Mr. CEO's Young Mistress novel Chapter 52

Sharon froze and turned around, confused. Someone had walked over moments ago. 

Sharon's heartbeat quickened, and her face paled. Her bright eyes studied his hard face uneasily. 

"Master Leonard," Sharon quavered softly.

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Leonard's eyes swept over Sharon before looking at Oliver and Daniel out of the corner of his eye. 

Oliver raised his eyebrows and stepped forward with a small smile. He took the present from Simon and said, "On behalf of Sharon, thank you for the gift."

Simon was disappointed. He had intended to give it to her personally!  

Oliver pretended not to notice Simon's dissatisfaction. Turning his head, he narrowed his eyes on Sharon. 

Melanie was standing next to Sharon, still holding onto her arm. She was watching Leonard warily, as if afraid that he might do something to Sharon. 

This made Oliver's lips curl up into a small grin. 

"Is he your classmate?" Leonard looked at Sharon and asked in an indifferent tone. 

Sharon gulped, tongue-tied. She had not prepared herself to face him yet. 

"Master Leonard," blurted Simon suddenly. 

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Immediately, Sharon, Melanie, Oliver and Daniel fell silent. 

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Oliver turned his face slightly, trying to suppress his laughter, and Daniel's eyebrows flew up. 

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Sharon's face held an uncomfortable smile as she peeked at Leonard, whose expression seemed indifferent. 

He did not seem to mind Simon addressing him that. 

Melanie sucked in a breath silently, praying for Simon wordlessly. 

"What an idiot!" Melanie thought. 

Everyone's reaction confused Simon.

"Was I not supposed to call him that?" Simon wondered. 

Since Sharon called him Master Leonard, isn't it fine if he followed suit? 

"Sharon."

Puvis had caught sight of Sharon before Simon approached her. But when he saw Leonard and the others heading towards her, he became impatient and came over as well. 

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Sharon's face lit up when she heard Puvis's voice, like she found her saviour. "Grandpa." 

Puvis hummed in acknowledgement with a smile. 

He wanted to stand beside her, but Melanie and Leonard were occupying the spots beside her. 

Puvis frowned. After a moment, he glanced at Leonard, silently telling him to move aside. 

Leonard pressed his lips together, reluctantly releasing Sharon's arm and stepping aside. 

Puvis happily glued himself to Sharon. "Sharon, are they your friends?"

With Puvis standing beside her, Sharon finally relaxed. She hooked her arm through Puvis's and said sweetly, "Mm-hmm! This is my best friend, Melanie Faure."

She tugged Melanie forward, and Puvis looked at her warmly. 

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Melanie was a beautiful young lady who had an elegant aura. When she didn't smile, she seemed cold and impassive; but when she did, she looked wickedly charming. 

After assessing her, Puvis smiled and nodded in approval. 

"Grandpa." Melanie greeted awkwardly, not used to facing family elders. 

"You don't have to be so nervous, child. I'll have you know that I have a great temper and I don't bite. I'd say that I'm quite easy to get along with. Just ask Sharon if you don't believe me." Puvis chirped.

Melanie's eyes twitched. How should she respond? 

Sharon couldn't help chuckling. "Grandpa! How can you praise yourself like that? What happened to being modest?"

"Well, I was just telling the truth." Puvis laughed. He turned to Simon, his eyes narrowing suspiciously. "And he is?"

"Nice to meet you, Grandpa!" Simon said hurriedly. "My name is Simon Guerin. I'm Sharon's—"  

"Grandpa." Sharon interrupted Simon in a tense voice. 

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Simon stilled, glancing at Sharon in confusion. 

Puvis was also surprised. 

Sharon's eyes darted around nervously as her breathing became labored. 

"Sharon, what's wrong?" Puvis asked in confusion.

Sharon was so nervous she could faint. 

She kept taking in deep breaths. But when she peeked at Simon out of the corner of her eye, she tensed up further. 

She did now know whether she was doing the right thing. But she felt that if she did not do this now, she might not be able to bear the consequences of whatever might happen in the future. 

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With that, Sharon made up her mind. 

Sharon shut her eyes to block out the piercing gaze. 

Slowly, she retracted her hands from Puvis and Melanie. 

She lowered her head and walked over to stand beside Simon. 

Melanie saw her actions and her heart leaped to her throat, her eyes widening. 

Oliver Adams...

She recalled him coming to school to fetch Sharon a few times, but they had never said a single word to each other before. So why was he staring at her like that? 

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Oliver was staring deeply at Melanie with an indescribable expression.

Their eyes locked together until Melanie eventually gave in first and looked away resentfully. 

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She suspected he was actually looking through his peripheral vision and was actually watching Sharon. 

Oliver's smile deepened as he saw Melanie look away, blushing. 

"W-What?" Although he had guessed what she was going to say, Puvis still found it hard to accept the news. 

After all, she just turned twenty-one today. 

Leonard's reaction had thrown Sharon off guard, so she did not hear what Puvis said. 

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"Grandpa, I really like Sharon. Please allow me to go out with her." Simon declared in a determined voice, his eyes fixed on Puvis. 

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Still unable to accept it, he turned to look at Leonard, dismayed. 

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He felt that if Sharon found herself a boyfriend, she would soon leave the Lefebvre family. 

His heart ached at the thought of that. 

"Mr. Guerin." Leonard suddenly spoke in an icy tone. 

Sharon trembled as she looked at Leonard. 

Leonard's eyes were narrowed, his eyelashes concealing the emotions in his eyes. 

"Master Leonard, please just call me Simon." Simon looked at Leonard shyly. 

Sharon pursed her lips as she stared at Leonard's clenched jaw, growing uneasier by the minute. 

Sparing Simon another glance, Leonard smiled, turned around, and left without another word. 

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Simon frowned, bewildered. He looked at Sharon nervously, "Sharon—"

Before he could say anything else, Sharon let go of his hand and rushed past him, chasing after Leonard.