Free Web NovelChapter 85: Chapter 85: Georgia Thorne’s Skin Is White and Tender
Just as he expected, his boss’s face was dark and thunderous.
The pressure inside the car was suffocating. Owen Sawyer sighed inwardly. ’Miss Thorne has really pushed President Sheridan too far this time.’
He remembered two years ago, with Zane Lennox. Elliot Sheridan had worn the exact same expression.
But back then, a cold sneer had still played on Elliot Sheridan’s lips. Now, he couldn’t even manage that.
Up front, Owen Sawyer sat silently, not daring to tell the driver to move without Elliot Sheridan’s order.
His gaze flickered to the pair across the street. Georgia Thorne had actively pulled Justin Sullivan into a car, and they seemed to be heading somewhere.
More importantly, he’d seen that man before. He was Selena Sheridan’s boyfriend.
’Selena Sheridan is with Justin Sullivan, Justin Sullivan is with Georgia Thorne, and Georgia Thorne is with my boss... Isn’t this whole thing a complete mess!’
From Elliot Sheridan’s angle, he couldn’t see the thief who had snatched Georgia Thorne’s bag. His eyes saw only one thing: Justin Sullivan holding Georgia Thorne, and Georgia Thorne not resisting.
Only after the car carrying Georgia and the other man had driven away did Elliot Sheridan order the driver to go.
Owen Sawyer glanced at his boss’s expression and couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat for Georgia Thorne.
Until now, he had only ever seen his boss truly lose his temper once.
The car returned to the company, and Elliot Sheridan strode directly into his office.
He took out his phone and called Georgia Thorne.
Once, twice, no answer. On the third try, the call went straight to a powered-off phone.
’Georgia Thorne, you’ve really outdone yourself!’
Furious, Elliot Sheridan smashed his phone, a monstrous rage surging in his chest.
For the entire afternoon, Elliot Sheridan tried to bury himself in work, but he found he was completely incapable of it.
He threw down his pen, pinched the bridge of his nose between two fingers, and closed his eyes, trying to calm himself. But the only image that appeared in his mind was of Justin Sullivan holding Georgia Thorne.
Before deciding he wanted Georgia Thorne, Elliot Sheridan had Owen Sawyer run a full background check on her.
Her past was clean. She was Jared Thorne’s illegitimate daughter. After her birth mother passed away, Georgia Thorne went to live with her father and took his surname.
Georgia Thorne’s file also mentioned a boy: Justin Sullivan.
Justin Sullivan’s background was similar to Georgia’s, but his life had been much better than hers.
He had once asked Georgia why she had gotten sick from standing in the rain when James Sheridan took her in. She never answered, but his investigation revealed that it was the very day Justin Sullivan left for Breccon.
It was easy to connect the dots. Georgia Thorne had a crush on Justin Sullivan—a secret one, or perhaps not so secret.
As for Zane Lennox, Elliot Sheridan had never given him a second thought. He had always known someone lived in Georgia Thorne’s heart, and that person was Justin Sullivan. That was why he’d never worried about Georgia getting involved with Zane Lennox.
But Justin Sullivan was different. Seeing the two of them together, Elliot couldn’t deny it: he was panicking.
He thought that by tying Georgia Thorne to him, he could tie down her heart as well. But now, it seemed he was wrong. Utterly and completely wrong.
He pinched the bridge of his nose hard, pulled a pack of cigarettes from a drawer, and lit one.
Pale white smoke drifted slowly upward, doing nothing to soothe his dark mood. Elliot Sheridan narrowed his eyes, staring blankly at the cigarette pack on his desk.
Georgia Thorne was so young. When he first met her, he had truly seen her as just a little girl, like Selena—practically a niece to him.
But the conditions she later proposed had shocked him to the core.
Elliot Sheridan was a proud man. Having already taken the initiative with Georgia Thorne once, he wouldn’t be the one to bow his head a second time.
He pressed the intercom and summoned Owen Sawyer.
A few minutes later, Owen Sawyer entered, feeling the immense pressure. He saw the shattered phone on the floor and understood everything.
