Speak of the devil.
Like a total fangirl, Peach’s eyes were instantly glued to Aiden Shaw.
She muttered under her breath, “He’s so handsome, so easy on the eyes.
LoriaLaura, why don’t you just agree?
It’s not like you’d be losing out.”
Laura Lowell reached out and gave Peach a hard pinch on her lower back.
“Have you no shame?”
“You can’t blame me.
Dr.
Shaw is just too good-looking.
I’m hopelessly hooked and can’t break free.”
Peach straightened her back, speaking with righteous conviction.
Seeing his own brother approach, Ethan Shaw pretended not to know him and put on an act.
“This… must be our Laura’s boyfriend, right?”
The name “Laura” reached Aiden Shaw’s ears, and his cool, indifferent eyes instantly frosted over.
Ethan Shaw saw his brother suddenly turn cold and had no idea what he had just said wrong.
His mind raced.
‘…Damn, I can’t even call her Laura?’
“Excuse me, sir, are you Miss Lowell’s boyfriend?”
Ethan Shaw deliberately emphasized the two words “Miss Lowell.”
“Her rumored boyfriend.”
The moment Aiden Shaw’s gaze fell upon Laura Lowell, it grew tender.
He said nothing more, seemingly waiting for the young woman to speak.
Although Jolene Joyce didn’t want Laura Lowell to be shipped with anyone for publicity, the boss had given the order, so what could she say?
“Why not ask for Dr.
Shaw’s opinion?
Maybe he’d be willing to help.”
Jolene Joyce leaned close to Laura Lowell’s ear and whispered.
Laura Lowell looked at Jolene Joyce, her brow furrowed in distress.
She hesitated for a few seconds before turning her crystal-clear eyes toward Aiden Shaw.
“Dr.
Shaw…”
After just those two words, Laura Lowell froze.
They had only known each other for a few days.
Even if she had the thickest skin in the world, she couldn’t make such a request with a clear conscience.
Laura Lowell felt a little awkward, a little nervous… ‘But why is my heart racing?’
She pressed her lips together, her hands fidgeting at her sides.
“Can… can you do… do me a favor?”
“Tell me what it is first.”
What Aiden Shaw meant was that he needed to hear what the favor was before deciding whether to help.
“Could you please… pretend to be… my boyfriend?”
‘Damn it, my boss must be crazy.
How could she be so thoughtless as to suggest something like this?’
Having said that, Laura Lowell was so mortified she couldn’t face anyone.
Her head drooped so low it nearly touched her collarbones.
Aiden Shaw took a long stride and stopped in front of Laura Lowell.
“If I agree… it seems I’d be at a disadvantage.”
Ethan Shaw really had to hand it to his brother.
‘He’s the one who told me to do this, and now he’s adding his own lines to the script.’
‘Heh.
Dear brother, you’d better be careful.
You can’t let your future sister-in-law find out you set her up.’
‘Otherwise, it’s all fun and games messing with her now, but winning her back will be hell.’
Laura Lowell looked up at Ethan Shaw with a pitiful expression that seemed to say, ‘See?
I told you he wouldn’t agree.’
Before Laura Lowell could say anything, Aiden Shaw’s deep, magnetic voice swept into her ears once more.
“Unless… you agree to help me put on a show for your mother-in-law.”
Laura Lowell was completely floored, her mind shattering into a million pieces.
‘He agreed just like that?’
‘Hey, Dr.
Shaw, aren’t you a little too easy to persuade?’