Chapter 1118 Beautiful Beyond Measure

“...” Iris’s heart leaped when she heard Jovene’s words. At the same time, Quentin’s gaze fell upon her through the crowd. Their gaze met. “Go on.” Jovene gave a little push at Iris’s back, indicating for her to take a step forward. Iris felt as if her feet were glued to the ground as she dared not take the step forward and looked at Jovene with hesitation. Jovene was all smiles as she asked, “What’s the matter? President Hall is waiting for you ahead. He might just enter by himself if you’re any later. You would waste your effort coming here and lose your chance as well.” Iris then realized after what Jovene said that since she had promised Quentin to come as his female companion, then she should at least take the first step with courage. She did not want to leave empty-handed thus she could only move ahead. “Thank you.” Iris took a deep breath and gave herself ample encouragement before she walked over to Quentin. Quentin was a tall and handsome man who excluded a calm and steady aura. He seemed to have a glow around him that made everyone want to look at him. Those attending the dinner party today were from upper-class society. Some were parents who brought their daughters along to mingle and use the opportunity for their daughters to get to know the rich and powerful. It was almost like a blind date event. Those girls naturally noticed Quentin. They had not entered the hall yet and they were already focused on Quentin, but their parents would sigh. “There’s no need to look. That man doesn’t have a heart. He has never dated anyone at all.” Another parent heard it and added, “Yea, I heard that he has rejected plenty of women. He never brought any female companion to these events other than his secretary, but… I heard that his secretary has been married for years and already has children.” “Is it because he doesn’t like women? Does he like men?” “I don’t think so. He doesn’t have any men around him either. The scariest part is that this man’s habits and lifestyle are extremely structured and clean. I heard that Mr. Yellowstone had once invited him to a private room at a club, called a few pretty girls who tried all they knew to seduce him but he didn’t even bat an eyelid…” “... looks like we don’t stand a chance.” Someone refused to give up and tugged on her father’s sleeves. “Dad, I think that perhaps it’s because he hasn’t met someone that could tug on his heartstrings? If he’s a straight guy, then there must be a reason behind it. If he doesn’t have any reaction to any women, perhaps those women whom he met in the past were just lacking. Why don’t I give it a try?” “...” The father who heard what his daughter said felt that his daughter was being stupid but only because he had spoiled her too much which was the reason she could say something as brainless as this. He was about to reprimand her when the person who spoke to him earlier suddenly turned and said to his daughter, “She’s got a point. Which straight man isn’t interested in women? Unless the woman isn’t pretty enough! Why don’t you go with her to give it a try? Both of you could accompany each other.” The two girls looked at each other with disdain but they quickly acted like they were good friends. “Let’s go together then.” “Sure.” Quentin’s gaze kept following Iris’s movements. At first, he still appeared calm but a frown slowly crept up his face because as Iris was walking toward him, a man suddenly appeared and blocked her path. The man smiled at her and seemed to be talking to Iris about something. The scene of those two standing together made Quentin feel inexplicably uncomfortable. He pursed his lips tightly and the aura surrounding him became colder. He was about to walk over when two girls appeared to block his path. “President Hall.” “Hello, President Hall. I’m Ylana Scotts from Scotts Group. I saw you standing here from afar. Are you waiting for someone?” The other girl did not want to be left behind when she saw Ylana speaking to Quentin. She took a few steps forward and leaned closer to Quentin with a smile as she said, “President Hall, you must be waiting for someone? Do you need my help?” Quentin frowned at the sight of these two girls who suddenly appeared to block his path and he stared at them with displeasure. “No.” Both of them were stunned for a moment as they did not expect him to be so blunt, thus they did not know how to answer him at that instant. “Move aside if there’s nothing.” Quentin usually maintained his manners but this situation right now was different. He had no patience in handling these two silly women right now. Ylana’s expression changed a little and because of the aura coming from Quentin, she had no choice but to take two steps back out of fright and said nothing further. The other girl, Yara Shaw, noticed how Ylana easily got stage fright. She scoffed inwardly and mocked Ylana for being stupid. ‘She doesn’t even have the patience to seduce a man and obediently moved aside when she was told so when she tried to strike a conversation. How does she dare to come out and mingle around when she’s such a chicken?’ Yara decided to go all out and walked up to hold Quentin’s shoulder. “Oh, come on. President Hall, you probably came alone and so did I. Can I have the honor of having you as my male companion tonight?” Ylana saw that and her expression changed while cursing inwardly. She was absent-minded for a moment and gave the opportunity away to Yara. However, Ylana quickly calmed down because Quentin’s expression had turned livid the moment Yara held his shoulder. The veins on his forehead bulged and a dangerous aura enveloped him from within. “Let go.” Quentin was holding his temper back in an attempt to remain a gentleman. Yara noticed that he was angry but did not push her away, thus she thought that he was not disgusted by her. She decided to stick closer to him but in the next moment, she was flung away. “AHH!” Everyone heard the screams of a girl. Ylana could only watch as Yara—who had been shooting a triumphant smile at her—was flung off. Yara fell to the ground embarrassingly. Those nearby did not expect such a turn of events and some who were unaware of what happened earlier were dumbfounded and confused. Those who saw what happened earlier had been watching the events unfold and were all gloating at Yara’s predicament. Ylana was one of those who were gloating. ‘So much for trying too hard. Luckily I had backed off.’ Quentin did not bother himself with Yara’s situation because he had warned her to let go. She would have to bear the consequences of whatever happened after that since she refused. On the other side. Iris never thought that she would be stopped. The man said that he noticed that she was alone and wanted to invite her to come with him during the dinner party. At first, Iris politely expressed that someone was waiting for her. However, she hesitated to answer when the man asked her who her partner was, thus he did not believe that she came with someone. “I think you don’t know anyone here? You don’t have to be afraid of me, I’m not a bad person. I just think that you’re beautiful beyond measure and am attracted to you. I’ve never brought along any female companions to any dinner parties before and you’re the first one I’ve asked.” The man thought that what he said was full of praise and Iris would surely be moved. However, a deep voice interrupted him. “Is that so?”