The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 564 Julius Jenner

Susan remained rooted blankly at the spot for a long while.

Just when she collected herself and was about to turn around and leave, a voice laden with concern rang out, "Are you okay. Miss Shelby? You don't look very well."

Susan raised her head, and she was stunned.

There was a handsome young man standing in front of her. He had a pair of hard-angled eyebrows, and he seemed to have stars in his eyes. To top it up, his slightly tanned features and mesomorphic body frame made him look even more aweinspiring.

Most importantly, she felt the man was rather familiar.

Susan looked at him as confusion ran amuck on her face.

The man cracked a bitter laugh and said," Should I introduce myself again, Miss Shelby? I'm Julius."

'Julius... that rings a bell...’

However, Susan still could not remember who he was.

Julius sighed helplessly when he saw that Susan's eyes were glazed over with deepening confusion. He then began to speak as he tried to evoke her memory. " Your father introduced you to me at Jacob and Anna's wedding, remember?" Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

It had only been a short while since the wedding. Susan rummaged through her memory and it finally clicked. She lifted her head and said, "Y-you are the youngest general, right?"

The memory of the man finally returned to Susan. The local press outlets were all over him in recent years. He was her father's favorite apprentice. He did not have any background, and he came up through the ranks with his military exploits alone. He officially became a general after he destroyed the drug den of an international drug lord. He even surpassed her brother's record by a year and became the youngest general in the country.

"You finally remembered," Julius said with a smile. Then, he added, "Actually, Oliver told me about you a few years ago. At that time he wanted to introduce you to me. It's just that I was on a mission, and by the time I returned, you and Mr. Shaw had reconciled. However, it seems to me that you and Mr. Shaw have had some problems in recent years. Just now I saw him..."

Susan could not help but smile bitterly.

Julius hastily apologized, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to eavesdrop. It's just that I was sitting nearby."

"It's fine.” Susan shook her head, her voice raw with emotion, "There are so many people waiting to have a good laugh at us over the years, so it doesn’t really matter to me if you want to join them.”

"Don't get me wrong, Miss Shelby. I don't mean to laugh at you," Julius quickly explained. He then explained in a serious manner, "You didn't do anything wrong. The one at fault is the one who is not faithful to his marriage. You don't have to feel embarrassed. He is the one who should be embarrassed."

Julius was very serious, and Susan could not help but fall into trance.

Even though she had deliberately run away and hid in another city throughout the years, she knew with certainty that many people in Skyking City were laughing behind her back.

This world was never fair to begin with.

Whenever a husband made a mistake, the world would accuse the wife of not taking care of her husband. However, when the situation was reversed and it was the wife who made a mistake, she would be damned to eternal perdition.

Julius's sincere look left a good impression on Susan.

She smiled at him and said, "Thank you, Julius. I'll remember you this time, and I assure you I won’t forget about you next time.”

My pleasure," Julius replied with a smile as well.

Susan pressed her lips tight and then she asked, "Mr. Jenner, this might be too much for me to ask, but can you please not tell anybody about what you've seen and heard today?”

Julius raised his brow. “Sure, but you have to promise me one condition."

"What condition?" Susan asked, frowning.

Just when she thought Julius was a nice guy, he began blackmailing her.

As if he could read Susan's mind, Julius chuckled and said, "This coffee shop offers a very special cake on Friday evening, and it tastes really good. If you could buy me a cake, I'll help you keep the secret."

"That's it?" Susan was a little taken aback.

"That's it." Julius nodded.

Susan was assaulted by her embarrassment after she realized she had misunderstood Julius. She said, "Okay, that's fine with me. I’ll buy you the cake now.”

Just as Susan turned around, Julius pulled her arm. "The cake won't be on sale until an hour later. I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it now."

'Ah?'

Susan's mouth was slightly ajar. She looked dumbfoundedly at Julius as if she was asking what she had to do right now.

It took Julius a lot to not laugh at Susan. After he forced down his urge to laugh at her, he said, "If Miss Shelby has nothing to do later, could you take a seat and accompany me for an hour? I can buy you coffee.”

'Accompany him for an hour?'

Susan hesitated.

She was not familiar with Julius and drinking coffee with him in a coffee shop seemed like a date. However, considering the fact that Julius had agreed to help her keep the secret and she had misunderstood him earlier on, Susan reckoned it would be better if she stayed.

"Let me buy you the coffee," Susan said.

"Well, thank you, then," Julius smiled, and he did not reject the favor.

After she made sure of what Julius wanted to drink, Susan then went to order the coffee.

Both of them then took a seat and waited for the cake to be ready. Initially, Susan thought the atmosphere would be very awkward, but it turned out that Julius was much more talkative than Oliver.

He told her about the silly things he did when he was young. He told her about how he got scolded by George, and how he challenged him in the spur of the moment.

Julius talked in an animated way, and time flew by in the blink of an eye.

Susan was surprised as well. After all, she thought it would be torturous. Never did she think that time would pass so fast.

"Alright, the cake is ready," Julius said, offering Susan a grin. "Try it. It's really nice."

Susan had ordered the cake when she ordered the coffee. The waiter served the cake the moment it was ready.

Susan took a bite, and her frown loosened up.

She had eaten plenty of delicious food, but the cake tasted otherworldly. Its moist texture and sweetness dispelled all the nasty feelings inside of her.

Susan felt like she was in a better mood now.

"Desserts do have the power to heal everything, don't you think so?" Julius asked softly.

Susan gazed at him and said, "Thank you.”

It was only now that she saw the light.

Even though Julius had never mentioned anything about Willa, he could tell that she was in a funk. Therefore, he wanted to cheer her up through the cake.

As a stranger, Julius’s kind gesture did hit a soft spot in Susan's heart.

'Why are you thanking me? You’re the one who bought the cake. If you want to thank me, then let me buy you the cake," Julius said warmly.

Susan chuckled. She did not say anything, but her impression of Julius became better.

Apparently, Julius was a warm and gentle young man. It was difficult for her to imagine that a person like him would have such great achievements in the military. She had always thought that a great person should be like her father or brother...