Chapter 55 Looks Are Not Attractive Enough

“Director Turner asked me to go out and sign this contract. So I had no choice but to follow!” Lyla said irritatedly. Mark Pattinson's face went taut, his brows knitted tight together as he glanced at the file in her hand. He snatched it over roughly. Then when he flipped it open, his face looked even worse. The next moment, before Lyla knew what was going on, Mark Pattinson snapped the folder close and tossed them straight into the back seat. Lyla was stunned. What… was the meaning of this? “Go back and tell Kathleen Turner, you will not do this case!” Mark Pattinson said with his face steely hard. “Why?” Lyla Lowe asked, not understanding. “There are no whys or hows. Just do as you are told!” Mark Pattinson's temper was as bad as ever. Lyla Lowe answered, “... Mr. Pattinson, I am just a designer. Who am I to reject a superior?” Lyla Lowe continued to question. Oh? Is that so?” When he heard this, Mark Pattinson suddenly turned his head and came closer to her. This zoomed his devilishly charming face in front of her. “Then what about me? Won't it be solved too?” How did a normal sentence get twisted so far from its original meaning when it came out of Mark Pattinson's mouth? Lyla Lowe looked at him. Even though she did not even sniff at his good looks, but to a grown woman, how could this not make her blush and her heart race? “Mr. Pattinson, of course, I will never dare to defy you on work-related matters!” She was rather good at making excuses. Mark Pattinson let out a cold hum, “If you do not want a repeat of what happened, then listen to me and reject Kathleen Turner!” Mark Pattinson warned. At this point, Lyla Lowe really wanted to ask if Kathleen Turner was his fiancé. Why would he... Fine, she would not ask what she should not. Who knew what other new tricks Mark Pattinson had up his sleeve otherwise. However, even though Mark Pattinson's words did not spell it out clearly, it was enough for Lyla to understand. She had not even picked on him for the previous incident. She did not expect that this time; he was going to blame it on her again. Lyla has never been an easy one to deal with. Since he hated her so much, then she did not need to be a sitting duck for him to target again. Just then, she reached out to take the folders from the back of the car. “What are you doing?” Mark Pattinson asked. “Sign the contract!” “Lyla Lowe, are you deliberately ignoring me?” Mark Pattinson was furious. Why was this woman so stubborn? But Lyla pretended that she had been wronged, “Mr. Pattinson, Director Turner said that if I do not sign the contract, then I’ll have to leave. I'm just a designer, with no rights to refuse. I don’t want to lose my livelihood for now!” she said. Darn it! Why did Mark Pattinson have a feeling she was just pretending that she had been wronged, and all that sob story was fake? “You tell her that I said so!” “Wouldn't that make her misunderstand me all the more? The main reason why she dislikes me is all because of you!” Mark Pattinson's brows furrowed and took the documents straight from her hands. “I'll tell her myself!” “But…” “Don't forget, I am your superior!” Rendered speechless at this, Lyla only nodded. “Okay. I understand!” However, the corners of her mouth could not stop curling upwards. This was her goal all along! Mark Pattinson looked into the rearview mirror; he did not miss that cute little sly grin at the corner of her lips. His brows furrowed as he suddenly understood it. His brows raised as he abruptly moved closer to her, pressing on her soft body with a reprimanding tone and stance, “Darn it, you dare trick me!” Lyla immediately acted innocent. “Mr. Pattinson, you wound me. How did I trick you?” “How dare you say otherwise?” “I was only stating the truth!” Lyla said each word clearly; her eyes were gleaming with glee. No matter how long he stared, Mark Pattinson still loved that cheeky look. He really wanted to kiss her. He put in great effort to hold himself back. “Keep that cheek in check, you'll pay for it otherwise!” Mark Pattinson warned. Actually, he did not mind covering for Lyla concerning these matters. In fact, he liked her showing off her vulnerable side in front of him. This gave him a sense of accomplishment! A satisfied smile played at the corner of his lips. Just then, he did not know what his hands were touching, but Lyla let out an "mmm" sound. He noticed that something was wrong and immediately looked at her. “What's wrong?” Lyla lifted her arm. Unexpectedly, a layer of skin had been rubbed off and there were some bloodstains on it too. Even though it was not too serious, it was just that Mark Pattinson's heart was bleeding for Lyla's smooth and tender skin. “Does it hurt?” He asked worriedly. Seeing his worried look, Lyla Lowe felt an indescribable feeling build up from the bottom of her heart. She shook her head. “It doesn't hurt!” However, the next second made her hate him to death! Because Mark Pattinson teasingly pressed on her wound, Lyla sucked in a breath of cold air! Damn it! “What are you doing?” Lyla asked, looking at him. Mark Pattinson spoke. “Letting you feel how I did on my way here. This shouldn’t be more than 1/10 of that...” Lyla was silent. … Mark Pattinson brought her to the hospital to treat her wound. Actually, it was not a big problem and it should be fine in a couple of days, but Mark Pattinson insisted on bringing her over. Lyla had nothing to say against that! A whole afternoon had already passed by the time they were done with this round trip. Lyla did not return to the company and Mark Pattinson had sent her straight home. Since it was not that late