Chapter 556 Hostile Competitor

"Rather than calling it affection, I think admiration and gratitude would be more accurate. It's not the kind of love a woman feels for a man. It's more like the admiration and thankfulness a person of lower status feels toward someone in a more privileged position and with great character, especially someone who has helped her," Demi explained calmly, a faint smile on her face. Eugene's enthusiasm cooled slightly at her words. Still, he was pleased. Everything else could be worked out as long as she had positive feelings toward him. "You're making me sound far better than I am. I'm not noble or virtuous. I just helped you a few times, that's all," he said while shaking his head sheepishly. Just then, the waiter arrived with their food. Demi said nothing more. Once the waiter left, she got straight to the point. "So, what did you want to see me about?" "It's about your brother, Alex," Eugene began. "I don't have a brother called Alex," Demi interjected coolly. "Oh, that's right.