Mr. CEO, You're Just A Substitute novel Chapter 40

Business would be directly done between wise men. Starry expressed her ideas after handing over the proof.

And Bentley had guessed it before he saw the proof so he wasn't surprised about her requirements.

"I understand what you mean. You can count on me, Ms. Bradley. I can do all that for you."

Starry said with a smile, "Well. Then, thank you in advance."

"Never mind. Wyatt is my friend and you are his friend, so I'm gonna do my best for this case."

"Thanks a lot, Mr. Wood."

Bentley put the iPad aside and said, "If you don't mind, how about dinner together?"

Starry took a sip of coffee and replied, "Sorry, I have a dinner appointment, maybe next time, my treat!"

"Well, in that case, then I should go."

Bentley nodded at Starry and then left.

Starry sat at the coffee shop for a long while and she didn't just make an excuse to turn him down as she did have an appointment with Izabella tonight.

But Izabella said that she was going to be late for work so Starry stayed at the coffee shop for another 20 minutes.

When she was about to pay the check, she was told that it had been paid by Bentley.

Then she raised her eyebrows, "Okay, thanks."

She put her phone into her pocket, walked out, and took the elevator to the parking lot to get her car.

It was still raining outside and there was already a traffic jam at 5:30 pm.

It was already dark when Starry arrived at the company Izabella worked in.

She couldn't park her car in front of the front door so she parked it across the street with the headlights flashing and Izabella saw it at the first glance.

Starry saw Izabella come and opened the car door, Izabella closed her umbrella, went in the car, and then took the towel Starry gave her, "Little Starry, I haven't seen you in days, you look prettier."

Starry laughed and then passed her a cup of warm milk and a small cake, "There's a traffic jam. Eat it if you are hungry."

Izabella had been in a show for a whole day and she was starving and cold walking over in the rain.

A cup of warm milk and a cake really helped a lot at this time.

Izabella was so moved, "What have I done to deserve a friend like you? I'm so lucky!"

"Maybe I'm the lucky one."

Izabella had helped Starry a lot when she was in the Pearson family for five years.

Starry then started the car.

There was a series of a collision on the road so it took them half an hour to get through.

Izabella found this restaurant when she was shooting a TV show and she had made a reservation so they didn't have to wait for a table.

Izabella had had the milk and the cake when Starry parked her car, so Izabella felt better now, "Starry, this restaurant is so good!"

"Okay!"

Starry answered, got off the car, and then walked forward with Izabella while holding an umbrella.

After saying the name of the reservation, the waiter ushered them in.

And they happened to run into Lucia who was just walking upstairs outside the box.

Seeing Starry and Izabella, Lucia was also surprised, "Starry, Izabella, what a coincidence!"

Izabella hated Lucia and she didn't even want to talk to her if it weren't for the relationship between their family, "Just a little."

Lucia took a look at Starry and then looked back at Izabella and acted casually, "I'm here with Filip, so it isn't convenient for me today, maybe next time we'll have dinner together?"

"That's okay. We don't have to do this together."

Izabella pushed the door of the box open and walked in as she said it.

Starry looked away, turned around, and also walked in.

But Lucia suddenly called her name, "Starry?"

"Well, about what happened online these days, I just wanna check on you. Are you okay?"

Starry replied with a smile, "I'm doing great, thanks for asking, though."

Starry looked behind Lucia's back as she said, "Here comes your date."

Hearing her words, Lucia looked back and she saw Filip.

Lucia smirked as she thought it must be tough for Starry so she walked away so fast.

Lucia got more pleasant at this thought but she didn't show it in front of Filip, "You know what? Starry and Izabella are in the box next to us."

Filip saw Starry when he got upstairs so he didn't reply anything else, "Okay."

Lucia didn't care as she knew that Filip had always hated Starry being around him.

Seeing that Filip had entered the box, Lucia also went in.

Filip had taken off his coat. He was only in a black suit but he was still the best-looking Lucia had ever seen.

Lucia also took off her coat and put it behind her, "Well, how do you have time to have dinner with me?"

Filip looked at her, deadpan, "I need to talk to you."

Her hand that was holding the food menu suddenly shook. Lucia had a sense that Filip was not in a good mood today.

She flipped the menu and ordered some specials with her head lowered and then passed it to Filip, "Did someone piss you off? Filip?"

Filip took over the menu and he soon knew what he wanted to eat with his index finger holding the menu.

The waiter then left with the menu after they ordered.

Filip stared at Lucia annoyingly and frowned.

He couldn't figure out why Lucia just wanted to make him get things straight like this.

Lucia felt that there was something wrong when he looked at her, "What's wrong? What do you ask me out for?"

"You have plenty of free time lately?"

Lucia got confused by his question, "Do you need my help with something?"

Filip raised his head and said after looking at her for two seconds, frowned, "Do you think that Starry is no match for you, or we will never find out what you did?"

Hearing his words, Lucia froze and then forced a smile, "Filip, I don't understand what you mean."

"About what happened at grandma's birthday party, Starry chose to let it go, but it doesn't mean that I'll let it go."

Filip loosened the tie in front of his chest as he said, "Lucia, I always think that people like us who were born in a big family will care much about dignity. I respect the Scott family but I won't keep putting up with you."