yet, Mark Pattinson draped an arm over the steering wheel and looked at Lyla with a content and laid-back look in his eyes. “So? Aren’t you going to invite me in?” He asked. Lyla was stunned. This was impossible. At this time, Hansel and Gretel would be back soon too. Putting Gretel aside for now, if Mark Pattinson did not suspect anything based on Hansel’s face alone, then Lyla would change her name to his! She immediately put on a coy smile. “You have so many issues to attend to everyday Mr. Pattinson. I can’t possibly keep you away from your work!” “What a coincidence, I’m not busy today!” Lyla was at a loss for words. “But I am wounded today, and I need my rest. So I don’t have much time to entertain you. Perhaps some other day!” Lyla said with a smile. Mark Pattinson stared at her elbow. This was a wound??? He shot a glare at her. What a mean woman. The more she did not want him to go in, the more curious he got. Lyla stood aside and watched him rather anxiously. She was scared that Hansel would come back at that moment. Just then, Mark Pattinson’s phone suddenly rang. His brows furrowed slightly when he saw the number, but he picked it up all the same. “Hello...” “What?” “Alright, I got it. I’m on my way.” With a few simple sentences, he ended the call. Even she did not know what had happened, but Lyla silently let out a sigh of relief. As she stood outside the window watching him, a smile played along the corner of her mouth. “Mr. Pattinson. Would you like to come in for a coffee?” With that expression on her face, she was having way too much fun with this turn of events. Mark Pattinson glowered at her for a second. He knew she was doing this on purpose, but somehow he thought she looked pretty cute. Especially when she was so good at pretending. She was like a thorn when she was like that, but it made him want to get closer to her. However, Mark Pattinson laughed coolly. “Just wait, I will be back!” Lyla was speechless. Mark Pattinson reversed his car and zoomed away with a roar. As she saw Mark Pattinson leave, then only did Lyla let out a huge sigh. She had no idea how much longer she could keep this secret. “Hah,” Lyla sighed, advising herself to not think about it too much. Whatever may be may be. With that thought in her mind, she turned to enter the house. … Right after Mark Pattinson left, Hansel and Gretel came back from the supermarket. Hansel was carrying a huge plastic bag in one arm, and a snow-white dog in the other arm. Whereas Gretel walked in carrying her own doll in her arms. The pure white fur was as white as snow. Although it was not very big, it looked impressive as it walked in front of Hansel. As the two persons and a dog returned from outside, they looked regal and eye-catching. “Earl, slow down!” Hansel shouted. Just then, Mark Pattinson drove out of the area. He saw the two kids walking a dog. By the time he understood what was happening, his phone rang again. He could not spare too much thought on them and put on his Bluetooth. “Hello, Neil Isaac. Okay, understood... ” By the time he hung up, he had already left. Through the rearview mirror, he could only see two figures and a dog! He did not dwell too much on it and drove off. After the car left, Hansel and Gretel turned back to look at that car. Gretel could not help but shook her head. “You are already so far out in the open, but he still didn't notice?!” Hansel sighed too. Hah, it would have been a beautiful chance encounter. Who knew Daddy would leave so soon. Was it because he was not attractive enough? Or was it something else? “It looks like it isn't the time yet!” “Hah. Earl, I’m so sad...” Hansel said to Earl. Earl barked back twice. That counted as an answer too. “Okay, Let’s go back!” They said as they walked home together. The second they stepped into the door, they were greeted with the sight of Lyla. “Dears, where have you been?” Lyla asked as she looked over them. In the next moment, before Lyla could say anything, a huge object came crashing in from outside, pouncing straight at Lyla. “Ah!” Lyla screamed out in fright. “Earl! Hansel yelled. “That’s my mummy!” At this command, Earl was back in his place in a flash. Lyla was frightened to bits, but it moved closer and started rubbing against her leg. “Gretel, this...” “Don't worry, mum. It won't hurt you. It’s showing you that it is friendly!” Hansel said. “Are you sure?” “100 percent, absolutely sure!” Only then did Lyla dare to move a little. Sure enough, this thing was no longer aggressive! Staring at this white bundle, she asked, “Where did you get this?” She remembered that they did not have this when they left this morning! “Oh. It’s a friend’s. He’s going out for a few days so I’m helping him to care for it for the time being!” Hansel said. Then only Lyla nodded. Soon she realized something. “When did you have friends here?” About that… Hansel had no idea how to put it into words. After some thought, he opened up. “Right, Mummy. I saw Daddy’s car downstairs. Did he send you home?” “You saw?” Lyla was shocked. Hansel nodded. “Yep. But it seems like my looks were not attractive enough, so he didn’t notice me...” When she heard this, Lyla was relieved. That was true. If Mark Pattinson saw them, he would have rushed back in here that very instant. At this thought, Lyla felt that she should be more careful. She would not be that lucky every time! “Mummy, why do you play with such dangerous things all the time...” “What is it?” “How do you think daddy will treat you if he sees the two of us?” Hansel asked. Now that he mentioned it, Lyla gave it some serious thought. She really did not dare to imagine what would happen if he did.