The first step to pleasing Aaron is to win over his dog.
Victoria puts down her pet and walks towards Beta. She crouches down to touch his back, wanting to cultivate a relations.h.i.+p with him.
For some reason, Beta isn"t receptive to her enthusiasm.
As soon as Victoria raises her hand, Beta lifts his b.u.t.t and walks away leisurely. He shakes his fur calmly and settles down quietly. He doesn"t even glance at Victoria during the process.
When Victoria sees Beta"s indifferent reaction, she feels a little embarra.s.sed. She didn"t even get to touch him! But she smiles and says, "Aaron, your dog, is independent."
Is it really true that dogs tend to follow their owners? Is that why Aaron and his dog are always so cool?
No, Aaron"s dog is even more indifferent than his master; he even ignores her...
If he wasn"t Aaron"s dog, she wouldn"t be interested in a dog that looks stupid and ugly.
She thinks her little teddy is cuter than Beta, and it"s soft and cuddly like a plush toy.
Aaron still begrudges what Victoria did during the banquet. He hasn"t forgotten that she pushed Katrina into the water.
But Victoria"s father is the mayor of Hadley City, and he doesn"t want to have a bad relations.h.i.+p with Victoria.
"Beta is allergic to particular smells," Aaron says coolly.
Allergic to particular smells?
Victoria raises her arm to smell herself. She only smells her perfume. There"s no other scent.
Besides, it"s a limited-edition perfume she bought specially from abroad. Many rich and beautiful women praised her perfume and said that it smelled good, which always made her proud.
She doesn"t expect it to be rejected by a dog today.
This dog really is very rustic; it must be why he"s allergic to the high-quality perfume. Sure enough, he"s a far cry from her funky little teddy.
Victoria gives up trying to please the stupid dog and sits in the seat next to Aaron to talk to him.
Just then, Katrina returns from the washroom.
Hearing the familiar footsteps, Beta suddenly straightens up from his horizontal position on the floor. When he sees Katrina coming back, he immediately runs to her. Beta wags his tail and rubs against Katrina"s leg enthusiastically and affectionately.
Nearly toppled by Beta, Katrina can only smile and touch his head. "Okay, stop that now."
Victoria is devastated and depressed to see this.
A moment ago, she was mercilessly ignored when she tried to please the dog.
Now, seeing Katrina, the dog is pa.s.sionate about her. It"s as if he turned into a completely different dog.
She can"t help but find it unfair, and she despises and envies Katrina even more.
Victoria has already secretly identified Katrina as her public enemy number one and hates her deeply.
When Katrina looks up, there"s another person in the VIP area. She doesn"t know when Victoria came in, but she"s now sitting next to Aaron.
This girl brought Aaron homemade dessert and chatted with him. Whenever she talks with him, the expression on her face makes her look like she"s enjoying the fresh spring breeze. Her face is lit up with a smile, and her eyes are aflame with joy…
As a girl, Katrina knows that Victoria loves Aaron.
And Victoria is honestly beautiful.
She has a beautiful face and a nice figure, clad in all kinds of famous brands, and was born into a famous family. She"s not only beautiful but also rich.
Victoria and Aaron are sitting together and chatting happily.
They"re a beautiful couple. They really do suit each other, don"t they?
For some reason, Katrina suddenly feels a bit embarra.s.sed.
Should she be here right now? Is she interrupting their conversation? Should she leave for a while to give them some privacy?
Katrina understands clearly. Even though Aaron always pesters her and he"s unwilling to let her go, she knows he has better options. She"s not stupid enough to think that he actually likes her.
There"s no shortage of women around Aaron. There are more beautiful, more excellent, and more ill.u.s.trious women than her. Compared to her, these rich girls are more suitable to stand by his side than her, Cinderella, without parents who live a poor life.
Maybe Aaron is more likely to let her go if he gets together with another woman.
Though she doesn"t know why she suddenly feels a bit strange at the thought…
"Um..." says Katrina, "My stomach seems a bit uncomfortable, take your time. I"ll go back to the washroom."
As she speaks, she prepares to flee.
Aaron frowns and calls, "Come back!"
Katrina stops and looks back, guiltily. "What"s wrong?"
Aaron looks down at his watch expressionlessly. "I"ve been waiting for you for ten minutes. Do you know how precious my time is?"
"I…" Katrina doesn"t know what to say to Aaron.
Is he waiting for her?
She"s giving them room so they can chat leisurely.
Aaron says nothing and stands up from the sofa, wrapping his arm around Katrina"s neck. "I"m hungry, let"s go out and eat."
Katrina is stunned.
Ah, he wants to eat out?
That"s it? But isn"t he with Miss Roberts?
Sitting on the sofa, Victoria stares at the aggressive Aaron holding Katrina affectionately and feels immensely jealous.
Seeing the man she likes ignoring her and being affectionate with another woman, Victoria can"t help feeling angry.
Suddenly, they hear a dog"s bark.
Katrina is startled by the sudden noise, as Beta rarely makes such an aggressive sound. She turns around to find Beta grinning with his teeth at the little teddy dog and growling menacingly.
The little teddy trembles with fear, lying in the corner and whimpering with a terrified look on his face. The small hair clip on the head of the small dog has fallen off, and a patch of hair on its neck seems to be missing. He looks like a mess as if Beta just bit him.
The two tense dogs, one big and strong and the other small and weak, make a sharp contrast.
Victoria is scared to death, afraid that her little teddy would be bitten to death by the fierce German shepherd.
Although a small dog barks fiercely and has a bad temper, they"re practically an embroidered pillow. Besides his lovely appearance, the little teddy is useless.
When such a large dog gets angry, a hundred little teddies are no match for him.
"Beta, come here!"
At Aaron"s command, Beta calms down and walks over obediently.
Victoria quickly picks up her teddy and is heartbroken to see a tuft of hair falling off her dog"s neck, and some traces of broken skin.