I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 397 Following

Benjamin asked with a steady voice, "Larry, are you staying for dinner?"

"No need. Her word doesn't count." Larry squinted his eyes, giving Julia a cold look. "You think you're close with them?"

Larry didn't intend to do Julia a favor.

Julia's cheeks stiffened, and she fell silent.

Larry turned to Benjamin and said, "I'm heading out first."

"Alright," Benjamin murmured.

Larry left first, with Julia quickly following him.

The room fell into an eerie silence. Harper unconsciously looked at Annie beside him. She was eating nonchalantly and smiled when she met Harper's eyes, "Why are you looking at me? Just eat, I'm fine."

Harper's expression darkened slightly, worry creeping into his mind.

Benjamin initiated an explanation. "I didn't call him over."

"It's okay, what does it matter? Am I supposed to avoid Mayby just because of him?"

to understand that the more she acted like

which was initially pleasant, had turned somewhat gloomy due to Larry and

almost as if she

at Eleanor's apartment, and although Harper wanted to keep her company, she saw through his intentions and refused. "Come on, I'm really fine. I'm not that fragile. It's all in

brows furrowing slightly.

"I got it."

walked through the door under Harper's

faint smile, but the moment the door shut, her smile vanished, leaving only a cold, expressionless

she

merely due to no one mentioning him, so he had no relevance in her world, but

bit worried and

keep her company?" Benjamin asked

shook her head, thinking it was better to let

been having someone following Annie?" "Probably not. He must have heard it from a waiter and thought just to say hi since it was just the two of

to greet us. Are we

and not

smirked and

arms, and he said in

voice, "Should I remind I him not to bring Julia around us

didn't respond, but it was clear she felt the

all, she was Annie's best friend, and best friends need to support each