True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)

Chapter 2186

"You haven't fallen for Chigo, have you?" Sylvia looked at Claudia in stupefaction.

She thought it was strange Claudia would praise Chigo rather than her cousin.

How could she think so highly of Chigo after only meeting him once?

"Fallen for Chigo?" Reeled by Sylvia's bafflement, she burst into laughter. "What's going on in that little mind of yours? Do you think I'm so casual as to fall for someone right after meeting him?"

"Then why are you putting in a good word for him?" Sylvia thought that it was strange.

"I am just stating the truth. Should I speak against my conscience?" Claudia retorted.

"No, even though Chigo is great, I still think Mr. Trevino is better," Sylvia smiled and said, "My heart is still with Mr. Trevino."

"It seems like you've already decided my cousin is the one for you." Claudia heaved a sigh of relief. "Well then, I don't have to worry anymore."

"What about you?" Sylvia asked. "It seems like you have a problem with Sebastian."

"Should I not have any problems with him?" Claudia added, "I bet he's the one who called Chigo over."

"Yes, my money's on that as well."

"What the heck is on his mind? Wasn't he very supportive of you and Kendrix?"

"I don't know." Sylvia also found it strange, and his weird behavior had begun since Claudia stayed over at their home.

As an epiphany struck, she looked over at Claudia with wide eyes.

Claudia also seemed to have figured it out, whispering, "Could it be because of me?"

"Highly likely."

"Looks like he loathes me, huh?" Claudia sighed.

"I wouldn't say loathe." Seeing that she was down in the dumps, Sylvia immediately comforted her. "I'm sure he doesn't hate you."

"You don't have to comfort me. I'm not blind; I can tell." Claudia didn't find excuses, saying with a smile, "I know what he's trying to tell me. He really does hate me."

"Claudia." Sylvia wanted to say more, but Claudia stopped her.

"It's alright; you don't have to say anything." Claudia wasn't too discouraged as it was already

within her expectations, so she didn't hold onto high hopes.

Sebastian had always been firm with his stance.

However, what caught her off guard was that he didn't refuse Ernest's arrangement at the airport. Why did he agree to go shopping with them?

Did he want her to know about Chigo's existence so that she would feel anxious for Kendrix?

"I had no idea he's like this," Claudia snorted. "He's coming straight at me, no, at Kendrix."

"Probably you two, but mostly you." Sylvia said, "You freaked him out with your confession and led him to hold a grudge against you."

Twitching her lips, Claudia took a deep breath. "See what I'm trying to say? He's taking it personally."

As she spoke, she looked over her shoulder. Sebastian and Chigo walked side by side leisurely.

Seeing that she was looking at them, the two looked over at her.

With a smile, Claudia looked back at Sylvia and whispered, "Chigo is obviously here for you."

"So what?" Sylvia said, "My heart is set."

"But Kendrix is too bovine. No, you know what, I should give him a push." With that, Claudia pulled out her phone to text Kendrix.

"Hey, you're not going to text him, are you?"

"Bingo. He should know of his potential threats."

Hearing that, Sylvia immediately stopped her. "Nah, save your text."

"Why?" Claudia was puzzled. "Don't you want to see his reaction when he sees another man courting you?"

"That is very childish," Sylvia said, "I don't want to know."

"But I do," Claudia said, "Kendrix is really into you, more than he lets it show."

Sylvia nodded.

She had long known that.

He had already let her know that New Year's night, a kiss added to the bargain. Remembering that kiss, Sylvia couldn't help flushing. Noticing Sylvia's expression was unnatural, Claudia scrutinized her, blinking as an epiphany struck her, whispering, "Do I smell gossip?"

Stupefied, Sylvia immediately retorted, "No, there's nothing you don't already know."

"It's just that you're acting a little weird." Claudia said, "If you don't want me to text Kendrix, it's either something I'm unaware of has happened, or you have a thing for that guy, and you don't want my cousin to know."

Sylvia rolled her eyes and said, "You sure have a wild imagination."

"I'd say slightly above average." Claudia shook her phone. "Either you tell me the whole story, or I will send the message to him."

"Go ahead," Sylvia said, "Do what you like."

"Why aren't you trying to stop me now?"

