TO BE YOURS AGAIN

Ch 19 Friends?

The three of them fixed their gazes on Alec. Jenny prayed that he would refuse since she really didn’t want to sit together and have a meal with this man.

It would totally affect her mood.

“You decide,” he said. That wasn’t the answer Jenny wanted to hear.

Jenny was speechless.

“Dr. Walter, Alec is fine with it. What about you?” She looked at Jenny smilingly.

Jenny was super reluctant. She shifted her gaze to Gilbert. “What do you think?"

She kept giving Gilbert hints with her eyes, but instead, he said, “I’m okay with anything.”

“Okay with anything? Gilbert, what are you trying to do?” Jenny thought.

Faye and Jenny sat next to each other, while Alec and Gilbert sat across them. Alec was sitting right opposite Jenny, so she could see his face every time she looked up. This made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

“Dr. Walter, is this your boyfriend? He looks like a great guy. No wonder you didn’t want me to introduce anyone to you.” Staring at the posh-looking Gilbert opposite her, Faye felt slightly jealous.

Alec chuckled and smirked. “Mr. Hawthorn is an upstart from Parrington. Of course he is.”

“Mr. Alec, you flatter me. I still have to work harder to catch up with you,” Gilbert laughed, not giving it much thought. Alec’s face fell. Was it Gilbert’s goal to surpass him?

He chuckled to himself.

“You want to surpass Faust Group? Not in a million years,” he thought.

“He’s indeed a good match for Dr. Walter,” Faye said, but she couldn’t help but feel slightly bitter.

Hearing them talk, Jenny felt speechless. She didn’t hold back with her words. “Miss Lawrence, I don’t need to tell you about my relationship, do I? We aren’t that close anyway.”

She had merely performed surgery on Faye. Jenny felt that they weren’t close enough to be discussing private matters. Furthermore, she wasn’t fond of Faye either, not to mention Alec sitting across from her. Not only was she not fond of him, but she despised him.

“Sorry, Dr. Walter, I shouldn’t have asked,” Her eyes turned red instantly. Biting her lip, she felt wronged. “I thought we were friends.”

Jenny sneered. “Friends?” she thought.

“Dr. Walter, aren’t you being a little mean? Faye was just casually asking. She didn’t mean any harm,” Alec spoke up. He stared right at Jenny as if trying to see through her. Jenny had no words. She was about to refute when she heard Gilbert ask, “Mr. Alec, I heard that you got a divorce?”

Alec frowned immediately. Annoyance was written all over his face.

“Since when have you become such a busybody?”

“Don’t be angry, Mr. Alec. I was just casually asking. I didn’t mean any harm,” he answered Alec with the exact words he had used. The atmosphere became tense instantly. Jenny tried to hold back her laughter. She was in an excellent mood now.

Jenny put her cutlery down and wiped her mouth. “Brother dear, let’s go. We should let Mr. Alec and Miss

Lawrence enjoy their meal.”

“Okay.” Gilbert nodded.

They had already got up to leave as they spoke. Alec didn’t say a thing. He just looked at the both of them with a cold stare.

“Brother dear? So they’re not boyfriend and girlfriend?” he wondered.

“Dr. Walter…” Faye wanted to stop her.

Unfortunately, Jenny just waved at her. Then, she left the restaurant together with Gilbert. After the two of them had left, the atmosphere at the table didn’t improve either. Faye glanced at the man sitting across from her. Seeing that he was quiet, she wondered what he was thinking about. She couldn’t help but worry. “Alec,” she called, “what’s on your mind?”

Alec came back to his senses, but he was looking outside the window. Over there, Jenny was preparing to get in the car with a smile. He suddenly remembered the voice he had heard at the Old Mansion the other day. He had always felt that it sounded familiar, but he couldn’t recall when he heard Jenny’s voice until just now.

It sounded similar! But how could it be? He couldn’t figure it out. There must be something that he had overlooked.