CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 1744

Chapter 1744 Masters In Acting

Though Stanley had heard about Lina due to her popularity in the fashion design industry, that was the extent of his knowledge of her. Personally, he didn't know her at all.

He merely glanced at Lina before withdrawing his gaze and leisurely sipping on his tea.

Since he was a doctor who often performed surgeries, he couldn't drink alcohol. On the rare occasions when he did drink, he would have to check his work schedule for the next few days to see if he had any surgeries scheduled for those days, and if there were, he couldn't drink.

After all, it takes several days for alcohol to be completely eliminated from one's system.

Therefore, he usually drank plain water and tea. He seldom drank fruit juice, too, as some juices could ferment in the stomach.

Over time, he fell in love with drinking tea. Sometimes, when he went out of town for surgeries, he would buy some good tea for himself.

However, while he was rich and could afford expensive tea leaves, he was still incomparable to Shane in terms of wealth.

Some tea leaves were outrageously expensive, so much so that even he would think twice before buying. He could only buy some at a time to have a taste.

The tea he was currently drinking was called Red Hibernia, a variety of tea he had previously bought at

a sky-high price. It indeed tasted quite good but was too expensive. Though he didn't buy it a second time, he couldn't stop pining for it.

Hence, he was surprised to find out that here at Shane's place, such expensive tea was treated as regular tea for serving guests.

It was pretty obvious that Shane had a variety of expensive tea leaves.

If only I can grab some without him noticing... I can almost imagine the look on his face when he finds out. The thought put a smile on Stanley's face.

Not hearing a response, Lina hurriedly walked toward the couch, her initial excitement dwindling noticeably.

Upon reaching the couch, she noticed that the person sitting there wasn't Natalie or Shane. Instead, it was the man she had run into a few hours ago on the second floor. A look of surprise flickered past her eyes.

Why is he here?

Despite her puzzlement, she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she revealed a polite smile. “Hello. You must be Dr. Quinn.”

She reached out her hand as a friendly gesture.

Though she didn't like the man, she still had to feign amicability.

Stanley arched his brow at the woman's friendly facade and could tell that she didn't like him. Despite so, she still managed to conceal that with a pleasant smile. He admired her tactfulness, for it was quite rare to encounter women who knew how to adapt to different circumstances nowadays.

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As if he didn't notice anything, he extended his hand and held hands with Lina. “Hello. Ms. Cohen, right?”

Instead of exposing Lina's pretense, he greeted her nonchalantly.

They were both masters in acting.

The only difference was that Lina's acting skills were clearly a notch below Stanley's.

At the very least, Stanley could tell that Lina was acting, but Lina failed to see that Stanley was doing the same.

After a brief handshake, the two of them let go of each other's hands.

Lina sat down on the couch opposite Stanley. “Where's Nat, Dr. Quinn?” she asked.

Stanley continued sipping on his tea calmly.

It's not every day I get to enjoy luxurious tea like this. I must seize the opportunity to drink more while

I'm here. Who knows, Shane might be stingy and refuse to let me take some when it's time to leave.

“They're in the kitchen,” replied Stanley.

“Kitchen?” Taken aback, Lina turned her head to look in the direction of the kitchen. “Is Mr. Thompson back too?”

“Yes.” Stanley lifted his chin slightly.

Lina got even more puzzled. “Why would they be in the kitchen though? Are they preparing dinner themselves tonight?”

The image of Shane cooking in the kitchen with an apron surfaced in Stanley's mind when he heard that. He couldn't help snickering.