Janice replied, "Nothing. I just wanted to ask if he had talked to you about some investment matters."

Daniel was puzzled.

"What?"

"If there is, I hope that you can be more cautious. It’s not that my husband is not trustworthy, but... In short, if he brings up something like this, please be careful."

Daniel couldn’t understand what was going on.

"Also, I hope you can keep what I told you a secret. Thank you." The more Daniel looked at it, the more interesting it became. He put his phone aside and looked at Christopher.

"By the way, have you had any conflicts with your wife recently?"

Christopher frowned. "Why are you asking this?"

Daniel curled his lips and immediately handed over his mobile phone.

"What’s this?"

"Your wife sent it."

Christopher took the phone and looked at the conversation. He frowned slightly.

Daniel stared at his expression and teased, "It seems that she has a very deep misunderstanding of you."

Christopher frowned as he read the messages one by one. He finally understood why Janice had sent these messages.

If he was right, it should be because of the car. He thought to himself, "Sure enough, she saw it."

No wonder he felt that Janice was a little strange earlier.

It turned out that she suspected he was a con artist of some kind.

A trace of anger rose in Christopher’s chest for no reason.

"Do I look like a scammer?"

Christopher fiddled with the phone for a while and returned it to Daniel with a sullen face.

At this moment, in a corner downstairs, Janice was in a bad mood. Yvonne suddenly said, "How could I run into him here? What bad luck."

Upon hearing this, Janice followed her gaze and saw James Taylor coming in from outside the door.

"James Taylor is here too!"

"Is he looking for Christopher?"

Sure enough, the next moment, she saw James also heading upstairs.

Janice was depressed. It seemed Christopher totally ignored her words. He was still mixing with James.

Thinking of this, Janice felt even more uncomfortable.

Yvonne stretched out her hand in front of her eyes.

"Janice, what are you looking at?"

Janice shook her head. "Nothing."

The waiter had brought their barbecued meat and Yvonne attacked excitedly.

Janice, however, had no appetite at all. She subconsciously looked upstairs and did not know what Christopher was doing there.

Hope he’s not doing anything illegal.

As she was thinking, she saw a familiar figure coming towards her from the corner of her eye.

And that person was none other than Benjamin.

Janice felt depressed. Why was he here?

What was going on today?

It was as if everyone was meeting here.

It was a public place, so it was not a big deal for them to meet each other. However, Janice found Benjamin was walking toward them.

She was a little exasperated and her gaze fell on Yvonne.

"Yvonne, did you tell him where we were meeting again?"

Yvonne was puzzled, but she looked up from the food in the direction of the door.

When she saw Benjamin walking over, she was also stunned.

"You can’t blame me. I didn’t tell him anything. Besides, we haven’t contacted each other since the last time."

"Then how did he know we were here?" Janice asked despondently. Yvonne thought for a moment. "Could it be my earlier Instagram post?" Janice was speechless.

While they were talking, Benjamin had already reached them.

"Janice."

Janice was frustrated. No matter where she went, she would always bump into him.

...

Yvonne felt embarrassed when she saw Janice keeping silent. After all, they were friends. She said, "Janice, since Benjamin is here, let’s have a meal together."

Yvonne moved inside as she spoke.

Without waiting for Janice’s response, Benjamin sat down.

Janice was speechless. She had an impulse to get up and leave immediately, but she thought that she was his subordinate after all.

She had to consider her future, so she gave up the idea.

"Have you all ordered yet?"

Benjamin glanced at the table.

Janice remained silent. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Yvonne said, "I just ordered some barbecued meat. What do you want to eat?"

Benjamin picked up the menu and glanced at Janice, who was sitting opposite him. "Janice, I remember that you used to enjoy barbecue the most. Why don’t I order a little bit of everything?"

Janice put down her cutlery. "I don’t have an appetite today. You can order what you like."

After saying that, she got up and went to the bathroom.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Benjamin’s face, but he still called the waiter to order.

In the private room upstairs, the chef sent the Kobe beef that just arrived via air shipment.

James looked at Christopher, who was sitting next to him, and asked.

"Chris, guess who I saw downstairs."

Christopher glanced at him and didn’t say anything.

James continued with great interest, "Your wife."

Christopher’s hand suddenly froze. He immediately recalled that he had given Janice a few coupons. It wasn’t strange for her to be here.

He didn’t say anything.

But James continued, "I’ve been very curious about what happened last time. What’s the relationship between your wife and that bastard? She even came to plead for mercy."