"Get me a new phone. And another thing—Joanne Donovan. Whatever she wants to do, let her do it. Don’t go out of your way to stop her," Elliot Sheridan said, viciously stubbing out his cigarette.
Owen Sawyer was a bit confused. "So, this news story... should I still keep it under wraps?"
"No need!"
"Understood!" Owen Sawyer replied respectfully on the surface, but inwardly, he was thinking, ’This is it. President Sheridan and Georgia Thorne are one hundred percent over.’ freёwebnovel.com
Owen Sawyer moved quickly. He had an assistant buy a new phone and restore the contacts from the backup.
He placed it on Elliot Sheridan’s desk. Elliot was looking down, reading a document.
「Meanwhile, at the hospital...」
Justin Sullivan’s hand hadn’t been cut to the bone, but the flesh was torn open. It had bled a lot, making it look rather gruesome.
Georgia Thorne was genuinely shocked by the sight, which was why she was so worried about his hand.
For someone who studied art, nothing was more important than their hands. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
Filled with guilt, Georgia Thorne looked at Justin Sullivan’s hand and said worriedly, "Don’t forget this medicine. Apply it twice a day, and it’s best to change the gauze once a day."
"Mm, I know." Seeing Georgia so anxious about him, Justin Sullivan felt a sense of joy.
She wasn’t a hard-hearted person to begin with. With him, she was just putting on a front.
Justin Sullivan had been injured because of her; she couldn’t possibly treat him coldly. Her tone and attitude toward him had softened considerably.
They got in a taxi, and Justin Sullivan gave the driver the address of her apartment.
Georgia Thorne froze. Justin said, "Georgia, I went to your place that night."
She should have expected it, but hearing it from Justin’s own lips still made her uncomfortable.
Justin continued, "That night, I saw Elliot Sheridan carrying you out of the hotel and putting you in his car. By the time I tried to follow, you were already gone!"
"Elliot wouldn’t take you to the Sheridan Family estate, and I didn’t know where else he lived. I had no other choice, so I went to your rented apartment. I waited downstairs for you all night, until noon the next day, when you got out of Elliot Sheridan’s car and went into the apartment building together, looking intimate."
"Georgia, I’m so jealous of Elliot Sheridan. What is your relationship with him? I’m sure I can guess, but I still want to hear it from you."
"Georgia, don’t deny it. I’m not stupid. You were together for an entire night. I’m a man, too. I know what happens when a man and a woman are alone together."
Justin Sullivan’s words left Georgia Thorne at a loss.
After a long moment, she spoke. "Elliot Sheridan... is my boyfriend."
"When did it start?"
"A while ago."
’How long is "a while"?’ he wondered. ’Before I came back, or after?’
Justin Sullivan grabbed Georgia Thorne’s wrist, his voice agitated. "Elliot is Selena’s uncle! There’s a whole generation between you! Why can you accept him, but not me?!"
"It’s not the same!"
"How is it not the same!" Justin Sullivan roared.
"Justin Sullivan, it’s not just a generation between us—there’s also Selena!" Georgia Thorne couldn’t break free, so she let him hold her wrist.
"I can break up with her!"
"Even if you do, we can’t be together!" The pale skin of her wrist was slowly turning red in his grip. "I won’t be the other woman, and I definitely won’t betray my best friend. If you ever want to see me again, don’t break up with Selena!"
"So for Elliot Sheridan, you’re willing to be the other woman? Willing to betray your own sister?" Justin Sullivan retorted furiously.
"..."
Georgia Thorne’s silence made Justin Sullivan even angrier. His rage turned to laughter.
"Georgia Thorne, you never cease to amaze me!"
Hearing the mockery in his voice, Georgia Thorne gave a bitter smile. She didn’t explain, letting him think whatever he wanted.
’It’s better this way. The worse he thinks of me, the sooner he’ll give up on this idea.’
She pushed open the car door and left without a word of goodbye.
Elliot Sheridan and Justin Sullivan were fundamentally different.
Elliot didn’t like Amanda Thorne, and he had never so much as touched her.
He had been with Amanda for his own reasons.
Unlike Justin, who was actually dating Selena. His wallet even had a close-up photo of the two of them together.
