"Well, see who it is that is here. I was wondering why you were not around. It turned out that your mother was trying to keep you away from me." Arthur stated as he got to his feet.
A bright smile was plastered on his face as he stared at Celine who had just come into the office. He didn't even try hiding the lust that was in his eyes as he looked at Celine's body, from top to bottom.
But, his eyes lingered the most on her bosom. He licked his lip lewdly as he chuckled a little.
Celine who had just entered and was subjected onto the scrutinizing gaze was at first stunned. But in the next moment, she was furious. After getting back her memories of Jack, she believed that she was Jack's woman entirely.
And now, there was someone that was blatantly looking at her without hiding it. Not only had this made her feel extremely uncomfortable, but it had also made her angry.
She had an impulse to go ahead and slap him hard but she stopped herself. She wasn't sure why this person was here in the first place and what was his status and relationship with her mother.
But although she wasn't going to take physical action, that didn't mean that she would simply let it go. She looked at the young man that was still looking at her and asked, "Don't you have some sense of self respect when you are looking at other people? You better know where to direct those eyes of yours or you might as well get them removed!"
When Arthur saw that she was angry and she even had the guts to shout at him, he was stunned at first. But in the next moment, he burst out in laughter.
On the other hand, seeing that the person that she was just admonishing was laughing instead of taking to heart what she had just said, Celine was completely pissed off.
She was just about to continue lashing at him when her mother suddenly pulled her away. Katelyn wasn't willing to let Celine get involved with the young man in the first place.
That was the exact reason as to why she had made sure to inform all the staff that nobody was allowed to come into her office. And that obviously included Celine.
In the end, Celine had suddenly come to her office. And to make matters worse, she had already began clashing with Arthur the moment that she arrived.
Although it was unprecedented, Katelyn decided that she would simply do what she could so that she could protect her daughter.
"You are a feisty one I see. I wonder how it would be like after I tame you." Arthur finished laughing and looked at Celine as he spoke. He had met with Celine on one of the days that he was out there shopping with one of the girls that he had picked from somewhere.
Then, he managed to see her. At that moment, he was immediately captured by her beauty. As such, he wanted to chase her immediately. But, a commotion had occurred at that time and he had missed to get her as she mixed with the crowd.
The second time that he met her, he made sure to see her car's registration number, that he then used to investigate her background. When he found that her family was far below the Jesda family, he was even more excited.
He had immediately after come to her mother's company and met with Katelyn. He already knew that she was Celine's mother.
He then went ahead and asked her that he wanted to get Celine. In the end, he was refused by Katelyn, stating that Celine was still young.
At that time, he decided to play a game with Katelyn. He would wait for a while before going back to ask again. Although he had yet to meet Celine and speak to her personally, he would make sure to conquer her.
But, he had gotten busy a little while and had no choice but to come back at such a moment. Obviously, it was Jack's appearance that had changed things completely due to the fact that he had mistaken him for Johnathan.
When he got here today, he was willing to go all out to get his hands on Celine. Although he had yet to meet up with her in person, he believed that getting the parent's approval was the simplest way of getting the girl.
He was well known among the youngsters circle and his influence had spread to the adults at some point. But all the same, although he had never revealed that he was from the Jesda family, he had made sure that all those that messed with him paid the price.
In the end, many people came to know that his background was something that they were not supposed to mess with. All the same, although he was acting atrociously outside, he knew all too well than to expose his background.
As long as people knew that he was related to the Jesda family in any way, then the family would get involved. The reason for that being that, the current head of the Jesda family, his grandfather wouldn't allow the family's reputation to be tainted.
In the end, he was going to be punished. And perhaps by now, he might have attracted the attention of the old man. But, due to his father's help, he had managed to deal with several situations.
And that was the exact reason as to why he was getting bolder and bolder as time went by. There were connections in the police department and other areas. With a single call from his father, everything would be solved.
