Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

He meant to say he was concerned about Savannah for the sake of their families' friendship, and he sent gifts to her only because Savannah was Sterling's woman.

Old Sterling visibly relaxed. He eyed Lionel speculatively for a moment and said, "Your father said that you've been very considerate since you were a child, and sure enough, you are much gentler than Dylan. Lionel, your future wife, must be a lucky woman. I am sure you will cherish the woman that will capture your heart. Oh, you don't have a girlfriend yet, do you? It's hard to believe a bachelor like you have no girlfriend. Would you like me to introduce you to a girl?"

"Thanks for your kindness, uncle, but I don't need it." Lionel chuckled. In order to make sure he had no intention of Savannah, old Sterling even tried to introduce him to a girlfriend.

"Why? Are you afraid they don't deserve you? You may rest assured. I know quite a number of young ladies of fine birth, they're all with beauty and intelligence." Old Sterling laughed.

"If those ladies are so nice, why didn't uncle Sterling introduce them to Dylan? Dylan chose Miss Schultz; does it mean Miss Schultz's much better than any other lady?" Lionel's lips twitched up in a half-smile.

Savannah, holding a mouthful of soup in her mouth, almost coughed it out before she finally swallowed it down.

Old Sterling attacked back softly, slightly frowned. Lionel refused him skillfully and praised Savannah, by the way. How could a little girl stand up to such admiration from a gentleman like Lionel? Ethan's son was really good at hitting girls. Ah, it seemed that Dylan had a powerful competitor this time.

Savannah smiled wryly. She didn't expect to see a battle between men at dinner time. She subconsciously uttered a weak cry to interrupt the conversation between them.

They both stopped and looked at her, "what's wrong, Savannah?"

"No- nothing... The baby kicked me in the tummy." Savannah replied hurriedly.

At the same time, the servant brought in the food.

"The baby must be hungry," said old Sterling, "Lionel, don't stand on ceremony, enjoy the meal."

Savannah breathed a sigh of relief, and they began to eat.

After dinner, Savannah went to the garden to take a walk as usual. Night breeze made her very comfortable, but after a while, she began to feel a bit cool.

"Miss Schultz, I'll go in and get you a coat," Emma said and left first, afraid that Savannah might catch a cold.

Savannah nodded. She sat down on a big stone next to her, waiting for Emma's back. As a cool, strong night wind blew over, she made a sneeze and hugged herself. At this time, someone came over to her and covered a thick suit on her.

Savannah looked up in surprise. Lionel was standing in front of her, and his suit was pulled on her.

"Lionel... Why're you out?" Savannah asked and stood up quickly.

"Well, uncle Sterling went upstairs for medicine. I've nothing to do, so I just come out for a walk. I didn't expect to see you here." Lionel smiled softly.

Old Sterling was in better health than before, but he still needed to take medicine to keep his blood pressure down every day. Savannah nodded and didn't say anything, but she felt a little strange. The garden behind Sterling's house was such a big place. Did Lionel meet her by chance? Or he deliberately looked for her?

When Olivia joked about if Lionel was interested in her last time, she said Olivia had thought too much. But after all the recent things, she was also puzzled about Lionel's intention. Was the young master from the Rowe family really interested in her? Why else would he care so much about her?

If Lionel just wanted to establish a better relationship with the Sterling family, there were too many ways, and he did not need to show too many concerns for her.

But she was already known as Dylan's woman, and she's pregnant. Such a gentleman like Lionel should not have an interest in her at all... Was his taste so strange?

If Lionel treated her so well, not because he liked her, why should he care so much about her, even if he might offend Dylan?

Was Lionel nice to her just because he took her as a friend? No... She did not think such a rich young gentleman lacked friends.

Suspicion and confusion mixed up everything in Savannah's mind. For a moment, she forgot to take Lionel's coat off.

The man's coat was too big for her, and it slid down from her shoulder. Lionel reached out to lift the suit. As soon as he touched her shoulder, she reacted and shrank back. But she now sat on a stone, and she almost fell back to the ground at this movement!

Lionel quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her back with another hand around her waist. Savannah leaned forward and bumped into Lionel's arms. She looked up into his worried eyes.

"Are you okay?" Lionel asked anxiously.

She wanted to ask Lionel why he was so nice to her but hesitated. What if Lionel told her that he really liked her? What should she say in that situation?

"I'm alright, thanks." Savannah recovered herself and then found that they were in a very dubious position. Afraid that Emma would misunderstand them when she got back, Savannah reached out to push him away.

At this moment, quick footsteps sounded, hard and cold, not like Emma's.

Savannah's heartbeat accelerated. Oh, Crap.

Following the movement, she saw a familiar figure striding to them along the garden path.

In Lionel's arms, Savannah hurriedly responded. She pushed Lionel away, stood up, pulled the suit off her shoulder, and cast it in Lionel's hand. Then she took two steps back.

"Dylan," Lionel greeted Dylan with his coat in his hand, still calm.

Dylan's face was as black as his suit. He strode to the front of Savannah and asked in a low voice, "What did he just do to you?"