"You reproached me when I stopped you, but now that I don't, you still reproach me. What on earth do you want me to do?" Sylvia was getting frustrated.

"I'll send it then." Claudia smiled. "Maybe something unexpected will come of this?"

Sylvia hadn't seen Kendrix since New Year's night, and she happened to want to see him.

So she didn't stop Claudia, having that thought in mind.

Claudia sent the text.

Sylvia didn't know what Claudia told him, but her phone pinged unexpectedly a couple of minutes later. It was a message.

She checked her phone only to see it was from Kendrix.

Surprised, her face flushed inexplicably.

The message wrote, "Is Chigo approaching you again?"

Sylvia didn't think it was quite the case, for he was with Sebastian.

Chigo might have come for her this time, but he didn't make it obvious, so she didn't think it was exactly right to put it that way.

But Claudia caught the message before she had the chance to reply to Kendrix.

"Huh? Why did Kendrix text you and not me? Is there really something going on between you two that I don't know of?"

"Don't be absurd." Sylvia shoved her phone back into her pocket. "What can possibly happen between the two of us? You may not know me fully, but I'm sure you know your cousin."

"You're right; I don't know you fully," Claudia shrugged and said with a smile, "But I don't know Kendrix that well either."

Sylvia looked at her helplessly. "Stop making wild guesses if you don't know."

"Oh, c'mon, I'm curious."

"Speaking of curious, so am I. Why did you suddenly come back to Northern City?"

"Redeployment." Claudia smiled. "I'm working in Northern City now."

"Really?" Surprised by the news, Sylvia pressed on, "Where exactly?"

"Northern City Bureau," Claudia said, "I applied to transfer here."

"Because of Sebastian?" Sylvia thought it was highly likely.

"No." Claudia shook her head. "I'm not one to sacrifice my work for love. I asked to be transferred here becaused thought the work environment would help with my selfdevelopment. As for personal agenda, I guess you can say do have one. I'm now closer to

him,

working here."

"The Bureau?" Sylvia thought for a moment and said, "My uncle-in-law works there; do you know him?"

"Who?"

She said, "Jensen Charm."

"Oh, Officer Charm," Claudia said with surprise, "Yeah, I know him. He's given us a lecture before; he's an impressive sergeant." "Do I need to tell him to look after you?" Sylvia asked.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"It's fine," Claudia said, "Better to earn my spurs when it comes to work. He is my boss, and I don't want to be the target of blame." "Well, you're a woman of principle, I give you that." Sylvia was surprised she would think like that, looking at her with more admiration. "Yeah, I think I'm not bad too." Claudia pulled her to a stall and asked, "You haven't told me why Kendrix is looking for you."

Looking away, Sylvia said, "It's nothing, don't ask. Also, stop being nosy about our business, okay?"

"You're not shy, are you?" Claudia looked at Sylvia and realized her face seemed a little flushed, rosy under the lights, giving her a girlish charm.

"Alright, stop it. Let's go back to shopping," Sylvia changed the topic.

"Okay. This looks interesting." Claudia reached out for a pendant and looked at it.

The guys, who had been walking behind them all this while, stopped as well, standing not too far from them.

Looking at Sylvia with narrowed eyes, various emotions surged beneath Chigo's eyes, but what was on his mind was unknown.

"Chigo, are you going to give up just like that?" Sebastian took a gander at Chigo and asked.

"Give up?" Chigo tittered, shaking his head. "Of course not. My job doesn't

allow me to give things up easily. But only burden her if I pester when she has no interest in me."

Taken aback, Sebastian sighed. "Looks like you have her best interest at heart, huh?"

"Of course, liking someone means that we should think for them, right?" Chigo asked with a smile.

Pursing his lips, Sebastian fell silent.

Chigo took a gander at Claudia before drifting his gaze back to Sebastian, asking, "Something doesn't seem right between you and Miss Loris."

"Is it?" Sebastian asked calmly.

"Isn't it?" Chigo threw him a suggestive smile, obviously not believing him.

"No," Sebastian said, "If anything, it's probably because she's Mr. Trevino's cousin."

"But I remember you've always been rational; you wouldn't take it out on her just because of this. Besides, the person Kendrix likes is Sylvia, not you. Why are you taking it out on a gir like that?"