoie, Preston drove straight back to his residence.Ayan's men kept an eye on his car as it entered the garage of his homeand immediately called Kian. “Kian, Preston is back.”

Kian relayed the message to Ayan, who responded with a nonchalant"Hmm."

The reason for having Zoie report on Preston's movements while alsokeeping tabs on him was for double insurance. Ayan wanted to haveconcrete answers instead of relying solely on one person's actions.This wasn't Ayan's style of doing things nor was it the main reason forsuccess in any given situation.

As for Zoie, Ayan trusted her completely since Kian had personallyvetted her and thoroughly investigated all aspects of her background.The main goal was to give Zoie more time with Preston.

Ayan didn't need to explain much as Kian quickly guessed what he wasthinking. He spoke up right away: "Mr. Simpson, after we send Seanback, won't Preston still believe him completely? What if Sean is lying?""We'll replace out if he is or not," replied Ayan calmly. Even if Sean lied ordeceived them in some way, there would be no loss since he wasexpendable at this point anyway. What interested him now more thananything else was how Preston would react when he saw that Seanreturned unharmed.

Ayan narrowed his eyes slightly and remained silent for two secondsbefore saying: "You go investigate Elijah and his relationship withPreston first; there's no need to start from scratch with investigating justfrom looking into Prestons' identity alone since that could be fake too,given how easily he managed to get adopted by the Walker family asan orphan.”

"If someone knows Elijah best around here, it would probably beMadam's father,” said Kian suddenly raising a question about theirapproach strategy: "Shouldn't we start by asking Madam's fatherdirectly? Maybe this way we can save time without going downunnecessary paths?"

Ayan frowned and didn't respond immediately, but his expression wasdeep and low, and there was a coldness in his expression, and hisvoice trailed off. "Don't worry,” he said. "I'll take care of this.

Kian: "OK, I see. Shall I take you to the restaurant to meet Mrs.Simpson?"

"HMM."

Ayan also just finished the work meeting and had an appointment withCamille for dinner in the morning. However, he was delayed by work.Camille had already arrived at the restaurant, so he could go theredirectly.

However, Camille was not a pretentious girl, because he had a job, shewas also very understanding. After all, no one can predict what willhappen in the next second, and you can have dinner together at anytime, but some important work is not to be refused.

Her thoughtfulness made Ayan feel guilty, and he apologized again andagain after meeting her.

Camille shook her head and said, "It's okay. I'm not angry.”

Ayan was not sure: "Really not angry?"