Now that he had seen Celine again, his blood was already boiling excitedly. He could already imagine himself pressing the girl down on his bed.
"What are you talking about?" Celine wondered what was going on here in the first place. She had just come in and had yet to know what was really going on here. So, she needed an explanation.
Instead of telling her what was going on here, Katelyn looked at Arthur who had set his eyes on Celine who was standing behind her. She then spoke in a cold tone, "Arthur, you better know that this is not your house where you can act however you want. And, better forget any thoughts that you are having about my daughter. Otherwise, I don't mind losing everything that I have even if I have to die to make sure that you pay for messing with her."
Katelyn's warning made Arthur raise his brows in surprise. Not to say the least, he was greatly surprised that Katelyn, despite knowing that he was someone with a big background, she still dared to threaten him.
But all the same, he wasn't the least afraid about the threat, that she would be willing to even give her life just to make sure that she protected her daughter from him.
On the other hand, Celine got an understanding about what was going on here. Now, as she looked at Arthur, in her eyes, other than the disgust that she was having for him, she was now even showing contempt for him.
How could he compare with Jack? He was someone that depended on himself and had managed to start several businesses. And, he was a member of the Jesda family. Although he had never used their influence, at the end of the day, he was still part of it.
On the other hand, Arthur was nothing other than a young master that only knew how to depend on his parent's efforts. She didn't need to know him or his reputation to know about that. Just by simply looking at him, she could tell that this was the way that he was.
There was also another thing that he couldn't compare to Jack. That was the fact that he wasn't as handsome as Jack was. And, he was even older than Jack but she was sure that his achievements were nothing when compared to Jack's.
"It doesn't matter what you say Mrs. Gravy. I'm going to take your daughter and make her my woman whether you like it or not." Arthur replied, not caring about what Celine was thinking at the moment.
"Make me your woman? Do you think that you are qualified to have me as your woman?" Celine scoffed at him. She was extremely angry at the fact that Arthur simply thought of her as an item that could be conquered.
She was standing here and he was saying that he was going to make her his woman, did he think that she was a cheap girl that would give herself to him simply because he said that he wanted her?
"Oh, is that so? Do you know who I am?" Arthur looked at Celine with a smile as he asked with great interest.
"You never introduced yourself before. So, I don't know who you are. So, who are you?" Celine replied plainly.
Katelyn on the other hand wanted to stop this from going on but she just couldn't find the best situation that she would use so that the matter wouldn't escalate. Things were already bad as they were.
If Arthur decided to target Celine through the underhanded methods, she would be in great trouble.
Arthur had his lips twitching. For the first time, he didn't like the attitude that Celine was showing.
No, to be precise, he didn't like the part that she asked who he was. This was the question that he had come to hate recently. After all, this reminded him of the time that he had lost to Jack thinking that he was Johnathan.
At that time, Jack had also asked the same question. On that day, not only had he embarrassed himself in front of many people, he had also lost to Jack, which was unacceptable for him. And this was the reason as to why his face turned dark at the question.
"Since you don't know who I am, let me introduce myself." Arthur decided to set his dissatisfaction to the side for the time being, so that he could punish her once he got his hands on her.
"I am known as-" Arthur was just about to introduce himself coolly when he was suddenly interrupted by Celine.
"It doesn't matter what or who you are. You will have to know that I don't like your type of men. And what's more, I already have a boyfriend. So, you better stay as far from me as you can." Celine stated.
At this moment, Katelyn's eyes widened. This was something that she wasn't planning to let Arthur know about. She was sure that he would take action against Jack the moment that he knew that he was Celine's boyfriend.
With Jack having a small background, he definitely was no match for Arthur. This was something that even she herself was having a problem dealing with it, let alone Jack.
And just as she had expected, Arthur's face darkened further. He had been trying to take it slow with Celine. But in the end, he was being told that she already had a boyfriend? This was something unacceptable to him.
He stared at Celine coldly and asked, "Who is he?"
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