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?"

knew her well enough to understand that the more she acted like this,

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

Annie kept the conversation going, almost as if she had "I'm fine"

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 the past. We have to look forward,

brows furrowing slightly. "Call me if you

"I got it."

walked through

Harper a faint smile, but the

she

but now she realized that her supposed forgetting was merely due to no one mentioning him, so he had no relevance in her world, but that

bit worried and asked Benjamin, "Is Annie

to keep her company?"

shook her head, thinking it was better to let her cool off for

and she asked, "How did Larry know we were also dining at the Silver? Has he been having someone following Annie?" "Probably not. He must have heard it from a waiter and thought just to say hi since

over with Julia to greet

was clearly protective and not fond of

smirked

his arms, and

I him not to bring Julia around us

it was

was Annie's best friend, and best