It was fine if he didn’t mention it, but when this matter was brought up, Christopher’s face immediately darkened.

Feeling a chill coming from the opposite side, James peeked a glance at Christopher and immediately shut up.

"I’m going to the bathroom." As soon as Christopher got up and left, Daniel touched James’ arm.

"Can’t you stop talking about this in front of Chris?"

James said, "Why can’t I? We are friends."

Daniel frowned. James was good in every aspect, but he had a motor mouth.

"You’d better keep your mouth shut and eat more."

James didn’t take him seriously.

Janice returned to her seat and found that there were many new dishes on the table, all of which she liked to eat.

She could not help but frown. "Can we finish eating so much meat?"

"Janice, this plate of meat is for you. It’s perfectly grilled."

Janice sat down and a plate of grilled meat was placed in front of her.

She frowned. With so many bad things going on, she really had no appetite today and was about to refuse when a tall shadow fell over her head.

Before Janice could look up, a big hand picked up the plate in front of her.

"Janice doesn’t like these things."

Hearing the familiar voice, Janice looked up.

Christopher stood there, his tall figure shrouding her. When she looked at him, Christopher’s eyes were also looking at her, but his gaze was deep and unfathomable.

Janice couldn’t help but be stunned. Why did he come down here?

While she was still in shock, Christopher was already sitting next to her. He held her shoulders with one hand and forcefully pulled her into his embrace.

"Right, Janice!"

It was supposed to be a question, but it was said in a domineering tone.

...

Janice was held by his strong gaze. She was a little embarrassed and wanted to get out of his embrace. However, she found that his grip had tightened. She glared at him, only to get a fiercer stare back.

Even though Janice was dominant, she still felt meek compared to Christopher.

In addition, she was a little guilty. After all, she had sent a message to Daniel to spoil his plans.

Thinking of this, she instantly softened. She lowered her head and let him hold her.

Benjamin, who was sitting opposite her, couldn’t help but clench his fists the moment Christopher appeared.

He came to the barbecue restaurant just to be with Janice. After he guessed that she might have a boyfriend, his desire to woo her grew stronger.

When he saw Yvonne’s Instagram post, he immediately rushed over.

He didn’t expect Christopher to appear halfway.

Benjamin couldn’t help clenching his fists, but he forced himself to release them, with a restrained smile on his face.

"Such a coincidence, Mr. Bateman is also here. It just so happens that I was looking for an opportunity to express my gratitude for your help last time."

Hearing Benjamin’s words, the corners of Christopher’s lips curled into a sinister smile.

Help him?

He was not qualified.

"I didn’t help you, and I’ve never helped you."

From the beginning to the end, the only person he helped was Janice.

Benjamin had long noticed that Christopher’s hostility towards him, so he wasn’t surprised that Christopher would say such words.

He said, "Whether Mr. Bateman acknowledges it or not, you did indeed help me. Today, I will toast Mr. Bateman three cups of beer to express my gratitude."

As he spoke, Benjamin raised his glass and downed three glasses of beer in a row.

Christopher sat without moving a muscle.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Benjamin’s face, and he awkwardly put the glass back on the table.

Feeling the hostile atmosphere between the two of them, Janice could not help but frown.

She felt she should say something, but she had nothing appropriate to say at this time. She could only sit there and suffer the awkwardness.

At this time, Yvonne just came back from the bathroom. When she saw Christopher sitting next to Janice, she couldn’t help but be stunned.

What was going on?

"The ex-boyfriend versus the current love?"

Did she miss something? Yvonne’s gaze lingered on the three of them for a while.

She felt the strange atmosphere and walked over.

"Janice, this is..."

Yvonne wanted to ease the embarrassment.

"Christopher Bateman."

Janice gave her a knowing expression.

How could Yvonne not know Christopher? She had recognized him at first glance, but she had not expected him to be even more stunning up close.

No wonder Janice was willing to support him. However, at this time, Yvonne could not help but murmur in her heart, "Is such a person really a dishonest one?"

"Oh, so it’s Mr. Bateman. Nice to meet you. I’m Yvonne White, Janice’s best friend."

Christopher didn’t notice this woman at first, but when he heard that she was Janice’s best friend, he nodded politely.

Only then did Yvonne sit down.

"Why didn’t you tell me that you were eating here?"

In the strange atmosphere, Christopher opened his thin lips and gently caressed the top of Janice’s head. His gaze was gentle.

Under everyone’s gaze, he suddenly became quite intimate. Janice felt a little uncomfortable, she wanted to hide, but was held captive in his hug.