Chapter 108: Warming the Heart (4)_1
He had been to the Maldives and knew that Glades Horne and Julia Bluen were honeymooning there at that moment, but he couldn’t be certain where they would appear. He looked at images of the Maldives on the web, guessing where his brother and sister-in-law might be.
Looking at these pictures... How romantic and blissful it would be if I were honeymooning with Julia Bluen in these places. Or perhaps, just me and my brother playing there. Since childhood, I’ve never gone on a trip alone with him.
Julia Bluen is much luckier than I am, being able to be alone with my brother.
As he gazed, James Horne’s feelings grew increasingly complex once more.
Actually, I know my brother complex isn’t normal, but I truly can’t control myself. Just as I admire my brother, I also have feelings for Julia Bluen.
Emotions, after all, can never be completely controlled by will. Sometimes, you tell yourself not to fall in love with that person, that they’re not someone you can love. Yet your heart doesn’t listen; it falls for that person regardless.
"RING, RING, RING..." His office phone suddenly rang, interrupting his tangled thoughts.
He closed the webpage and picked up the receiver. A tension was present on his usually indifferent face. His voice, utterly devoid of warmth, carried to the other end of the phone, "What is it?"
"General Manager, there’s a Miss Orlando Evans requesting to see you." The Secretary’s voice came through the phone. It was sweet yet also very tentative, as if afraid that a single wrong word could enrage this unpredictable and unapproachable General Manager.
James Horne’s brows knitted. Orlando Evans? She called me a few days ago, affectionately calling me Brother James, but I ignored her. And today, she actually found her way to my company. What does she want?